2.2-505 - Official opinions of Attorney General. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-505. Official opinions of Attorney General.

A. The Attorney General shall give his advice and render official advisoryopinions in writing only when requested in writing so to do by one of thefollowing: the Governor; a member of the General Assembly; a judge of a courtof record or a judge of a court not of record; the State CorporationCommission; an attorney for the Commonwealth; a county, city or town attorneyin those localities in which such office has been created; a clerk of a courtof record; a city or county sheriff; a city or county treasurer or similarofficer; a commissioner of the revenue or similar officer; a chairman orsecretary of an electoral board; or the head of a state department, division,bureau, institution or board.

B. Except in cases where an opinion is requested by the Governor or a memberof the General Assembly, the Attorney General shall have no authority torender an official opinion unless the question dealt with is directly relatedto the discharge of the duties of the official requesting the opinion. Anyopinion request to the Attorney General by an attorney for the Commonwealthor county, city or town attorney shall itself be in the form of an opinionembodying a precise statement of all facts together with such attorney'slegal conclusions.

(Code 1950, § 2-86; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-118; 1968, c. 414; 1971, Ex. Sess.,c. 155; 1976, c. 715; 1999, c. 14; 2001, c. 844.)