Opinion No.

Mr. Bobby Norman, Director Commission on Law Enforcement Training and Standards P.O. Box 3106 East Camden, Arkansas 71701

Dear Mr. Norman:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the effect of Act 549 of 1993 on A.C.A. § 16-93-103 (1987). Specifically, you note that parole officers employed by the State Department of Correction and probation officers employed by a court, whether circuit or municipal, originally attained law enforcement authority and became eligible for law enforcement certification under Act 617 of 1983 (A.C.A. § 16-93-103). That statute provides as follows:(a)…