Opinion No. 1995-375

Cliff Hoofman Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 15, 1995 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Cliff Hoofman State Senator P.O. Box 1038 North Little Rock, Arkansas 72115 Dear Senator Hoofman: This is in response to your request for an opinion on “the propriety or impropriety of the Secretary of State’s office […]

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Opinion No. 2009-072

Kathy Webb Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered July 9, 2009 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Kathy Webb State Representative Post Office Box 251018 Little Rock, Arkansas 72225-1018 Dear Representative Webb: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion concerning a newly marked product called “e-cigs.” You report that […]

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Opinion No. 1997-244

W.K. McGehee, Jr. Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered July 22, 1997 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable W.K. McGehee, Jr. State Representative P.O. Box 4106 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72914-4106 Dear Representative McGehee: This official Attorney General opinion is rendered in response to your question regarding the release of certain records concerning members […]

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Opinion No. 1998-180

Louis McJunkin Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 24, 1998 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Louis McJunkin State Representative P.O. Box 223 Springdale, Arkansas 72765-0223 Dear Representative McJunkin: This is in response to your request, on behalf of Springdale City Attorney Jeff Harper, for an opinion on the following question: A […]

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Opinion No. 1988-362

Terry Ballard Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion December 8, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General Mr. Terry Ballard Assistant City Attorney 2115 Main Street North Little Rock, AR 72114 Dear Mr. Ballard: This is in response to your request for an opinion pursuant to the A.C.A. 25-19-105(c)(3)(B) (Supp. 1987), a provision of the Arkansas Freedom […]

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Opinion No. 1986-47

Charles L. Robinson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion March 13, 1986 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General Charles L. Robinson, CPA Legislative Auditor State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Robinson: You have requested an opinion from this office regarding the following questions: 1. May the State of Arkansas purchase repurchase agreements? 2. Would the […]

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Opinion No. 2002-017

Barney Reeves Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 25, 2002 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General Mr. Barney Reeves, Director Alcohol Beverage Control Enforcement Department of Finance and Administration 1515 W. 7th Street, Suit 305 P.O. Box 2259 Little Rock, AR 722203-3259 Dear Mr. Reeves: I am writing in response to your request for […]

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Opinion No. 1992-154

Jim Stallcup Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 30, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Jim Stallcup Prosecuting Attorney Third Judicial District 225 West Elm Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 Dear Mr. Stallcup: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions: 1. Can a prosecuting attorney […]

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Opinion No. 1992-240

Bill Walters Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 2, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Bill Walters State Senator P.O. Box 280 Greenwood, Arkansas 72936 Dear Senator Walters: This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether a runoff election is necessary after a special election to fill […]

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Opinion No. 1994-224

Mark Riable Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion July 28, 1994 Winston Bryant, Attorney General The Honorable Mark Riable State Representative 16611 Burlington Road Little Rock, AR 72211 Dear Representative Riable: This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether local residents can exercise initiative and referendum in their communities. The answer […]

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Opinion No. 1993-266

Robert Dittrich Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered October 12, 1993 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Robert Dittrich Prosecuting Attorney 11th Judicial District 305 S. College, P.O. Box 6 Stuttgart, AR 72160-0006 Dear Mr. Dittrich: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the applicability of Act 605 of […]

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Opinion No. 1992-247

Cyd C. Tabyanan Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered August 25, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Ms. Cyd C. Tabyanan Bureau Chief Arkansas Democrat-Gazette P.O. Box 1847 Fayetteville, AR 72702 Dear Ms. Tabyanan: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which is […]

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Opinion No. 1990-047

Jack McCoy Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion May 7, 1990 Steve Clark, Attorney General The Honorable Jack McCoy State Representative 712 McNeil Street Malvern, AR 72104 Dear Representative McCoy: This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning whether the levy of a civil penalty by an executive agency regulation is violative […]

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Opinion No. 2000-323

Melinda S. Raley Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 8, 2000 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General Ms. Melinda S. Raley Deputy City Attorney 500 West Markham, Suite 310 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Raley: This is to acknowledge my receipt of the interlocal agreement entered November 5, 2000, between the City of […]

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Opinion No. 1996-318

Jim Hendren Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered October 7, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Jim Hendren State Representative Route 1, Box 260 Sulphur Springs, Arkansas 72768 Dear Representative Hendren: This is in response to your request for an opinion, on behalf of a constituent, regarding the circulation of initiative and […]

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Opinion No. 2002-151

Janice A. Judy Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 17, 2002 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Janice A. Judy State Representative 202 W. Maple Street Fayetteville, AR 72701-4132 Dear Representative Judy: You have requested my opinion on the issues raised by the following questions: (1) Who can surface discharge “treated” household […]

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Opinion No. 1995-012

James L. Foster Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered January 24, 1995 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. James L. Foster, Lieutenant Little Rock Police Department 700 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Lieutenant Foster: This is in response to your request, pursuant to A.C.A. §25-19-105(c)(3)(B), for an opinion on the legality and […]

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Opinion No. 2002-024

Preston Scroggin Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 25, 2002 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Preston Scroggin The Honorable Marvin Parks State Representative State Representative 59 Marshall Road South 44 Treasure Creek Road Vilonia, AR 72173-9335 Greenbrier, AR 72058 Dear Representatives Scroggin and Parks: I am writing in response to your […]

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Opinion No. 2002-324

Brenda Gullett Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 31, 2002 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Brenda Gullett State Senator #28 Longmeadow Pine Bluff, AR 71603 Dear Senator Gullett: You have presented the following question for my opinion: Is there a statute of limitations on how far back a local pension and […]

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Opinion No. 1992-146

Vic Snyder Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 1, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Vic Snyder State Senator 324 South Valmar Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Dear Senator Snyder: This is in response to your request for an opinion on several questions concerning the constitutionality of requiring political parties in Arkansas […]

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