Cal. Gov. Code § 12512 : CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE — GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA — EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT — CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS — ATTORNEY GENERAL — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES — Duty to prosecute or defend causes in which state or state officer party
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.
Ca. Gov. Code § 12512
Amended by Stats 2021 ch 50 (AB 378),s 91, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by Stats 2000 ch 626 (AB 715), s 1, eff. 1/1/2001.