2024 Official Opinions
Official opinions will be posted as they are issued, generally within 24 to 48 hours. Please check this page at regular intervals to determine whether additional opinions have been issued.
March
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Opinion # |
Requestor |
Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 22-053 | The Honorable Bryce E. Reeves, Member, Senate of Virginia | A response to inquiries regarding the scope of descendants’ rights to access to and to conduct activities at a family cemetery located on others’ private property. |
| 23-041 | The Honorable Ryan T. McDougle, Member, Senate of Virginia | The Virginia Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 does not prohibit a nonprofit organization from providing free or reduced-cost cybersecurity goods or services to Virginia campaigns. Provided such goods or services are furnished without the purpose of expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, they are not reportable contributions or expenditures under the Act. |
| 24-006 | The Honorable Dezarah Jessee Hall, Clerk, Wise County & City of Norton Circuit Court | Code § 18.2-308.02(B), as amended in 2020, does not require an individual who applies for renewal of an existing concealed handgun permit to provide proof of having attended in-person firearms training. An individual with an existing concealed handgun permit need not provide additional proof of competence in order to qualify for renewal. |
February
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Opinion # |
Requestor |
Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 24-003 | The Honorable C. Todd Gilbert, Minority Leader, House of Delegates | Under Code § 24.2-509(A), a political party may not select a nomination method, including a convention, that de facto requires covered voters to be physically present to participate or that otherwise has the practical effect of excluding their participation. |
January
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Opinion # |
Requestor |
Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 23-016 | The Honorable Joseph D. Morrissey, Member, Senate of Virginia | School boards have the exclusive authority to compromise claims against a school division and such authority includes the power to make confidentiality arrangements. A school division may withhold a settlement agreement that includes confidentiality or nondisclosure provisions to the extent the agreement was created for litigation purposes, but payment information contained in accounting records generally is subject to disclosure. |