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1993 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1993)

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Office of the Attorney General
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Attorney General                                                 (501) 682-2007
Opinion No. 93-174
August 10, 1993
The Honorable George Hopkins
State Senator
78 Harver Hills
Malvern, AR 72104
Dear Senator Hopkins:
This  is  in response   to  your request   for  an  opinion
regarding Act 1290 of 1993. Your specific question is as
follows:
Whether   (a]   municipality   is   only
responsible for payment of costs to a
county for municipal prisoners convicted
of a violation of a municipal ordinance
or for any conviction for a misdemeanor
violation under the jurisdiction of that
municipal court for instance, DWI No.
2?  [Emphasis original.]
Your question requires reference to subsection (b) of A.C.A.
S 12-41-506, as amended by Act           3, which states:
Municipalities   whose   prisoners   are
maintained in the county jail shall be
responsible    for   paying    the   fee
established by the quorum court in the
county. When a person is sentenced to a
county lail for violating a municipal
ordinance, the municipality shall be
resoonsible    for   Davina    the   fee
established by aareement or ordinance of
the   quorum   court   in  the   county.
Municipalities may appropriate funds to
assist the county in the maintenance and
operation    of    the   county    jail.
Municioalities ooeratina law enforcement
aaencies shall adopt state criminal laws
by reference.  (Emphasis added.]

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