(a) The Attorney General shall:
(1) Prosecute and defend on the part of the State all cases pending in the
appellate courts of the State, in the Supreme Court of the United
States or the inferior Federal Courts, by or against the State, or in
which the State may be interested, except those criminal appeals
otherwise prescribed by the General Assembly.
(2) Investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any civil or criminal
suit or action or category of such suits or actions in any of the
Federal Courts or in any Court of this State, or before administrative
agencies and quasi legislative bodies, on the part of the State or in
which the State may be interested, which the General Assembly by law or
joint resolution, or the Governor, shall have directed or shall direct
to be investigated, commenced and prosecuted or defended.
(3) When required by the General Assembly by law or joint resolution, or by
the Governor, aid any State's Attorney or other authorized prosecuting
officer in investigating, commencing, and prosecuting any criminal suit
or action or category of such suits or actions brought by the State in
any Court of this State.
(4) Give his opinion in writing whenever required by the General Assembly
or either branch thereof, the Governor, the Comptroller, the Treasurer
or any State's Attorney on any legal matter or subject.
(b) The Attorney General shall have and perform any other duties and
possess any other powers, and appoint the number of deputies or
assistants, as the General Assembly from time to time may prescribe by
law.
(c) The Attorney General shall receive for his services the annual salary
as the General Assembly from time to time may prescribe by law, but he
may not receive any fees, perquisites or rewards whatever, in addition
to his salary, for the performance of any official duty.
(d) The Governor may not employ any additional counsel, in any case
whatever, unless authorized by the General Assembly.
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