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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"

  • Click here for a chart detailing different paths to Naloxone as authorized by Aaron's Law.

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