As the chief legal officer for the State of Idaho, the Attorney General has a duty to provide legal opinions to certain state officials when requested, upon questions of law relating to their offices.  Official legal opinions are published on questions of major importance and/or statewide interest.

Office of the Attorney General legal opinions generated between 1881 and 1984 are available by locating them in the appropriate annual report. Note: Reports for 1895 – 1896, 1953, and January through June 1954 are missing from the Office of the Attorney General archive. Annual reports are available here, or from the category filter below. Also, topical indexes are available for 1975 to present.