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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 27.060 (2026)

To represent state in other cases

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  27.060.  To represent state in other cases. — The attorney general shall institute, in the name and on the behalf of the state, all civil suits and other proceedings at law or in equity requisite or necessary to protect the rights and interests of the state, and enforce any and all rights, interests or claims against any and all persons, firms or corporations in whatever court or jurisdiction such action may be necessary; and he may also appear and interplead, answer or defend, in any proceeding or tribunal in which the state's interests are involved.

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(RSMo 1939 § 12901)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11276; 1919 § 696; 1909 § 970

CROSS REFERENCES:

Declaratory judgments--to be served copy of proceedings, when, 527.110

Delinquent taxes, to assist state director of revenue in collecting, 136.150

Division of workers' compensation, legal advice to, 287.620

State highways and transportation commission, to advise, 226.070

(1951) Proceeding to oust county treasurer from office involved public interest and was properly brought by attorney general. State ex rel. Taylor v. Cumpton, 362 Mo. 199, 240 S.W.2d 877.

(1958) Attorney general is not the attorney for a trustee of a public charitable trust, but such trustee has right to be represented by attorney of his own choosing. Murphey v. Dalton (Mo.), 314 S.W.2d 726.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1951–2025 · leading case: Heath August Dunivan v. State of Missouri, & Missouri State High. Patrol, 466 S.W.3d 514 (Mo. 2015).
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Heath August Dunivan v. State of Missouri, & Missouri State High. Patrol, 466 S.W.3d 514 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 23× “12(a)(1) because section 27.060, RSMo 2000, permits the attorney general to “appear and inter-plead, answer or defend, in any proceeding or tribunal in which the state’s interests are involved.”
State ex rel. Hawley v. Pilot Travel Ctrs., LLC, 558 S.W.3d 22 (Mo. 2018). · cites it 8× “The circuit court found the Board lacked standing because there was no specific statutory authority, express or implied, empowering it to maintain the civil action against Pilot.”
Schweich v. Nixon, 408 S.W.3d 769 (Mo. 2013). · cites it 2× “("The attorney general shall institute, in the name and on the behalf of the state, all civil suits and other proceedings at law or in equity requisite or necessary to protect the rights and interests of the state .”
State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Am. Tobacco Co., 34 S.W.3d 122 (Mo. 2000). · cites it 2× “The attorney general’s claim that the City’s interest is consumed by the settlement relies upon section 27.060, which grants the attorney general power to control and manage litigation for the State, and upon his broad common-law powers to manage the State’s litigation and enter…”
Kennedy v. State, 411 S.W.3d 873 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 7× “Kennedy’s argument ignores two Missouri statutes: (1) section 27.060; and (2) section 589.400.9(1).”
State of Missouri ex rel. Attorney Gen. Chris Koster & the Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank Ins. Fund Bd. of Directors v. ConocoPhillips Co. & Phillips 66 Co., & Cory Wagoner, 493 S.W.3d 397 (Mo. 2016). “See § 27.060. Second, even assuming that Wagoner was the first to file suit against Phillips, his motion to intervene in the present suit failed to show: (1) that Wagoner has a legally pro-tectable interest in the subject matter of the Board’s suit against Phillips; (2) that…”
Clark Oil & Refining Corp. v. Ashcroft, 639 S.W.2d 594 (Mo. 1982). · cites it 6× “2 Specifically, § 27.060 RSMo 1978, provides: The attorney general shall institute, in the name and on the behalf of the state, all civil suits and other proceedings at law or in equity requisite or necessary to protect the rights and interests of the state, and enforce any and…”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 205 F.R.D. 369 (D.D.C. 2002). “1983); Mo.Rev.Stat. §§ 27.060, 416.061; Clark Oil & Ref.”
Janc v. Coordinating Bd. for Higher Educ. (In Re Janc), 251 B.R. 525 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2000). · cites it 5× “700(d)(1) (emphasis added), and section 27.060 authorizes the attorney general to institute proceedings to protect the rights and interests of the state in “whatever court or jurisdiction such action may be necessary.”
State Ex Rel. Dresser Indus., Inc. v. Ruddy, 592 S.W.2d 789 (Mo. 1980). · cites it 3× “Section 27.060, RSMo 1969, provides, in part, that: “The attorney general shall institute, in the name and on the behalf of the state, all civil suits and other proceedings at law or in equity requisite or necessary to protect the rights and interests of the state .”
State Ex Rel. Danforth v. Riley, 499 S.W.2d 40 (Mo. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 3× “It was brought by the Attorney General in his official capacity by authority of Section 27.060 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., and is a civil action wherein he seeks recovery on behalf of the State from the defendant of certain travel and subsistence expenses paid to the defendant in his…”
State ex rel. Gavin v. Gill, 688 S.W.2d 370 (Mo. 1985). · cites it 2× “” § 27.060, RSMo 1978. And if a “statute * * * is alleged to be unconstitutional * * * ” in a declaratory judgment proceeding, he is “entitled to be heard.”
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