May 2004 |
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| Opinion # | Requestor | Summary |
| 04-030 | The Honorable Janet D. Howell Member, Senate of Virginia The Honorable Linda T. Puller The Honorable Mary Margaret Whipple |
Homeless residents of Commonwealth may register to vote in locality of Commonwealth, so long as they intend to remain in that locality for unlimited period of time. |
| 04-025 | The Honorable Hayden H. Horney Clerk, Wythe County Circuit Court |
Assets not part of probate estate are not subject to probate tax, even if assets are included in calculation of augmented estate. |
| 04-021 | The Honorable Harvey L. Bryant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach |
Disclosure by telephone company employees of contents of intercepted telephone conversations to law-enforcement officers and in testimony at criminal trial for offense of fraudulently obtaining or using telephone service. |
| 04-019 | Mr. John R. Roberts County Attorney for Loudoun County |
Amendment by county board of supervisors of zoning designation of property rezoned by prior board to more intensive use; repeal of ordinance adopted by prior board authorizing tax exemption by designation. Vested rights of property owner in prior zoning. |
| 04-017 | Mr. J. Thompson Shrader County Attorney for Amherst County |
Exemption from regulation as public dance hall only applies to restaurants in cities; no exemption for restaurants located in counties or towns regardless of size of dance floor. Restaurant that provides musical entertainment and meaningfully enforces prohibition against dancing is not subject to regulation as public dance hall. Attorney General declines to render opinion regarding local dance floor ordinance. |
| 04-014 | The Honorable Phillip P. Puckett Member, Senate of Virginia |
Authority for county to include variance procedure in its subdivision ordinance. |
| 04-008 | The Honorable Rossie D. Alston, Jr. Judge, Thirty-First Judicial Circuit of Virginia |
No authority for circuit court to waive order of reference with respect to children from foreign country involved in agency placement adoption proceeding. |