IC 4-6
    ARTICLE 6. ATTORNEY GENERAL

IC 4-6-1
    Chapter 1. The Attorney General

IC 4-6-1-1
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.4-1988, SEC.4.)

IC 4-6-1-2
Creation of office; election; time of taking office
    Sec. 2. There is created the office of attorney general for the stateto be administered by an attorney general who shall be elected underIC 3-10-2-6 by the voters of the state. The term of office of theattorney general is four (4) years, beginning on the second Mondayin January after election and continuing until a successor is electedand qualified.
(Formerly: Acts 1941, c.109, s.2.) As amended by P.L.5-1986,SEC.11.

IC 4-6-1-3
Qualifications; oath; bond
    Sec. 3. The attorney-general shall be a citizen of this state andduly licensed to practice law therein. Before entering upon thedischarge of the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe anoath of office to be administered to him in the usual form by anyofficer authorized to administer oaths; which oath shall be depositedin the office of the secretary of state. He shall also, previous toentering upon the duties of said office, properly execute and file withthe secretary of state his bond in the penal sum of fifty thousanddollars ($50,000), payable to the state of Indiana, with surety to theapproval of the secretary of state, and conditioned for the faithfuldischarge of his duties as such attorney-general; the premium on suchbond shall be payable from state funds to be appropriated therefor.
(Formerly: Acts 1941, c.109, s.3.)

IC 4-6-1-4
Deputies, assistants, clerks, and stenographers; appointment; oath
    Sec. 4. The attorney-general shall have such deputies, assistants,clerks, and stenographers as he may deem necessary to promptly andefficiently perform the duties of his office, and which shall beselected and appointed by him; they shall take and subscribe an oathof office to be administered in the usual form by any officerauthorized to administer oaths, which shall be kept on file in hisoffice.
(Formerly: Acts 1941, c.109, s.4.)

IC 4-6-1-5
Salaries; expenses; seal; administration of oaths; acknowledgments    Sec. 5. (a) The salaries of the deputies, assistants, clerks, andstenographers appointed by the attorney general are the reasonableamounts the attorney general may fix and determine, but notexceeding a total amount as will be appropriated therefor. In additionthereto, all expenses incident to the proper performance, includingtraveling expenses when engaged in the performance of their duties,shall be paid from public funds.
    (b) The attorney general shall provide an official seal which shallimprint the words "Attorney General, State of Indiana". The attorneygeneral and each of the attorney general's deputies and assistants areauthorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments throughoutIndiana. Verifications need not be attested by the official seal. Anyacknowledgment shall be attested by the official seal of the attorneygeneral.
(Formerly: Acts 1941, c.109, s.5; Acts 1945, c.163, s.1.) As amendedby P.L.3-1989, SEC.16.

IC 4-6-1-6
Rights, powers, and duties; consultation and advice to prosecutingattorneys; assisting in criminal prosecutions; representation ofstate
    Sec. 6. All of the rights, powers, and duties conferred by law uponthe attorney-general are conferred upon the attorney-general createdby this chapter; in addition thereto, the attorney-general shall consultwith and advise the several prosecuting attorneys of the state inrelation to the duties of their office, and when, in his judgment, theinterest of the public requires it, he shall attend the trial of any partyaccused of an offense, and assist in the prosecution; and shallrepresent the state in any matter involving the rights or interests ofthe state, including actions in the name of the state, for whichprovision is not otherwise made by law.
(Formerly: Acts 1941, c.109, s.6.) As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2,SEC.402.