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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided May 29, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Marilyn Edwards State Representative 2330 North Juneway Terrace Fayetteville, AR 72703-2915

Dear Representative Edwards:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Is the City of Fayetteville legally authorized to empower its Code Compliance Officers with the right to issue criminal citations for violation of garbage and rubbish laws and ordinances for criminal prosecutions in the District Court of Fayetteville?1

RESPONSE

It is my opinion that the answer to this question is "no" with regard to citations for violations of state law. A conclusive…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. City of Little Rock v. CashSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  2. Jones v. American Home Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  3. Cosgrove v. City of West MemphisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  4. Geurin v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
  5. Burke v. ElmoreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000

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