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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 22, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Steve Faris State Senator 29476 Hwy. 67 Malvern, AR 72104

Dear Senator Faris:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding House Bill 2376 of the 83rd General Assembly. Specifically, you have asked for an opinion concerning the legality of this bill in light of the constitutional separation of powers doctrine.

RESPONSE

It is my opinion that HB 2376 does not on its face violate the separation of powers required by the Arkansas Constitution. While a separation of powers issue could conceivably arise in the application of the bill, this will require a review of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Fireman's Insurance v. Arkansas State Claims CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  2. Chaffin v. Arkansas Game & Fish CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  4. State v. RuizSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  5. Spradlin v. Arkansas Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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