Opinion No.

The Honorable Kathy Webb State Representative Post Office Box 251018 Little Rock, Arkansas 72225-1018

Dear Representative Webb:

I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following question:

Does Failure to Appear constitute a felony or a misdemeanor in cases where a defendant fails to appear in court to face a charge of contempt (A.C.A. § 16-10-108), a Class C misdemeanor, for failing to pay fines or restitution as previously ordered by the same court on an underlying felony charge, after the period of probation or suspended imposition of sentence on the underlying felony…