Opinion No.

The Honorable Larry Jegley Prosecuting Attorney Sixth Judicial District 122 South Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Dear Mr. Jegley:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the "Arkansas Hot Check Law," codified at A.C.A. §§ 5-37-301 to -306, and regarding A.C.A. § 5-37-307, which also governs the prosecution of worthless checks.1 Specifically, you note that traditionally you do not prosecute cases where a "hot check" is written on an installment sales contract, and you reference A.C.A. § 5-37-307(a) for this proposition. Your specific question refers to "so-called…