8,473 official opinions issued by the Missouri Attorney General.
Opinion No. 127-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 16, 1996
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to changes in Chapter 290, RSMo.
Opinion No. 126-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 16, 1996
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to changes in Chapter 290, RSMo.
Opinion No. 125-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 16, 1996
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to changes in Chapter 290, RSMo.
Opinion No. 124-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 16, 1996
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to changes in Chapter 290, RSMo.
Opinion No. 123-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 16, 1996
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to changes in Chapter 290, RSMo.
Opinion No. 122-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 16, 1996
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to changes in Chapter 290, RSMo.
Opinion No. 80-96 — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES.; FOURTH CLASS CITIES.
Jan 12, 1996
No provision of the Clean Indoor Air Act, sections 191.765 through 191.777, RSMo 1994, prohibits a fourth-class city from enacting a more stringent ordinance that regulates smoking. However, any such ordinance must not attempt to permit what that Act prohibits or prohibit what that Act permits.
Opinion No. 106-1996 — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES.; CITY RECORDS.; FOURTH CLASS CITY.; MAYOR.; RECORDS.; SUNSHINE LAW.
Jan 12, 1996
The mayor of a fourth class city has the authority under Section 610.120, RSMo 1994, to look at records pertaining to cases closed under Section 610.105, RSMo 1994, for the purpose of reviewing the job performance of the appointed city prosecutor.
Opinion No. 196-96 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 1, 1996
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution by adopting new sections to be designated as Sections 15 through 22.
Opinion No. 190-96 — CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Jan 1, 1996
Section 506.145, RSMo 1994, does permit all persons over the age of 18 years to carry a concealed firearm.
Opinion No. 229-95 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 27, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the enactment of a new Section 578.050, RSMo, addressing exhibitions of fighting or wrestling involving animals or birds.
Opinion No. 212-95 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 22, 1995
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of sixteen initiative petitions relating to the amendment of certain sections of Chapter 290, RSMo, which sections pertain to the minimum wage rate.
Opinion No. 104-95
Nov 27, 1995
Letter to The Honorable May. E. Scheve .
Opinion No. 174-95
Nov 21, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Harold Caskey .
Opinion No. 180-95
Oct 30, 1995
Letter to The Honorable William P. McKenna .
Opinion No. 181-95
Oct 19, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Sheila Lumpe .
Opinion No. 151-95
Sep 25, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Harry Wiggins .
Opinion No. 130-95
Sep 11, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Don Steen .
Opinion No. 158-95
Aug 30, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver II.
Opinion No. 173-95 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 8, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Sections 47(a), 47(b) and 47(c) of Article IV of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 172-95 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 7, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution by adopting one new section, Section 18(e).
Opinion No. 170-95 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 25, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution by adopting one new section, Section 18(e).
Opinion No. 169-95 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 21, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Sections 47(a), 47(b) and 47(c) of Article IV of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 168-95 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 14, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution by adopting one new section, Section 18(e).
Opinion No. 159-95
Jul 10, 1995
Letter to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Opinion No. 157-95 — INITIATIVES.
Jun 5, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to a proposed law requiring a trust fund as a condition of issuing any permit, renewing any permit or granting any variance or modification pursuant to Chapter 643, RSMo, to a person for the thermal destruction of materials once contaminated with nerve gas agents or biological agents.
Opinion No. 154-95 — INITIATIVES.
May 18, 1995
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1994, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to a proposed law requiring a trust fund as a condition of issuing any permit, renewing any permit or granting any variance or modification pursuant to Chapter 643, RSMo, to a person for the thermal destruction of materials once contaminated with nerve gas agents or biological agents.
Opinion No. 147-95
May 2, 1995
Letter to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Opinion No. 54-95
Mar 6, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Joan Bray.
Opinion No. 68-95
Jan 1, 1995
Letter to The Honorable Jim Howerton .
Opinion No. 64-95 — INVESTMENT OF SCHOOL MONEYS.; INVESTMENTS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.; SCHOOLS.; SCHOOL FUNDS.
Jan 1, 1995
A school district may not invest surplus funds in an insured money market fund or a mutual fund because such funds are not included among the permissible investments enumerated in Section 165.051, RSMo 1994.
Opinion No. 103-95 — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES.; REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.; VILLAGES.
Jan 1, 1995
The phrase "expel any member" in Section 80.080, RSMo 1994, refers to expelling a member from a meeting and not to removing a member from office.
Opinion No. 212-94
Nov 10, 1994
Letter to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Opinion No. 200-94 — ARRESTS; POLICE.; POLICE RECORDS.; RECORDS.; SUNSHINE LAW.
Oct 14, 1994
(1) Police incident reports are open records except a) as closed by Section 610.150, RSMo Supp. 1993, the emergency number “911” statute, and b) as closed under the principles of Hyde v. City of Columbia , 637 S.W. 251 (Mo. . 1982); (2) police investigative reports are closed under Section 610.100, RSMo, as amended by Conference Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 554, General Assembly, Second Regular Session (1994) until such time as an arrest is made.
Opinion No. 192-94
Aug 25, 1994
Letter to The Honorable Bill Skaggs .
Opinion No. 166-94 — INITIATIVES.
Jun 3, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article of the Missouri Constitution, specifically by modifying Section 39(9) and adding a new Section 39(e).
Opinion No. 165-94 — INITIATIVES.
May 27, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article of the Missouri Constitution, specifically by modifying Section 39(9) and adding a new Section 39(e).
Opinion No. 60-94
Mar 24, 1994
Letter to William .
Opinion No. 141-94 — INITIATIVES.
Mar 11, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to campaign contributions, including a provision dealing with excess campaign contributions (your file reference ACORN-4).
Opinion No. 140-94 — INITIATIVES.
Mar 11, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to campaign contributions (your file reference ACORN-3).
Opinion No. 117-94 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 18, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 116-94 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 14, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 92-94
Jan 1, 1994
Letter to The Honorable Bill McKenna .
Opinion No. 152-94
Jan 1, 1994
Letter to The Honorable Norman L. Merrell .
Opinion No. 151-94 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 1, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the enactment of Sections 130.150 to 130.170 limiting contributions to candidates by political parties.
Opinion No. 150-94 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 1, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the enactment of Sections 130.150 to 130.170 limiting contributions to candidates by political parties.
Opinion No. 148-94 — INITIATIVES.
Jan 1, 1994
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to campaign contributions (your file reference ACORN-3).
Opinion No. 201-93 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 29, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition entitled Philadelphia II.
Opinion No. 194-93 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 27, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 192-93 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 14, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.