(a) All actions against sheriffs and coroners upon any liability incurred by them by doing any act in their official capacity or by the omission of any official duty, except for escapes, shall be brought within two (2) years after the cause of action has accrued and not thereafter.
(b) All actions against sheriffs or other officers for the escape of any person imprisoned on civil process shall be commenced within one (1) year from the time of escape, and not thereafter.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally
Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-56-102. Application of limitations — Setoffs
§ 16-56-103. Actions not affected by Rev. Stat., Ch. 91
§ 16-56-104. Actions with limitation of one year
§ 16-56-105. Actions with limitation of three years
§ 16-56-106. Recovery of charges for medical services
§ 16-56-107. Enforcement of security interest in livestock
§ 16-56-108. Recovery of statutory penalties
§ 16-56-109. Actions against sheriffs, coroners, and other officials
§ 16-56-110. Sheriffs', coroners', and constables' bonds
§ 16-56-111. Notes and instruments in writing and other writings
§ 16-56-113. Bonds of executors and administrators
§ 16-56-114. Judgments and decrees
§ 16-56-115. Limitation of actions not otherwise provided for
§ 16-56-116. Persons under disabilities at time of accrual of action
§ 16-56-117. Death of person entitled to sue or of a party
§ 16-56-118. Suspension of limitations — Persons in the armed forces
§ 16-56-119. Commencement of suit stayed by injunction — Effect
§ 16-56-120. Prevention of commencement of action by party
§ 16-56-121. Prevention of commencement of action — Foreign debtors absconding to this state
§ 16-56-122. Tolling statute — Verbal promise or acknowledgment insufficient
§ 16-56-123. Tolling statute — Endorsement of payment on bond or sealed instrument insufficient
§ 16-56-124. Tolling statute — Promise by joint contractor or executor
§ 16-56-125. Actions against tortfeasors whose identity is unknown
§ 16-56-127. Mutual open accounts — Accrual of cause of action