OPINION NO. 159-87 (1987)

The Honorable Roy D. Blunt Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion August 21, 1987 The Honorable Roy D. Blunt Missouri Secretary of State Missouri State Capitol Building Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 WILLIAM L. WEBSTER Dear Secretary Blunt: This letter is in response to your letter dated August 13, 1987, submitting to us a statement of […]

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OPINION NO. 104-98 (1998)

The Honorable Rebecca McDowell Cook Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion January 22, 1998 JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON, Attorney General The Honorable Rebecca McDowell Cook Missouri Secretary of State State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Cook: This opinion letter is in response to your request for our review under Section 116.332, RSMo […]

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OPINION NO. 100-89 (1989)

Richard C. Rice Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion October 27, 1989 PEACE OFFICERS: The curriculum for the training POLICE: program for newly-elected sheriffs POLICE TRAINING: required by Sections 590.170 and SHERIFFS: 590.175, RSMo, need not be identical to the curriculum for the training program for peace officers required by Sections 590.100 to 590.150, RSMo, […]

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OPINION NO. 124-2009 (2009)

Courtney George Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion October 29, 2009 Page 1 Topics: Booking Fees Sheriffs Sheriff’s Fees Summary conclusion: BOOKING FEES: A county sheriff’s office may not charge a booking fee SHERIFFS: unless the power to do so has been expressly or impliedly SHERIFF’S FEES: granted. There is no express statutory authority for […]

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OPINION NO. 153-78 (1978)

Mr. James R. Butler Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion October 26, 1978 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS OPINION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.] ESCHEAT: The posting of quarterly and SAVINGS AND LOAN: annual statements of earned CONSUMER AFFAIRS, REGULATION, dividends in the United States AND LICENSING: mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the last known address of the […]

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OPINION NO. 63-82 (1982)

Mr. Fred A. Lafser Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion March 16, 1982 FILED 63 Mr. Fred A. Lafser Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources 1915 Southridge Plaza Jefferson City, MO 65101 JOHN ASHCROFT Dear Mr. Lafser: This letter, and the attached Memorandum Opinion which was prepared by my assistant, Kirk Lohman, and which I […]

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OPINION LETTER NO. 142-2011 (2011)

Thomas A. Schweich Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion October 13, 2011 Topics: Initiatives Initiative Petition Attached is Missouri Attorney General Opinion Letter No. 142-2011 issued on October 13, 2011. For purposes of indexing, we are summarizing the opinion as follows: Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary […]

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OPINION NO. 2-84 (1984)

The Honorable John A. Birch Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion January 19, 1984 (CORRECTED) The Honorable John A. Birch Representative, District 17 10106 N.E. 72nd Street Kansas City, Missouri 64152 JOHN ASHCROFT Dear Representative Birch: This letter is in response to your questions asking as follows: Does a county planning and zoning commission created […]

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OPINION NO. 133-2009 (2009)

Robin Carnahan Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion June 25, 2009 Topics: Initiative Petition Initiatives Summary conclusion: Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition sample sheet (version 1) to amend Article III of the Missouri Constitution submitted by Todd Jones. The Honorable Robin Carnahan Missouri Secretary of State James […]

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OPINION NO. 17-83 (1983)

Frank H. Strong Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion February 14, 1983 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS OPINION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.] FILED 17 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS: An industrial development SUNSHINE LAW: authority organized PUBLIC MEETINGS: pursuant to PUBLIC RECORDS: Chapter 349, RSMo, is a public governmental body subject to the provisions of the Sunshine Law, Chapter 610, […]

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