A prosecuting attorney may designate the duly elected or appointed city attorney of any municipality within the prosecutor's district to prosecute in the name of the state in the district and city courts violations of state misdemeanor laws, which violations occurred within the limits of the municipality, if the city attorney agrees to the appointment.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-21-115
City attorneys
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Bell v. State (1998)
Most recently applied in Miss. Cnty. v. City of Blytheville (February 2018)
Acts 1979, No. 662, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 24-122.1; Acts 2003, No. 1185, §§ 179, 180.
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