Opinion No.

The Honorable Michael K. Davis State Representative Rt. 1, Box 190B Ravenden Springs, Arkansas 72460-9707

Dear Representative Davis:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether it is legal for a non-resident to be appointed town marshal by the mayor and town council in an incorporated town. You note that over the years, the mayor and town council have appointed several town marshals, and that to your knowledge, the office of marshal has never been an elected position. You also note that A.C.A. §14-45-110 appears to give the town council the authority to require the marshal to…