Opinion No. 1998-002

Pat Flanagin Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 13, 1998 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Pat Flanagin State Representative 935 N. Washington Street Forrest City, Arkansas 72335-2856 Dear Representative Flanagin: This is in response to your request for an opinion on a retirement issue under the “Municipal Judges and Clerks Retirement […]

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Opinion No. 1996-126

Brent Haltom Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered April 25, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Brent Haltom, Prosecuting Attorney Eighth Judicial District Miller County Courthouse, Room 6 Texarkana, Arkansas 75502 Dear Mr. Haltom: This opinion is being issued in response to your recent questions regarding the Nevada County Hospital. You indicate […]

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Opinion No. 1996-333

Stanley Russ Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 19, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Stanley Russ State Senator P.O. Box 787 Conway, Arkansas 72032 Dear Senator Russ: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the interaction of the new school funding formula passed in 1995 (see […]

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Opinion No. 1990-030

Thomas G. (Tom) Baker Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion April 23, 1990 Steve Clark, Attorney General The Honorable Thomas G. (Tom) Baker State Representative Route 1, Box 80 Alicia, AR 72410 Dear Representative Baker: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question: Is it lawful for a county […]

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Opinion No. 2001-070

Rebecca F. Ward Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 23, 2001 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General Ms. Rebecca F. Ward, LCSW Chair, Social Work Licensing Board 2020 West 3rd, Ste. 503 P.O. Box 250381 Little Rock, AR 72225 Dear Ms. Ward: You have requested an opinion concerning the phrase “representing oneself to be […]

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Opinion No. 2004-230

Sharon Trusty Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 23, 2004 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Sharon Trusty State Senator Post Office Box 9026 Russellville, AR 72811 Dear Senator Trusty: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions: 1. Would it be a conflict of […]

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Opinion No. 2009-164

George Hopkins Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 16, 2010 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General Mr. George Hopkins, Executive Director Arkansas Teacher Retirement System 1400 West Third Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Mr. Hopkins: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on several questions regarding how the Arkansas […]

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Opinion No. 1997-311

Mike Beebe Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered November 18, 1997 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Mike Beebe State Senator 211 West Arch Avenue Searcy, Arkansas 72143-5331 Dear Senator Beebe: This is in response to your request, on behalf of the Association of Arkansas Counties, for an opinion regarding the effective date […]

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Opinion No. 2007-204

T. Kenneth James, Ed.D Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered August 14, 2007 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General T. Kenneth James, Ed.D Commissioner of Education Arkansas Department of Education 4 State Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201-1071 Dear Dr. James: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following […]

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Opinion No. 2000-117

Jeremy Hutchinson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered May 12, 2000 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Jeremy Hutchinson State Representative #5 Mesquite Cove Little Rock, AR 72211 Dear Representative Hutchinson: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following question: Is there any constitutional infirmity in A.C.A. […]

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Opinion No. 2004-087

Barry Lee Emigh Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 25, 2004 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General Mr. Barry Lee Emigh 1104 7th Street Hot Springs, AR 71913-4225 Dear Mr. Emigh: This is in response to your request for certification, pursuant to A.C.A. § 7-9-107 (Repl. 2000), of the following popular name and ballot […]

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Opinion No. 1998-305

Kurt Knickrehm Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered January 29, 1999 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General Mr. Kurt Knickrehm, Director Department of Human Services P.O. Box 1437 Donaghey Plaza South Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 Dear Mr. Knickrehm: You have requested an official Attorney General opinion in response to the following questions: (1) Are psychiatric […]

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Opinion No. 2001-078

Doyle Webb Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 23, 2001 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Doyle Webb State Senator P.O. Box 2307 Benton, AR 72018 Dear Senator Webb: You have requested an Attorney General opinion concerning military leave for employees of a county sheriff’s office. Your question is: Is an employee […]

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Opinion No. 1991-187

Jay Bradford Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered July 2, 1991 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Jay Bradford State Senator P.O. Box 8367 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611 Dear Senator Bradford: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following situation: For the past seven years, the public has […]

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Opinion No. 1996-103

Randy Bryant Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered April 25, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Randy Bryant State Representative 14138 DeGraff Road Rogers, Arkansas 72756 Dear Representative Bryant: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding A.C.A. §8-6-205(a)(3) (Supp. 1995), concerning the disposal of solid waste. Specifically, you […]

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Opinion No. 1994-179

Tom Wynne Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion June 2, 1994 Winston Bryant, Attorney General The Honorable Tom Wynne Prosecuting Attorney Thirteenth Judicial District P.O. Box 748 Fordyce, AR 71742 Dear Mr. Wynne: This is in response to Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Caren Harp’s request for an opinion regarding the race for the District 10 […]

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Opinion No. 1992-261

Kent J. Rubens Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 17, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. Kent J. Rubens Chairman, Crittenden County Election Commission P.O. Box 768 West Memphis, Arkansas 72303 Dear Mr. Rubens: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the authority to redistrict the wards of […]

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Opinion No. 2003-167

Dwight Fite Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered August 1, 2003 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Dwight Fite State Representatives 1003 Highway 35 Benton, Arkansas 72015-5814 Dear Representative Fite: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on several questions concerning the filing of liens with the county recorder […]

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Opinion No. 2009-108

Bill Sample Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered July 13, 2009 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Bill Sample State Representative 2340 North Highway 7 Hot Springs, Arkansas 71909-9309 Dear Representative Sample: I am writing in response to your request for my expedited opinion on the following five (5) questions related to previously […]

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Opinion No. 2007-027

The Honorable R. Gunner DeLay Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 22, 2007 DUSTIN McDANIEL Attorney General. The Honorable R. Gunner DeLay Prosecuting Attorney Twelfth Judicial District Sebastian County Courthouse 35 South 6th Street Fort Smith, AR 72901 Dear Mr. DeLay: I am writing in response to Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Daniel […]

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