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Office of Attorney General - Current Law

Article III, State Constitution; RCW 19.86, 43.10

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) provides legal advice and representation in administrative and court proceedings for the state and its officials. The AGO protects consumers and businesses from unfair and deceptive business practices and unfair methods of competition. The AGO assists counties in prosecuting criminal and sexually violent predator cases.

Agency Mission

As an independent constitutional office and legal counsel to state government, we serve the citizens of Washington with the highest standards of excellence, ethics, and effectiveness.
Request 588,411,000
Net change from current biennium 27,604,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 4.9% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2023-25 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2021-23 Actual 2023-25 Estimated 2025-27 Proposed
25,263,000 General Fund - Federal 16,522,294 25,263,000 29,677,000
Federal Seizure Account - Federal
150,000 150,000 General Fund - Private/Local 263,414 14,000
(2,165,000) Man/Mobile Home Dispute Resolution - Nonappropriated 1,213,261 2,165,000 2,210,000
(3,906,000) Federal Seizure Account - Nonappropriated 1,287,050 3,906,000 3,906,000
(301,000) Foreclosure Fairness Account - Nonappropriated 136,272 301,000 323,000
(1,344,000) WA St ATG Charitable Asset Prtn Acc - Nonappropriated 713,560 1,344,000 1,426,000
(12,576,000) Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Nonappropriated 13,083,228 12,576,000 13,065,000
Miscellaneous Program Account - Nonappropriated 50,627,900
91,036,000 General Fund - State 43,644,403 91,036,000 77,429,000
4,742,000 Public Service Revolving Account - State 4,331,000 4,742,000 5,890,000
1,897,000 New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Acct - State 1,378,938 1,897,000 1,938,000
6,584,000 Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account - State 4,771,951 6,584,000 8,626,000
200,000 Child Rescue Fund - State 200,000 200,000
WA St ATG Charitable Asset Prtn Acc - State 200,000
409,394,000 Legal Services Revolving Account - State 297,157,086 409,394,000 442,065,000
1,123,000 Local Government Archives Account - State 772,756 1,123,000 1,168,000
1,007,000 1,007,000 SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State
Salary/Insurance Contrib Increase R - State 4,000
276,000 Tobacco Prevention/Control Account - State 275,000 276,000 274,000
541,672,000 (19,135,000) Total Appropriated Funds 436,182,114 560,807,000 588,411,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 230,470,609 264,835,136 120,397,364 291,904,000 296,507,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
68,594,931 18.7% (50,949,613) (11.7%) 203,178,499 52.7%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Estimated 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 1,589.7 1,704.3 1,767.8 1,555.7 1,545.4