Municipal Court Costs -Can a county which shares a municipal court with other counties, enact court costs for the administration of justice? 16-17-212 16-17-109 16-17-111 16-17-112 16-17-113 Yes.

STATE OF ARKANSAS . | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL See 201 EAST MARKHAM STREET STEVE CLARK | HERITAGE WEST BUILDING ATTORNEY GENERAL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 (501) 371-2007 Opinion No. 86-121 January 28, 1987 Honorable Gordon Webb Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 483 Harrison, AR 72601. ‘Dear Prosecutor Webb: This letter is written in response to your request for an Opinion concerning the -assessment of court costs. You stated that the Marion County Quorum Court has entered into a compact with several municipalities for the sharing of a municipal . court. You correctly state Ark. Stat. Ann.. §22-706 authorizes a municipality to levy a court cost for the administration of justice. Your question is whether this statute or other laws allow a-county to assess a similar cost. Ark. Stat. Ann, §17-3802(a)(b) and (d) states: (1) A county government, acting through the quorum court, shall provide through ordinance for the following necessary services for its citizens: (a) The administration of justice through the several courts of record of the County; (b) Law enforcement protection services and the custody of persons accused or convicted of crimes; These statutes are a codification of the general legislative power granted to counties pursuant to Amendment 55 of the Arkansas Constitution. The counties may exercise such legislative power that is not inconsistent with the general laws with the State of Arkansas. In addition to The Honorable Gordon Webb January 28, 1987 Page 2 Amendment 55, these statutes: clearly grant the counties the ‘power to enact costs that are related to the administration of justice. It appears that a county would have the -authority to enact by ordinance a fee for the administration of justice. | . oO . . The foregoing: opinion, which I hereby approve, was prepared by Chief Deputy Attorney General Dan Kennett. Ue Sincerely, - STEVE (LARK Attorney General - $C/DK/ble