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Dear Mr. Summerlin:

Your request for an Attorney General opinion has been forwarded to me for research and reply. In particular, you have asked the following questions:

1. When the Board of Aldermen has established certain parliamentary rules of procedure for its public meetings, and a member of the audience violates these rules by insisting on addressing the Board without being on the agenda or without being recognized, can any member of the Board of Aldermen request that the speaker be arrested for disturbing the peace or any other applicable law?

2. Under the situation described above, is it…