Law, Department of

Agency Web Site: http://www.ag.ny.gov/

Mission

The Department of Law is responsible for protecting the legal rights of New York State and its citizens by representing the State in litigation and in other legal affairs.

In implementing its constitutional responsibilities, the Department performs a wide range of functions including prosecuting or defending actions and proceedings for or against the State and its departments; prosecuting certain criminal violations of the Labor, Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance laws; investigating and prosecuting other criminal cases at the request of the Governor or the commissioners of State departments; investigating the activities of organized crime; bringing civil and/or criminal actions against polluters, violators of antitrust laws and those who defraud consumers or investors; mediating consumer complaints; and investigating and prosecuting cases of Medicaid fraud.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2017 Executive Budget recommends $236.7 million ($102.8 million General Fund; $85.5 million in Special Revenue Funds-Other; $38.4 million Federal Funds; $10 million Capital Fund) for operations of the Department. This reflects an increase of $1.7 million from FY 2016 for fixed cost increases and a new $10 million capital appropriation is recommended for ongoing critical technology projects. Reappropriations of $98.3 million support Medicaid fraud investigations, housing foreclosure and amelioration activities, and previously authorized IT projects.

The Executive Budget appropriations support a workforce of 1,839 FTEs, an increase of 6 FTEs from FY 2016.

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/13/2016

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