The Attorney General, either in person or by assistant, may appear before any grand jury in this state and present any matter or charge to them for investigation, and prepare and present to the grand jury indictments for any violation of the laws of this state and issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear in the same manner and to the same extent as district attorneys may now or hereafter do.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 15 - Attorney General.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-15-1 - Duties Generally.
Section 36-15-1.1 - Retention of Powers.
Section 36-15-4.1 - Grants, Other Sources of Funds.
Section 36-15-4.2 - Attorney General's Litigation Support Fund.
Section 36-15-5.1 - Deputy Attorneys General.
Section 36-15-5.2 - Chief Deputy Attorney General.
Section 36-15-9 - Private Practice by Assistant or Full-Time Deputy Attorneys General Prohibited.
Section 36-15-10 - Executive Assistants to Attorney General.
Section 36-15-10.1 - Special Administrative Assistants.
Section 36-15-11.1 - Paralegal Employees for Attorney General.
Section 36-15-12 - Institution and Prosecution of Legal Proceedings in Name of State.
Section 36-15-13 - Attorney General May Appear Before Grand Juries.
Section 36-15-14 - Attorney General May Direct Prosecution in Criminal Cases.
Section 36-15-15 - Attorney General May Advise or Direct District Attorney.
Section 36-15-16 - Payment of Necessary Expenses.
Section 36-15-17 - Assistants to Act in Absence of Attorney General and Chief Deputy.
Section 36-15-19 - Written Opinion of Attorney General Protects Officer, Governing Body, Etc.
Section 36-15-21.1 - Notification of Actions Against State Entities; Maintenance of Information.
Section 36-15-22 - Attorney General to Designate Certain Merit System Positions.