(a) Within ten (10) days after any amount of money is due and payable to the state, the official, department, institution, or other agency through which the amount is payable shall certify that fact to the Attorney General for his or her attention.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to indictment and upon conviction fined in any sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and, upon proper proceedings, removed from office.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subchapter 7 - Attorney General
§ 25-16-701. Private practice of law prohibited
§ 25-16-702. Representation of state agencies and officers generally — Employment of outside counsel
§ 25-16-703. Representation of state interests in federal courts
§ 25-16-704. Representation of state interests in Supreme Court — Writs of quo warranto
§ 25-16-705. Subpoena power — Attendance of witnesses
§ 25-16-707. Amounts due state to be certified to Attorney General
§ 25-16-708. Appointment of special counsel to collect moneys due state. [Effective May 1, 2021.]
§ 25-16-709. Suits against officers indebted to state
§ 25-16-711. Disputes between Attorney General and a constitutional officer
§ 25-16-712. Funding restriction
§ 25-16-713. Attorney General — Designated law enforcement agency
§ 25-16-714. Procurement of contingency fee contracts — Definitions