Category: Arkansas Attorney General Opinions

John C. Ward Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion March 9, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General Representative John C. Ward 2705 Donaghey Drive North Little Rock, AR 72116 Dear Representative Ward: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the North Little Rock School District’s Drug and Alcohol Policy. You have asked […]

Sue Madison Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered November 15, 2010 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Sue Madison State Senator 573 Rock Cliff Road Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701-3809 Dear Senator Madison: You have requested my opinion regarding A.C.A. § 14-42-113, which explains how and when the salary of an elected city officer can […]

James Lee Witt Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered November 10, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. James Lee Witt Director, Office of Emergency Services State of Arkansas P.O. Box 758 Camden, AR 72032 Dear Mr. Witt: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding Act 511 of 1973, as […]

Lona Horn McCastlain Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered April 3, 2003 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Lona Horn McCastlain Prosecuting Attorney Twenty-Third Judicial District 301 N. Center St. Suite 301 Lonoke, AR 72086 Dear Ms. McCastlain: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion regarding certain actions of […]

James C. Scott Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 14, 1995 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable James C. Scott State Senator 321 State Highway 15 North Warren, Arkansas 71671 Dear Senator Scott: This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether the General Assembly can amend A.C.A. § […]

Billy Joe Purdom Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion September 26, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Billy Joe Purdom State Representative HCR 66, Box 34 Yellville, AR 72687 Dear Representative Purdom: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions: 1. Is it lawful for the elected county […]

Bob Johnson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 16, 2000 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Bob Johnson Speaker of the House P.O. Box 173 Bigelow, AR 72016-0173 Dear Speaker Johnson: You have requested an opinion concerning certain public school issues. Your questions are: (1) Is a principal considered a teacher for […]

Donald R. Sampson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered January 21, 1999 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General Donald R. Sampson c/o Ken Ferguson City of Pine Bluff Personnel Department 200 E. 8th Avenue, Room 104 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 Dear Mr. Sampson: You have requested an official Attorney General opinion, pursuant to A.C.A. § […]

Velora Bright Haltom Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 10, 1997 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Velora Bright Haltom Hempstead County Clerk P.O. Box 1420 Hope, Arkansas 71802-1420 Dear Ms. Haltom: You have requested approval, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act [A.C.A. § 25-20-101 et seq.], of a proposed interlocal agreement […]

Bill Walters Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion April 1, 1987 STEVE CLARK, 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 regarding Ark. Stat. Ann. 80-412 (Repl. 1980) [now codified as A.C.A. 6-13-213 (Supp. 1987], […]

Knox Nelson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion November 22, 1989 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Knox Nelson State Senator P.O. Box 5715 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611 Dear Senator Nelson: This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether Christmas trees are exempt from sales tax. Specifically, you note that the […]

Bryan B. King Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 9, 2011 Page 1 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Bryan B. King State Representative 871 County Road 814 Green Forest, Arkansas 72638-2657 Dear Representative King: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on a question I will paraphrase […]

Robert Thompson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 20, 2005 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Robert Thompson State Representative 414 West Court Street Paragould, AR 72450-4293 Dear Representative Thompson: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion concerning the continued contributions of Circuit Judge David Goodson to the […]

Clarence Bell Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion July 7, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Clarence Bell State Senator P.O. Box 282 Parkin, AR 72373 Dear Senator Bell: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the Arkansas Department of Human Services (“Department”) in its provision of protective services for […]

Frank White Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 12, 2001 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Frank White, Commissioner Arkansas State Bank Department 323 Center, Suite 500 Little Rock, AR 72201-2663 Dear Commissioner White: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions: 1. Is the […]

Robert N. Jeffrey Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 16, 2004 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Robert N. Jeffrey State Representative 181 Charlotte Ann Camden, AR 71701-9452 Dear Representative Jeffrey: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions: 1. Does having accepted an appointment […]

Wayne Dowd Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 1, 1999 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Wayne Dowd State Senator P.O. Box 2631 Texarkana, AR 75504-2631 Dear Senator Dowd: You have requested an Attorney General opinion in response to several questions concerning a Recorder-Treasurer in a city of the second class. You […]

Robbie Wills Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered November 20, 2007 Page 1 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General. The Honorable Robbie Wills State Representative Post Office Box 306 Conway, AR 72033-0306 Dear Representative Wills: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on several questions that have been raised by the […]

Mark Alan Smith Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered August 10, 2000 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Mark Alan Smith State Representative 4103 Lynn Drive El Dorado, Arkansas 71730-8668 Dear Representative Smith: This is in response to your request for my opinion on various questions relating to the grant process used by […]

Sam T. Heuer Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion October 13, 1986 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General Mr. Sam T. Heuer Prosecuting Attorney Sixteenth Judicial District P. O. Box 2174 Batesville, AR 72501 Dear Mr. Heuer: This is in response to your request for an opinion whether a person who owns and operates an establishment in […]