Opinion No.

The Honorable Jay Bradford State Representative P.O. Box 8367 Pine Bluff, AR 71611-8367

Dear Representative Bradford:

You have presented the following questions for my opinion:(1) Can a city police department collect a fee for service of criminal summons and subpoenas issued by a prosecutor in criminal and traffic cases? Can this fee be assessed to the defendant upon conviction?(2) Can a city require all property owners who are non-residents of the city to have a local agent for service of notices from the city code enforcement department? Can a penalty be assessed for property owners who do…