§ 7:8-b — Division of Legal Counsel

I. There is hereby established, within the office of the attorney general, a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 7:16.
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, bringing civil enforcement actions on behalf of the public to redress discriminatory acts and civil rights violations, and enforcing any other state or federal antidiscrimination laws that authorize the attorney general to enforce them.
(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, 410:3. 1987, 406:1, eff. July 25, 1987. 2018, 127:1, eff. July 29, 2018. 2025, 141:73, eff. July 1, 2025.