Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Opinion letter to Bill Smith

Opinion letter to Larry R. Gale

Opinion letter to The Honorable Margaret Kelly,

Opinion letter to Lee Black, Ph.D.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Harry Wiggins

Opinion letter to The Honorable John E. Scott

Opinion letter to The Honorable Sue Shear

Opinion letter to The Honorable Doug Harpool

Opinion letter to The Honorable Travis Morrison

Nonsurgical embryo transfers in animals involves acts which constitute the practice of veterinary medicine and requires knowledge of veterinary medicine and such acts may only be performed in Missouri by one who is licensed by the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board under Chapter 340, RSMo 1978 and Supp. 1984, unless such person is exempt from such licensing requirement by Section 340.020, RSMo 1978, or any other applicable exemption from Chapter 340, RSMo 1978 and Supp. 1984.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Roger Wilson

Opinion letter to The Honorable Marvin E. Proffer

Opinion letter to The Honorable J. R. Strong

Opinion letter to The Honorable Robert J. Seek

Opinion letter to The Honorable William J. Fleischaker

Subsection 3 of Section 217.425, RSMo Supp. 1984, does not grant circuit judges, sheriffs and prosecuting or circuit attorneys a right to veto inmate furloughs granted by the Director of the Division of Adult Institutions of the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources or his designee .

Opinion letter to The Honorable Fred Dyer

Opinion letter to The Honorable Gary E. Stevenson

(1) Third class cities under the mayor-council form of government pursuant to Chapter 77, RSMo 1978 and RSMo Supp. 1984, may provide fire protection services outside the city limits, so long as the safety, health, welfare, property, or commerce of the inhabitants of the city are benefited thereby; and (2) such cities may enter into mutual aid agreements with "voluntary" fire service organizations, so long as the safety, health, welfare, property, or commerce of the inhabitants of the city are benefited thereby.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Roger Wilson

Opinion letter to The Honorable Edwin Dirck

Opinion letter to The Honorable Marvin E. Proffer

Opinion letter to The Honorable Weldon W. Perry, Jr.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Robert T. Johnson

The Board of Probation and Parole has the power to parole individuals committed to an institution under Sections 195.200.1(3) and 195.200.1(5), RSMo Supp. 1984, in that the prohibition against granting parole, probation, suspended sentences, or other forms of judicial clemency contained in Section 195.200.8, RSMo Supp. 1984, apply only to the Judiciary.

Opinion letter to Mary-Jean Hackwood

Opinion letter to Eugene J. Feldhausen

Opinion letter to Mary-Jean Hackwood

Opinion letter to The Honorable John L. Goldman

Opinion letter to The Honorable Carl M. Koupal , Jr.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Dennis Smith

Opinion letter to Dr. Arthur L. Mallory

Opinion letter to The Honorable Irene Treppler and The Honorable Frank

Opinion letter to Keith Birkes , .

Under Section 49.010, RSMo Supp. 1984, effective January 1, 1985, the “County Court” became known as the “County Commission”, and the county “Judges” became known as “Commissioners” of the county. “The Office of the Clerk of the County Court” became known as “The Office of the Clerk of the County Commission”.

Opinion letter to The Honorable James ‘Jay’ Russell and The Honorable Lester Patterson

Opinion letter to Carl M. Koupal , Jr.

(1) Elected circuit clerks other than the Circuit Clerk of the City of St. Louis are under the provisions of the State Legal Expense Fund; (2) the Circuit Clerk of the City of St. Louis, the Circuit Clerk of St. Louis County, and the Court Administrator of Jackson County are not under the provisions of the State Legal Expense Fund; (3) circuit clerks ex officio recorders of deeds are under the provisions of the State Legal Expense Fund except to the extent that they are performing duties as recorders of deeds; (4) deputy and division clerks are under the provisions of the State Legal Expense Fund to the extent that they are performing duties on behalf of the State and not recorder of deeds functions; (5) claims involving a circuit clerk's bond are not covered by the State Legal Expense Fund; (6) the ultimate question of whether coverage is provided any State officer or State employee depends on the facts of the particular case.

The Health and Educational Facilities Authority organized under Chapter 360, RSMo 1978 & Supp. 1983, is an instrumentality of the state for purposes of 42 U.S.C.S. Section 418 (L.Ed. 1978 & Supp. 1984) and Sections 105.300 to 105.440, RSMo 1978 & Supp. 1983.

A person who served in the General Assembly for two (2) biennial assemblies and who was a regular state employee for seven (7) years before terminating on or after July 1, 1981, is not a fully vested member of the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System under Section 104.335.2(2) of S.C.S.H.C.S.H.B. 1370, Eighty-Second General Assembly, Second Regular Session.

The retirement compensation provided by Section 476.530, RSMo 1978, is fifty percent (50%) of the compensation provided by law at the time the judge in question leaves office.

Opinion letter to The Honorable James W. Murphy

Opinion letter to Mary-Jean Hackwood

An industrial development corporation organized under the Industrial Development Corporations Act, Chapter 349 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1978, as amended, has the power and authority to issue revenue bonds and to loan the proceeds therefrom to a corporation for the purpose of refinancing and extinguishing outstanding indebtedness previously incurred by such corporation in connection with the purchase, construction, extension or improvement of a “project" as defined in the Industrial Development Corporations Act.

Opinion letter to Dr. Shaila Aery

Opinion letter to The Honorable James C. Kirkpatrick

Opinion letter to The Honorable James C. Kirkpatrick

Opinion letter to The Honorable James C. Kirkpatrick

The award of a Missouri student grant to a recipient who intends to undertake a career in religious work does not violate Article I, Section 7, of the Missouri Constitution.

Opinion letter to The Honorable Harry Hill