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The Attorney General may issue legal opinions to state agencies and officials. These opinions provide advice on legal matters. While these opinions do not have the full effect of law or court order, they provide the State’s interpretation of the legal question presented and should be complied with by State agencies and officials.

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Date Title Statute Requestor
04/09/82 ABC Acts; Elections; Sale of Wine 18B-603, 18B-604, 18B-605, Fulton, Ann
03/29/82 Physicians; Board of Medical Examiners; Length of Service by Members 90-2, Newell, Josephine
03/18/82 Licenses and Licensing; Licensure Inspections of Hospitals 131-126.9, Wilkerson, I.O.
02/16/82 Authority of Local Board of Trustees to Adopt and Repeal a Tenure System 115D-20, 115D-5, Wooten, Kenneth
02/11/82 Wildlife Resources; Counties, Preemption of Ordinances 113-133.1, 113-291.1, 113-291.5, 113-291.6, Mullen, H.T.
02/02/82 Judgments; Interest on Costs 24-5, 24-7, Johnson, Charles
01/28/82 Meetings of Public Bodies; Public Records 132-9, 143-318.11, 143-318.16, 143-318.9, N/A
01/22/82 Health; Certificate of Need Application Process 131-175, Raynor, Joe
01/21/82 Taxation; Individual Income Tax; Domicil; Married Women 105-135, N/A
01/20/82 Weapons; Permit to Purchase N/A Roberts, J.B.
01/19/82 Weapons; Permits Required Pursuant to G.S. 14-409 14-288.8, 14-409, 153A-121, 153A-122, 153A-129, 160A-174, 160A-189, McGlothlin, Larry
12/31/81 Weapons; Automatic Weapons; Machine Guns 14-288.8, 14-409, Albright, L.G.
12/30/81 Retirement; Judges, Receipt of Benefits While Serving as Federal Judge 135-72, Barnes, E.T.
12/18/81 Highway Patrol; Public Officers and Employees; Use of Vehicles 143-166.14, 143-341, 20-183, 20-188, 20-190, Mitchell, Burley
12/18/81 Lotteries; Bingo; Raffles; Real Estate 131C-17, 131C-22, 131C-3, 131C-4, 131C-5, 14-290, 14-292.1, 93A-2, Riley, Randolph
12/11/81 ABC Acts; Alcoholic Beverages 18B-102, 18B-502, 18B-701, Murray, Donald
12/01/81 Purchase and Contracts; Department of Administration; Consultant Service Contracts 143-341, 143-64, 143-64.20, DeBruhl, Ray
11/03/81 Taxation; Income taxes, Corporations; Deductions, Charitable Contributions; North Carolina donees 105-130.9, 105-147, Matthews, W.B.
10/29/81 State Departments, Institutions and Agencies; Housing Finance Agency N/A Crosland, John
10/15/81 Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support; District Attorney 52A-10.1, 52A-3, 52A-9, 7A-272, 7A-49.2, Caldwell, Kermit
10/07/81 Application of Economic Recovery Act of 1981 105-130.3, 105-147, Lynch, Mark
10/07/81 Administration of Psychotropic Drugs to a Non-Consenting Defendant 15A-1002, Stevens, Henry
10/06/81 Access ot Confidential Medical Records and Information 8-53, 8-53.1, 90-21.20, Wilkerson, I.O.
09/28/81 Motor Vehicles; Public Vehicular Area 136-102.6, 20-166, 20-166.1, 20-4.01, Matthews, John
09/22/81 51-9 146-22.1, Grady, Charles
09/22/81 Requirement Provision of Local Impatient Services-Involuntary Commitments 122-1, 122-35.37, 122-35.38, 122-35.43, 122-58.2, 122-58.8, 143B-147, Morrow, Sarah
09/10/81 Municipalities; Conflict of Interest; Public Officers and Employees; Building Inspector 14-243, 160A-415, Holec, David
08/28/81 51-6 110-86, 7A-516, 7A-517, 7A-542, 7A-544, 7A-548, Riley, J. Randolph
07/20/81 51-2 126-16, 126-5, 135-1, 135-5, Robinson, Richard
07/02/81 Towing From Lots Owned by Private Businesses N/A Woodley, Chief F.M.
06/03/81 Public Officers and Employees; Off-Duty Policeman as Security Guard 160A-284, 74C-13, 74C-3, Ward, A.D.
05/21/81 Courts; Judges; Crediting of Purchased Military Service Time 135-10, 135-12, 135-17, 135-4, 135-5, 135-52, 135-53, 135-56, 135-9, 136-106, 153-53, 7A-52, 7A-53, Montague, Bert
05/04/81 Constitution, First Amendment, State Aid and Religion N/A Speight, W.W.
04/27/81 Prisons and Prisoners; Indeterminate sentences; parole eligibility 148-49.15, 148-58, 15A-1371, Blackwell, David
04/24/81 Weapons; Felony Firearms Act 13-1, 14-288.8, 14-415.1, 14-415.2, White, Charles
04/23/81 Savings and Loan Associations; Selling of Charter by an Association that is not Opened for Business 54-12, Cole, W.L.
04/22/81 Mental Health, Therapeutic Camps; Child-Caring Facilities; Sanitation; Licensing 108-78, 110-49, 122-72, 130-170, 72-46, Morrow, Sarah
04/15/81 Weapons; Machine Guns, Purchase By Collectors 14-288.1, 14-288.8, 14-402, 14-409, 14-409.9, 14-415, Radewicz, T.A.
04/14/81 Constitution; Courts; Judges; Qualification of Justices and Judges; Must be Attorneys, Exception N/A Jones, Arnold
04/13/81 Commitment to Division of Youth Services; Commission of Additional Offenses 7A-516, 7A-574, 7A-608, 7A-611, 7A-631, 7A-652, 7A-655, 7A-656, Morrow, Sarah
03/31/81 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program N/A Morrow, Sarah
03/30/81 Impact of Bankruptcy on County Claims for Welfare Payments Made N/A Morrow, Sarah
03/19/81 Municipalities; Company Police; Jurisdiction of 15A-405, 15A-501, 160A-281, 74A-1, 74A-12, 74A-2, Perry, Scott
03/03/81 Limitations on Utilization of Area Program Receipts for Services 122-35.36, 122-35.39, 122-35.46, 122-35.47, Morrow, Sarah
03/03/81 Motor Vehicles; Limited Driving Privilege; Prior Conviction 20-138, 20-139, 20-179, Copeland, James
03/02/81 Motor Vehicles; Mandatory Punishment for Driving While License Permanently Revoked. 20-179, 20-28, Osborne, Samuel
02/27/81 Taxation; Secrecy required of officials; Exceptions; Audits by State Auditor 105-259, 147-58, Brown, B.W.
02/27/81 Savings and Loan Associations; Merger 53-12, 53-12, 53-135, 54-1, 54-12.1, 54A-2, 55-106, Cole, W.L.
02/26/81 Lotteries; Bingo; Municipalities; Special Use Permit for Bingo Establishment 14-292.1, Everett, W. Harrell
02/18/81 Retirement; Federal Preemption 135-1, 143-469, Lee, E.E.
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