Opinion No.

The Honorable Roger L. Rorie State Representative P.O. Box 136 Fox, AR 72051-0136

Dear Representative Rorie:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the authority of constables. Your specific question is set out below:

Can a constable ever make a warrantless arrest or issue a traffic citation outside of his township when he is not in fresh pursuit?

You state that your question has arisen because constables have asserted that they have jurisdiction in any adjoining township when there is not a constable for that township.

It is my opinion that the answer to your question is…