2010 Opinions
- Opinion No. 10-01, Effect of 2009 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 324, on blood tests for alcohol or drug content, January 13, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-02, State Legislator Contracting with Non-Profit State Grant Recipient: Use of State Grant Funds, January 14, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-03, Requirement of Local Governments to Provide Police, Fire, and Medical Services, January 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-04, Written authorization required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-16-112(a) to tow vehicle, January 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-05, Union City Hotel-Motel Tax, January 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-06, Ex Parte Order of Protection, January 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-07, Authority of Board of Probation and Parole to Supervise Individuals on Pretrial Diversion, January 22, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-08, Deputy Sheriff as Candidate for County Commission, January 25, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-09, Tennessee Real Estate Commission Education Course Approval, January 26, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-10, Constitutionality of criminal penalties for unauthorized sale, possession and use of fireworks,
- Opinion No. 10-11, Constitutionality of Restriction on Fund-Raising Activities of Incumbent Legislators, January 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-12, Ability of Municipalities to Charge a Fee for Building Permits for Agricultural Land, January 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-013, Withdrawn, February 2, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-14, Vendors’ Contractual Rights Under the State and Federal Constitutions, February 16, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-15, Prohibition of Multiple Adult-Oriented Establishments in the Same Building or Structure, February 17, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-16, Appointments to County Adult-Oriented Establishment Board, February 17, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-17, Traffic Cameras, February 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-18, Authority of Judge Exercising General Sessions Court Jurisdiction to Expunge Defendant’s Criminal Record, February 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-19, Local Community Groups as Nonprofit Organizations Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-9-109, February 23, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-20, Juvenile Court’s Authority to Release Delinquent Child from DCS Custody, February 23, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-021, Withdrawn, February 2, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-22, Rules Implementing the Tamper-Resistant Prescription Act, March 1, 2010, March 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-23, Corporate Criminal Responsibility under Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-16-602(c), March 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-24, Separation of powers with regards to the regulation of the practice of law, March 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-25, Whether an “Evaluation” of Real Property Constitutes an “Appraisal” and an “Appraisal Report”, March 5, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-26, Vacancies on local boards of education, March 8, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-27, Fees and regulations for construction of schools in special school districts,
- Opinion No. 10-28, Law Enforcement Officers Employed By Judicial District Task Forces, March 8, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-29, Deputy Sheriff as Candidate for Political Office, March 10, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-30, Constitutionality of Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-19-132, March 11, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-31, Exceptions for Citations Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-118, March 11, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-32, Standards for Nursing Services in Residential Hospices, March 11, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-33, Private Act Authorizing Hancock County to Operate Home Health Agency Outside County, March 15, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-34, Establishment of New Specialty Earmarked License Plate Recognizing Catholic Charities, March 16, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-35, Performance Audit of the State Trial Courts for the 20th Judicial District, March 18, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-36, Requiring Local Education Agencies to Pay Portion of Health Insurance Costs from BEP Funds, March 23, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-37, City or County Mayor Running For State Legislature,
- Opinion No. 10-38, Rules of Board of Court Reporting, March 25, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-39, Filing of Disclosure Statements By Corporations For Independent Expenditures, March 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-40, Constitutionality of Proposed Amendment to H.B. 2726 Under Article II, Section 17, March 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-41, Funding Unemployment Benefit Claims, April 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-42, Constitutionality of Constitutional Amendment Endorsing Free Enterprise, April 6, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-43, Validity of SB 3498/HB 3433 and HJR 745 relative to health care, April 6, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-44, Assessment of Civil Penalty for Violation of Order of Protection, April 6, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-45, Execution of Charter School Agreements, April 9, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-46, School Board Member Conflicts of Interest, April 12, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-47, Constitutional validity of HB 2622/SB 2560 relative to health care coverage, April 12, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-48, Extent of Municipal Police Authority Beyond Municipal Limits, April 12, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-49, Applicability of Notification Provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-68-203 to Subsidiary Mergers, April 14, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-50, Application of Zoning to Sport Shooting Ranges under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-316(c), April 14, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-51, Voting under Charter Government Unification Act and Metropolitan Government Act, April 15, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-52, Establishment of New Specialty Earmarked License Plate Asserting that “Jesus is Lord”, April 15, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-53, Ordinance Imposing Fine Greater Than $50.00 on Large Motor Vehicles in Residential Areas, April 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-54, Coverage of Abortion Services, April 19, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-55, Four Lake Regional Industrial Development Authority: Appointing Executive Director, April 23, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-56, Patient’s Right to Privacy, April 26, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-57, Disclosure of Information Reported to the Tennessee Stroke Database, April 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-58, County Commission's Role in Funding Special School Districts, April 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-59, Conversion of the Shelby County School Board into a Special School District, April 29, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-60, Media Credential Policies Adopted by State Universities, April 29, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-61, Separation of Powers: Pretrial Diversion Legislation (HB 3283), May 4, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-62, Constitutionality of Amendment to Grandparent Visitation Statute, May 5, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-63, Comptroller’s Service on Proposed State Procurement Commission, May 5, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-64, Compensation for Interpreters for Indigent Criminal Defendants, May 6, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-65, Medication Aides Certified,
- Opinion No. 10-66, Constitutionality of requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, May 12, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-67, Submission by Private Entities of Lists for Appointments to State Boards and Agencies, May 17, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-68, Burden of proof related to sexual offenders residing with minors, May 17, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-69, Constitutionality of including a non-viable fetus as a victim of certain crimes, May 20, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-70, Law Enforcement Access to Information, May 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-71, Greenbelt Rollback Tax Liability on Land Converted to Exempt Status, May 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-72, Amending Transportation Act with Restrictive Caption, May 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-73, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation: Contract Amendments, May 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-74, Constitutionality of Felon Voting Restoration Bill, May 24, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-75, Constitutionality of Reducing Compensation of Appointed Counsel for Criminal Defendants, May 27, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-76, Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006, May 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-77, Appointment of Court Officer Authorized to Carry Weapon In Courtrooms, June 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-78, Federal Preemption of Proposed Amendment Related to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, June 2, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-79, Distribution of Tennessee Valley Authority Payments in Lieu of Taxes, June 3, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-80, General Sessions Court of Jackson County, June 3, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-81, Constitutionality of sex offender residency restriction pertaining to student residence facilities, June 8, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-82, Pirated and Bootlegged Movies and Music, June 11, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-83, Authority of County Mayor to Block Soil Conservation District Board's Appointment to Coordinating Committee, June 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-84, Mandatory Retirement Provisions for Revenue Regulatory Agents, June 23, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-85, Contracts for home stabilization following damage from vertical settlement, July 6, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-86, The State’s Sovereign Immunity From Local Air Pollution Control Requirements, July 13, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-87, Failure of County School Board Members to Attend Annual Training, July 20, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-88, Vacancy on County Board of Education, July 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-89, Ability of a Person Possessing Limited Communication Skills to Execute a Power of Attorney, July 29, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-90, Real Estate Licensing Requirements for Non-Tennessee Residents, August 2, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-91, Jurisdiction Over Parentage Actions in Shelby County, August 9, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-92, Hours for the Sale of Beer in a Municipality Located Within a Tennessee River Resort District, August 17, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-93, Seller-financing under the Tennessee Residential Lending, Brokerage and Servicing Act, August 24, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-94, Local Employee Running for Elective Office, August 27, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-95, Retroactive Effect of Amendment to Sheriff's Civil Service Law, August 27, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-96, School Fees, September 9, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-97, Notarization of Spouse's Signature, September 13, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-98, Implementation of Beer Permit Distance Requirement, September 15, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-99, Validity of Actions Taken by Board of Regents Where Board Was Improperly Composed, September 17, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-100, Payment of Garnishment Costs, September 27, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-101, DCS Authority to Reverse Child Protection Team Determination of Sexual Abuse, October 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-102, Hunting on Private Property, October 1, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-103, Drug Testing Fees, October 4, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-104, Metropolitan Government Charter: Expansion of Urban Services District, October 12, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-105, Preemption of HUD regulations by the Administrative Procedures Act, October 15, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-106, Relationship Between Social Security Disability Claims and Unemployment Insurance Benefits, October 27, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-107, POST Certification Of Bailiffs and Court Officers, October 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-108, Zoning Appeals by County Legislative Body under Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-108, October 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-109, Annexation under Metropolitan Form of Government, October 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-110, Fetuses as Victims of Criminal Offenses, November 3, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-111, Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officer Carrying Weapon to County School Board Meeting, November 3, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-112, Impairment of Judicial Compensation, November 8, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-113, Prohibiting the Sale of Beer Through Drive-Up Window, November 18, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-114, Timeliness of notification of conflicts of interest by persons taking depositions, November 24, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-115, Compensation Expense Ratio under Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-22-120, December 6, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-116, Effect of Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-124 (Supp. 2010) on admissibility of photographs generated by automated speed detection devices, December 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-117, Duty to Destroy DNA Samples and Records of Samples, December 21, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-118, Amendment of Private Act by Charter County, December 23, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-119, Contract between County-wide Fire Department and Nonprofit Fire Service, December 28, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-120, Sheriff’s Disregard of Chancery Court Order, December 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-121, Constitutionality of Captions under Article II, Section 17, of the Tennessee Constitution, December 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-122, Constitutionality of Captions under Article II, Section 17, of the Tennessee Constitution, December 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-123, Use of Restraint During Evaluation of Mentally Ill Patient,
- Opinion No. 10-124, Juvenile Court Official’s Providing Copies of Civil Petitions Alleging Child Abuse to District Attorneys General, December 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-125, Authority of Jury Coordinator to Select Prospective Jurors to Serve on Jury Panels, December 30, 2010
- Opinion No. 10-126, Open Meetings Act and Appointments by County Legislative Body, December 30, 2010