Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

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The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia is the chief legal office for D.C., responsible for providing legal advice to the district government and representing it in civil and criminal matters.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
public law office
appliesToJurisdiction District of Columbia
continent North America
coordinateLocation 38.895°N 77.036°W
country United States
employs assistant attorneys general
support staff
follows United States federal law
laws of the District of Columbia
hasDivision Civil Litigation Division
Commercial Division
Family Services Division
Legal Counsel Division
Public Advocacy Division
Public Safety Division
Support Services Division
hasMotto the chief legal office of the District of Columbia (descriptive)
hasOfficialName Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
hasResponsibility defending the District of Columbia in lawsuits
drafting and reviewing legislation for the District of Columbia government
enforcing District of Columbia laws in court
enforcing civil rights laws in the District of Columbia
prosecuting certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia
protecting children and families in the District of Columbia
protecting consumers in the District of Columbia
protecting the environment in the District of Columbia
providing legal advice to the District of Columbia government
providing legal representation to District of Columbia agencies
representing the District of Columbia in civil matters
representing the District of Columbia in criminal matters
hasRole chief legal office of the District of Columbia
headOfGovernmentBody Attorney General for the District of Columbia
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
headTitle Attorney General
isPartOf Government of the District of Columbia
jurisdiction District of Columbia
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm public agency
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
officialLanguage English
operatesIn legal services
sector public sector
shortName D.C. Office of the Attorney General
OAG DC
subsidiaryOf Government of the District of Columbia
website https://oag.dc.gov

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Internal Affairs Bureau ("District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General")
collaboratesWith
Judiciary of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General")
cooperatesWith
Government of the District of Columbia
hasOffice
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
hasOfficialName
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia ("Attorney General for the District of Columbia")
headOfGovernmentBody
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia ("D.C. Office of the Attorney General")
shortName

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