Opinion No.

The Honorable Jim Bob Duggar State Representative 2101 Johnson Road Springdale, AR 72762-6030

Dear Representative Duggar:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions regarding the relative authority and responsibility of constables and municipal police officers:

1. If a constable and a municipal police officer are both summoned to a neighborhood incident or disturbance, does either have the primary authority or responsibility to address the situation? If so, which?

2. If the answer to (1) above is no, does it matter if one was on the scene before the other?

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