There is hereby established, within the department of law and under the control of the attorney general, a criminal enforcement section. The criminal enforcement section or any attorney in the department of law authorized by the attorney general shall prosecute all criminal cases for the attorney general and shall perform other functions as may be required by the attorney general. The attorney general is hereby authorized to appoint a deputy attorney general as chief of the criminal enforcement section. The chief of said section shall be a licensed attorney with a minimum of two years of criminal experience as a trial or appellate prosecutor.