Opinion No. 2016-094 March 21, 2017 The Honorable John Cooper State Senator 62 CR 396 Jonesboro, AR 72401 Dear Senator Cooper: This is in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions concerning do-not-resuscitate orders in a school setting: Question 1: Are school districts required to comply with, or honor, a do-not-resuscitate order […]
Category: Arkansas Attorney General Opinions
Arkansas Attorney General Opinion No. 2017-038
Opinion No. 2017-038 March 23, 2017 The Honorable Henry �Hank� Wilkins, IV Jefferson County Judge 101 West Barraque Street Pine Bluff, AR 71601 Dear Judge Wilkins: You have requested my opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (�FOIA�). Your request, made as the custodian of the records, is based on Ark. Code Ann. � […]
Arkansas Attorney General Opinion No. 2017-029
Opinion No. 2017-029 March 20, 2017 Barry Emigh, Sponsor 1104 West Seventh Street Hot Springs, AR 71913-4225 Dear Mr. Emigh: I am writing in response to your request for certification, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. � 7-9-107 (Supp. 2015), of the popular name and ballot title for a proposed initiated measure. At the outset, I […]
Arkansas Attorney General Opinion NO. 2017-030
Opinion No. 2017-030 March 20, 2017 Mary L. Berry, Sponsor Post Office Box 511 Summit, AR 72677 Dear Ms. Berry: I am writing in response to your request for certification, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. � 7-9-107 (Supp. 2015), of the popular name and ballot title for a proposed initiated measure. At the outset, I […]
Arkansas Attorney General Opinion No. 2017-034
Opinion No. 2017-034 March 20, 2017 Jake Bleed, Director of Communications Department of Finance and Administration Office of Administrative Services 1515 West 7th Street, Suite 700 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Bleed: You have requested my opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (�FOIA�). Your request is based on Ark. Code Ann. � […]
Arkansas Attorney General Opinion No. 2016-134
Opinion No. 2016-134 March 7, 2017 The Honorable Clarke Tucker State Representative 111 Center Street, Suite 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4403 Dear Representative Tucker: This is in response to your request for my opinion concerning the so-called �competitive advantage� exemption under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at Ark. Code Ann. � 25-19-105(b)(9)(A). […]
Arkansas Attorney General Opinion No. 2016-132
Opinion No. 2016-132 March 7, 2017 The Honorable Jake Files State Senator 300 Free Ferry Landing Fort Smith, AR 72903 Dear Senator Files: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions concerning school district millage elections: May a school district employ a ballot that separates, and therefore permits separate […]
Opinion No. 2008-169
Brent Haltom Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 31, 2008 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Brent Haltom Prosecuting Attorney Eighth Judicial District South Miller County Courthouse, Room 6 Texarkana, Arkansas 71854 Dear Mr. Haltom: I am writing in response to your recent request for my opinion on the following eight (8) […]
Opinion No. 2010-143
John Threet Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 2, 2011 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General John Threet, Prosecuting Attorney Fourth Judicial District Washington County Courthouse 280 North College Avenue, Suite 301 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Dear Mr. Threet: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on a question I will […]
Opinion No. 2006-060
Allen Maxwell Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 20, 2006 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Allen Maxwell State Representative 188 Southern Oaks Monticello, Arkansas 71655-5737 Dear Representative Maxwell: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on four questions concerning Act 773 of 1999, the relevant part of […]
Opinion No. 1992-205
John Bynum Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered August 14, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable John Bynum Prosecuting Attorney 110 S. Fulton Street Clarksville, AR 72830 Dear Mr. Bynum: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which is codified at […]
Opinion No. 1992-295
Judy Seriale Smith Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered November 10, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Judy Seriale Smith State Representative P.O. Box 213 Camden, AR 71701-0213 Dear Representative Smith: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question: What role, if any, does a city […]
Opinion No. 2007-165
R.D. “Rick” Saunders Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 25, 2007 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable R. D. “Rick” Saunders State Representative 114 Burchwood Bay Cove Hot Springs, AR 71913-6784 Dear Representative Saunders: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions concerning Act 244 […]
Opinion No. 1998-122
Richard Hurley Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered May 7, 1998 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Dr. Richard Hurley, Director Human Resources Little Rock School District 810 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Dr. Hurley: This official Attorney General opinion is issued in response to your request, pursuant to A.C.A. § 25-19-105(c)(3)(B), for […]
Opinion No. 2010-023
Ruth Whitaker Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 25, 2010 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Ruth Whitaker State Senator Post Office Box 349 Cedarville, Arkansas 72932-0349 Dear Senator Whitaker: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the question of whether a city of the first class […]
Opinion No. 1993-045
Jerry Bookout Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered April 1, 1993 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Jerry Bookout State Senator P.O. Box 415 Jonesboro, AR 72401 Dear Senator Bookout: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding Act 673 of 1991 (codified at A.C.A. §§ 6-17-306, 21-4-102 and 21-4-212 […]
Opinion No. 2007-312
Mary Anne Salmon Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 20, 2008 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Mary Anne Salmon State Senator #29 Heritage Park Circle North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116-8528 Dear Senator Salmon: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions pertaining to fire […]
Opinion No. 2008-058
Ms. Shayne King Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered April 1, 2008 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General Ms. Shayne King, Human Resources Director City of Bryant 210 S.W. Third Street Bryant, Arkansas 72022 Dear Ms. King: I am writing in response to your request, made pursuant to A.C.A. § 25-19-105(c)(3)(B), for my opinion on […]
Opinion No. 2000-089
Oscar Stilley Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 15, 2000 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General Oscar Stilley, Attorney at Law Central Mall Plaza Suite 516 5111 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72903-2041 Dear Mr. Stilley: I am writing is in response to your request for certification, pursuant to A.C.A. § 7-9-107 (Repl. 1993), […]
Opinion No. 2002-152
H.G. Foster Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 17, 2002 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable H.G. Foster Prosecuting Attorney Twentieth Judicial District 801 Locust, P.O. Box 1105 Conway, Arkansas 72032 Dear Mr. Foster: I am writing in response to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Angela Byrd’s request for a follow-up opinion on the […]