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 5     SECTION 32 - E20 - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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 7          32.1.   (AG: Collection of Debts, Claims or Obligations)  The Attorney General is hereby authorized to contract for the collection of
 8     debts, claims or obligations due to the State, or any of its departments or institutions.
 9          32.2.   (AG: Hiring of Attorneys)  No department or agency of the State Government shall hire any classified or temporary attorney as
10     an employee except upon the written approval of the Attorney General and at a compensation approved by him.  All such attorneys shall at
11     all times be under the supervision and control of the Attorney General except as otherwise provided by law unless obtaining prior approval
12     by the Budget and Control Board.
13          32.3.   (AG: Engage Attorney on Fee Basis)  No department or agency of the State Government shall engage on a fee basis any attorney
14     at law except upon the written approval of the Attorney General and upon such fee as shall be approved by him.  This shall not apply to the
15     employment of attorneys in special cases in inferior courts where the fee to be paid does not exceed two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars or
16     exceptions approved by the Budget and Control Board.
17          32.4.   (AG: Printing of Opinions & Index)  The Attorney General is authorized to print for public sale, copies of his published
18     opinions and index thereto at such charges as are established by the state printer, in accordance with the cost of the documents plus a
19     twenty-five percent surcharge.  All proceeds from the sale of copies of opinions or indices shall be remitted to the general funds of the State
20     and a full accounting kept thereof.
21          32.5.   (AG: Asbestos Abatement Litigation)  The Attorney General shall report to the Senate Finance and Ways and Means
22     Committees on the status of that office's Asbestos Abatement Litigation.
23          32.6.   (AG: State Grand Jurors Subsistence)  Jurors of the state grand jury shall receive daily subsistence expense equal to the
24     maximum allowable by regulation of the Internal Revenue Code for the Columbia area when summoned or serving and be paid the same
25     per diem and mileage as are members of state boards, commissions, and committees.
26          32.7.   (AG: Medicaid Fraud)  The Attorney General shall provide the necessary personnel, in conjunction with the Department of
27     Health & Human Services, to process and/or refer suspected Medicaid fraud cases to appropriate law enforcement officials for
28     investigation and/or legal action, as deemed necessary.
29          32.8.   (AG: Litigation Expense)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of the Attorney General may obtain
30     reimbursement for its costs in representing the State in criminal proceedings and in representing the State and its officers and agencies in
31     civil and administrative proceedings.  These costs may include, but are not limited to, travel expenditures, depositions, printing, transcripts,
32     and personnel costs.  Reimbursement of these costs may be obtained by the Office of the Attorney General from the budget of an agency or
33     officer that it is representing or from funds generally appropriated for legal expenses with the approval of the Budget and Control Board.
34          32.9.   (AG: Elder and Vulnerable Adults Abuse Reports)  The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and the Adult Protection



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 1     Services Program shall forward to the Attorney General's Office reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of elders or vulnerable
 2     adults as defined pursuant to the Omnibus Adult Protection Act.  The Attorney General and these investigative entities shall enter into
 3     memoranda of understanding to determine which reports shall be sent to the Attorney General's Office, the time frame to be met and
 4     any other process needed to meet the requirements of this proviso.
 5          32.10. (AG: Securities Fees)   DELETED
 6          32.11. (AG: Securities Fees) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General's Office, during the current fiscal
 7     year, shall remit to the General Fund all securities fees collected from prior fiscal years and retained by the agency for the current
 8     fiscal year.
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