Attorney General of Missouri | |
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Type | Attorney General |
Member of | Board of Fund Commissioners |
Seat | Supreme Court building |
Formation | 1806 |
May 05, 2022 · May 4, 2022, 12:29 PM by AG Schmitt. JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today secured roughly $2.5 million in restitution from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of …
The Attorney General serves as the chief legal officer of the State of Missouri as mandated by our Constitution. The Attorney General is elected by Missouri voters, serves a four-year term, and is not subject to constitutional term limits. The Attorney General’s Office represents and provides legal advice to most state agencies; defends challenges to the validity of state laws; enforces …
The AG works to protect consumers and ensure a fair marketplace by enforcing MO’s Merchandising Practices Act, as well as other laws. By filing complaints, consumers let the Attorney General’s Office know about unscrupulous businesses and individuals. We rely on consumers to act as our partners in rooting out fraud and helping us bring criminals and …
Missouri Attorney General's Office Supreme Court Building 207 W. High St. P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Map 573-751-3321 . If you have a hearing or speech disability, you may dial 711 to connect to a relay service operator who can assist you in contacting our office.
Missouri Government | |
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Governor of Missouri | Mike Parson (R) |
Missouri State Treasurer: | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) |
Missouri Attorney General: | Eric Schmitt (R) |
United States Senator: | Josh Hawley (R) |
Missouri Senate | |
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Leadership | |
President | Mike Kehoe (R) since June 1, 2018 |
President pro tempore | Dave Schatz (R) since January 9, 2019 |
Majority Leader | Caleb Rowden (R) since June 18, 2018 |
The attorney general has the responsibility of protecting the public's interests in an open and honest marketplace. The Consumer Protection Division enforces Missouri's Consumer Protection Act and antitrust laws, and has the responsibility of representing the commissioner of securities of the secretary of state's office. Missouri's consumer protection statutes prohibit deception, fraud, unfair practices and misrepresentation or concealment of material facts in the sale or advertisement of goods or services. These laws authorize the attorney general to take action against such fraud and ensure that consumers' rights are protected.
The Attorney General has taken action in recent years to protect the state's interests in management of the Missouri River.
Missouri Attorney General official website. The Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed Attorney General, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney General has been elected.
As of January 2021, there have been 43 attorneys general in Missouri. Eric S. Schmitt was appointed to become the 43rd Attorney General in January 2019 filling the mid-term vacancy created by Josh Hawley 's election to the United States Senate. By law, the attorney general is a member of the Board of Fund Commissioners, ...
Eric S. Schmitt was appointed to become the 43rd Attorney General in January 2019 filling the mid-term vacancy created by Josh Hawley 's election to the United States Senate. By law, the attorney general is a member of the Board of Fund Commissioners, the Board of Public Buildings, the Governor's Committee on Interstate Cooperation, ...
To fulfill these and other responsibilities, the attorney general's office is organized into eight divisions.
Legal battles over the Missouri River often pit Missouri against states that are upstream (specifically North Dakota and South Dakota) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced that his office has recovered $156,000 and obtained a consent judgment against Jim Bakker and Morningside Church Productions.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed a petition for writ of certiorari in Schmitt v. Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review Missouri’s law prohibiting abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome.
The Attorney General is elected by Missouri voters, serves a four-year term , and is not subject to constitutional term limits.
In addition, the Office handles all appeals statewide from felony convictions. The Attorney General’s Office brings and defends lawsuits on behalf of the State and prepares formal legal opinions requested by State officers, legislators, or county attorneys on issues of law.
Mission Statement. To protect and advance the interests of the state and its citizens through the judicial and legislative process and to serve as the People’s lawyer, fighting for openness and justice, especially for those who have no voice.
To protect and advance the interests of the state and its citizens through the judicial and legislative process and to serve as the People’s lawyer, fighting for openness and justice, especially for those who have no voice.
Governmental Affairs. The Criminal Division includes: Public Safety. Criminal Appeals. Medicaid Fraud. The Office also includes an Office of Solicitor General, who represents the interests of the state in appellate and national matters.
The Attorney General works to protect consumers and ensure a fair marketplace by enforcing Missouri’s Merchandising Practices Act, as well as other laws. By filing complaints, consumers let the Attorney General’s Office know about unscrupulous businesses and individuals.
Because the Attorney General’s Office brings enforcement actions on behalf of the state, not individual consumers, it is prohibited by law from providing legal advice to you. If you want to preserve any private legal rights you might have, you may wish to contact a private attorney.
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt was elected to a full term.
The 2020 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020 , to elect the Attorney General of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections.
The Missouri Attorney General is the attorney for the state, representing the legal interests of Missouri and its state agencies.
As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general must prosecute or defend all appeals to which the state is a party, including every felony criminal case appealed to the Supreme Court of Missouri and Missouri Court of Appeals. The attorney general also is required to institute, in the n…
The mission of the Agriculture and Environment Division is to "protect Missouri's natural resources and agricultural productivity."
Attorneys shall take legal action to stop pollution of the state's air, water and soil and penalize polluters through fines, penalties and, in the most serious cases, incarceration.
The attorney general has taken action in recent years to protect the state's interests in manage…
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