Can wife of Quorum Court member be hired as Deputy Clerk without there being any violation of Arkansas law and without there being any conflicts of interest? 14-14-1202 Maybe.

STATE OF ARKANSAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL . JUSTICE BUILDING, LITTLE ROCK 72201 ITEVE CLARK (501) 371-2007 ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION NO. 85-204 October 25, 1985 Mr. Gene Raff Prosecuting Attorney Helena, AR 72342 Dear Mr. Raff: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question: Can the wife of a Quorum Court member be hired by an elected county official as a deputy clerk without there being any violation of Arkansas law and without there being any conflicts of interest? Ark. Stat. Ann. §17~4208(1) in part, states: The officer or employee may not use their office, the influence created by their official position, of information gained by virtue of their family, or associates personal economic interest, other than advancing strictly incidental benefits as may accrue to any of them from the enactment or administration of law affecting the public generally. If the Quorum Court member used#his position, or in-~ fluence in securing his wife's employment as a deputy clerk then there may be a violation of the aforementioned statute. However, if his wife secured the position without using any inside information or influence from her husbands position then there would not be a violation of the statute. The foregoing opinion,. which I hereby approve, was prepared by Chief Deputy Attorney General Rodney Parham Sincezely, Attorney General SC/RP/1jm