Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Review and approval of a proposed fair ballot language statement with respect to House Joint Resolution 55, pertaining to the state pensions and compensation of certain officials.

Review and approval of a proposed fair ballot language statement with respect to Senate Joint Resolution 26, pertaining to a tax exemption and veterans' organizations.

Review and approval of a summary statement concerning a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the Missouri General Assembly (Senate Joint Resolution 26) relating to a tax exemption and veterans' organizations.

Review and approval of a proposed fair ballot language statement with respect to an initiative petition concerning the minimum wage.

Review and approval of a summary statement for an initiative petition for a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article I, Sections 26 and 28 relating to eminent domain (version 2).

Review and approval of a summary statement for an initiative petition for a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article VI, Section 21 relating to eminent domain (version 2).

Review and approval of a summary statement for an initiative petition for a proposed constitutional amendment to add a new section, Section 21(a), to Article VI relating to eminent domain and development of floodplains, wetlands, and agricultural land (version 2).

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note and fiscal note summary concerning an initiative petition to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 26 of Article I, relating to eminent domain (version 2).

Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to add a new Article XIV with subsections to the Constitution of Missouri relating to state spending.

Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to adopt and add a new article to the Constitution of Missouri to be known as Regulation of Human-Animal Crossbreeds, Cloning, Transhumanism, and Human Engineering Is Reserved to the People.

Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to amend Chapter 290 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, relating to the minimum wage.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to adopt a new Section 21(a) of Article VI of the Constitution of Missouri, relating to eminent domain and the development of flood plains, wetlands, and agricultural land (version 2).

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to amend Article I, Sections 26 and 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, relating to eminent domain.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition, to amend Article I, Section 26 of the Constitution of Missouri, relating to eminent domain.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to amend Article VI, Section 21 of the Constitution of Missouri, relating to eminent domain.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning an initiative petition (printed on cream paper) to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning an initiative petition (printed on blue paper) to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a summary statement prepared pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 2000, regarding an initiative petition (printed on cream paper) for a proposed amendment to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a summary statement prepared pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 2000, regarding an initiative petition (printed on blue paper) for a proposed amendment to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a summary statement prepared pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 2000, regarding an initiative petition (printed on white paper) for a proposed amendment to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning an initiative petition to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition, printed on cream paper, to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

An alderman or TIF commissioner who owns real property within a proposed redevelopment area has an "interest, direct or indirect, in any property" within a proposed redevelopment area, and that alderman or commissioner is thus barred by § 99.820.1(13), RSMo Cum. Supp. 2005, from voting on matters pertaining to the redevelopment plan for that area.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition, printed on blue paper, to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition, printed on white paper, to adopt a new section of the Constitution of Missouri, to be known as Section 37(b) of Article IV, relating to a tobacco tax.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning an initiative petition (version 4) to amend Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Missouri.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of Version 4 of an initiative petition to amend Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Missouri.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to amend Article IX, Sections 1 through 14 of the Constitution of Missouri.

Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning an initiative petition proposal relating to a constitutional amendment allowing candidates to file with multiple political parties and changing the nominating process.

The signature of a husband and wife who reside within a township are counted as two of the twelve petition signatures for purposes of Section 228.110. Residents who sign the petition may include residents of the township or townships through which the road runs, whose land is not contiguous with the road at issue.

Review and approval of legal content and form of a proposed summary statement prepared pursuant to Section 116.160, RSMo, concerning a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the Missouri General Assembly (Senate Joint Resolution No. 1) to reauthorize for ten years the one-tenth percent sales/use tax for soil and water conservation and state parks and historic sites and to submit this issue to a vote every ten years or at an earlier special election.

Review and approval of legal content and form of a summary statement prepared pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo, concerning the initiative petition proposal to amend Article IV, Section 36(a) of the Constitution of Missouri regarding the imposition of an additional sales tax for the promotion and development of technology parks in southwest Missouri.

Review and approval of legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning the initiative petition proposal to amend Article IV, Section 36(a) of the Constitution of Missouri regarding the imposition of an additional sales tax for the promotion and development of technology parks in southwest Missouri.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition regarding a proposal to amend Article IV, Section 36(a) of the Constitution of Missouri concerning technology parks.

The Jackson County Collector lacks authority to waive interest or penalties assessed on delinquent real or personal property taxes.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of a statutory initiative petition relating to electoral reform (version 4).

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to amendments to various provisions of the Constitution of Missouri concerning highways and transportation (version 2).

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to amendments to various provisions of the Constitution of Missouri concerning highways and transportation (version 1).

An action by an ambulance district to impose a sales tax pursuant to Section 321.552, RSMo Cum. Supp. 2002, and make an accompanying reduction in its tax rate as defined in Section 137.073, RSMo 2000, thus setting that tax rate at zero, does not interfere with the district’s entitlement to revenue from the replacement tax imposed pursuant to Article X, Section 6 of the Missouri Constitution.

The “same rate of taxation” in Section 182.610, RSMo 2000, refers to the current rate of taxation actually in effect for each county library district that proposes to consolidate. Therefore, to consolidate pursuant to that statute, the county library districts must have the same current tax rate in effect. It is not sufficient that the districts previously had the same rate approved by voters in the past.

There is no conflict between the provisions of Chapter 355, RSMo, requiring the release of addresses of members of not-for-profit corporations and the Federal Privacy Act.

All identifiable information regarding a juvenile in records of a juvenile court proceeding must be kept confidential unless the specific instances set forth in Section 211.321 are met.

Contracts subject to the provisions of Section 50.660, RSMo 2000, that are not let pursuant to those provisions are unenforceable against the county; however, the provider of the supplies, materials, or equipment has a cause of action for those obligations against the bond of the public official who acquired the supplies, materials, or equipment.

Municipal animal pounds are only authorized to impound or harbor dogs and cats. Decompression is not a recommended method of euthanasia by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel on Euthanasia. Therefore, a municipal animal pound is not authorized to use a decompression chamber to euthanize wildlife.

A recorder of deeds shall accept for recordation land surveys prepared by a registered land surveyor that has either an embossed seal or a rubber stamp of the surveyor's seal.

Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to amending of Chapter 386 by modifying Section 386.887, the Consumer Clean Energy Act.