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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-44-113

Powers and duties of marshals

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Green Forest v. Morse (1994)

Most recently applied in City of Green Forest v. Morse (April 1994)

Acts 1875, No. 1, § 50, p. 1; C. & M

(1) The marshal of cities of the second class shall execute and return all writs and process directed to him or her by the mayor. In criminal cases or cases of a violation of the city ordinance, he or she may serve them in any part of the county.

(2) It shall be the marshal's duty to: Suppress all riots and disturbances and breaches of the peace;

(3) Apprehend all disorderly persons in the city;

(4) Pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state; and

(5) Apprehend any person in the act of committing any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the city and forthwith to bring such persons before the mayor, or other competent authority, for examination or trial.

(6) The marshal shall have power to appoint one (1) or more deputies, for whose official acts he or she shall be responsible.

(7) In the discharge of his or her proper duties, the marshal shall have like powers, be subject to like responsibilities, and receive the like fees as sheriffs and constables in similar cases.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.