Exhibit 5

                          Arnall Golden & Gregory, LLP
                            2800 One Atlantic Center
                           1201 West Peachtree Street
                                Atlanta, GA 30084

                                                                (404) 873-8500

                                                                (404) 873-8501

                                  November 3, 2000

Rollins, Inc.
2170 Piedmont Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia   30324

         Re:               Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         This opinion is rendered in connection with the proposed issue and sale
by Rollins, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Rollins"),  of up to 1,800,000 shares
of Rollins common stock (the "Shares"), pursuant to Rollins' 1998 Employee Stock
Incentive  Plan (the  "Plan")  upon the terms  and  conditions  set forth in the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  (the  "Registration  Statement")  filed by
Rollins with the Securities and Exchange  Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"). We have acted as counsel for Rollins in connection
with the issuance and sale of the Shares by Rollins.

         In rendering the opinion  contained herein, we have relied in part upon
examination of Rollins'  corporate  records,  documents,  certificates and other
instruments  and the  examination of such questions of law as we have considered
necessary  or  appropriate  for the  purpose  of this  opinion.  Based  upon the
foregoing,  and  assuming  that the  purchase  price of each of the Shares  will
exceed the par value  thereof,  we are of the opinion  that the Shares have been
duly and  validly  authorized  and when sold in the manner  contemplated  by the
Plan,  and upon  receipt  by  Rollins of  payment  therefor,  and upon  issuance
pursuant  to a  current  prospectus  in  conformity  with the Act,  they will be
legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

         We  consent  to  the  filing  of  this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration Statement. This consent is not to be construed as an admission that
we are a party  whose  consent is  required  to be filed  with the  Registration
Statement under the provisions of the Act.

                                      Sincerely,


                                      ARNALL GOLDEN & GREGORY, LLP

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