There is hereby created and established within the office of the attorney general an “Office of Consumer Protection,” which shall be charged with the administration of this chapter. The attorney general is hereby authorized and empowered to employ the necessary personnel to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-1
Creation of office of consumer protection
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. (2012)
Most recently applied in Google, Inc. v. Hood (March 2015)
Laws, 1974, ch. 555, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1974.
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