Category: California Attorney General Opinions

Opinion No. 01-314 (2001) DICK MONTEITH Attorney General of California ? Opinion September 5, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DICK MONTEITH, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Where a city councilman owns 48 percent of the […]

Opinion No. 99-1107 (2000) SHEILA JAMES KUEHL Attorney General of California ? Opinion March 31, 2000 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE SHEILA JAMES KUEHL, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: Is it a violation of the state’s […]

Opinion No. 98-105 (1998) KEITH OLBERG Attorney General of California ? Opinion June 23, 1998 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY M. SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE KEITH OLBERG, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Are insects eligible for listing as […]

Opinion No. 03-1205 (2004) DEAN FLOREZ Attorney General of California ? Opinion September 9, 2004 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DEAN FLOREZ, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does a certified used oil collection center’s liability exemption […]

Opinion No. 01-701 (2002) WESLEY CHESBRO Attorney General of California ? Opinion February 4, 2002 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE WESLEY CHESBRO, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a county require an applicant for a coastal […]

Opinion No. 97-505 (1997) BRUCE THOMPSON Attorney General of California ? Opinion October 24, 1997 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY M. SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE BRUCE THOMPSON, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May Federal Protective Service officers who […]

Opinion No. 99-712 (1999) WILLIAM B. CONNERS Attorney General of California ? Opinion December 22, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE WILLIAM B. CONNERS, CITY PROSECUTOR, CITY OF MONTEREY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. In light of the United States […]

Opinion No. 97-307 (1997) DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS Attorney General of California ? Opinion November 12, 1997 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY M. SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General THE DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS has requested an opinion on the following question: Does the Department of Boating and Waterways […]

Opinion No. 97-315 (1997) LOUIS B. GREEN Attorney General of California ? Opinion November 21, 1997 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE LOUIS B. GREEN, COUNTY COUNSEL, EL DORADO COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a property owner apply […]

Opinion No. 00-201 (2000) ALAN LOWENTHAL Attorney General of California ? Opinion July 12, 2000 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE ALAN LOWENTHAL, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does federal law override state law prohibitions against the […]

Opinion No. 97-1009 (1998) RICHARD K. RAINEY Attorney General of California ? Opinion May 22, 1998 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RICHARD K. RAINEY, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Must merchandise be advertised […]

Opinion No. 01-209 (2001) MICHAEL RAMSEY Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 27, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MICHAEL RAMSEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF BUTTE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a school district, without issuance of a subpoena […]

Opinion No. 09-1101 THE HONORABLE RONALD L. CALHOUN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF KINGS COUNTY Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 24, 2011 KAMALA D. HARRIS, Attorney General. KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General DIANE E. EISENBERG Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RONALD L. CALHOUN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF KINGS COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following […]

Opinion No. 99-310 (1999) DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Attorney General of California ? Opinion October 28, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES has requested an opinion on the following question: May the Department of Developmental Services contract with a corporation employing […]

Opinion No. 98-406 (1998) WILLIAM A. CRAVEN Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 27, 1998 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY M. SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE WILLIAM A. CRAVEN, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. What was the deadline […]

Opinion No. 05-401 (2005) STEVEN M. BASHA Attorney General of California ? Opinion December 27, 2005 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEVEN M. BASHA, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF YOLO, has requested an opinion on the following question: What is the length of the term […]

Opinion No. 96-703 (1997) LOUIS PAPAN Attorney General of California ? Opinion March 21, 1997 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY S. De VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE LOUIS PAPAN, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May the city manager or […]

Opinion No. 03-315 (2003) GARY CLARKE Attorney General of California ? Opinion May 30, 2003 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General GARY CLARKE has requested this office to grant leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following questions: 1. Did Dr. Jay Betz comply with the […]

Opinion No. 00-405 (2000) VICTOR J. WESTMAN Attorney General of California ? Opinion August 31, 2000 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE VICTOR J. WESTMAN, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a general law county […]

Opinion No. 05-1103 (2006) CAL CAMARA Attorney General of California ? Opinion April 4, 2006 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General CAL CAMARA has requested leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following question: Is Art Bishop unlawfully holding the office of director of the Mojave […]

Opinion No. 00-1210 (2001) DION ARONER Attorney General of California ? Opinion November 14, 2001 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DION ARONER, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: Is a city required under the federal Americans […]

Opinion No. 98-306 (1998) STEVE BALDWIN Attorney General of California ? Opinion July 16, 1998 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEVE BALDWIN, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: Do California statutes specifying accreditation by […]

Opinion No. 07-903 (2008) THE HONORABLE STEVE COOLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Attorney General of California ? Opinion May 27, 2008 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General TAYLOR S. CAREY Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEVE COOLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, has requested leave to […]

Opinion No. 99-906 (1999) GEORGE HOUSE Attorney General of California ? Opinion December 16, 1999 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE GEORGE HOUSE, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation give notice of its […]

Opinion No. 02-1101 (2003) CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Attorney General of California ? Opinion June 5, 2003 BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM has requested an opinion on the following question: May the California Public Employees’ Retirement System allow its […]