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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
01/20/98 Use of Navigable-in-Fact Streams without Consent of Riparian Owners 1-45.1, Whisnant, Richard
01/20/98 Community Colleges; Authority to Enter into Lease Purchase and Installment Purchase Contracts N/A Lancaster, H. Martin
01/16/98 General Contractors; Homeowners Recovery Fund 87-15.5, 87-15.6, Selph, Mark
01/14/98 Vacancies in Edgecombe County Board of Education 115C-37, Rountree, Charles
01/14/98 Definition of City and County Employee; Political Activities 14-92, 153A-98, 153A-99, 160A-169, Gilkeson, William
12/22/97 Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders; Liability 32A-15, 32A-24, 90-320, 90-32190-21.12, 90-322, Bailey, Bob
12/05/97 Conflict of Interest; Member of Tax Commission 105-290, 105-322, Shires, Janet
12/05/97 Excellent Schools Act; Scope of School Board Hearing under Excel. Sch. Act 115C-325, 115C-45, Hornthal, L.P.
11/26/97 Public Records; Settlements 126-22, 131E-257.2, 131E-95, 131E-97.2, 132-1, 132-1.3, Carmichael, Fred
11/14/97 Conflict of Interest 128-1.1, 143B-181.1, 143B-313.1, Gottovi, Karen
11/10/97 State Personnel Act 126-124.2, 126-34.1, 126-5, Penny, Ronald
11/06/97 Disclosure of Information Regarding Sole Provisional Voter N/A Gheen, Stephen
11/05/97 Video Poker Machines 14-306, Creech, Billy
11/04/97 Proper Disposition of Environmental Civil Penalties Collected 115C-457.1, 115C-457.2, 115C-457.3, Whisnant, Richard
11/04/97 Butner Planning Council; Town Manager 122C-403, 122C-412, Lodge, R. Marcus
11/03/97 Comprehensive School Health Education Program 115C-81, Thompson, Richard
10/14/97 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse 115C-400, 7A-543, 7A-552, Morton, Ernest
10/08/97 Magistrate Residency 7A-170, 7A-171, 7A-171.2, 7A-173, Phillips, David
09/29/97 Application of New Setbacks under the Swine Farm Siting 106-800, 106-803, Howard, Preston
09/22/97 Moratorium on Construction or Expansion of Swine Farms 120-29.1, Howard, Preston
09/16/97 Raleigh City Overtime Parking Fees; Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures 160A-175, Willoughby, C. Colon
09/16/97 Laws Authorizing Counties or Cities to Impose any Tax Must Comply N/A Tallent, Timothy
09/08/97 Determine Appropriate Level of License to be issued to a General Contractor 87-10, McComas, Daniel
08/29/97 Confidentiality of Proposed Business Development Investment Grant Program 158-7.1, Smith, Robert
08/25/97 Recognition of a Home School that does not Enroll Children of Compulsory School Age 115C-378, 115C-548, 115C-556, 115C-564, Capps, J. Russell
08/21/97 Eligibility of School Psychologists and Speech Pathologists for Career Status 115C-296, 115C-325, Deni, Jim
08/21/97 Felony Firearms Act 14-415.1, Martin, Michael
08/18/97 Lease Agreement between Henderson County and Hospital Authority 131-126.21, 131E-23, 131E-31, Stukes, Thomas
08/15/97 Confidentiality of Information Obtained During the Licensure Procedure 105-259, 132-1, 132-1.1, 132-6, 8-53, Hoggard, W.A. "Doc"
08/05/97 Sales Tax Refunds When Counties Purchase Personal Property 105-164.14, 115C-521, 115C-522, 115C-524, High, Robert
08/05/97 Advertisement of Indian Gaming Conducted Pursuant to the Tribal State Compact 14-299, Hipps, Charles
07/14/97 Constitutionality of Subsidiary Deduction for North Carolina Domiciled Corporations 105-130.7, Offerman, Muriel
07/10/97 North Carolina Student Loan Fund 116-201, 116-203, 116-204, 116-208, 116-209.3, Brooks, Steven
06/24/97 Limitations on Commercial Fishing Licenses Available to Non-Residents 113-152, 113-153, 113-154, 113-202, Preston, Jean
06/17/97 Receiving Judicial Retirement Benefits While Serving on the Federal Bench 128-21, 135-1, 135-100, 135-53, 135-55, 135-57, 135-72, 7A-51, Reeves, Eric
06/03/97 Public School Employees and Spouses of Public School Employees on State Board of Education 115-10, 115C-10, Robinson, Jay
05/28/97 Payment of Financial Institution Charges; Financial Privacy Act 53-9, 53B-4, 53B-9, 7A-101, Shumacher, Richard
05/01/97 Interest Expenses Incurred in Connection with Exempt Income; Adjustments to Federal Taxable Income 105-130.2, 105-130.4, 105-130.5, 105-228.90, Gamble, John
04/22/97 Amended Environmental Laws 143-215.114A, Albertson, Charles
04/21/97 Member of a Board of Education Serving as a Sports Official 14-234, Soo, Kenneth
04/21/97 Community College Services Provided to Inmates Housed in Private Prisons 115D-5, 148-37, Hackley, Lloyd
04/18/97 Agricultural Cost-Share Program 143-215.74, Ferguson, James
04/09/97 Providing Credits or Refunds to Individuals Who Paid Intangibles Taxes 105-267, Kerr, John
04/03/97 Release of Protective Services Information in a Child Fatality Case 108A-80, 7A-544, FitzGerald, Kevin
04/01/97 Inspection of Photographs in the Custody of Division Travel and Tourism 132-1, 132-6, Moran, Susan
04/01/97 Closed Session to Consult with an Attorney Employed or Retained 143-318.11, Carmichael, Fred
03/25/97 Durham County Hospital Corporation; Conflict of Interest 14-234, Jones-Richardson, Vedia
03/24/97 Proposed Use of State Revolving Funds for Loans to Privately Owned Public Water Systems 130A-313, 153G-1, 153G-9, Miles, Jessica
03/17/97 Public Records; Employee Personnel Information 126-22, 126-23, 132-6, Faulkner, Janice
03/16/97 Revocation of Concealed Handgun Permit 14-415.10, 14-415.11, 14-415.12, 14-415.18, 14-415.23, Joyce, Mike
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