§ 52:17A-1 Purpose of act
§ 52:17A-2 Department established; appointment and term of Attorney-General
§ 52:17A-3 Administration of department; Attorney-General to devote entire time to duties; salary
§ 52:17A-3.1 Acting Attorney-General; designation; revocation
§ 52:17A-3.2 Vacancy in Attorney-General’s office; continuance in office of person designated
§ 52:17A-3.3 Powers and duties of Acting Attorney-General
§ 52:17A-4 Powers and duties of Division of Law
§ 52:17A-6 Appointment of assistants and deputies; employees
§ 52:17A-7 Assistant Attorneys-General; at-will, confidential employees
§ 52:17A-9 Members of department not to act as attorneys in state cases except in official capacity
§ 52:17A-10 Additional compensation to members of department
§ 52:17A-11 Employment of attorneys by State officers, departments, etc
§ 52:17A-12 Assignment of deputies or assistants to State officers, departments, etc
§ 52:17A-13 Special counsel for State officers or departments, etc
§ 52:17A-14 Reports to Governor and Legislature
§ 52:17A-16 Department of Attorney-General abolished; transfer of employees
§ 52:17A-17 Office of counsel to State officers, departments, etc., abolished; exceptions
§ 52:17A-18 Transfer of offices, property, etc. of Department of Attorney-General
§ 52:17A-19 Transfer of moneys; appropriation for salaries
§ 52:17A-20 Acts repealed
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 52 > Chapter 17A - Purpose of Act

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2