Duties
Through its officials, the Department of Justice has all the powers and duties enumerated by the NH Revised Statutes Annotated and implied from the common law and are be responsible for the following general functions, as provided in NH RSA 21-M:2:
- Advising and representing the state and its executive branch agencies in all civil legal matters.
- Supervising and conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions.
- Enforcing the various consumer protection and antitrust laws of the state.
- Assisting and advising those agencies charged with protecting the environment and enforcing the environmental laws of the state.
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—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
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