Opinion No.

Mr. Robert L. Potts, Chancellor Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Post Office Box 600 State University, Arkansas 72467-0600

Dear Chancellor Potts:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion concerning the disposition of property, including cash, seized by the University's Police Department after an investigation or prosecution has concluded. You have provided the following information and pose the following question:

The Arkansas statutes indicate that property merely used as evidence is returned to the owner. Seized property, however, seems to be subject to sale with a portion…