Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 18, 1992Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Scott Hunter Prosecuting Attorney Second Judicial Circuit 108 Dover Road P.O. Box 1666 West Memphis, AR 72303
Dear Mr. Hunter:
This is in response to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John N. Fogelman's request for an opinion regarding the appropriate location of the county jail. The specific question posed is whether the jail can be located outside the corporate limits of the county seat.
It is my opinion that a local county jail must be located at the county seat. As Mr. Fogleman has noted, Section 2 of Act 881 of 1987 repealed A.C.A. § 12-41-501 (1987), which provided that the county…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nellie Mae Stribling v. United States of America, the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Georgia Mae StriblingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- McKenzie v. BurrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- Cummings v. Washington County Election CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Mears v. Arkansas State HospitalSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Williams v. ReutzelSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
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