WSR 07-16-013
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Filed July 19, 2007,
10:21 a.m.
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINIONWASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Washington attorney general issues formal published
opinions in response to requests by the heads of state
agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys.
When it appears that individuals outside the attorney
general's office have information or expertise that will
assist in the preparation of a particular opinion, a summary
of that opinion request will be published in the state
register. If you are interested in commenting on a request
listed in this volume of the register, you should notify the
attorney general's office of your interest by August 22, 2007.
This is not the due date by which comments must be received.
However, if you do not notify the attorney general's office of
your interest in commenting on an opinion request by this
date, the opinion may be issued before your comments have been
received. You may notify the attorney general's office of
your intention to comment by calling (360) 664-3027, or by
writing to the Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney
General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When you
notify the office of your intention to comment, you will be
provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are
interested; information about the attorney general's opinion
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for more information on how to join our opinions ListServ.
The attorney general's office seeks public input on the
following opinion request(s):
Opinion Docket No. 07-07-01Request by Bill Hinkle
Chair, Municipal Research and Services Center
1. Are the ordinance definitions of "criminal street
gang" and "criminal gang activity" unconstitutionally
overbroad because they could encompass lawful activities?
2. Is the criminalization of idling or loitering of
"criminal street gang" members, without any definition of
"idle" or "loiter" unconstitutionally vague because it would
not enable ordinary citizens to conform their conduct to the
law and because it does not provide sufficient minimal
standards to guide law enforcement officers?
3. Is the criminalization of idling or loitering of
"criminal street gang" members unconstitutionally overbroad
because it may criminalize lawful activities?
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