August 2006 Opinions |
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| Opinion # | Requestor | Summary |
| 04‑085 | Colonel W. Steven Flaherty Superintendent, Department of State Police |
Chapters 981 and 1021 of 2003 Acts of Assembly and authority granted to Superintendent of Department of State Police under Chapter 2 of Title 52, §§ 52‑12 through 52‑15, may be read in harmony to certain extent; however, ultimate control over Virginia Criminal Information Network must remain with Superintendent. Federal regula-tions require Superintendent to retain control over Network. |
| 06‑054 | Mr. Ronald S. Hallman | Exemption for fire-fighting equipment from general highway size limitations; no exemption for such equipment from general highway weight limitations established for bridges and prescribed and posted by Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. |
| 06-046 | The Honorable Phillip P. Puckett |
Private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, such as Appalachian School of Law, may require criminal background searches as condition of employment; may request that candidates for admission consent to criminal background search as condition of matriculation. |
| 06‑036 | The Honorable Wyatt L. Overton Commissioner of the Revenue for Prince Edward County |
Vehicles titled to car dealership and available for sale constitute inventory stock on hand and must be taxed as merchants’ capital. |
| 06‑045 | The Honorable M. Kirkland Cox Member, House of Delegates |
Federal Communications Commission regulations preempt direct or indirect regulation of placement of satellite antenna dishes by General Assembly, unless regulations have reasonable and clearly defined health, safety, or aesthetic objective and do not operate to impose unreasonable limitations on, or prevent, reception of satellite delivered signals by receive-only antennas or impose costs on users of such antennas that are excessive in light of equipment purchase and installation costs. |
| 06-064 | The Honorable Frank W. Wagner Member, Senate of Virginia |
Natural gas company may enter onto landowner’s property where such landowner has not responded to notices given by company, provided company complies with notice require-ments for right of entry. |