Opinion No.

The Honorable John Frank Gibson Prosecuting Attorney Tenth Judicial District P.O. Box 573 Monticello, Arkansas 71655

Re: Request for Opinion

Dear Prosecuting Attorney Pope:

This letter is in response to an opinion request in which the following question was posed:

Does a city law enforcement officer, certified by the Arkansas Law Enforcement Standards Commission, have lawful authority to stop and arrest a person he observes committing a traffic violation outside the city limits of the municipality which employs him?

Under Ark. Stat. Ann. 43-402 (1977), and A.R.Cr.P. Rule 4.1, an arrest may be made…