Opinion No.

The Honorable Armil O. Curran State Representative 210 West Main Street Clarksville, Arkansas 72830-3019

Dear Representative Curran:

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

If a law enforcement agency takes possession of property from a pawnbroker which is suspected or alleged to be stolen property and returns it to an alleged owner, does the taking of property violate the property rights of the pawnbroker under the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution?

Are any of [A.C.A. §§ 12-12-103, 18-27-202, or 18-27-204] in violation of…