Arkansas Code
Subchapter 3 - County Records Retention
§ 13-4-302. Court records

If a county of the State of Arkansas maintains records for the county courts, the county shall maintain these records as follows:
(1)
(A) For circuit court, civil and criminal, domestic relations, and probate records:
(i) The county shall permanently maintain:
(a) Complete case files and written exhibits for all courts;
(b) Case indices for all courts;
(c) Case dockets for all courts;
(d) Grand jury reports;
(e) Grand juror lists;
(f) Petit jury lists in criminal cases;
(g) Original records, documents, and transcripts relating to the summoning of jurors and jury selection for a petit jury in a criminal case; and
(h) All probate records required to be maintained under § 28-1-108;

(ii) The county shall maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:
(a) Records and reports of costs; and
(b) Fees assessed and collected; and

(iii) The county shall maintain for three (3) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:
(a) Canceled checks;
(b) Bank statements;
(c) Petit jury lists in civil cases and original records, documents, and transcripts relating to the summoning of jurors and jury selection for a petit jury in a civil case; and
(d) Served and quashed warrants.

(B) The county shall maintain records of the juvenile division of circuit court, in accordance with § 9-27-309 and other provisions of Title 9 and the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.;

(2) For county court records:
(A) The county shall permanently maintain:
(i) County court records;
(ii) Cemetery permits;
(iii) Statements of receipt and expenditures; and
(iv) County improvement district reports; and

(B) The county shall maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:
(i) County court files;
(ii) County general claims dockets;
(iii) County road claims dockets;
(iv) Contracts for lease-purchase on rental payments;
(v) County school board financial reports;
(vi) Solid waste disposal revenue bonds; and
(vii) Allocations of state funds for solid waste disposal; and

(3) For quorum court records:
(A) The county shall permanently maintain:
(i) Ordinance, appropriation ordinance, and resolution registers;
(ii) Records of proceedings;
(iii) Codification of ordinances;
(iv) Registers of county advisory and administrative boards;
(v) Appointments to subordinate service districts; and
(vi) Quorum court minutes; and

(B) The county shall maintain for one (1) year the county treasurer's monthly financial report.