Opinion No.

Mr. Larry Norris, Director Arkansas Department of Correction P.O. Box 8707 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611-8707

Dear Mr. Norris:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on whether A.C.A. § 12-27-107(d)(6) gives the Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction ("ADC") the authority to authorize designated ADC employees to use blue rotating or flashing emergency lights on ADC vehicles while participating in the search and capture of escapees. You note that several statutes appear to restrict the use of such lights to police agencies and authorized emergency vehicles.

RESPONSE

It is…