Category: Arkansas Attorney General Opinions

Jim Stallcup Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered May 21, 1991 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Jim Stallcup Prosecuting Attorney Third Judicial Circuit 225 W. Elm Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 72467 Dear Mr. Stallcup: This is in response to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Stewart Lambert’s request for an opinion on an erroneous assessment of […]

Louis M. McJunkin Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion May 10, 1994 Winston Bryant, Attorney General The Honorable Louis M. McJunkin State Representative P.O. Box 223 Springdale, Arkansas 72765-0223 Dear Representative McJunkin: This is in response to your request for an opinion on three questions arising in a hypothetical situation where the State of Arkansas […]

Jay Bradford Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered August 17, 2004 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Jay Bradford State Representative Post Office Box 8367 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611-8367 Dear Representative Bradford: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following: The Pine Bluff Police Department has a […]

Percy Malone Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered May 29, 2003 MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General The Honorable Percy Malone State Senator 518 Clay Street Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923-6024 Dear Senator Malone: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the proper construction of A.C.A. § 14-47-135. That statute appears in […]

George Hopkins Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion November 27, 1990 Ron Fields, Attorney General The Honorable George Hopkins State Representative P.O. Box 913 Bank of Malvern Plaza, Suite 10 Malvern, Arkansas 72104 Dear Senator Hopkins: This is in response to your request for an opinion, on behalf of a constituent, as to whether Hot […]

Cecil A. Tedder Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion November 14, 1988 STEVE CLARK, Attorney General The Honorable Cecil A. Tedder Circuit Judge Wilbur D. Mills Courts Building Searcy, AR 72143 Dear Judge Tedder: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions regarding adult probation officers: 1. What governmental […]

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 […]

Chaney Taylor, Jr. Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered December 19, 2001 MARK PRYOR, Attorney General The Honorable Chaney Taylor, Jr. State Representative P.O. Box 2721 Batesville, AR 72803-2721 Dear Representative Taylor: I am writing in response to your request for my opinion regarding various issues raised by Fairfield Bay City Attorney John […]

Bill Walters Attorney General of Arkansas — Opinion Opinion Delivered May 20, 1992 WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General The Honorable Bill Walters State Senator P.O. Box 280 Greenwood, AR 72936 Dear Senator Walters: This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning liability insurance for motorized bicycles. I have paraphrased your question as follows: […]