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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 11, 1997

All rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. 1 The rules shall include but shall not be limited to: (1) Rules to establish permissible and prohibited uses of plates. (2) Rules establishing … For the purposes of this Chapter, the commissioner or his aides and assistants, shall be qualified to take the acknowledgments herein required, for which no charge shall be made.

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Florida Attorney General Reports · Jul 7, 1978

Accordingly, a county is required to secure coverage by workmen's compensation insurance or establish itself as a self-insurer. See s. 440.38 , F. S. … (which, for counties, took effect on January 1, 1975), under which the state has waived sovereign immunity for tort liability for `itself and its agencies or subdivisions'; s. 768.28 (2), F.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 2008

It has been suggested, however, that the directors ofthe LNVA might themselves qualify as "employees" for purposes of section 49.069(c). Request Letter, supra note 1, at 2. … That statute, which is applicable to all "political subdivisions," is clearly broader than section 49.069(c) of the Water Code.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jan 16, 2026

- Page 45 874–75 (emphasizing “the economic realities . . . rather than the label” and holding statutory preferences were not “immunized from scrutiny because they purport to establish goals rather than quotas”). … Based on poverty levels and other metrics, certain areas in Texas qualify as “enterprise zones.” Id. § 2303.101.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 2006

While this may seem an anomalous result in that persons between the ages of 18 and 21 are still permitted to purchase lottery tickets, we believe that it clearly comports with legislative intent. … “Guardian” means “a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor’s property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.”

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 1966

The third element, the payment of consideration by the parti- cipants for the right to partlcipete, also clearly appears 8s a part of the referral Selling pkin agreement. … If Ch8IICeDredOmln8teS over Skill or .iUdnmed and uermeates the whole plan, a lottery is established: Sherwood & Roberts- Yakima, Inc. v. Clyde 0.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 1987

Moreover, there * no authoritative statement from ti: state courts or legislature defining who may qualify as a pauper. … That act established requirements p. 3860 Honorable John L.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 1969

A portion of the lines of each com- pany had been obtained by private easement from private parties before the roads or highways were established. … 1 and 6674w-5, VernonIs Civil Statutes, grant to the Highway Commisslon such power over State Highways within or outside the limits of any such city, and the exercise-of such power qualifies

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California Attorney General Reports · Dec 29, 1998

As for the Unruh Act, it gives physically handicapped persons the right to full and equal accommodations and services in business establishments. (Civ. Code, § 51.) … Appellants do not attempt to explain how it applies here, and in light of its history and express language, it clearly does not.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 11, 1990

The answer to this question is a qualified "yes". It is possible that a state officer or employee can legally be employed and receive compensation from more than one state agency. Some restrictions, however, apply. … The answer to this question is not clearly defined under Arkansas law. The answer may depend upon the distinct factual circumstances of each transaction. There are several provisions of law to consider.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jun 30, 1992

Section X1.103(a) of chapter 81 of the Health and Safety Code provides that acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and HIV test results are confidential, and that a person who "has knowledge of a test result may not release … Clearly, in informing the board secretary and executive director about a dental health care worker's HIV status without the dental health care worker's written authorization, the expert panel would reveal confidential information

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 25, 2006

R.S. 17:15 by qualifying the type of school employee listed in La. … R.S. 17:15 (A)(1)(a), based on the plain language used, clearly applies to individuals employed by a school board pursuant to La. R.S. 17:84.1 , 17:158 (A)(4) and 17:82 . However, La.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 1951

already established except ~uponthe vote of ‘~8majority of the qualified electors resid- zingin such elementary district;~pro~idod, however, that when any elementary s$hooZ district fails to have an average … CLearly, there has been no school operated in these five districts during the last three scholastic years.

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Florida Attorney General Reports · Aug 24, 1989

As a county hospital authority created by special act, the Hillsborough County Hospital Authority clearly would appear to fall within section 155.40 (1), Florida Statutes, which by its own terms applies to any county, municipal … Provide that the articles of incorporation of such not-for-profit corporation be subject to the approval of the board of directors or board of trustees of such hospital; (b) Require that the not-for-profit corporation become qualified

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 20, 2008

The judge of the county court shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county for the term of two years. … The proscription clearly applies to a sitting circuit judge, who must resign if he becomes a candidate for a "nonjudicial" office.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Nov 2, 1995

Ann. 20-701 et seq. ], to Establish New Procedures for the Creation and Dissolution of Suburban Improvement Districts, and for other Purposes." … Act 782 clearly states that it applies to districts in existence on March 16, 1981.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 12, 2009

The bonus was clearly precluded by the Regular Salaries Procedures and Restrictions Act, which provides in relevant part: No employee authorized by the General Assembly shall receive from appropriated or cash funds, either … Taxpayers in that case argued that the severance payment did not qualify as an expenditure for "maintenance and operation" under Ark.

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 1974

It is a well established principle that a statutory grant of an express Tawer carries with it by necessary implication every other power necessary for the execution of that power. … Normally, examinations are not administered to the “public” To qualify to take the examination in the Basic Sciences one has to meet other rigorous requirements.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 21, 2009

As to possible future legislation, perhaps the law could provide for an explicit statement to that effect to emphasize and clarify to persons with the HIV/AIDS virus that they clearly lose the right to confidentiality if … If future legislation would place any heavier burden on health officers to make such disclosures to third persons, we suggest that it also contain an immunity clause similar to the one in Connecticut General Statutes § 19a

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Texas Attorney General Reports · Jul 2, 1985

article 8306. 512f225-4191 V.T.C.S.. sets forth several specificinjuries for which "incapacity shall conclusivelybe held to be total and permanent,"thus qualifying … Section 12 providesin part: Where the liabi$ty of the associationor the extent of the injury of the employeeis uncertain, indefinite or incltpableof being satisfactorily established