KRS 15.060: Actions to collect and recover money due Commonwealth with assistance of

Department of Revenue, Auditor of Public Accounts, or any other appropriate

agency.

The Attorney General may:

(1) With the assistance of the Auditor of Public Accounts, t he Department of Revenue,

or any other appropriate agency, investigate the condition of any unsatisfied claim,

demand, account, and judgment in favor of the Commonwealth.

(2) When he believes that any fraudulent, erroneous or illegal fee bill, account, cre dit,

charge or claim has been erroneously or improperly approved, allowed or paid out

of the Treasury to any person, institute the necessary actions to recover the same. To

this end he may employ assistants and experts to assist in examining the fee bills,

accounts, settlements, credits and claims, and the books, records and papers of any

of the officers of the Commonwealth.

(3) Institute the necessary actions to collect and cause the payment into the Treasury of

all unsatisfied claims, demands, accounts an d judgments in favor of the

Commonwealth, except where specific statutory authority is given the Department

of Revenue to do so.

(4) Comply with KRS 48.005, if any funds of any kind or nature whatsoever are

recovered by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, in any legal action, including an

ex rel. action in which the Attorney General has entered an appearance or is a party

under statutory or common law authority.