EXHIBIT 5.1

                            ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP
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                               November 17, 2005

Rollins, Inc.
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia  30324

      RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have  acted as  counsel  to  Rollins,  Inc.  (the  "Registrant")  in the
preparation  of  a  Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-8  (the  "Registration
Statement") of even date herewith  filed by the  Registrant  with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 for the registration of
$25  million  in  Deferred   Compensation   Obligations   (the   "Obligations"),
representing   unsecured   obligations   of  the   Registrant  to  pay  deferred
compensation  in the future,  which may be incurred in connection with deferrals
of employee  salary and bonus  payments,  and Company  contributions,  under the
Registrant's Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan").

     In so acting, we have examined and relied upon such records,  documents and
other instruments as in our judgment we deemed necessary or appropriate in order
to express the opinion hereinafter set forth and have assumed the genuineness of
all signatures,  the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals,
and the  conformity to original  documents of all  documents  submitted to us as
certified or photostatic copies.

     Based on the foregoing,  we are of the opinion that the  Obligations,  when
incurred in the manner  contemplated  by the Plan,  and  pursuant to an executed
Plan Agreement in substantially the form attached to this Registration Statement
as Exhibit 4.2, will be duly  authorized,  valid and binding  obligations of the
Registrant,  enforceable  against the Registrant in accordance with their terms,
except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and by general principles of equity.

     We  hereby  consent  to the  use  of  this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration  Statement  and  the  reference  to this  firm  under  the  caption
"Interests  of Named  Experts and  Counsel"  contained  therein.  In giving this
consent,  we do not hereby  admit that we come  within the  category  of persons
whose  consent is required  under  Section 7 of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as
amended, or the general rules and regulations thereunder.

                                          Very truly yours,


                                          /s/ ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP
                                          ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP