Legal Opinions of the Attorney General - Contact the Opinion Unit

To request a copy of an existing opinion, please contact:

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

Use this e-mail form to request a copy of an existing opinion or to express your questions or comments concerning the Attorney General Opinions. To submit your comments concerning pending matters appearing on the Monthly Opinion Report, please contact the Deputy Attorney General assigned to the matter by returning to the Monthly Opinion Report page and click on the assigned Deputy listed for that matter. Further contact information is available in the side bar menu under How to Solicit Views on Assigned Opinion Requests.

For other types of questions, comments and complaints, please contact the Public Inquiry Unit.

Please note, under Government Code section 12519, the Attorney General has statutory authority to give his/her opinion in writing to the following authorized requestors: constitutional officers, state legislators, state agencies, judges, district attorneys, county counsels, city prosecutors and sheriffs.

If you are a member of the public and you need legal advice, please contact a Private Attorney.

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