§ 15000 Attorney General'S Department Authority

• •California has a Department of Justice.
• •The Attorney General is the boss of this department.
• •The Attorney General makes the big decisions for the department.

If someone breaks a big law in California, like a company polluting a river.

The Attorney General, who is in charge of the Department of Justice, decides what to do about it. They might take the company to court to make them stop and clean up the river.