Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided May 28, 1991Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Joyce Williams Warren Chancery Judge 3291 West Roosevelt Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
Dear Judge Warren:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether the cases of juveniles violating city ordinances should be adjudicated in municipal court or in juvenile court. Specifically, you note that a total of 46 juveniles were given citations recently for loitering in a city park after hours.
The juvenile court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over all proceedings in which a juvenile is alleged to be delinquent. A.C.A. § 9-27-306(a).1 You note that the definition…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cauble v. City of AshevilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Tompos v. City of FayettevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- City of Flordell Hills v. HardekopfMissouri Court of Appeals · 1954
- Pursley v. City of Fayetteville, Ark.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1986