Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 13, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Bobby L. Glover State Senator Post Office Box 1 Carlisle, Arkansas 72024
Dear Senator Glover:
I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on various questions relating to an incident that reportedly involved "an intruder breaking into a home which was outside the city limits of England." Your questions are as follows:
1. What is the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal police department?
2. What is the legal authority of a municipal police officer operating outside of the city limits when such officer is conducting an investigation which could possibly result in a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Deitsch v. TillerySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- City of Caddo Valley v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
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