The Nevada Attorney General’s Office is the state’s chief legal office responsible for representing Nevada in civil and criminal matters, providing legal counsel to state agencies and constitutional officers, enforcing consumer protection and antitrust laws, leading public-safety and civil-rights enforcement, coordinating with local and federal law enforcement, and pursuing multistate litigation and settlements on behalf of Nevada. The office is led by Attorney General Aaron D. Ford.
Criminal justice and public safety, consumer protection and antitrust enforcement, civil rights and voting rights, environmental and natural-resources enforcement, opioid and public-health litigation, regulatory compliance and state agency legal counsel, election law and ballot litigation, data privacy and cybersecurity enforcement
Primarily funded by state general fund appropriations, supplemented by federal grants, court-awarded settlements, and office fees/filing revenues
Governor's Office and other Nevada constitutional officers, state agencies and regulatory boards, county district attorneys and local law enforcement, the National Association of Attorneys General and regional AG alliances, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford
State government agency / statewide constitutional office
