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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided June 1, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Paul Bookout State Senator 1900 West Washington Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401-2577

Dear Senator Bookout:

You have asked for my opinion on a number of questions related to the fees charged to cities, pursuant to A.C.A. § 12-41-506, for municipal prisoners housed in county jails. Your questions are restated as follows:

1) How long must a person arrested by a municipal police officer for a city ordinance violation or a state misdemeanor and taken to the county jail remain incarcerated before the city becomes liable for paying the county the daily fee for keeping prisoners under A.C.A. §…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZZETTE v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  2. City of Harrison v. Boone CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
  3. Aikens v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
  4. Fayetteville v. BakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  5. Moyer v. AltheimerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925

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