§ 12542 Attorney General’S Delegated Counsel

Government Code·California

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•The Attorney General can hire lawyers to help find and get back lost or stolen property.
•These hired lawyers have the same power as the Attorney General in these cases.
•This rule was updated in 2022.

Example

If someone steals money from the government, the Attorney General can hire a lawyer to help get that money back.

The hired lawyer can do everything the Attorney General could do to find the stolen money and bring it back.

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§ 12542 Attorney General’S Delegated Counsel

The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in the Attorney General’s place and stead for the investigation for discovery and the recovery of any such property. In those proceedings counsel so employed have the authority of the Attorney General. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 102. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Attorney General counsel investigation discovery recovery of property

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 12542.

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