Can the quorum court create a slot in the sheriff's office for a deputy to be paid a minimal sum and to be stationed in one district of the county? What would the job description have to include to qualify one for training at the Police Academy? ANSWER: Yes. 12-9-102 He would have to be a full

Sale ne neimtewe ase erat = STATE OF ARKANSAS of ae OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL #78, . 201 EAST MARKHAM STREET ff 17 9 os . STEVE CLARK HERITAGE WEST BUILDING | € torr 371 2007. TTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 ae ATTORNEY SEMA Ho. 96-169 LITTLE RO re 7 oe May 13, 1986 ’* Honorable Ron Fields - Prosecuting Attorney ~~ eg _ -Crawford County Courthouse ., ©. , ‘Van Buren, AR 72956. oe, won ‘Dear Mr. Fields: wee “This letter is written in response to a request from your office concerning whether a quorum court can create a .- slot in the sheriff's department for a. deputy to be paid a .- o“minimal sum and to be ‘stationed in one district of the- . ". county. You further ask, if this can be done what would the “s4:job description have to include to qualify a candidate . ‘for FO ctraining at the police academy. cises. “The “quorum court of .a county” has the overall “responsibility. to preserve peace and order and_= secure “freedom from dangerous activities. They have the power to ix..the number and .compensation of deputies of the county - and have” an obligation to provide law enforcement ‘protection - 3ervices ‘to.those living in the county. See Ark. Stat..Ann. §17-3801 and 17-3802 (Repl. 1980).- It appears the county - 1as-~the~ authority - to create a -deputy. position within ‘the. sheriff's | department _ to be assigned to a. particular area. | yithin = the county, ‘The. county” also.has.-the authority” to/f£ix the “com ensation ‘With Tegard “to the job description, | ‘the deputy sheriff ould ~ have - be’ given full -law enforcement. . powers .. to’ enforce the - ‘Siminal traffic and highway: laws in: the State sof. Arkansas:.:. This. would -place him within the definition ‘of -.ica’‘law enforcement officer as ‘defined in Ark, ‘Stat, <©.Ann.’ - ° §42-1001 (Repl. 1977) and thus entitle him to training by *.. the. ‘academy. ° ee ee eee ot ee eat The foregoing prepared by Assistan SC/RKM/1jm ae opinion, _ which “I hereby approve, t Attorney General Randel- K, Miller. Sincerely, ~ sa » . . : : ~ . * tte - . a . . “os oe ee ™ was