Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGLO 1971 NO. 45 >

We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 5, 1971, requesting our opinion with respect to the proper person to be serving as legal counsel to Intermediate School District No. 103.

AGLO 1972 NO. 45 >

This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion on the following question:  "Is the expenditure of Traffic Safety Education Funds for the training of school bus drivers a legitimate and legal expenditure under the amended version of RCW 46.81 [[chapter 46.81 RCW]]?"

AGLO 1970 NO. 45 >

Reference is made to your recent letter requesting our opinion on the following question as paraphrased:

AGLO 1971 NO. 46 >

The United States Department of Labor has requested that you obtain a clarifying opinion from this office on the legal effect of the language of Chapter 1, Laws of 1971, specifically sections 2 and 8, which provide for retrospective operation of the conformity provisions of that law.  The question arises because section 11 of that act declares an effective date which has been determined to be January 17, 1971.

AGLO 1972 NO. 46 >

This is written in response to your letter dated June 6, 1972, requesting a formal opinion of this office with regard to a matter which was previously treated in a letter written to you by Assistant Attorney General Rodney Carrier on May 10, 1972.

AGLO 1970 NO. 46 >

You have requested our opinion as to the methods by which a county road may be established.

AGLO 1971 NO. 47 >

This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion as to the amount of salary payable to the court reporter for the judicial district comprising Kitsap county.
 
            As you have correctly pointed out, the salaries of court reporters are governed by RCW 2.32.210, which provides, in material part, as follows:

AGLO 1972 NO. 47 >

This is written in response to your recent request for our opinion on the following two questions:  "(1) If the wife of a chief deputy sheriff who is not covered under the Sheriff's Civil Service Act is employed as a deputy sheriff, is that contract of employment prohibited by RCW 42.23 [[chapter 42.23 RCW]]? "(2) Would your answer to question number 1 above be the same if the husband relinquished his position as chief deputy sheriff and reverted to a position as deputy sheriff covered by the Sheriff's Civil Service Act?"

AGLO 1970 NO. 47 >

This is written in response to your recent request for our opinion on a question pertaining to the investment of certain retirement funds in the shares of open end investment companies (i.e., mutual funds).  We paraphrase your question as follows:

AGLO 1971 NO. 48 >

This is written in response to your recent request for our opinion with regard to the constitutionality of a proposal to place the following section in the 1971-73 omnibus appropriations bill: