Section 24-1-113 - Department of law - creation(1) There is hereby created a department of law, the head of which shall be the attorney general.(2) Except as otherwise provided in this article 1 or by law:(a) The department of law, created in article 31 of this title 24, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law and subject to the state constitution.(b) The office of the attorney general is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as vested in the office of the attorney general by law or the state constitution.Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 8, eff. 8/10/2022.Amended by 2020 Ch. 12, § 1, eff. 9/1/2020.Amended by 2017 Ch. 260, § 19, eff. 8/9/2017.L. 68: p. 76, § 13. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-13. L. 73: pp. 176, 1476, §§ 3, 38. L. 77: (4) added, p. 633, § 7, effective July 1. L. 83: (4)(b) repealed, p. 522, § 2, effective March 15. L. 84: (3)(c) added, p. 1047, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: (3)(d) added, p. 1091, § 1, effective March 6. L. 93: (3)(c) repealed, p. 974, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: IP(3) amended, p. 1725, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2017: (4)(a) amended, (HB 17-1238), ch. 1173, p. 1173, § 19, effective August 9. L. 2020: IP(3), (3)(a), (3)(b), (3)(d), and (4)(a) repealed, (SB 20 -063), ch. 48, p. 48, § 1, effective September 14. 2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). (1) For creation of the department of law and office of attorney general, see also §§ 1 and 22 of art. IV, Colo. Const. (2) For the short title (the "Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act") in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.