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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-40-101. Map required with Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office upon annexation, consolidation, or detachment - Before an entity undertakes an annexation, consolidation, or detachment proceeding...
§ 14-40-102. Effective date of annexation, consolidation, or detachment required - (a) (1) An annexation, consolidation, or detachment action that affects...
§ 14-40-103. Notice to Secretary of State upon municipal boundary change — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) (A) “Municipal boundary...
Subchapter 2 - Annexation Generally
§ 14-40-201. Territory contiguous to county seat - In counties having two (2) levying courts or in counties...
§ 14-40-202. Territory annexed in different judicial district - (a) In any county in this state in which there...
§ 14-40-203. Assignment of annexed territory to ward - (a) When any territory shall have been annexed to any...
§ 14-40-204. Annexation of city-owned parks and airports - (a) (1) From and after the passage of this subsection,...
§ 14-40-205. Territory within one-half mile of state park - (a) The annexation laws of this state do not apply...
§ 14-40-206. Territory annexed with prior county permit or approval in use - If a county had issued a permit or approval for...
§ 14-40-207. Building situated or to be situated upon municipal boundary line — Option to choose municipal location - (a) (1) A property owner who has a building that...
§ 14-40-208. Annexation of territory under municipal territorial jurisdiction - (a) If a municipality states its intent by resolution or...
Subchapter 3 - Municipal Annexation of Contiguous Lands
§ 14-40-301. Construction - The provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to...
§ 14-40-302. Authority — Exceptions - (a) By vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the total number...
§ 14-40-303. Annexation ordinance — Election — Procedures - (a) The annexation ordinance shall: (1) Contain an accurate description...
§ 14-40-304. Judicial review - (a) If it is alleged that the area proposed to...
Subchapter 4 - Annexation of Lands in Adjoining County
§ 14-40-401. Authority - (a) The General Assembly finds that there are areas within...
Subchapter 5 - Annexation of Surrounded Land
§ 14-40-501. Authority — Exceptions - (a) (1) (A) (i) Whenever the incorporated limits of a...
§ 14-40-502. Hearing — Notice - (a) A public hearing shall be conducted within sixty (60)...
§ 14-40-503. Procedure for annexation - (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of...
§ 14-40-504. Enclaves prohibited - (a) As used in this section, “enclave” means an unincorporated...
Subchapter 6 - Annexation Proceedings by Adjoining Landowners
§ 14-40-601. Application by petition - (a) When a majority of the real estate owners of...
§ 14-40-602. Hearing on petition - (a) (1) When the petition shall be presented to the...
§ 14-40-603. Order for annexation - (a) After the hearing, if the county court shall be...
§ 14-40-604. Proceedings to prevent annexation - (a) (1) No further action shall be taken for a...
§ 14-40-605. Confirmation of annexation - (a) If no notice under § 14-40-604(b) is given within...
§ 14-40-606. Rights and privileges of new inhabitants - As soon as the resolution or ordinance declaring the annexation...
§ 14-40-608. Right to detach certain lands after annexation proceeding - (a) Within eight (8) years after an annexation proceeding is...
§ 14-40-609. Annexation by 100% petition — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “city or town” means:...
§ 14-40-1201. Petition for consolidation - (a) (1) (A) Beginning July 1, 1995, when the inhabitants...
§ 14-40-1202. Special election called - (a) (1) (A) Upon presentation of the petition to the...
§ 14-40-1203. Election results - (a) At any election held under this subchapter, all qualified...
§ 14-40-1204. Contest of election - Any elector shall have the right to test the legality...
§ 14-40-1205. Division of smaller municipality into wards - (a) As soon as practicable after the annexation, the council...
§ 14-40-1206. Plat of consolidated municipality - (a) The council of the larger city or incorporated town...
§ 14-40-1207. Special election of council members or all city officials - (a) (1) (A) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of...
§ 14-40-1208. Existing officers, etc - (a) The term of office of all officers, council members,...
§ 14-40-1209. Public property - All public property of the smaller municipality shall belong to...
§ 14-40-1210. Payment of existing debts - (a) (1) The debts of each municipality owing prior to...
§ 14-40-1211. Prior debts not preferred - (a) Creditors of either municipal corporation, on account of obligations...
§ 14-40-1212. Rights of annexed territory to benefits of its revenues - (a) The wards formed out of the territory comprising the...
§ 14-40-1213. Franchises, contracts, and other obligations - No franchises, contracts, or other obligations of an extraordinary nature,...
§ 14-40-1801. Proceedings generally - (a) Whenever any municipal corporation shall desire to throw any...
§ 14-40-1802. Order for exclusion - (a) After hearing the petition, if the county court shall...
§ 14-40-1803. When effective — Limitation - (a) After the record shall have been filed and a...
Subchapter 19 - Detachment of Unsuitable Territory
§ 14-40-1901. Designation by resolution - (a) Whenever it appears that the official corporate limits as...
§ 14-40-1902. Hearing and determination - (a) Upon the filing of the petition, the county court...
§ 14-40-1903. Public utility service - Any public utility serving the area detached shall have the...
Subchapter 20 - Municipal Services
§ 14-40-2001. Purpose - It is the purpose of this subchapter to assist landowners...
§ 14-40-2002. Annexation into adjoining municipality - (a) (1) A landowner or group of landowners seeking additional...
§ 14-40-2003. No split or island - (a) In no event shall the provisions of this subchapter...
§ 14-40-2004. Hearing in circuit court — Appeal - (a) (1) The circuit courts of the state shall have...
§ 14-40-2005. Filing - (a) All documents produced by landowners, municipalities, or others relating...
§ 14-40-2006. Provision of municipal services - In a municipal services matter under this subchapter, if a...
Subchapter 21 - Simultaneous Detachment and Annexation
§ 14-40-2101. Simultaneous detachment and annexation by two cities - (a) When the boundaries of two (2) municipalities are contiguous...
Subchapter 22 - Annexation and Detachment Transparency Act
§ 14-40-2201. Annexation and provision of scheduled services - (a) (1) Beginning March 1, 2014, and each successive year...
§ 14-40-2202. Inhabitants of annexed area - (a) In all annexations under § 14-40-303 and in accordance...