Powers and Duties
New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) Section 7:6 lists the Attorney General's "Powers and Duties as State's Attorney":
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- Shall act as attorney for the state in all criminal and civil cases in the supreme court in which the state is interested, and in the prosecution of persons accused of crimes punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
- Shall have and exercise general supervision of the criminal cases pending before the state supreme and superior courts, and
- With the aid of the county attorneys, the Attorney General shall enforce the criminal laws of the state
- Shall have the power to collect uncollected debts owed to the state as set forth in RSA 7:15-a.
The Attorney General can choose when to relieve any officer or person of any duty prescribed by law relative to the enforcement of any criminal law.
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