The attorney general shall institute, in the name and on the behalf of the state, all civil suits and other proceedings at law or in equity requisite or necessary to protect the rights and interests of the state, and enforce any and all rights, interests or claims against any and all persons, firms or corporations in whatever court or jurisdiction such action may be necessary; and he may also appear and interplead, answer or defend, in any proceeding or tribunal in which the state's interests are involved.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 27.060
To represent state in other cases
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Federal Trade Commission v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in Union Electric Company Ue v. Missouri Department of Conservation (April 2004)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 12901); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11276; 1919 § 696; 1909 § 970
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.