A prosecutor's office has asked the Arkansas State Police to do further investigation to help determine whether the town of Damascus has violated the state's speed-trap law.
Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland said Wednesday that his office earlier this week requested additional information from the state police.
Hiland said he could not speculate on how long it would take to wrap up the matter. Once his office gets the additional information, the office then will need to evaluate it, he noted.
Arkansas Code Annotated 12-8-401 through 403 provides that a prosecutor may ask the state police to "investigate and determine whether any municipality is abusing police power" regarding the issuance of traffic citations.
Damascus City Attorney Beau Wilcox has said he and Hiland have received complaints from people about traffic citations issued by city officers.
The town of about 385 residents is in Faulkner and Van Buren counties, both of which are in the 20th Judicial Circuit. A four-lane stretch of U.S. 65 runs through Damascus, and motorists headed to Conway, Branson or Greers Ferry Lake often use the highway. A section of Arkansas 124 also runs through Damascus.
State Desk on 11/03/2016