This state officer is the head of the Arizona Department of Law,[2] more commonly known as the Arizona Attorney General's Office.

As of 2019[update], the Attorney General's Office is divided into the following divisions:[4][5] The Arizona Constitution requires all of the officers in the state's executive department, including the attorney general, to be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 10 years and an Arizona resident for five years.

[6] Arizona law further requires the attorney general to have been a "practicing attorney before the supreme court of the state" for at least five years before taking office,[7] however the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional during the appointment process of Jack LaSota in 1977; LaSota had not renewed his state bar membership and was therefore not considered a practicing attorney.

Instead, the Arizona Constitution expressly provides that the powers and duties of the state attorney general are to be prescribed by the Arizona State Legislature.

[9] In pursuance of this constitutional mandate, the Arizona Legislature has prescribed that, under A.R.S.