The Attorney General may:
(1) With the assistance of the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Department of Revenue, or any other appropriate agency, investigate the condition of any unsatisfied claim, demand, account, and judgment in favor of the Commonwealth.
(2) When he believes that any fraudulent, erroneous or illegal fee bill, account, credit, charge or claim has been erroneously or improperly approved, allowed or paid out of the Treasury to any person, institute the necessary actions to recover the same. To this end he may employ assistants and experts to assist in examining the fee bills, accounts, settlements, credits and claims, and the books, records and papers of any of the officers of the Commonwealth.
(3) Institute the necessary actions to collect and cause the payment into the Treasury of all unsatisfied claims, demands, accounts and judgments in favor of the Commonwealth, except where specific statutory authority is given the Department of Revenue to do so.
(4) Comply with KRS 48.005, if any funds of any kind or nature whatsoever are recovered by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, in any legal action, including an ex rel. action in which the Attorney General has entered an appearance or is a party under statutory or common law authority.