Arkansas Code
Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government
Chapter 51 - Civil Service for Police and Fire Departments

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 14-51-101. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 14-51-102. Applicability - In addition to all other powers possessed by cities of...

§ 14-51-103. Penalty - Any person violating any part of this chapter shall be...

Subchapter 2 - Board of Civil Service Commissioners

§ 14-51-201. Appointment of members - (a) In all cities of the first class having a...

§ 14-51-202. Qualifications of commissioners - (a) The commissioners shall be: (1) Citizens of the State...

§ 14-51-203. Organizational meeting - (a) The commissioners named as provided in this chapter shall...

§ 14-51-204. Chair of civil service commission - (a) The board of civil service commissioners shall select annually...

§ 14-51-205. Secretary of board - (a) The board shall elect one (1) of its members...

§ 14-51-206. Attorney for commission and city - (a) Except if the commission decides otherwise, the city attorney...

§ 14-51-207. Responsibilities of the city - The city council or other governing body, as the case...

§ 14-51-208. Quorum for business - A majority of the total number of the members of...

§ 14-51-209. Investigative powers - (a) In any investigation conducted by the commission provided for...

§ 14-51-210. Removal of commissioner - (a) The city council or governing body of the city...

§ 14-51-211. Vacancy on board - (a) When a vacancy shall occur on the board by...

§ 14-51-212. No control over police or fire departments - (a) The powers and duties of every civil service commission...

Subchapter 3 - Civil Service System

§ 14-51-301. Rules and regulations generally - (a) (1) The board provided for in this chapter shall...

§ 14-51-302. Departmental rules and regulations - All employees in any fire or police department affected by...

§ 14-51-303. Political activities - In addition to all powers and duties provided by law,...

§ 14-51-304. Employees and salaries fixed - The city council or board shall from time to time...

§ 14-51-305. Certification for compensation - (a) The secretary of the commission shall file with the...

§ 14-51-306. Examinations - All examinations provided for in this chapter shall be fair...

§ 14-51-307. Suspension of competition - In the case of a vacancy in a position requiring...

§ 14-51-308. Suspension, discharge, or reduction in rank or compensation - (a) (1) No civil service employee shall be discharged, reduced...

§ 14-51-309. Reduction in personnel - In the event that it shall be necessary to reduce...

§ 14-51-310. Transfers prohibited - No person in any department affected by this chapter shall...

§ 14-51-311. Political discrimination prohibited - No person in any department affected by this chapter shall...