The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of

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. The Department is equivalent to the

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in other states. The Montana

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, currently Republican

Austin Knudsen Austin Miles Knudsen (born 1980 or 1981) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Montana. He formerly served as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. During his time in the Montana ...

, heads the agency.

Responsibilities

The Attorney General serves as 1 of 5 members of the state Land Board. The Land Board oversees the money generated from 5.2 million acres of land in the state. The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.

Territorial attorneys general

* Thomas J. Lowry (1881–1882) * John A. Johnston (1883–1884) * William H. Hunt (1885–1887) * William E. Cullen (1887–1889) * John B. Clayberg (1889–1889)

List of attorneys general since statehood

References

List of all past Attorneys General of the State of Montana

External links

Montana Attorney General
articles at ''ABA Journal''

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Montana Code Annotated
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U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Montana"
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State Bar of Montana

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox profile
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Press releases
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