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Public Counsel
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The attorney and legal advisor to all city departments and agencies including the mayor, the city council, the police and fire departments and city commissions who prosecutes all infractions and misdemeanors and a variety of criminal cases which occur within the city; represents the city in all litigation to which the city is party; handles traditional municipal matters such as land use, contracts and zoning; prepares ordinances amending the city's municipal and administrative codes; and responds to citizen and agency queries on related matters.
The chief prosecuting officer for the county who is responsible for initiating charges and prosecuting people, including juveniles, who have been accused of felony and misdemeanor offenses; enforcing laws which require responsible people to support their dependents; and investigating allegations of major fraud, organized criminal activity and corruption as well as unlawful conduct by public officials.
The chief law officer for the state who supervises the legal affairs of the state, provides legal counsel to the administrators of state government and to county legal officers, supervises the activities of law enforcement agencies, has supervisory authority over county district attorneys and serves as the chief legal counsel in all litigation involving the state. While varying from one jurisdiction to the next due to statutory and constitutional mandates, typical powers of the Attorneys General include the authority to issue formal opinions to state agencies; act as public advocates in areas such as child enforcement, consumer protections, antitrust and utility regulation; propose legislation; enforce federal and state environmental laws; represent the state and state agencies before the state and federal courts; handle criminal appeals and serious statewide criminal prosecutions; institute civil suits on behalf of the state; represent the public's interests in charitable trust and solicitations; and operate victim compensation programs.
Prosecuting attorneys appointed by the President for each judicial district whose duties are to prosecute all offenses against the United States; prosecute or defend, for the government, all civil actions, suits or proceedings in which the U.S. is concerned; appear on behalf of defendants in all civil actions, suits or proceedings pending in the district against collectors or other officers of the revenue or customs acting in their official capacity; and institute and prosecute proceedings for the collection of fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred for violations of revenue law.