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The annual salary of the Attorney General includes all services rendered ex officio as member of any board or commission.

The Attorney General may appoint and fix the salaries of such Assistant Attorneys General, Deputy Attorneys General, service agents, experts, and technical and clerical employees as he deems necessary for the proper performance of the duties of his office. Each appointee is a civil executive officer.

No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney General unless he shall have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding his election or appointment to such office.

The Attorney General shall not engage in the private practice of law, nor shall he be associated directly or indirectly with any attorney in private practice, but instead he shall devote his entire time to the service of the state.