2018 Opinions
- Opinion No. 18-01, Potential Liability for Disclosures Pursuant to Court Order, January 4, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-02, Prohibition on Selling Alcohol to Individuals Convicted of a DUI, January 11, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-03, Reporting Changes of Control of Corporations that Own and Operate Licensed Distilleries, January 31, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-04, Carrying or Possession of Firearms in Parks, Playgrounds, Civic Centers, or Other City or County Owned Public Venues, January 31, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-05, The Copeland Cap and the Rainy Day Fund, February 12, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-06, Exemption of Whiskey Barrels from Taxation, March 5, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-07, Powers of Citizen Review Boards, March 8, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-08, Authority of Community Corrections Officers to Conduct Searches, March 8, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-09, Municipal Enforcement of Traffic Laws on Interstate Highways, March 9, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-10, Constitutionality of the Short-Term Rental Unit Act, March 14, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-11, American Bar Association's New Model Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(g) , March 16, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-12, Taxation of Licensed Distilleries Selling Their Own Alcoholic Beverages for On-Premises Consumption Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-202(i)(4), March 16, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-13, Responsibility of Local Governments to Provide for Paupers’ Funeral Expenses, March 20, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-14, Constitutionality of Legislation Providing for the Appointment of Senior Business Judges , March 23, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-15, Tax Exemption for "Aged Whiskey Barrels" , March 26, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-16, Constitutionality of the Affordable Rental Property Act, April 2, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-17, Judicial Ethics and Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, April 3, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-18, Constitutionality of Legislation Exempting Obion County from Tax Law, April 4, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-19, East Tennessee Agribusiness Marketing Authority , April 12, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-20, State Board Member’s Ability to Contract with State Agencies, April 23, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-21, Trial Court Selection Process, May 24, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-22, Authority of an Off-duty Law Enforcement Officer to Carry a Firearm on Public or Private Property, May 24, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-23, Duties Under Tennessee Public Records Act, May 30, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-24, County’s Appropriation of Hotel-Motel Tax Revenue for Tourism Promotion, June 1, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-25, Text Messaging While Operating a Motor Vehicle in a School Parking Lot or Pick-up Line, June 13, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-26, Interpretation of the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee, June 27, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-27, Payment of Professional Privilege Tax for State Judges, June 29, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-28, Certificates of Authority for Nonresident Sellers and Direct Shippers, July 6, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-29, Voting Age in Municipal Elections, July 6, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-30, County Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, July 6, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-31, Tennessee State Employees Uniform Nepotism Policy Act of 1980, July 6, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-32, Authority of Municipal Airport Authority to Levy and Collect Fuel Flowage Fees, July 20, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-33, Establishment of a Business Court or Business Docket, July 30, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-34, Authority of the State Board of Education and Local Boards of Education, July 30, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-35, Exclusive Sponsorship of Events by Alcohol Industry Members, July 30, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-36, Duties of a Charter Commission, July 30, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-37, Applicability of Electioneering Disclaimer Requirements to Social Media Platforms, August 14, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-38, Use of the Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund to Pay for Global Positioning Monitoring Devices, August 16, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-39, Physicians’ Constitutional Right to Employment by Hospitals, August 17, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-40, Interpretation of “Office Expense” in Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-2-518, August 29, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-41, County Debt Financing, September 4, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-42, Alien Eligibility for Licensure from the Department of Commerce and Insurance, September 13, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-43, Compensation of General Sessions Clerk, September 17, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-44, Authority of POST Commission to Charge Fees for Firearm Certification, September 18, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-45, Authority of District Attorneys General to Bring a Civil Action Under the Scenic Highway System Act of 1971, October 24, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-46, Legalization of Marijuana, October 30, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-47, Automated External Defibrillators, November 21, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-48: Legality of Sports Betting in Tennessee, December 14, 2018
- Opinion No. 18-49, Disclosure of Travel Expenses by Members of the General Assembly, December 27, 2018