May 2003 |
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| Opinion # | Requestor | Summary |
| 02-015 | The Honorable Thomas A. Hazelwood |
Electric cooperative is required to pay local gross receipts tax in 2001 based on year 2000 gross receipts. |
| 02-122 | Mr. Paul S. McCulla County Attorney for Fauquier County |
County treasurer has no authority to serve as agent for town treasurer or finance director to collect town taxes. Appointment of county treasurer as treasurer for town located within county served by treasurer. |
| 02-138 | The Honorable William R. Janis |
Requirement that person lawfully arrested for violent felony provide saliva or tissue sample for DNA analysis; use of reasonable force to obtain DNA sample from arrestee who refuses to comply with applicable DNA statutes. |
| 03-018 | The Honorable Hullihen Williams Moore |
Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribal members are not subject to state or local tax for activities occurring on Indian reservations; consumption tax on electricity may not be collected from such tribal members living on respective Indian reservations for electricity consumed on those reservations. |
| 03-015 | The Honorable Kevin G. Miller |
Local governments have no authority to expend funds on advertising in support or opposition of local or statewide referendum question; may prepare and distribute neutral, nonpartisan statement of explanation of referendum question. |
| 03-020 | The Honorable Robert M.D. Turk |
Process by which chief deputy assumes duties of office vacated by commissioner of revenue is not ‘appointment.’ Qualifications necessary for chief deputy to hold local constitutional office he is entitled to assume. |
| 03-025 | The Honorable Ralph B. Robertson |
No authority for chief of police or Commonwealth’s attorney to withdraw or dismiss lawfully issued arrest warrant or summons, to ‘unarrest’ person lawfully arrested on warrant or summons, or for Commonwealth’s attorney to dismiss misdemeanor or felony charge leading to lawful arrest of accused, without showing good cause to court. |