1982 Opinions Index

OPINION 82-001 (January 26, 1982)
APPROPRIATIONS: Propriety of Payments for Certain Legal Services from the Appropriation to the Speaker of the House

OPINION 82-002 (February 18, 1982)
MENTAL HEALTH: Authority of County Community Mental Health Board to Regulate Private Extended Care Facilities

OPINION 82-003 (February 18, 1982)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Meaning of the Term "local general purpose unit of government" as Used in Subsection 3(t) of the Environmental Protection Act

OPINION 82-004 (February 18, 1982)
REVENUE: Assessment of Land for Open Space Purposes

OPINION 82-005 (February 18, 1982)
FINANCE: Application of Section 9.05 of "AN ACT in relation to State finance"

OPINION 82-006 (April 19, 1982)
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Veterans Assistance Commission

OPINION 82-007 (April 20, 1982)
COUNTIES: County Board Indemnification of a Regional Board of School Trustees

OPINION 82-008 (May 5, 1982)
OFFICERS: Investment Authority of State Treasurer

OPINION 82-009 (May 14, 1982)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Whether Monies from the Illinois Hazardous Waste Fund May Be Used as the State Match for Federal Funds Provided for Cleanup Purposes Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

OPINION 82-010 (May 14, 1982)
REVENUE: Power of Taxing Districts to Abate Taxes Pursuant to Section 162 of the Revenue Code of 1939

OPINION 82-011 (May 14, 1982)
LIQUORS: Eligibility of Corporate Retailers to Hold Licenses When an "Affiliated" Corporation Becomes a Manufacturer Under the Liquor Control Act

OPINION 82-012 (May 14, 1982)
COUNTIES: Power of a County to Provide Police Protection

OPINION 82-013 (May 17, 1982)
STATE MATTERS: Powers of the Department of Public Aid

OPINION 82-014 (May 17, 1982)
FEES: Exemption of County From Requirement of Paying Sheriff's Fees

OPINION 82-015 (May 20, 1982)
PENSIONS: Certain Fees Received by State Court Reporters are Wages from Employment and as such are Covered by the Federal-State Social Security Coverage Agreement

OPINION 82-016 (June 28, 1982)
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE: Authority to Terminate Prosecution of Traffic Offenses

OPINION 82-017 (June 28, 1982)
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE: Appointment of Counsel

OPINION 82-018 (June 28, 1982)
COUNTIES: Disability Benefits for Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers Injured in the Line of Duty

OPINION 82-019 (June 28, 1982)
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE: Gambling Device Subject to Seizure by Local Authority

OPINION 82-020 (June 29, 1982)
COMPATIBILITY OF OFFICES: City Alderman and County Zoning Administrator

OPINION 82-021 (June 30, 1982)
SPORTS & GAMING: Illinois Lottery Law

OPINION 82-022 (July 20, 1982)
STATE MATTERS: Duty of the Auditor General to Audit the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court

OPINION 82-023 (July 23, 1982)
MOTOR VEHICLES: Effect of Unconstitutional Statutory Provisions

OPINION 82-024 (July 23, 1982)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Revolving Credit Agreements

OPINION 82-025 (August 3, 1982)
MOTOR VEHICLES: Duties of Circuit Clerks to Report Court Supervision Orders to the Secretary of State

OPINION 82-026 (August 10, 1982)
ELECTIONS: Date of Election of Members of Board of Community Consolidated School District

OPINION 82-027 (August 20, 1982)
REVENUE: Validity of Municipal Ordinances Imposing Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Taxes Prior to Effective Date of Enabling Statute

OPINION 82-028 (September 7, 1982)
ELECTIONS: Meaning of the Term "Qualified Electors"; Date for Determining Requisite "Number of Registered Voters in the Governmental Unit" under Section 28-7 of the Election Code

OPINION 82-029 (September 9, 1982)
SCHOOLS & SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Payment of Necessary Costs of Election and Confidentiality of Names on Petitions Filed Thereunder

OPINION 82-030 (September 13, 1982)
MEETINGS: Open Meetings Act - Application to Committees of a Public Body

OPINION 82-031 (September 13, 1982)
COUNTIES: Authority of County Board to Abolish Tuberculosis Sanitarium and Sanitarium Board

OPINION 82-032 (September 15, 1982)
MUNICIPALITIES: Police Services by Private Security Firm

OPINION 82-033 (September 17, 1982)
STATE MATTERS: The Capital Development Board May Acquire Title to Real Property for a Public Improvement Where the Mineral Interests Have Previously Been Severed

OPINION 82-034 (October 12, 1982)
COMPENSATION: Procedure for Payment of Annual Lump Sum Payments to County Clerks and Chief Clerks of County Board of Election Commissioners

OPINION 82-035 (October 19, 1982)
PUBLIC HEALTH: Contract for Food Sanitation Program Between Illinois Department of Public Health and County Health Department

OPINION 82-036 (October 22, 1982)
HOME RULE: Powers of Home Rule Units

OPINION 82-037 (November 9, 1982)
COUNTIES: Amenability of Drainage District to County Floodplain Ordinance

OPINION 82-038 (November 9, 1982)
REVENUE: Authority of Property Tax Appeal Board with Respect to 1981 Farmland Assessments

OPINION 82-040 (November 10, 1982)
STATE MATTERS: Propriety of Proposed Agreement Between Capital Development Board and Chicago Regional Port District

OPINION 82-041 (November 10, 1982)
MEETINGS: Closed Preliminary Hearings and Telephone Conference Calls

OPINION 82-042 (November 18, 1982)
LICENSED OCCUPATIONS: Theatrical Employment Agencies

OPINION 82-043 (November 18, 1982)
MEETINGS: Prisoner Review Board "Deliberations for Decisions"

OPINION 82-044 (November 18, 1982)
FEES: Obligation of Illinois State University and Board of Regents to Pay Sheriff's Service Fees

OPINION 82-045 (November 18, 1982)
REVENUE: Proper Distribution, by county, of Funds Received from the Personal Property Replacement Tax

OPINION 82-046 (December 14, 1982)
REVENUE: Requirement of Printing Tax Rate of Taxing Body on Tax Bills

OPINION 82-047 (December 14, 1982)
MOTOR VEHICLES: Disposition of Bail Bond Forfeitures

OPINION 82-048 (December 14, 1982)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Distribution of Unclaimed Dividends

OPINION 82-049 (December 14, 1982)
PUBLIC HEALTH: Jurisdiction of County Health Department over School Cafeterias

OPINION 82-050 (December 14, 1982)
REVENUE: Authority of Township Collector to Distribute Tax Money to Taxing Bodies

OPINION 82-051 (December 14, 1982)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Application of Wastewater Land Treatment Site Regulation Act to Disposal of Sludge in a Sanitary Landfill

OPINION 82-052 (December 14, 1982)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Hazardous Waste Disposal Fee - Authority to Collect Fee for Disposal into Deep Wells

OPINION 82-053 (December 14, 1982)
STATE MATTERS: Emergency Medical Services Systems Act - Application to Fire Protection Districts, Special Service Areas, and Ordinary Citizens Rendering Emergency First Aid Services

OPINION 82-054 (December 14, 1982)
HOME RULE: Application of Local Records Act to Home Rule Units

OPINION 82-055 (December 15, 1982)
REVENUE: Time Within Which Property Tax Exemptions Must be Filed

OPINION 82-056 (December 15, 1982)
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: Additional Franchise Tax - Basis for Computation

OPINION 82-057 (December 15, 1982)
MOTOR VEHICLES: Implied Consent

OPINION 82-058 (December 30, 1982)
FINANCE: Certification of Vouchers

OPINION 82-059 (December 30, 1982)
PENSIONS: Illinois State Board of Investment

OPINION 82-060 (December 30, 1982)
GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS & CONFLICT OF INTEREST: County Board Member/Lawyer