Attorney General Opinions

Opinions Relevant to Counties

Opinion # 

Description

Link

Category

 S-485

County Office Hours

Link

Administration

 S-391 

Agreements for Mutual Aid (Peace Officers)

Link

Agreements

 S-827 

Eligibility for Appointment as Supervisor of Assessments

Link

Assessor

 S-799 

Obligation of County Board to Appoint and Assessor 

Link

Assessor

 S-784 

Removal from Office 

Link

Assessor

 S-506 

Inspecting of Records 

Link 

Assessor

 S-562 

Transfer of Functions 

Link

Auditor

 S-853 

Powers of Assistant Supervisor of Safety

Link

Authority

 S-347 

Authority to Contract with Taxing District to Defray Costs of Collection of Taxes 

Link

Authority

 S-266 

Regulation of Motor Vehicle Races and Stunts

Link 

Authority

 S-607 

Term of Office (Chairman) 

Link 

Board of Review

 S-440 

Expiration of the Chairman's Term 

Link 

Board of Review

 S-806

Referenda on the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds 

Link

Bonds

 S-864 

Fees and Salaries (Change in Law) 

Link 

Circuit Clerk

 S-639 

Circuit Clerk-State Officer

Link

Circuit Clerk

 S-674 

City Council Member and Supervisor of Assessments 

Link

Compatibility

 S-590 

School Board Member and County Board Member

Link 

Compatibility

 S-518 

County Board Member as Subcontractor 

Link 

Compatibility

 S-500 

County Board Member and Regional Planning Commission

Link

Compatibility

 S-419 

County Board Member Serving as Mayor, Alderman, Zoning Board of Appeals or Planning Commission 

Link

Compatibility

 S-333 

Township Assessor and Deputy Sheriff 

Link

Compatibility

 S-316 

Supervisor of Assessments and County Zoning Officer

Link 

Compatibility

 S-865 

Coroner Acting as Sheriff (Due to Vacancy) 

Link 

Coroner

 S-823 

Exemption of Coroner from Prosecution

(Peace Officer) 

Link

Coroner

 S-508 

Elimination of Coroner's Office

Link

Coroner

 S-324 

Removal of Bodies at Accident Scenes;

Coroner's Pronouncement of Death;

Conduct of an Inquest

Link

Coroner

 S-276 

Duty to Perform Autopsy

Link 

Coroner

 S-275 

Election of Coroner under the 1970 Constitution 

Link 

Coroner

 S-863 

Power to Retain Legal Counsel 

Link

County Board

 S-857 

Compensation of County Board

 (Salary Change) 

Link 

County Board

 S-850

Change in Method of Compensation

Link

County Board

 S-849

Meaning of "Term of the County Board"

Link

County Board

 S-808 

Auditing of Claims

Link

County Board

 S-797 

Leases Beyond the Term of the County Board 

Link

County Board

 S-759 

Power to Abolish Office of Public Defender 

Link

County Board

 S-680 

Change in Compensation 

Link 

County Board

 S-647 

Attendance at Closed Committee Meeting by a Board Member Who is Not a Member of...

Link 

County Board

 S-621 

County Board Member-Distribution of Liquor

Link 

County Board

 S-575 

Illegality of County Board Member Having an Interest in a Depository of County Funds 

Link 

County Board

 S-565 

Power to Retain Legal Counsel 

Link

County Board

 S-530 

County Board Member Vacancy 

Link 

County Board

 S-502 

Authority of County Chairman as Liquor Commissioner 

Link 

County Board

 S-474 

"County Board of Supervisors" Read as "County Board" 

Link

County Board

 S-466 

County Board Members' Terms of Office 

Link 

County Board

 S-448 

County Board Membership 

Link 

County Board

 S-370 

Authority of County Board to Issue Interest-bearing Orders not Payable on Demand 

Link 

County Board

 S-283 

Election of Board Members

Link

County Board

 S-645 

Juvenile Proceedings-Restrict News Publications 

Link 

Courts

 S-634 

Execution for Judgment 

Link 

Courts

 S-287 

Petit Juror Selection 

Link

Courts

 S-754 

Special Election for County Board Vacancy 

Link

Elections

 S-735 

Special Election for State's Attorney Vacancy 

Link

Elections

 S-707

Nomination of Independents for County Board 

Link

Elections

 S-677

Rental Expense for Polling Places 

Link

Elections

 S-668 

Board Districts Reapportionment 

Link 

Elections

 S-660 

Division of Precincts 

Link

Elections

 S-659 

Propositional Issues 

Link

Elections

 S-593 

County Power to Purchase Voting Machines 

Link

Elections

 S-558 

Compensation of Election Judges 

Link 

Elections

 S-511 

Filling of Vacancies in Nomination

Link 

Elections

 S-429 

Primaries-Change of Party Affiliation 

Link

Elections

 S-428 

Acceptance of Certificate of Nomination After Hours 

Link 

Elections

 S-359 

Authority of County Board to Provide for Caucus Selection of Board Candidates 

Link

Elections

 S-401 

Primary Election-No Candidate for One Political Party 

Link

Elections

 S-395 

Primary Elections in County Board Districts 

Link

Elections

 S-369

Appointment of Judges for General Election 

Link

Elections

 S-627 

Ethics Act-Special Districts 

Link

Ethics

 S-825 

Lease of Real Estate 

Link

Facility

 S-664 

Location of County Jail 

Link

Facility

 S-414 

Hours of Jail Inspection and Visitation 

Link

Facility

 S-564 

Tax Objection Fee 

Link

Fees

 S-555 

County Clerk's Fee for Extension of Taxes 

Link

Fees

 S-377 

State's Attorney's Entitlement to Fees

Link

Fees

 S-839

Gift of County Funds to Not-for-Profit Corporation

Link

Funds

 S-654 

Expenditure of Revenue Sharing Funds 

Link

Funds

 S-576 

Expenditure of Revenue Sharing Funds 

Link

Funds

 S-569 

County Board-Special Funds Authorize Payments 

Link

Funds

 S-717 

Health Department Merit Systems 

Link 

Health

 S-625 

County Public Health Department Authority 

Link 

Health

 S-615 

County and Multiple County Health Departments 

Link

Health

 S-517 

Community Mental Health Board Budget and Expenses 

Link

Health

 S-442

Funding of the Mental Health Board

Link

Health

 S-730

Obligation to Provide Office for Judges of Circuit Courts 

Link

Judicial

 S-583

County Law Library

Link

Judicial

 S-381

Eighteen Year Olds as Jurors

Link 

Judicial

 S-332

Preliminary Hearings-Transcripts

Link

Judicial

 S-330

State's Collection of Filing Fees and Sheriff's Fees

Link 

Judicial

 S-805

Deputy Sheriffs-Right to Unionize

Link

Labor

 S-804

County Highway Employees-Right to Strike

Link

Labor

 S-487

County Board Power- Collective Bargaining Agreement

Link

Labor

 S-768

Subdivision Plats

Link

Land Use

 S-691

Disposition of Excess Land

Link

Land Use

 S-493

Power to Develop Real Property Into Park Site

Link

Land Use

 S-867

Individuals Right to Record Proceedings

 

Public Meeting

 S-729

Public Meeting-Gathering on Private Property

Link 

Public Meeting

 S-726

Definition of Public Meetings

Link 

Public Meeting 

 S-697

Recorder of Deeds-Subdivision Plats

Link 

Recorder

 S-688

Recorder of Deeds-Exempt Fees

Link

Recorder

 S-682

Recorder of Deeds-Federal Tax Lien Notice

Link 

Recorder

 S-513

Authority to Challenge Sufficiency of Documents

Link

Recorder

 S-314

Inclusion of Nursing Home Levy in Country's Rate Limitation

Link

Revenue

 S-861

Change in Salaries of Elected County Officials

Link

Salaries

 S-777

Elected Officers-Changes in Salaries

Link

Salaries

 S-678

Clerk of the Circuit Court Salary Change

Link

Salaries

 S-658

Salaries-Recorder, Auditor and Circuit Clerk

Link

Salaries

 S-567

Salaries of Assistant States Attorneys

Link

Salaries

 S-554

Salary of County Board Member

Link

Salaries

 S-535

Compensation of County Board Members

Link

Salaries

 S-486

County Board Change in Compensation During Term

Link

Salaries

 S-477

Compensation of County Board

Link

Salaries

 S-467

Proper Official to Withhold Income Taxes on Portion of State's Attorney's Salary

Link

Salaries

 S-426

County Board Authority to Itemize Salaries of Employees

Link 

Salaries

 S-399

Increase in Salary of Assessor During Term of Office

Link

Salaries

 S-311

Salary of Assessor Dependent Upon Census

Link

Salaries

 S-667

Power to Provide Ambulance Service

Link

Service

 S-272

Ambulance Service

Link

Service

 S-858

Duty of Sheriff to Patrol Private Roads

Link 

Sheriff

 S-825 

Fee for Committing Prisoners to Jail 

Link

Sheriff

 S-617 

Deputy Sheriff Disciplinary Suspension 

Link 

Sheriff

 S-557 

Sheriffs Succeeding Themselves 

Link 

Sheriff

 S-422 

Sheriff's Office-Merit Commission 

Link

Sheriff

 S-393 

Sheriff's Appointment of Administrative Assistant 

Link 

Sheriff

 S-328 

County Merit Commission for Deputy Sheriffs 

Link

Sheriff

 S-327 

Sheriff's Office-Merit Commission 

Link

Sheriff

 S-814 

Duty to Defend County Officers 

Link

States Attorney

 S-745 

Compensation for Special State's Attorney 

Link 

States Attorney

 S-478 

State's Attorney Authority to Settle Lawsuits 

Link 

States Attorney

 S-723 

State Revenue Sharing Used by County Government 

Link 

Taxation

 S-672 

Cemetery Property Exempt from Taxation 

Link 

Taxation

 S-635 

Corporation Subject to Personal Property Tax

Link

Taxation

 S-632 

Reduction of Tax Rate 

Link 

Taxation

 S-494 

Delinquent Taxes 

Link 

Taxation

 S-488 

County Collector 

Link

Taxation

 S-367 

Imposition of a County Service Tax 

Link

Taxation

 S-317 

Payment Priority 

Link 

Taxation

 S-292 

Tax Deeds 

Link

Taxation

 S-763 

Bond Forfeiture 

Link 

Treasurer

 S-794 

Statutory Limitations on Deposit of County Funds

Link

Treasurer

 S-624

County Treasurer-Successive Terms 

Link

Treasurer

 S-573 

County Treasurer as Ex-officio County Collector 

Link

Treasurer

 S-845 

County Superintendent of Highways 

Link 

Vacancy

 S-801 

Zoning within 1.5 Miles of a City 

Link 

Zoning

 S-722 

Zoning Ordinance-EPA Regulations 

Link 

Zoning

 S-694 

Agricultural Uses (Livestock Concentration) 

Link 

Zoning

 S-505 

Zoning Commission 

Link

Zoning

 S-294 

Rezoning Applications

Link

Zoning