Arkansas Code
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-120-113. Delinquent levies

(a)
(1)
(A) A county collector may certify all delinquent levies to a drainage or levee improvement district for collection after January 1 of each year.
(B) The county collector shall maintain a list of all certified delinquent levies of a drainage or levee improvement district.

(2)
(A) A county collector shall accept payment of a delinquent levy after certification to a drainage or levee improvement district if the payor is paying:
(i) In person; and
(ii) By separate check from the payment of ad valorem taxes.

(B) The county collector may:
(i) Forward the certified delinquent levy list to the drainage or levee improvement district for collection; or
(ii)
(a) Forward the certified delinquent levy list in the drainage or levee improvement district to the Commissioner of State Lands for delinquency procedures under § 26-37-101 et seq.
(b) The certified delinquent levy list under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section may only be forwarded to the Commissioner of State Lands if the parcel for which the delinquent levy is owed is also certified for nonpayment of ad valorem taxes.

(C)
(i) The county collector is not required to provide a receipt for the payment of the delinquent levy.
(ii) The payor is responsible for obtaining a receipt for payment of the delinquent levy from the drainage or levee improvement district.

(b) A county collector who collects and remits delinquent levies to the drainage or levee improvement district after certification under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section shall impose penalties against the payor on behalf of the drainage or levee improvement district under § 14-120-229.