State Agency Counsel Division

 

The State Agency Counsel Division provides legal services for the following agencies:

  • Administrative Services
  • Agriculture
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Board of Examiners
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Committee of Consumer Services
  • Community Impact Board
  • Dairy Commission
  • Driver's License
  • Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM)
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Human Resource Management
  • Department of Technology Services)
  • Lieutenant Governor's Office (includes election matters)
  • Mental Health
  • National Guard
  • Navajo Trust Fund
  • Nuclear Waste Opposition
  • Office of the Utah State Governor
  • Olympic Office
  • Olympic Public Safety Command
  • Public Utilities
  • Purchasing
  • State Archives
  • State Fairpark
  • State History
  • State Library
  • Sports Authority
  • Surplus Property
  • Transportation (UDOT)
  • Travel Council
  • Unclaimed Property

Additionally, State Agency Counsel serves the state in the following areas:

  • Constitutional defense of laws passed by the Utah State Legislature
  • Civil rights investigations & efforts at reconciliation
  • State and local government ethics issues and complaints
  • Eminent domain work for the Department of Transportation
  • Administrative proceedings involving the regulation of public utilities
  • Open Meetings / GRAMA
  • Civil Review Committee
  • Tobacco Issues

The State Agency Counsel Division also acts as a catchall for the Office of the Attorney General, handling work that doesn't fit within more narrowly focused divisions.