Opinion No.

The Honorable Wayne Matthews Prosecuting Attorney Eleventh Judicial District Jefferson County Courthouse P.O. Box 8051 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611

Dear Mr. Matthews:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Is there any constitutional prohibition against the General Assembly enacting legislation to transfer the duties of the Probate Court from the County Clerks to the Circuit Clerks? It would appear that Amendment 41 would allow this.

For the reasons that follow, it is my opinion that the answer to your question is "no", there is no constitutional prohibition…