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EXHIBIT i
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS CO.
We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference to our
firm under the caption "General Information About the Fund - Legal Matters" in
the Statements of Additional Information for the Liquid Assets Portfolio and the
Prime Portfolio, both of which are included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13
to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(No. 33-66240), and Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (No. 811-7892), on Form N-1A of
Short-Term Investments Co.
/s/ BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 15, 2000
