Department of law - creation

24-1-113. Department of law - creation. (1) There is hereby created a department of law, the head of which shall be the attorney general. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this article 1 or by law: (a) The department of law, created in article 31 of this title 24, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law and subject to the state constitution. (b) The office of the attorney general is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as vested in the office of the attorney general by law or the state constitution. (3) and (4) Repealed. Source: L. 68: p. 76, � 13. C.R.S. 1963: � 3-28-13. L. 73: pp. 176, 1476, �� 3, 38. L. 77: (4) added, p. 633, � 7, effective July 1. L. 83: (4)(b) repealed, p. 522, � 2, effective March 15. L. 84: (3)(c) added, p. 1047, � 2, effective July 1. L. 92: (3)(d) added, p. 1091, � 1, effective March 6. L. 93: (3)(c) repealed, p. 974, � 1, effective July 1. L. 94: IP(3) amended, p. 1725, � 1, effective May 31. L. 2017: (4)(a) amended, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1173, � 19, effective August 9. L. 2020: IP(3), (3)(a), (3)(b), (3)(d), and (4)(a) repealed, (SB 20-063), ch. 12, p. 48, � 1, effective September 14. L. 2022: (2) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3352, � 8, effective August 10. Cross references: (1) For creation of the department of law and office of attorney general, see also �� 1 and 22 of art. IV, Colo. Const. (2) For the short title (the Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act) in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.