Opinion No.

The Honorable Carolyn Pollan State Representative and Co-Chair Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Representative Pollan:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding House Bill 1824 of the 79th General Assembly, which is entitled "An Act to Expand the Jurisdiction of Municipal Courts in Domestic Abuse Cases." You have asked, specifically, whether a municipal court can have jurisdiction to issue a domestic violence order of protection. As you note, HB 1824 purports to give this power to municipal courts. See…