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1301 - Actions in behalf of the people to be brought in the name of the state.

§  1301.  Actions in behalf of the people to be brought in the name of  the state. An action brought in behalf of the people, except  an  action  to  recover  a  penalty  or  forfeiture  expressly  given  by  law  to a  particular officer, shall be brought in the name of the state.