Opinion No.

Ms. Willa Black Kennedy Joint Interim Committee on Public Transportation of Legislative Research State Capitol, Room 315 Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Ms. Kennedy:

This is in response to your letter whereby you submitted the following:

Is there a need to amend Act 300 of 1937 to ensure that the hit-and-run laws of our State apply to accidents occurring off public streets and highways?

The case of Hartson v. City of Pine Bluff, 270 Ark. 748,607 S.W.2d 149 (1980) apparently adds to the confusion. The case involved an accident on the parking lot at the Pine Bluff Jefferson Square shopping center which…