{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"12512","citation":"Gov. Code, § 12512","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Attorney General [12500. - 12661.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. General Powers and Duties [12510. - 12536.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-6/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 91.   (AB 378)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>The Attorney General shall attend the Supreme Court and prosecute or defend all causes to which the state, or any state officer, is a party in the state officer’s official capacity.</p>","text":"The Attorney General shall attend the Supreme Court and prosecute or defend all causes to which the state, or any state officer, is a party in the state officer’s official capacity.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-powers-and-duties-12512","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}