Category: California Attorney General Opinions

Opinion No. 99-207 (1999) WILLIAM R. MCDANIEL Attorney General of California ? Opinion April 13, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General WILLIAM R. McDANIEL has requested this office to grant leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following question: Does the doctrine of incompatible public […]

Opinion No. 01-902 (2002) JACKIE SPEIER Attorney General of California ? Opinion April 17, 2002 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE JACKIE SPEIER, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May the city council of a general law […]

Opinion No. 98-1106 (1999) MICHAEL H. KRAUSNICK Attorney General of California ? Opinion March 10, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MICHAEL H. KRAUSNICK, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, has requested an opinion on the following question: Is Revenue and Taxation Code section 423.4 […]

Opinion No. 96-405 (1997) RICHARD K. RAINEY Attorney General of California ? Opinion March 20, 1997 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY S. Da VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RICHARD K. RAINEY, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May public funds […]

Opinion No. 07-313 (2008) HONORABLE DAVE COX, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE Attorney General of California ? Opinion May 7, 2008 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General. EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DAVE COX, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following […]

Opinion No. 97-809 (1998) STEVE BALDWIN Attorney General of California ? Opinion June 2, 1998 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEVE BALDWIN, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a private nonprofit religious school […]

Opinion No. 96-506 (1997) LAWRENCE M. WATSON Attorney General of California ? Opinion January 7, 1997 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE LAWRENCE M. WATSON, CHIEF ACTING COUNTY COUNSEL, ORANGE COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a person holding […]

Opinion No. 01-408 (2001) DENNIS L. STOUT Attorney General of California ? Opinion July 2, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. Da VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DENNIS L. STOUT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a county charter grant […]

Opinion No. 97-1202 (1998) MARSHALL S. RUDOLPH Attorney General of California ? Opinion April 3, 1998 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MARSHALL S. RUDOLPH, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF MONO, has requested an opinion on the following question: If a federal patent conveying […]

Opinion No. 09-212 (2010) THE HONORABLE KEVIN JEFFRIES, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY Attorney General of California ? Opinion January 28, 2010 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE KEVIN JEFFRIES, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the […]

Opinion No. 02-213 (2003) NELL SOTO Attorney General of California ? Opinion January 24, 2003 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE NELL SOTO, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Are the Military and Veterans Code provisions […]

Opinion No. 00-905 (2001) EDWARD VINCENT Attorney General of California ? Opinion January 24, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE EDWARD VINCENT, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Who has the statutory authority to set the […]

Opinion No. 07-606 (2007) THE HONORABLE DENNIS HERRERA, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Attorney General of California ? Opinion October 18, 2007 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DENNIS HERRERA, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, […]

Opinion No. 02-406 (2002) RICHARD G. POLANCO Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 26, 2002 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RICHARD G. POLANCO, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May members of the news media attend […]

Opinion No. 00-605 (2000) RAFAELA TIJERINA and SERGIO RIVERA Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 8, 2000 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY M. SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General RAFAELA TIJERINA and SERGIO RIVERA have requested this office to grant leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following questions: 1. Is […]

Opinion No. 07-907 (2009) THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Attorney General of California ? Opinion February 19, 2009 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN has requested an opinion on the following question: […]

Opinion No. 07-1002 (2009) THE HONORABLE QUENTIN L. KOPP, CHAIRMAN, CALIFORNIA HIGHSPEED RAIL AUTHORITY Attorney General of California ? Opinion February 27, 2009 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General TAYLOR S. CAREY Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE QUENTIN L. KOPP, CHAIRMAN, CALIFORNIA HIGHSPEED RAIL AUTHORITY, has requested an opinion […]

Opinion No. 04-110 (2004) MANNY DIAZ Attorney General of California ? Opinion November 9, 2004 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MANNY DIAZ, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a school district use Proposition 39 school bond […]

Opinion No. 99-316 (1999) TOM TORLAKSON Attorney General of California ? Opinion September 14, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. Da VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE TOM TORLAKSON, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Does the state statutory scheme specifying […]

Opinion No. 00-1203 (2001) DARRELL STEINBERG Attorney General of California ? Opinion May 23, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DARRELL STEINBERG, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Do the “whistleblower” statutory protections applicable to […]

Opinion No. 01-211 (2001) GEORGE W. KENNEDY Attorney General of California ? Opinion July 25, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE GEORGE W. KENNEDY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a law enforcement officer seize […]

Opinion No. 01-1114 (2002) TOM TORLAKSON Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 12, 2002 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE TOM TORLAKSON, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion of this office on the following question: Where the general municipal election […]

Opinion No. 99-304 (1999) JAMES K. HAHN Attorney General of California ? Opinion July 15, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE JAMES K. HAHN, CITY PROSECUTOR, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a project area committee provide […]

Opinion No. 99-1219 (2000) STEPHEN J. SMITH Attorney General of California ? Opinion January 27, 2000 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEPHEN J. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, has requested an opinion on the following question: In view of the qualification of Propositions 30 […]

Opinion No. 06-210 (2006) JOHN J. SANSONE Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 11, 2006 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE JOHN J. SANSONE, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a local agency formation […]