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Show Attorney Gen. Roniney Describes Functions of His Office The Utah Attorney General's Gen-eral's office is literally a nerve center for all of the state's administrative and law - enforcement agencies. The first eight months of Attorney General Vernon B. Romney's administration have been filled with precedent prece-dent - shattering legal situations, sit-uations, increased staff specializations, spec-ializations, and a steady, tough stance against lawbreakers. law-breakers. "We believe in taking a hard attitude against those individuals and organizations organiza-tions that don't conduct their affairs within the context con-text of the law," according to Mr. Romney. He added, "It is the policy of this office to maintain the law, and to take appropriate appro-priate action against those who violate it, regardless of their political affiliation, or community or social status." stat-us." Also, Mr. Romney strongly strong-ly feels that his administration administra-tion can best serve by "presuming "pre-suming that all acts of the legislature are constitutional until proven otherwise in the courts. Except in the most igross or exaggerated cases, we will not issue opinions calling acts unconstitutional, and we will never do so just to suit a certain personal or political philosophy". Mr. Romney stated he believes be-lieves in politics, but that "good government is the ihpqf nnlitipq " The Attorney General's office now employs 17 full-time full-time attorneys, 12 law clerks an administrative assistant, and 17 secretaries. The office of-fice is subdivided into several sev-eral sections, which include: (1) criminal division; (2) highway division, which includes in-cludes claims and condemnations; condem-nations; (3) business regulation regula-tion division; (4) taxation section; (5) welfare section; sec-tion; and (6) attorneys that specialize in such areas as the Fish and Game Commis-fion, Commis-fion, general legal opinions, water matters, etc. By Statute, the Attorney General's office is limited to rendering legal services to state agencies and officials. (Next: Outstanding cass completed and pending. |