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Office of the Attorney General
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J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney General
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Formal Attorney General
Opinions
Formal Attorney General Opinions are available at the
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
January 28, 2010
County Boards May Not Reassign Appointment Powers Statutorily Vested in County Administrators or County Executives, Van Hollen Concludes in Formal Opinion
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December 30, 2009
Prosecutors May Not Forgo Filing Charges, Nor Can They Amend or Dismiss Charges, in Exchange for a Defendant's Agreement to Reimburse Law Enforcement for the Costs of an OWI Blood Withdrawal
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December 3, 2009
Law Enforcement Agencies May Not Retain Unclaimed Contraband
Money for Own Use
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December 3, 2009
Assistant District Attorneys on Furlough are Entitled to State Representation
and Indemnification if They are Carrying out Duties Within the Scope of Their
Employment
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November 18, 2009
Municipal Courts May Not Charge Separate Fees For Each Issuance of Process in a Single Action But May Allow For Costs To Be Taxed Against a Defendant For Each Service or Execution of Process Accomplished by Municipal Personnel
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November 16, 2009
Wis. Stat. § 12.13(5) prohibition
against disclosure of certain records and investigative
information related to possible violations of state elections,
lobbying and ethics law.
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November 16, 2009
As a law enforcement agency, a sheriff's department has
the ability to fingerprint individuals.
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November 12, 2009
Act 28 Requires Prevailing Wages to be Paid on Certain Public Works Projects Where one Municipality Performs Project for Another Municipality, Changing Current Law Effective January 1, 2010
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October 14, 2009
Van Hollen Issues Formal Legal Opinion Affirming the Ability of Counties to Enter Into Intergovernmental Agreements to Furnish Nursing Home Services to Medicaid-Eligible Persons
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July 13, 2009
Attorneys Who Have Had Their Law Licenses Revoked or
Suspended For Any Reason Are Not Entitled to Receive Permanent
Notary Public Commissions
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June 3, 2009
County Executives, Not County Boards, Have Power To
Appoint Member Of Public Inland Lake And Rehabilitation District
Board Commission
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April 20, 2009
Sheriffs May Not Lend Money To Persons Charged With A Crime So
That They Can Make Bail, AG Van Hollen Determines In Formal
Opinion
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December 16, 2008
Statutory Changes Allow State Of Wisconsin Investment
Board To Make Prudent Investments From Other Than Enumerated
List, Van Hollen Reasons In Formal Opinion
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October 29, 2008
A.G. Van Hollen Issues Formal Opinion On How 2001
Wisconsin Act 1 Has Impacted Prosecution Of Potential Violations
Of Election Laws, Lobby Laws And Ethics Laws
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October 24, 2008
Circuit Court Must Absorb Costs for Necessary Interpreter
Services
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October 1, 2008
Inter-Agency Law Enforcement Mutual Assistance Statute
Does Not Apply To Tribal Law Enforcement, Van Hollen Reasons In
Formal Opinion
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September 4, 2008
A.G. Van Hollen Issues Formal Opinion
Clarifying Relationship Between County Executive, County Human Services
Director, And County Health Officer
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August 7, 2008
Attorney General Van Hollen Issues Formal Opinion Relating To Appointment Of County Auditors and Limitations On A County's Ability To Transfer Functions Of A County Clerk To A Separate Official
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April 10, 2008
School Boards May Not Deny Enrollment To Students Based On Their
Expulsion From Private Schools Or Out-Of-State Public Schools
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April 8, 2008
A Former Judge Whose Judicial Term Has Not Expired May Not Serve
On Government Accountability Board
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February 20, 2008
Potential Jurors Must Be Summoned At Random
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February 14, 2008
Various Issues Concerning The Publication Of County Proceedings And The
Publication Of County Legal Notices
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February 14, 2008
How Gifts To County Human Services Departments Are To Be
Accepted By Counties
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December 20, 2007
State Law Prohibiting School District Transfer
Applications Based On Race Of Applicant Violates Federal
Constitution's Equal Protection Guarantees
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October 25, 2007
Illegal Aliens Not Eligible For State Licensing And
Credentialing
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June 8, 2007
A County Board May Not Appoint Two Persons From Same Town To
County Board of Adjustment
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June 8,
2007
A County Board Chairperson May Be Removed From Position By
Majority Vote Of County Board
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