1997 Opinions Index

Opinion No.	Summary
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97-013 Unpublished	Alcoholic Beverages - Montgomery County - Operation of Dispensaries - Authority of County Executive
82 OAG 3	Constitutional Law – Establishment Clause – Church's Use of Space in a Publicly Owned Facility
82 OAG 8	Constitutional Law – Establishment Clause – Statutes – Historic St. Mary's City Commission May Not Donate Property to Religious Organization – Grave Desecration Statutes Do Not Apply to Commission
82 OAG 15	Counties – Attorneys – Evidence – Public Information Act – "Client" of St. Mary's County Attorney Application of Attorney-Client and Other Privileges to Documents Prepared by County Attorney (97-028)
97-027 Unpublished	Charter Home Rule Counties - Elections - Special Election Procedures
82 OAG 23	Courts and Judges – Attorneys – Authority of Court of Appeals to Adopt Rule Authorizing Issuance of Subpoenas and Granting Immunity in Attorney Discipline Procedures
82 OAG 34	Courts and Judges – Criminal Law – Probation – Contribution to "Substance Abuse Fund" as Condition of Probation
82 OAG 44	Courts and Judges – Jurisdiction and Procedure – Waiver of Publication in Name Change Case
82 OAG 50	Criminal Law – Victims' Rights – Comparison of Proposed Federal Constitutional Amendment and Maryland Law
82 OAG 58	Criminal Law – Child Abuse – Applicability to Sexual Contact Between Teacher and Student After School Hours or Off School Premises
82 OAG 65	Education – Public Schools – Child Abuse Investigations – Personnel – Public Information Act – Disclosure to Parents of Inappropriate Relationship Between Student and Teacher
82 OAG 72	Family Law - Child Abuse - Disclosure of Information to Parole and Probation Agents
82 OAG 77	Financial Institutions – Mortgages – Prepayment Fees – Preemptive Effect of Federal Law on State Restrictions
82 OAG 84	Firearms – Handguns – Charter Home Rule Counties – State Preemption of Firearms Regulation Does Not Bar Ordinance Requiring Sale of Trigger Locks
82 OAG 87	Municipalities Annexation – Meaning of Requirement That Annexed Land Be "Contiguous and Adjoining"
82 OAG 94	Municipalities – Administrative Law – Disqualification of Legislator in Quasi-Judicial Proceeding
82 OAG 102	Procurement – Contracts – Torts – Scope and Legality of Liability and Indemnity Clause in Procurement Contract
82 OAG 111	Public Information Act – Vehicle Laws – Licensing – Driver's Right to Obtain Records Related to Continued Fitness for Licensing
82 OAG 117	Public Officers – Zoning and Planning – Standards for Removal of Planning Commission Member for "Malfeasance in Office"
82 OAG 125	Public Officers and Employees – Courts and Judges – General Assembly – Constitutional Law – Deputy Clerk of Court May Serve as Member of the General Assembly
82 OAG 131	Racing – Statutory Construction – Legality of "Cross-Breed" Simulcasting
82 OAG 149	Retirement Systems – Courts and Judges – Personnel – Eligibility of Masters for State Health Insurance Benefits
82 OAG 154	Sheriffs – Courts and Judges – Jurisdiction and Procedure – Service of Process in Gated Communities
97-024 Unpublished	State's Attorneys – Courts and Judges – Clerks of Court – Juvenile Causes Unpublished – Electronic Transmission of Juvenile Petitions With Digitized Signature
82 OAG 165	Statutes – Contracts – Negotiable Instruments – Statute Authorizing "Bad Check Fees" Remains Effective Despite Apparent Repeal
82 OAG 171	Taxation – Recordation Tax – Taxpayer May Not Obtain Refund of Tax Voluntarily Prepaid Under TP §12-197-05(f)(4)
82 OAG 180	Torts – Landlord and Tenant – Environment – Application of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Act
82 OAG 189	Vehicle Laws – Licensing – Motor Vehicle Administration – Procedures of Medical Advisory Board
82 OAG 197	Workers' Compensation Commission – Statutory Construction – Retroactivity – Applicability of Provision Imposing Annual Assessment