Category: Arkansas Attorney General Opinions

Jay Bradford Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered May 20, 2005 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Jay Bradford State Representative Post Office Box 8367 Pine Bluff, AR 71611 Dear Representative Bradford: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following matter: The City of Pine Bluff has […]

Pat Flanagin Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered January 28, 1993 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Pat Flanagin State Representative P.O. Box 867 Forrest City, AR 72335-0867 Dear Representative Flanagin: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which is codified at […]

Jimmy Jeffress Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 10, 2007 DUSTIN McDANIEL Attorney General The Honorable Jimmy Jeffress State Senator Post Office Box 904 Crossett, AR 71635-0904 Dear Senator Jeffress: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion concerning a bequest to two Arkansas public school districts. Specifically, you […]

W. Asa Hutchinson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered January 27, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. W. Asa Hutchinson Republican Party of Arkansas One Riverfront Place, Suite 550 North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114 Dear Mr. Hutchinson: This is in response to your request, received by this office on January 16, 1992, for […]

Wendell Patrick Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 16, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. Wendell Patrick 8012 North Pinewood Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603 Dear Mr. Patrick: This is in response to your request, pursuant to A.C.A. §25-19-105(c)(3)(B), for an opinion on whether the decision of the Arkansas Department of Human Services […]

Bob Watts Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 16, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Bob Watts State Representative Route 1, Box 125 Harrison, Arkansas 72601 Dear Representative Watts: This is in response to your request for an opinion on two questions relating to Act 846 of 1995. Act 846 amended […]

Denny Sumpter Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered October 17, 2003 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Denny Sumpter State Representative 208 E. Danner Avenue West Memphis, AR 72301-3128 Dear Representative Sumpter: You have presented the following question for my opinion: What is the legal definition of the term “prepared food,” as used […]

Doug Wood Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion June 8, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Doug Wood State Representative P.O. Box 5606 Sherwood, AR 72116 Dear Representative Wood: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission (“Commission”). You have asked, specifically, whether the sponsoring […]

John Paul Verkamp Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered February 3, 2004 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable John Paul Verkamp State Representative 1405 W. Center Street Greenwood, AR 72936-3405 Dear Representative Verkamp: You have presented the following questions for my opinion: (1) Is it the city’s responsibility to substantiate costs charged to […]

Jonathan Barnett Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 6, 2010 DUSTIN McDANIEL, Attorney General The Honorable Jonathan Barnett State Representative 1980 Highway 412 West Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761-3805 Dear Representative Barnett: This is my opinion on your questions about two Tontitown ordinances addressing the mayor’s authority to purchase, contract, and pay money […]

Mike Wilson Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion October 26, 1987 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Mike Wilson State Representative 1202 Main Street Jacksonville, Arkansas 72076 Dear Representative Wilson: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the formation of a fire improvement district pursuant to Act 35 of 1979, which […]

J. Sturgis Miller Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered January 13, 1995 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable J. Sturgis Miller State Representative and Chairman Legislative Joint Auditing Committee State Capitol, Room 172 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1099 Dear Representative Miller: This is in response to your request for an opinion on three questions […]

Betty C. Dickey Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered October 7, 1996 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Betty C. Dickey, Prosecuting Attorney Eleventh Judicial District, West Jefferson County Courthouse 100 West Barraque Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 Dear Ms. Dickey: This opinion is being issued in response to your recent question regarding the […]

Henry Forrest Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered June 18, 1993 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. Henry Forrest, Bailiff First Division Circuit Court 201 West Markham, Room 340 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Forrest: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), […]

Coleta Thurley Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered September 4, 1991 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Ms. Coleta Thurley 1209 Madden Road Jacksonville, AR 72076 Dear Ms. Thurley: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the provisions of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), which is codified at A.C.A. […]

Fred Church Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion February 6, 1986 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General Mr. Fred Church Department of Parks and Tourism One Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Mr. Church: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding Act 570 of 1979 as amended. You question whether members of […]

Ernest G. Cunningham Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion December 6, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Ernest G. Cunningham State Representative 17 East Ridge Helena, AR 72342 Dear Representative Cunningham: This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the authority to appoint the chief of police in a city of […]

Jay Bradford Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered March 5, 1999 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Jay Bradford State Senator P.O. Box 8367 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611-8367 Dear Senator Bradford: This is in response to your request for an opinion “on the results of Jenkins v. Bogard which was a suit that […]

Oscar Stilley Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered October 13, 1997 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General Mr. Oscar Stilley, Attorney at Law 5111 Rogers Avenue Central Mall Plaza, Suite 516 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 Dear Mr. Stilley: You have requested certification, pursuant to A.C.A. § 7-9-107, of the following popular name and ballot title […]