The attorney general shall act as the legal advisor of the members of the division in all matters pertaining to their official duties, and shall prosecute all suits and proceedings which they may be authorized to commence, and shall appear for and defend them in all suits and proceedings which may be brought against any one of them in his or her official capacity, except at a hearing upon removal. History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-20.
Rhode Island Legal Code