Opinion No.

The Honorable H.G. Foster Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 1105 Faulkner County Courthouse Conway, Arkansas 72033

Dear Mr. Foster:

This is in response to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney B.J. Houston's request for an opinion on the following question concerning the proper division of money collected for fines:

When an arrest is initiated by a Conway City Police officer for an Arkansas Criminal Code violation (not a Conway city municipal ordinance), must the fine for such violation be paid to the county entity which houses the prisoner rather than to the city whose officer arrested the prisoner?

This…