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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
08/09/79 Home Instruction of a Child in Lieu of Attending a Public School 115-166, Register, George
08/07/79 Public Officers and Employees; Conflict of Interest 122-35.43, 122-35.44, 14-234, Morrow, Sarah
07/31/79 Social Services; Child Support; International Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Obligations 52A-1, 52A-2, 52A-3, 52A-32, Ward, Robert
07/05/79 Requirement for licensing of Local Mental Health Facilities 122-35.36, 122-35.51, 143B-147, Bickel, R.J.
07/02/79 Motor Vehicle; Rules of the Road; Passing Where There are Solid Center Lines 20-150, 20-1500, McNaught, Claire
06/21/79 Relationship between Dept. of Administration & Office of State Personnel 126-3, 143A-34, 143A-368, 143A-6, 143A-84, 143B-370, Webb, Harold
06/18/79 Motor Vehicles; Failure to Decrease Speed 20-141, 20-176, McNaught, Mary Claire
06/15/79 Abortions, Physicians; Performance of Abortion After 20 Weeks of Gestation 14-44, 14-45, 14-45.1, Nelson, Lewis
06/05/79 Eligibility of National Guardsmen under Workmen’s Compensation 127A-108, 97-2, 97-92, Powell, Lieutenant J.S.
05/25/79 Public Records; Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System 132-1, 132-9, Barnes, E.T.
05/25/79 Public Officers; Filing Notice of Appointment to Public Office; Counties 115A-7, 143-35, Price, P. Eugene
05/23/79 Criminal Law and Procedure; Motion for Appropriate Relief 15A-1411, 15A-1415, Williford, Robert Earl
05/17/79 State Departments, Institutions and Agencies; Purchase and Contracts; Consultant Contracts 143-64-24, 143-64.20, 143-64.22, Todd, Thomas
05/16/79 Constitutional Laws; Interstate Commerce; Intoxicating Liquors N/A Mathis, Carolyn
05/11/79 Counties; Power to Acquire Property; Deed of Gift to County 153A-11, 153A-12, 153A-158, Marshall, William
05/07/79 Motor Vehicles – D.U.I. 20-179, Britt, George
05/01/79 Holding Three Public Offices Concurrently 128-1.1, Tate, E. Murray
04/19/79 Taxation; Intangibles Tax; Money on Deposit; Federal Stock Savings and Loan Associations 105-199, 54-1, Cole, W.L.
03/27/79 Motor Vehicles; Mo-peds 20-4.01, 20-50.1, Owen, Holis
03/27/79 Uniform Commercial Code; Warehousemen; Liens 25-7-209, 25-7-210, 25-7-210(7), 44A-2, 44A-3, Harris, Resa
02/15/79 Performance of Medical Acts by Registered Nurses 90-18, Epps, F.E.
02/01/79 Extra Territorial Jurisdiction; Nondiscrimination Agreement N/A Young, Charles
01/25/79 Licenses and Licensing; Licenses and Permits; General Contractors 87-1, 87-13, Wells, James
01/24/79 Motor Vehicles; Streets and Highways; Subdivision Streets; Public Streets 20-138, 20-140, 20-141, 20-4.01, McCormick, Edward
01/22/79 Sheriff; Execution; Duty of Sheriff to Discover Property of Judgment Debtor N/A Rosser, Lewis
01/15/79 Who May Have Keys to Office of Register of Deeds 153A-169, 161-4, Heath, Lula
01/12/79 Public Records; Confidentiality of Records; Social Services 110-130, 110-139, 110-140, 126-24, 153A-98, 160A-168, Powell, Philip
01/02/79 Confidential State Personnel Information 120-19, 126-23, 126-24, Henley, John
12/28/78 Banks and Banking: Foreign Corporations N/A Banks, Commissioner of
12/07/78 Municipalities; Operation of Water and Sewage Facilities by State Agencies 62-2, 62-3, Phillips, D.A.
11/22/78 Labor; The Uniform Wage Payment Law; Effect upon deductions from pay 95-161, 95-166, 95-168, 95-87, McMillan, J. Taylor
11/15/78 Public Records; Chemical Test Operator’s Log; Breathalyzer Rights Form 132-1, 132-2, 132-6, 15A-904, 20-139.1, 20-16.2, 20-161, Smith, Barbara
11/14/78 Public Records; North Carolina Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint; Right of Public Inspection 132-1, 132-2, 132-6, 148-74, 15A-302, 20-188, 20-42, 7A-148, Smith, Barbara
11/14/78 Public Officer Contracting with Corporation which he is Stockholder/Officer 14-234, Kime, John
11/10/78 Drivers’ Licenses; Financial Responsibility Act of 1 20-279.1, 20-279.13, 20-279.21, 20-279.5, 20-279.6, Register, Joe
11/08/78 Excise and Capital Stock Tax on Savings and Loan Associations 105-130, 105-228.22, 54-1, 54A-1, Cole, W.L.
10/31/78 Preliminary Evaluation of Defendant Incapable of Proceeding With Trial 122-58.16, 122-58.18, 122-58.3, 122-58.4, 122-58.6, 15A-1003, Thomas, William
10/31/78 Taxation; Ad Valorem Taxes; Mobile Homes; Tax Permits; Seller of Used Mobile Homes as “Retailer” 105-316.1, 105-316.2, 105-316.3, 105-316.4, 105-316.6, Killian, Leon
10/27/78 Register of Deeds; Mortgages and Deeds of Trust – Cancellation 45-37, Neumann, Howard
10/26/78 Petitioner in Involuntary Commitment Proceedings Involving a Prisoner 122-58.3, 122-85, Kornegay, Judith
10/20/78 Health; Immunization; Exclusion of Students from School 115-162, 115-205.12, 130-87, 130-90, MacCormack, J.N.
10/20/78 Infants and Incompetents; Day-Care Licensing; Construction of Criminal Statutes 110-102, 110-103, 110-85, 110-86, 110-98, Hardison, Harold
10/20/78 Mental Health; Involuntary Commitment; Transfer of a Respondent to a Private Hospital 122-58.8, 122-80, Lanning, James
10/06/78 Antitrust; Real Estate Brokers and Agents. 75-1, 75-2, Little, Blanton
10/05/78 Motor Vehicles; On-street Parking; Prima Facie Rule of Evidence 20-162.1, Fowler, Miles
09/22/78 Social Services; North Carolina Grant under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 110-117, 7A-278, Harper, Carl
09/18/78 Administration of Estates; Probates of Wills 31-11.6, 31-3.3, Smith, Carl
09/15/78 Health, Chiropractors; Access to X-Rays in Possession of Hospitals 90-153, Kemp, Ramey
09/05/78 Condition Subsequent; Undue Restraint Upon Right of Alienation 115-126, Meyer, Jones and Orcutt, Lucas, Rand, Rose,
08/29/78 Health, Certificate of Need; Coverage of projects commenced before January 1, 1979 131-170, 131-171, 131-174, Houseworth, Charles
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