2010 MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OPINIONS

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Opinion Date Topic Summary
17-2010 Apr 7 CHARTER CITIES.
CITY UTILITIES.
FEES.
MUNICIPALITIES.
ORDINANCES.
SOLID WASTES.
TRASH.
A charter city is authorized to impose a city-wide trash service upon its citizens. If the city chooses to make the service mandatory, a citizen may not legally refuse to pay for the trash services. The city may bill the service as part of a water bill, but only if the trash service fee is stated separately, and with the restriction that the city may not shut off other utilities for non-payment of trash service.
18-2010 Jan 7 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger (version 2a) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 92, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
19-2010 Jan 7 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger (version 4a) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 92, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
20-2010 Jan 7 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger (version 6a) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 92, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
21-2010 Jan 7 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger (version 8a) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 92, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
22-2010 Jan 7 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger (version 10a) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 92, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
23-2010 Jan 13 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition (version 2) submitted by Bradley Ketcher to amend Chapters 86 and 87, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
24-2010 Jan 14 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 1) pertaining to a statutory amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
25-2010 Jan 14 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 2) pertaining to a statutory amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
26-2010 Jan 14 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 3) pertaining to a statutory amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
27-2010 Jan 13 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Theo Ted Brown pertaining to the recall of a St. Louis County official.
29-2010 Jan 21 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 1) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
30-2010 Jan 21 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 2) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
31-2010 Jan 21 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 3) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
33-2010 Jan 29 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 2) pertaining to a statutory amendment to Chapters 86 and 87, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
36-2010 Feb 5 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 2) regarding a proposed amendment to Chapters 86 and 87, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
41-2010 Feb 25 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed to amend Article IV, Section 17 of the Missouri Constitution.
42-2010 Feb 25 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed pertaining to a constitutional amendment to Article IV, Section 30 of the Missouri Constitution.
43-2010 Feb 25 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed to amend Article IV, Section 36 of the Missouri Constitution.
47-2010 Dec 14 Board of Mediation.
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Disclosure of Records.
Employees.
Intellectual Property.
Mailing Addresses.
Open Public Records.
Personnel Records.
Sunshine Law.
The list of personal care attendants’ addresses cannot be closed under §610.021(13), which authorizes closure of “[i]ndividually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees…” because the names and addresses are not “records pertaining to employees” that can be closed under §610.021(13), nor “trade secrets” that can be closed under §610.021(14), via the “Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act,” §§417.450 to 417.467, because the list consists of information made public by statute. Therefore, the Sunshine Law’s general presumption of openness applies and the records are open.
50-2010 Mar 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed amending Article IV, Section 36 of the Missouri Constitution.
51-2010 Mar 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed amending Article IV, Section 17 of the Missouri Constitution.
54-2010 Mar 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed regarding a proposed amendment to Article IV, Section 36 of the Missouri Constitution.
55-2010 Mar 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed regarding a proposed amendment to Article IV, Section 17 of the Missouri Constitution.
56-2010 Apr 22 DISABILITY.
DISABLED PERSONS.
DISCRIMINATION.
HOUSING.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – HUMAN RIGHTS.
Persons who have disabilities that interfere with their ability to occupy a dwelling, but who can occupy a dwelling with reasonable accommodation, have a “disability” within the meaning of Section 213.010(4), and can file a complaint and bring suit under the Missouri Human Rights Act.
57-2010 Apr 22 DISCRIMINATION.
HOUSING.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – HUMAN RIGHTS.
The Missouri Human Rights Act protects from coercion, intimidation, and harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, or familial status any person who exercises their fair housing rights under the Missouri Human Rights Act.
58-2010 Mar 24 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition (version 2) submitted by Steven Reed to amend Article IV, Section 30 of the Missouri Constitution.
62-2010 Apr 9 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed (version 2) amending Article IV, Section 30 of the Missouri Constitution.
64-2010 Apr 15 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed (version 2) regarding a proposed amendment to Article IV, Section 30 of the Missouri Constitution.
65-2010 Apr 22 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Theodis Brown pertaining to the MOSERS Board of Trustees.
72-2010 May 26 FAIR BALLOT LANGUAGE. Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for the initiative petition relating to earnings taxes.
73-2010 May 27 FAIR BALLOT LANGUAGE. Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for the initiative petition relating to repealing the non partisan court plan.
74-2010 May 27 FAIR BALLOT LANGUAGE. Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for the initiative petition relating to dog breeders.
75-2010 May 27 FAIR BALLOT LANGUAGE. Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for the initiative petition relating to real estate taxation.
76-2010 June 7 BALLOTS.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
REFERENDUM.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1764 for a referendum to repeal and enact sections relating to insurance.
78-2010 June 23 FAIR BALLOT LANGUAGE. Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1764.
91-2010 Nov 12 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Herman Kriegshauser to amend Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
92-2010 Nov 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone to amend Article VI of the Missouri Constitution.
93-2010 Nov 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 1a.
94-2010 Nov 18 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 1b.
95-2010 Nov 24 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Richard LaViolette to amend Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
98-2010 Dec 2 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Herman Kriegshauser pertaining to a constitutional amendment to Article X, Section 25 of the Missouri Constitution.
99-2010 Dec 2 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Herman Kriegshauser regarding a proposed amendment to Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
100-2010 Dec 2 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Theodis Brown regarding a proposed statutory amendment related to Chapter 288, RSMo.
101-2010 Dec 9 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone amending Article VI, Section 21 of the Missouri Constitution.
102-2010 Dec 9 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition (version 1a) submitted by Ron Calzone amending Article VI, Section 21 and Article I, Sections 26, 27, and 28 of the Missouri Constitution.
103-2010 Dec 9 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition (version 1b) submitted by Ron Calzone amending Article VI, Section 21 and Article I, Sections 26, 27, and 28 of the Missouri Constitution.
104-2010 Dec 10 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Richard LaViolette pertaining to a proposed amendment to Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
105-2010 Dec 10 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone regarding a proposed amendment to Article VI of the Missouri Constitution.
106-2010 Dec 10 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 1a.
107-2010 Dec 10 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Ron Calzone regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 1b.
108-2010 Dec 15 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Matt Cologna to amend Chapter 115 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
109-2010 Dec 16 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Richard LaViolette regarding a proposed amendment to Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
111-2010 Dec 23 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition (version 1) submitted by Matt Cologna to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution.
112-2010 Dec 23 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition (version 2) submitted by Matt Cologna to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution.
115-2010 Dec 23 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Theodis Brown regarding an amendment related to the S.S.A.
116-2010 Dec 30 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Matt Cologna regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 115, RSMo.
117-2010 Dec 30 INITIATIVE PETITION.
INITIATIVES.
Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Matt Cologna regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 115, RSMo.

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