Opinion No.

The Honorable Bob Johnson Speaker of the House Arkansas House of Representatives State Capitol, Room 350 Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Mr. Speaker:

This is in response to a request for an opinion by the late Representative Rita Hale on whether two acts passed in the recent 1999 legislative session are constitutional. Specifically, she asked, on behalf of Garland County Coroner Dr. William Mashburn, whether Acts 499 and 812 of 1999, which relate to the duties of county coroners, are constitutional in light of the fact that seventy-two of Arkansas' seventy-five county coroners are not medical…