Opinion No.

The Honorable Shane Broadway State Senator 201 Southeast Second Street Bryant, Arkansas 72022-4025

Dear Senator Broadway:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on whether an Arkansas city of the first class may lawfully adopt an ordinance and enter into a contract with a private company who seeks to recover police and fire department costs for responding to motor vehicle accidents from insurance companies.

Specifically, the materials enclosed with your request reflect that the company, presumably for a fee, would bill and attempt to collect from auto insurance companies the…