Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Opinion letter to John A. Pelzer

Opinion letter to The Honorable James R. Strong

Opinion letter to The Honorable D. Blunt

Opinion letter to The Honorable D. Blunt

Opinion letter to The Honorable Donald McQuitty

Opinion letter to The Honorable Rex R. Wyrick

Opinion letter to Weldon W. Perry, Jr.

Counties may cooperate with each other to jointly purchase metal culverts, connecting bands and grader blades, which are to be used for the individual needs of such counties; counties may solicit bids for their combined purchasing requirements of metal culverts, connecting bands and grader blades and purchase from the lowest and best bidder without individually inviting bids and comparing the bids from the individual invitation to those received from the combined bidding process; and, a combined competitive bidding procedure which allows the participating counties to decide what to invite bids on in regard to their own individual needs and allows them to accept or reject the bids received does not involve the improper delegation of the counties' executive duties.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Douglas Harpool

Opinion letter to Richard Rice

Opinion letter to Charles E. Kruse

Opinion letter to The Honorable James R. Strong

Concerning the screening of child care providers and employees under Senate Bill 401, General Assembly, First Regular Session, Sections 210.150 and 210.800 to 210.837, RSMo Supp. 1985 , hospitals and public schools do not come within the definition of “provider” and are not subject to the screening and disqualification requirements; a nationwide criminal review will be done on employees of providers; public elementary and secondary schools may request examinations of the central registry; exemptions may be granted to employees of the divisions of Youth Services and Family Services; and related questions.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Blunt

Members of the Missouri State Water Patrol may randomly stop vessels on the waters of the State of Missouri for the purpose of checking registration papers and safety equipment without probable cause, except (1) prior to April 1, 1986, water patrolmen may not board vessels for inspection purposes during night-time hours, and (2) on or after April 1, 1986, water patrolmen may not board vessels for inspection purposes without probable cause to believe a provision of Chapter 306, RSMo, is being violated.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Margaret Kelly,

Opinion letter to Carl M. Koupal , Jr.

Opinion letter to The Honorable John D. Wiggins

An optometrist certified pursuant to Section 336.220, RSMo Supp. 1984, to administer topically applied diagnostic pharmaceutical agents may also prescribe such diagnostic pharmaceutical agents, except controlled substances. Pharmacists licensed under Chapter 338, RSMo, may dispense drugs according to such prescriptions.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Fred Williams

Opinion letter to Carl M. Koupal , Jr.

Opinion letter to Frederick Brunner

Opinion letter to John G. Meyer

After the general assessment tax rate reduction, school districts may not increase their tax levies above the "tax rate ceiling" without voter approval, as provided for in Section 137.073.7, as enacted by Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 152, Eighty-Third General Assembly, First Regular Session. However, school districts will not be disqualified from receiving state aid under the Excellence in Education Act of 1985, Conference Committee Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 463, Eighty-Third General Assembly, First Regular Session, if they would have qualified for such aid but for the reduction required by Section 137.073 of Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 152, Eighty-Third General Assembly, First Regular Session.

Opinion letter to Carl M. Koupal , Jr.

Opinion letter to Paul R. , Ph.D., M.P.A.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Doug Harpool

Sections 144.700 and 144.701, RSMo Supp. 1984, require all revenue derived from tax money deposited in the School District Trust Fund, Section 144.701, RSMo Supp. 1984, including interest derived from such fund, to be credited to the School District Trust Fund and distributed in the manner provided by Section 163.087, RSMo Supp. 1984.

Opinion letter to Joseph J. O'Hara

Opinion letter to The Honorable Jean H. Mathews

Opinion letter to Dr. Arthur L. Mallory

Opinion letter to The Honorable Galen Browning

Opinion letter to The Honorable William J. Icenogle

Opinion letter to The Honorable Margaret Kelly,

Opinion letter to The Honorable David L. Rauch

Opinion letter to The Honorable Margaret Kelly,

Opinion letter to The Honorable Margaret Kelly,

The “preceding year” referred to in Section 139.600.1, RSMo Supp. 1984, is a calendar year.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Anthony D. Ribaudo

The gasoline inlet restrictor on motor vehicles is an air pollution control device.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Tom McCarthy

Opinion letter to Larry R. Gale

Opinion letter to Scott S. Sifferman

Opinion letter to Carl M. Koupal , Jr.

Opinion letter to John A. Pelzer

Opinion letter to The Honorable Wesley A. Miller