Official Opinions of the Indiana Attorney General
2020
2020-1 RE: Regulation of Online "Merchant Service Provider"
2020-2 RE: Municipal Utilities and Rental Properties Under Ind. Code § 8-1.5-3-8
2020-3 RE: Senate Bill 74 and Definition of Gender Under Indiana Code
2020-4 RE: Local Government Restriction of Firearms During Emergencies
2020-5 RE: Payroll Deductions for Public Sector Employees
2020-6 RE: Mask Mandate
2020-7 RE: Licensure of Internally Created Software Application
2020-8 RE: Restrictions on Religious Activities and Organizations
2020-9 RE: County Recorder Fees
2019
2019-1 RE: Regional Jails and Cooperative Agreements
2019-2 RE: Use of Digital or Electronic Signatures for Pleadings in Commission Proceedings
2019-3 RE: Expenditures from Tourism Funds to Benefit For-Profit Corporations
2019-4 RE: Liability for Extended School Bus Arm Signal Devices
2019-5 RE: Use of Drones in Administrative Inspections
2019-6 RE: The Restoration of Firearm Rights Under Indiana’s Expunction Statues
2018
2018-1 RE: The Constitutionality of 2018 Indiana Senate Bill 155
2018-2 RE: Indiana Election Commission/Lake County Small Precinct Consolidation
2018-3 RE: Authority to Fill Vacancy on Board of School Trustees of the Gary Community School Corporation and Appoint President
2018-4 RE: Opinion on Retailer Anti-Shoplifting Program
2018-5 RE: Data Breach Requirements as Applied to Municipalites in Indiana
2018-6 RE: Release of Personal Information on Accident Reports under APRA/DPPA
2018-7 RE: City Ordinance and the Regulation of Campaign Contributions by City Contractors
2018-8 RE: Alternative Wage Payment Arrangements and Educational Service Centers
2018-9 RE: Dual Office Holding Inquiry
2018-10 RE: Indiana Grain Indemnity Fund Collection Process
2018-11 RE: Reorganization of West Clark Community Schools
2018-12 RE: Meaning of the Word "Resignation" in Indiana Code § 5-8-4-1
2017
2017-1 RE: Municipal Regulation of Golf Carts
2017-2 RE: Dual Office Holding Inquiry
2017-3 RE: Sunday Sales of Non-Motorized Trailers
2017-4 RE: Deep Tunnel Easement Beneath Indiana State Fairgrounds
2017-5 RE: Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission on Disposition of Real Property
2017-6 RE: Lucrative Office Holder Inquiry
2017-7 RE: Cannabidiol and HEA 1148
2017-8 RE: Legal Immunity for Members of the Indiana Guard Reserve
2016
2016-1 Civil Liability Protection for Prescribers of Auto-Injectable Epinephrine
2016-2 Electronic Payment Policy and Electronic Funds Transfer
2016-3 Illinois Grain Elevators Participating in Indiana's Grain Indemnity Program
2016-4 Payment of County Recording Fees
2015
2015-1 Standing Orders by Indiana Prescribers under "Aaron's Law"
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2015-2 IEERB's Ability to Invoke the Rule of Necessity
2015-3 Indiana Death Registration System (IDRS)
2015-4 River Ridge Development Authority
2015-5 Dual Office Holding Inquiries
2015-6 Section 501(c)(3) organizations practicing dentistry
2015-7 Representation in Administrative Hearings
2014
2014-1 Medical Review Panel Chair Removal for Good Cause After 15 Days
2013
2013-1 Choice Scholarship Program
2013-2 Disbursement of county funds with county council appropriation
2013-3 Authority to prevent and control non-point source pollution
2013-4 Indiana's Power of Attorney Statute
2013-5 Process for Creation of Historic Preservation Districts
2013-6 State Boundary on the Wabash River
2013-7 Limited Liability for Agritourism Activities
2013-8 Applicability of Modified Adjusted Gross Income Methodology to State Plan Amendment
2012
2012-1 Slot Machine Wagering Taxes
2012-2 Contract Administrator for Project-Based Section Housing Assistance Payments Contracts
2012-3 Indiana Highway Laws of 1956 concerning weight limits
2012-4 Issuance of Driver's Licenses to Individuals in Deferred Action Status
2012-5 Inclusion or exclusion of Indiana State Prison inmates when calculating population for purposes of city council districts
2011
2011-1 - School Bus Fees via Third Party Provider
2011-2 Disposition of Uncashed Warrants Issued by the State Auditor
2011-3 County School Reorganization Plan
2011-4 Governor's Commission on Minority and Women's Business Enterprises and State Educational Institutions
2011-5 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
2011-6 Proposed City Ordinance in Fort Wayne
2011-7 Right to Transfer into Local Public School After Attendance at Charter School
2011-8 Sales Tax Collection Obligations in Relation to Out-of-State Purchasers
2011-9 Denying or Delaying Enrollment to Students who Attempt to Enroll After Deadline
2010
2010-1 Civil Forfeitures and the Common School Fund
2010-2 School Bus Rider Fees
2010-3 Legal Authority of City Redevelopment Commissions to Borrow and Bond
2010-4 Prosecutors Offices and Hatch Act
2010-5 Knox County Council Ordinance No. 2009-3
2009
2009-1 Dual Office Holding (Hammond City Council/Hammond Port Authority)
2009-2 Conflict in Statutory Amendments Passed During the Same Legislative Session (CORRECTED VERSION reposted on June 15, 2009)
2009-3 Hoosier Fund Indiana Local Government Investment Pool
2009-4 Authority for Oversight of Township Emergency Services
2009-5 Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs; Role of Proxies
2009-6 Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority
2008
2008-1 Applicability of the Indiana Tort Claims Act
2008-2 HEA 1001 and Transfer of Assessor Duties
2008-3 Power of a municipality to implement a "red light camera" program
2008-4 Disposition of Uncashed Indiana Tax Refund and Prisoner Discharge Checks
2008-5 Public Works Projects by School Corporations
2007
2007-01 Issuance of a retail beer permit to a limited liability company, one of whose members is a law enforcement officer
2007-02 Taxicab driver exemption from the passenger restraint law
2007-03 Passenger Restraint Laws under Indiana Code Chapter 9-19-10
2006
2006-01 Indiana Code section 4-13-2-14.8
2006-02 The Indiana Gaming Commission's authority to oversee local development agreements
2006-03 Legal Status of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis
2006-04 Disqualification from Assuming or Being a Candidate for Elected Office under Indiana Code section 3-8-1-5
2005
2005-01 Indiana Code section 36-8-4-6.5
2005-02 Whether a Garnishee is Considered a Defendant for the Purposes of Collecting Court Filing Fees under Indiana Code section 33-37-4-6 or 33-37-5-28
2004
2004-01 Constitutionality of "special legislation"
2004-02 Indiana Education Roundtable recommendations to the Indiana State Board of Education
2004-03 Solemnization of marriages under Indiana law
2004-04 Official duties of Circuit Court Clerks regarding marriage licenses
2004-05 Contracts for banking services for state agencies
2004-06 Existing and Planned Runways
2004-07 Gambling Tax Revenues and Historic Preservation
2004-08 Department of Insurance Bulletin 123
2004-09 Compensation for Elected City Officer
2004-10 Distribution of Wagering Tax Under Indiana Code Section 4-33-13-5
2003
2003-01 Distribution of County Option Income Tax
2003-02 Local ordinances and state laws
2003-03 School corporations unfunded retirement of severance liability
2003-04 Compensating firefighters for substituted hours
2003-05 Withdrawal from principal of the common school fund
2003-06 Smoking bans
2003-07 Political subdivision establishment of Rainy Day Funds
2003-08 Redevelopment Commission's acquisition and disposition of property
2002
2002-01 Authority of State Ethics Commission to enforce Executive Orders
2002-02 Funding for charter schools
2002-03 Jurisdiction of the Committee over computer software/hardware training programs
2002-04 Validity of county ordinance conferring merit status on deputy prosecutors
2002-05 Payment by public employers of group health insurance premiums
2002-06 Inventory Tax Deduction - HEA 1001
2001
2001-02 North Miami School Corporation and Indiana intercept statute
2001-03 Access to 911 database
2001-04 Constitutionality of school health service fees
2001-05 Political affiliation of appointees to county health board
2001-06 Use of Ind. Code § 36-8-16 funds to purchase radio equipment
2001-07 Use of proceeds of fundraising activities by a Soil and Water Conservation District
2001-08 Interpretation of IC 31-19-28-1 governing adoption decrees from foreign jurisdictions
2001-09 Legality of a "Skill Slot" machine
2001-10 Authority of County Treasurer to audit for compliance with Innkeeper's Tax
2001-11 Terms of employment for deputy prosecuting attorneys
2001-12 White County Bridge Commission
2001-13 Community College system