Opinion No.

The Honorable Jerry Bookout State Senator P.O. Box 415 Jonesboro, AR 72401

Dear Senator Bookout:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the proper division of money collected for fines as between cities and counties. I have paraphrased your specific question as follows:

When a municipal court assesses a fine for a violation of a state code section which may or may not also be a violation of a municipal ordinance, and then the case is appealed to circuit court and is affirmed, are fine proceeds to be retained by the city or paid over to the county?

In my opinion, the answer…