Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes announced that his state filed a lawsuit against the National Association of Attorneys General, asking a judge to clarify whether NAAG’s custody of $100 million in public funds is subject to Utah’s State Money Management Act and requesting a special master to conduct an accounting of the funds.
According to the complaint, filed in the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, NAAG does not comply with the act. Reyes stated that NAAG holds more than $100 million in funds on behalf of member states and that it provides an important forum for bipartisan collaboration with America’s state and territory attorneys general to support attorneys general in protecting the rule of law. On behalf of Utah, Reyes asked the court to determine whether the funds held by NAAG are subject to the act.
