The Attorney General shall keep a docket of all causes in which he is required to appear, whether through his office or through outside counsel, which is a public record and must show the full style of the case, the cause number of the action, the county, district and court in which the causes have been instituted and tried, and whether the case is civil or criminal. If civil, the docket must show the nature of the demand, the stage of the proceedings, the name and address of any outside counsel, a description of the fee arrangement with any outside counsel, a memorandum of the judgment when prosecuted to judgment, any process issued thereon, whether satisfied or not, and if not satisfied, the return of the sheriff. If criminal, the docket must show the nature of the crime, the mode of prosecution, the stage of the proceedings, a memorandum of the sentence when prosecuted to a sentence, the execution thereof, if executed, and, if not executed, the reasons of delay or prevention.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 7 - Executive Department
§ 7-5-1. Qualifications, election, and duties
§ 7-5-3. Deputy attorney general
§ 7-5-13. Additional assistants to handle legal affairs of Highway Commission
§ 7-5-19. Office space, supplies, and equipment
§ 7-5-23. To keep an opinion-book
§ 7-5-25. To give opinions in writing
§ 7-5-27. To approve accounts against the state
§ 7-5-29. To attend the Supreme Court
§ 7-5-31. Failure to attend Supreme Court
§ 7-5-33. To enforce judgments and pay over collections
§ 7-5-35. May institute and prosecute suits to vacate fraudulent conveyances
§ 7-5-41. To receive certified copies of pleadings
§ 7-5-45. May advise school officials and employees in proceedings challenging validity of statute
§ 7-5-47. Suits on bonds of state officers
§ 7-5-49. To advise public service commission
§ 7-5-51. To represent state tax and public service commissions
§ 7-5-53. To assist district attorneys
§ 7-5-59. Investigation of official corruption, other white collar crimes, and computer crimes