The Attorney General shall attend the Supreme Court and prosecute or defend all causes to which the state, or any state officer, is a party in the state officer’s official capacity.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 91. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 12512

  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
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