Category: California Attorney General Opinions

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California _________________________ OPINION of XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General MANUEL M. MEDEIROS Deputy Attorney General   : : : : : : : :     No. 14-101   September 28, 2017   ________________________________________________________________________ THE HONORABLE ZACKERY P. MORAZZINI, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF […]

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL?State of California XAVIER BECERRA, Attorney General Opinion No. 16-801 July 26, 2017 ________________________________________________________________________ RUBIN E. CRUSE, Shasta County Counsel, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does Health and Safety Code section 13146 prohibit fire protection district chiefs from enforcing the State […]

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL? ?State of California XAVIER BECERRA? ?Attorney General Opinion No. 16-603 July 11, 2017 ________________________________________________________________________ THE HONORABLE CHRIS R. HOLDEN, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does the California Voter Participation Rights Act apply to charter cities, […]

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General _________________________ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????? : OPINION ??????????????????????????? : ??????????????????????????? No. 17-302 : of ??????????????????????????????????? : ?????????????????????????? July 6, 2017 : XAVIER BECERRA ?????????????????? : Attorney General ?????????????????????? : : CATHERINE BIDART ??????????? : Deputy Attorney General ???? […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-1202No. 15-1202California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaDecember 30, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE MEGAN STEDTFELD, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. When the office of county sheriff becomes vacant because of the sheriff’s death, […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralSARA J. RUSSELL Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 14-1206No. 14-1206California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaDecember 30, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE STACEY SIMON, MONO COUNTY COUNSEL, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????Must the California Department of Transportation pay fees to cover Mono County’s costs for (1) inspecting, […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralSARA J. RUSSELL Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 14-304No. 14-304California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaApril 14, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE CONNIE M. LEYVA, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. Under Vehicle Code section 22507, may local authorities limit the issuance of […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 14-1203No. 14-1203California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaJanuary 19, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE KEVIN MULLIN, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. Where applicable, the Ralph M. Brown Act’s regular meeting online agenda-posting provision requires […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 12-409No. 12-409California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaJanuary 28, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE MICHAEL HESTRIN, RIVERSIDE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????Does Government Code section 1090 prohibit an arrangement under which a contract city attorney’s compensation […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralMANUEL M. MEDEIROS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 13-304No. 13-304California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of The Attorney General State of CaliforniaJanuary 26, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE JOHN CHIANG, CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. Does a school or community college district violate California constitutional and statutory prohibitions against using […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 13-403No. 13-403California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaJanuary 15, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE ANITA GRANT, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF LAKE, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????Does Proposition 26 require voter approval before a county board of supervisors may enact […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-1202No. 15-1202California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaDecember 30, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE MEGAN STEDTFELD, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. When the office of county sheriff becomes vacant because of the sheriff’s death, […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralMANUEL M. MEDEIROS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-1201No. 15-1201California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaNovember 3, 2016 ?????????THE HONORABLE GREGORY P. PRIAMOS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY COUNSEL, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????Should vacancies that occur in unexpired terms on the Banning Library District Board of Trustees […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralMANUEL M. MEDEIROS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-801No. 15-801California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaSeptember 1, 2016?????????THE HONORABLE ROBERT M. HERZBERG, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Under the weighted voting system used by the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-1103No. 15-1103California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaSeptember 2, 2016?????????THE HONORABLE JOSE MEDINA, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a member of a city’s redevelopment successor-agency board purchase commercial property located within a […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-1101No. 15-1101California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaSeptember 6, 2016?????????Proposed relator DEBORAH ROBERTSON has requested leave to sue proposed defendant EDWARD PALMER in quo warranto to remove him from the public office of Rialto city council member on the ground that […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralMANUEL M. MEDEIROS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 14-901No. 14-901California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaMay 6, 2016?????????THE HONORABLE ISADORE HALL III, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: If a school district?s employment contract with its superintendent provides an annual cash allowance […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS, Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-401No. 15-401California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaDecember 21, 2015 ?????????The DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY has requested leave to sue ALBERT ROBLES in quo warranto on the following question: ?????????Does the doctrine of incompatible public offices preclude Albert Robles […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralBRUCE M. SLAVIN MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorneys GeneralAGO 13-903No. 13-903California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaDecember 23, 2015 ?????????THE HONORABLE CAROL LIU, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????Under Government Code section 1090, does a city council member who […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 15-501No. 15-501California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaOctober 27, 2015 ?????????Proposed relator the CITY OF COMMERCE has requested leave to sue proposed defendant HUGO ARGUMEDO in quo warranto to oust him from the public office of city council member on the […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 14-603No. 14-603California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaOctober 21, 2015 ?????????THE HONORABLE DAVID E. TRANBERG, FORTUNA CITY ATTORNEY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. Does state law authorize the City of Fortuna to adopt a comprehensive program that […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralLAWRENCE M. DANIELS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 13-1202No. 13-1202California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaOctober 22, 2015 ?????????THE HONORABLE KIMBERLY KIRCHMEYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, and THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE NUNEZ, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RESPIRATORY CARE BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, have requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????May […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralSUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 12-401No. 12-401California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of The Attorney General State of CaliforniaOctober 13, 2015 ?????????THE HONORABLE GREGORY D. TOTTEN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF VENTURA COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: ?????????1. Does Penal Code section 832.7, subdivision (a), authorize a district attorney, for […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralMANUEL M. MEDEIROS Deputy Attorney GeneralAGO 13-1101No. 13-1101California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of The Attorney General State of CaliforniaSeptember 22, 2015 ?????????THE HONORABLE TORI VERBER SALAZAR, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????May a superior court clerk charge a county district attorney?s […]

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney GeneralANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney General :AGO 14-307No. 14-307California Attorney General OpinionsOffice of the Attorney General State of CaliforniaSeptember 17, 2015 ?????????THE HONORABLE PHILIP Y. TING, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: ?????????May an automated photographic enforcement system be used to detect and enforce […]