§ 21-M:7 — Division of Legal Counsel

I. There is established within the department a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3.
II. The division of legal counsel shall consist of the following units:
(a) A bureau of civil law.
(b) A public safety and infrastructure bureau, as provided in RSA 21-M:12.
(c) A civil rights unit, which shall be responsible for enforcing the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination and the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act.
(d) A charitable trusts unit, which shall be responsible for administering the duties assigned to the attorney general regarding charitable trusts under RSA 7:19 through 7:32-a.
(e) An election law unit, which shall be responsible for enforcing violations of New Hampshire election laws under RSA 7:6-c and the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

Legislative History

1985, 300:1. 1987, 406:3, eff. July 25, 1987. 2018, 127:2, eff. July 29, 2018. 2023, 79:256, eff. July 1, 2023. 2025, 141:74, eff. July 1, 2025.