Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 16 · 34 active provisions
The Attorney General:(1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol.(2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time be required of the Attorney General by la…
The Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Attorney General may authorize other counsel where emergency circumstances exist and shall authorize other counsel when professional conflict of interest is pr…
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” means the Department of Legal Affairs.(b) “Private attorney” means any private attorney or law firm.(2) The department may not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the Attorney General makes a written determination prior to entering…
Whenever the Department of Legal Affairs is called upon to represent any administrative agency or regulatory board, the agency or regulatory board so represented shall pay the per diem, mileage, and other reasonable expense of the representative of such department.
In case of the disability of the Attorney General to perform any official duty devolving on him or her, by reason of interest or otherwise, the Governor or Attorney General of this state may appoint another person to perform such duty in the Attorney General’s stead.
(1) The Attorney General shall, within 30 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of State, petition the Supreme Court, requesting an advisory opinion regarding the compliance of the text of the proposed amendment or revision with s. 3,…
The Attorney General shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state attorneys of the several circuits as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and whenever requested by the state attorneys, shall give them her or his opinion upon any question of law.
The Attorney General shall prescribe the time and manner in which regular quarterly reports shall be made to him or her by state attorneys, and they shall comply with the Attorney General’s instructions in this respect.
(1) In order to provide for independent action and cooperative participation by the state in a program of concerted action among the states, and independent procedure to oppose any existing or proposed federal legislative encroachments upon constitutional state powers, it is hereby made a duty of the Department of Lega…
(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund, from which the Legislature may appropriate funds for the purpose of funding investigation, prosecution, and enforcement by the Attorney General of the provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, the Florida Decep…
(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Services Trust Fund to be used by the Attorney General in providing legal services to agencies on a contractual basis.(2) State agencies contracting for legal services with the Department of Legal Affairs are authorized to make advance payments on a quarterly basis.
(1) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, which shall be a comprehensive program of crime prevention training courses suitable for, and made available to, any interested person.(2) The department shall establish the curriculum and admission requirements…
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” shall mean the Department of Legal Affairs.(b) “Units of local government” shall mean the various city and county governments of the state.(c) “Crime Stoppers” shall mean members of the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers, Incorporated, a Florida Corporation.(2)…
The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund is created to be administered by the Department of Legal Affairs.
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Crime stoppers organization” means a private not-for-profit organization that collects and expends donations for rewards to persons who report to the organization information concerning criminal activity, and forwards that information to appropriate law enforcement agencies.(b…
(1) There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Statewide Prosecution. The office shall be a separate “budget entity” as that term is defined in chapter 216. The office may:(a) Investigate and prosecute the offenses of:1. Bribery, burglary, criminal usury, extortion, gambling, kidnapping, larceny,…
There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Civil Rights. The office may investigate and initiate actions authorized by chapter 760. In investigating violations of constitutional and statutory rights under chapter 760, the Attorney General may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses o…
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is created in the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate all violations of s. 409.920 and any criminal violations discovered during the course of those investigations. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit may refer any criminal violation so uncovered to the appropriate prosecuting authori…
(1) As used in this section, “mediation” means a process whereby a neutral third person, called the mediator, acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is a formal, nonadversarial process that has the objective of helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptab…
(1) CREATION.—There is created the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking within the Department of Legal Affairs. The council is created for the purpose of enhancing the development and coordination of state and local law enforcement and social services responses to fight commercial sexual exploitation as a form of hum…
(1) The Department of Legal Affairs shall establish a direct-support organization to provide assistance, funding, and support to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking and to assist in the fulfillment of the council’s purposes. The direct-support organization must be:(a) A Florida corporation, not for profit, incor…
In addition to expenditures separately authorized by law, the Department of Legal Affairs may expend no more than $20,000 annually to support costs associated with the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Recognition and Awards Program and the Victims Services Recognition and Awards Program.
(1) The Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program is established within the Department of Legal Affairs. The purpose of the program is to compensate living persons who were confined to the Dozier School for Boys or the Okeechobee School at any time between 1940 and 1975 and who were subje…
(1) Any names, dates of birth, driver license numbers, home addresses, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, or electronic mail addresses in an application submitted to the Department of Legal Affairs by a person seeking compensation through the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program a…
(1) CREATION; MEETINGS.—(a) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. The commission shall be a separate budget entity, and the commissioners shall serve as the agency head. The commission’s…