Attorney general responsibilities specification in civil law enforcement actions

This bill clarifies the Minnesota Attorney General's role when bringing civil law enforcement actions on behalf of the state, ensuring the Attorney General acts in the public interest rather than as a legal representative for any specific state agency. It establishes that other state departments and agencies are generally not parties to these lawsuits and their records are protected from discovery unless they are specifically named in the case. The legislation also confirms that each state agency remains the sole custodian of its own records and prevents internal sharing of attorney-client privileged information between the Attorney General's prosecution divisions and other parts of the Office. These changes aim to define boundaries between the Attorney General's independent enforcement authority and the operational independence of other state government entities.