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Legal Opinions & Quo Warranto

As the chief law officer of the state, the California Attorney General provides legal opinions upon request to designated state and local public officials and government agencies on issues arising in the course of their duties. The formal legal opinions of the Attorney General have been accorded "great respect" and "great weight" by the courts.

Legal opinions of the Attorney General issued since 1986 may be viewed on this website and searched using the search links below. In addition to searching opinions by year and by key words or phrases, you may now search for opinions by specific citations.

Monthly Opinion Report - View the current report of pending assignments and activities of the Opinion Unit with links to newly issued opinions.

Yearly Index - View yearly indexes since 1997 with links to opinions published in a particular year.

Opinions Search - Search opinions issued since 1986 by word, phrase, or opinion number (e.g., 01-107).

How to Obtain a Copy

A copy of a published opinion may be obtained by contacting the Opinion Unit:

  • Office of the Attorney General
  • Opinion Unit
  • Attn. Stephanie Grimes
  • P. O. Box 944255
  • Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Printed volumes of Opinions of the Attorney General of California are published by Lexis Publishing and may be read in public libraries.

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Quo Warranto

A quo warranto action is filed typically to remove a person from public office. The Attorney General must approve all quo warranto actions filed by private individuals. This protects public officers from frivolous lawsuits.

Submitting Opinion Requests

Only those designated by law may request an Attorney General’s legal opinion. To learn more, see FAQs: Who may request an Attorney General’s opinion?

State and local public officials and government agencies authorized to request an opinion should submit their legal questions to:

  • Susan Duncan Lee
    Supervising Deputy Attorney General
  • Opinion Unit
  • 455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000
  • San Francisco, CA 94102

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