75-703. Prosecution on official bonds or contracts; civil and criminal actions. The attorney general shall, at the request of the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, or state board of education, prosecute any official bond or any contract in which the state is interested, upon a breach thereof, and prosecute or defend for the state all actions, civil or criminal, relating to any matter connected with their departments.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 72; R.S. 1923, 75-703; L. 1968, ch. 14, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 14; Jan. 13, 1975.