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Monthly Report - I &gal Opinions - Office of the Attorney General - Cali... http://agca.gov/opinioiis/nw)ntlilN ov/opinions/nxmthly rcport.p forensic blood alcohol program conducted in California relating to the requirement that a proficiency test sample be obtained from an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board approved test provider? (No -ton) 10-502 Does Title 10 of the United States Code limit the State's authority for fire protection on the California National Guard Base at Los Alamitos? (Carey) 10-503 For purposes of Government Code section 1090, are the financial interests of one spouse attributable to the other spouse when the spouses have entered into a premarital agreement specifying that neither has or shall have any financial interest in the income or assets of the other? (Lee) 10-504 Does the offense specified in Penal Code section 12072(d) and the punishments listed in Penal Code section 12072(8) apply to both the person transferring a firearm and the person receiving 0. (Carey) 10-702 May a majority of the members of a city council jointly tour the facilities of an agency that provides services to the city, without violating the Brown Act? (Nolan) 10-804 Can a judge voluntarily retired for disability with the approval of the Commission and the Chief Justice be certified to administer oaths under Code of Civil Procedure section 2093(c) and Government Code section 1225, which empower a "retired or resigned" judge who receives certification from the Commission to administer oaths, except a judge "who was retired by the Supreme Court for disability"? (Eisenberg) 10-901 1 _ The California State Council on Developmental Disabilities is seeking to set their quorum as a majority of members currently appointed, rather than as a majority of the Councirs statutory membership. in the absence of contrary statutory authority, can the Council set their quorum requirement in their Bylaws? 2. What effect do abstentions have on the outcome of a vote. (Nolan) 10-902 1) Does Government Code section 56375.3, pertaining to the annexation of substantially surrounded islands of unincorporated territory require annexation of the "entire unincorporated island' as set forth in subdivision (b) (1) and (2) of section 56375.3? 2) May a Local Agency Formation Commission spit up county unincorporated islands which exceed 150 acres into smaller segments of 150 acres or less for annexation and thereby avoid landowner/voter protest proceedings pursuant to section 56375.3(a)? (Wan) 10-1101 Does Vehicle Code section 21455.7, governing traffic signal timing, require that Caltrans and local agencies base minimum yellow cycle times on designated approach speeds? Does Vehicle Code section 21455.7 allow Cattrans and local agencies to interpret minimum yellow cycle times based on other provisions of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices such as turning movement and other type of signal mode that may change over time? (Garrey) 10-1103 May a director of the County Water Authority (CWA) who represents one of the member agencies of the CWA vote on an action coming before the board of the CWA in which the member agency has a financial interest, if the action does not concern any contract that is solely between the member agency and the CWA? (Eisenberg) 4 of 5 1124/2011 110 PV