§ 8.01 — Appearance
Plain-Language Summary
This statute defines the Attorney General's duty to represent the State of Minnesota in all cases before the Minnesota Supreme Court, federal courts, and other state courts where the state has a direct interest. The AG may also prosecute criminal cases at the request of county attorneys or the governor.
8.01 APPEARANCE.
The attorney general shall appear for the state in all causes in the supreme and federal courts wherein the state is directly interested; also in all civil causes of like nature in all other courts of the state whenever, in the attorney general’s opinion, the interests of the state require it. Upon request of the county attorney, the attorney general shall appear in court in such criminal cases as the attorney general deems proper. Upon request of a county attorney, the attorney general may assume the duties of the county attorney in sexual psychopathic personality and sexually dangerous person commitment proceedings under chapter 253D. Whenever the governor shall so request, in writing, the attorney general shall prosecute any person charged with an indictable offense, and in all such cases may attend upon the grand jury and exercise the powers of a county attorney.
History:
(109) 1905 c 227 s 1; 1973 c 90 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 571 art 3 s 1; 1Sp1994 c 1 art 2 s 1; 2013 c 49 s 22
History: History: (109) 1905 c 227 s 1; 1973 c 90 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 571 art 3 s 1; 1Sp1994 c 1 art 2 s 1; 2013 c 49 s 22