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Chapter 296 - General Provisions
§ 14-296-101. Maintenance of roads where public use acquired through adverse possession - If the public obtains the right to use a road...
Chapter 298 - Establishment, Alteration, And Vacation Of County Roads
§ 14-298-101. Powers of county court - All public roads and highways shall be laid out, opened,...
§ 14-298-102. Notice prerequisite to petition for county road - (a) Previous to any petition being presented for a county...
§ 14-298-103. Application by petition — Bond - (a) All applications for laying out, viewing, reviewing, altering, or...
§ 14-298-104. Contents of petition - All petitions for laying out, altering, or vacating any county...
§ 14-298-105. Appointment of viewers — Duties - (a) On presentation of the petition and proof of notice...
§ 14-298-106. Surveyors - (a) The viewers may call to their assistance a competent...
§ 14-298-108. Notices to landowners and viewers - (a) It shall be the duty of one (1) of...
§ 14-298-109. Viewing, surveying, and laying out road - It shall be the duty of the viewers to meet...
§ 14-298-110. Determination of road width - (a) (1) The viewers shall report what width the road...
§ 14-298-111. Assessment of damages - The viewers shall assess and determine the damages sustained by...
§ 14-298-112. Report of viewers — Contents - Viewers shall make and sign a report in writing, stating:...
§ 14-298-113. Proceedings on report — Compensation and damages - (a) The county court, on receiving the reports of the...
§ 14-298-114. Order opening road - After any road has been established and declared a public...
§ 14-298-115. Review - (a) After the viewers of any county road shall have...
§ 14-298-116. Appeal to circuit court - (a) (1) An appeal from the final decision of the...
§ 14-298-117. Vacation of road - (a) (1) When any county road or any part of...
§ 14-298-118. Compensation - (a) All persons required to render services under the provisions...
§ 14-298-119. Limitation on damages for land taken - No part of this chapter shall be so construed as...
§ 14-298-120. Opening, changing, and classifying roads by order of county court - (a) (1) The county courts shall have power to: (A)...
§ 14-298-121. Opening or altering roads in counties voting for road tax generally - (a) (1) The county courts shall have power to: (A)...
§ 14-298-122. Opening or altering roads in counties voting for road tax — Notice by actions - (a) The purpose of this section is to establish a...
§ 14-298-123. Replacement of washed-out road - (a) When any county road may be injured or destroyed...
§ 14-298-124. Altering public roads on private land - (a) (1) If any person through whose land a public...
§ 14-298-125. Federal authority - (a) The county court of each county in the State...
Chapter 299 - Maintenance And Repair Of County Highways
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-299-101. Classification of roads - All public roads and highways running most centrally through the...
§ 14-299-102. Roadwork priority according to classification - All roads of the first class shall be first worked,...
Subchapter 2 - Voluntary Agreements for Road Improvements
§ 14-299-201. Filing the agreement — Contents - Whenever the landowners of one (1) or more adjoining townships...
§ 14-299-202. Signer's failure to pay pro rata costs - If any signer of the agreement fails to pay his...
§ 14-299-203. Liability of all area landowners - When any such agreement has been entered of record by...
§ 14-299-204. Board of commissioners — Determination of cost - (a) The statement and agreement referred to in §§ 14-299-201...
§ 14-299-205. Financing by landowners - (a) It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter...
Chapter 300 - County Bridges
§ 14-300-101. Purchase of private bridges by county - Where a bridge across any stream in this state is...
§ 14-300-102. Purchase of surplus bridge material by county — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “surplus bridge material” means...
Subchapter 2 - Building Bridges
§ 14-300-201. Classification of bridges on public roads - The bridges on the public roads of this state shall...
Chapter 301 - Municipal Streets Generally
§ 14-301-101. City council — Powers and duties - The city council shall: (1) Have the care, supervision, and...
§ 14-301-102. Dedication of streets - No street or alley which shall be dedicated to public...
§ 14-301-103. Building and repair of bridges - Each city of the first and second class and incorporated...
§ 14-301-104. Opening or improving street or highway — Delinquent tax - (a) No street or highway shall be opened, straightened, or...
§ 14-301-105. Grading streets or alleys — Assessment and recovery of damages - (a) In all cases where any municipal corporation shall be...
§ 14-301-106. Sidewalks, curbing, and guttering in cities of the first class — Exceptions - (a) In order to better provide for the public welfare,...
§ 14-301-107. Sidewalks and curbing in towns and in cities of the first and second class - (a) In order to better provide for the public welfare,...
§ 14-301-108. Wheelchair access - In any instance where a city of the first class,...
§ 14-301-109. Public foot-walk required over railroad tracks near depot - The council of any city of the first or second...
§ 14-301-110. Straightening or abandoning streets in cities of over 15,000 inhabitants - (a) Every city which has a population of more than...
§ 14-301-111. Abandonment suits involving public interest - All suits which involve the right of any city to...
§ 14-301-112. Abandonment of unnecessary alleys in cities of the first class — Utilities as property owners - (a) Whenever the city council of any city of the...
§ 14-301-113. Prohibition on adverse possession of alleys, streets, or public parks — Validity of prior deeds - (a) No title or right of possession to any alley,...
§ 14-301-114. Validation of pre-1960 conveyances of streets, etc. — Prohibition on impeaching deed - (a) All deeds or conveyances of any street, alley, or...
§ 14-301-115. Validation of pre-1925 conveyances of land for streets - (a) All deeds or conveyances to any portion of any...
Subchapter 2 - Street Improvements
§ 14-301-201. Provisions supplemental - The procedure prescribed in this subchapter for the construction of...
§ 14-301-202. Street improvement studies — Resolution of findings and determinations - (a) When the governing body of any city or incorporated...
§ 14-301-203. Petition to undertake improvements — Notice — Special meeting - (a) If, within sixty (60) days after the adoption and...
§ 14-301-204. Hearing on petition — Assessments - (a) At the time and place stated in the notice,...
§ 14-301-205. Payment - (a) The assessments on the real property in the district...
§ 14-301-206. Lien of assessment - (a) The assessment against each lot or parcel of property...
§ 14-301-207. Disposition of assessments collected - All funds derived from assessments upon real property under the...
Subchapter 3 - Vacating Streets and Alleys for Public Use Generally
§ 14-301-301. Power and authority to vacate - (a) Cities of the first and second class and incorporated...
§ 14-301-302. Petition to vacate — Notice of hearing - (a) The owners of any property abutting upon a street...
§ 14-301-303. Hearing — Written consent of abutting owners - At the meeting of the council as designated in the...
§ 14-301-304. Ordinance vacating street or alley - (a) If the council shall find by a majority vote...
§ 14-301-305. Suit to reject ordinance — Evidence of consent - (a) The determination, findings, and ordinance of the council shall...
§ 14-301-306. Ownership of street or alley vesting in abutting owners — Pending suits unaffected - (a) Upon the adoption of the ordinance, the absolute ownership...
Subchapter 4 - Closure of Alleys to Build Schools, Hospitals, Orphanages, or Churches
§ 14-301-401. Closure authority - When, in the opinion of a majority of the members...
§ 14-301-402. Petition of property owners to close alley — Notice - When any person files with the city clerk or recorder...
§ 14-301-403. Hearing — Closure ordinance - On the day named in the notice provided for in...
§ 14-301-404. Appeal — Bond - (a) Any person, firm, or corporation aggrieved by the finding...
§ 14-301-405. Transcripts - (a) Upon the filing of any bond and affidavit for...
Chapter 302 - Municipal Street And Parking Revenue Bond Act
§ 14-302-101. Title - This chapter may be referred to and cited as the...
§ 14-302-102. Purpose and construction - (a) This chapter shall be construed liberally. (b) All acts...
§ 14-302-103. Chapter cumulative - The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative, insofar as...
§ 14-302-104. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 14-302-105. Power of municipalities over street and parking projects - Municipalities are authorized and empowered to acquire, by purchase or...
§ 14-302-106. Authority to issue bonds — Costs - (a) Municipalities are authorized and empowered to issue revenue bonds...
§ 14-302-107. Issuance of bonds — Sale - (a) Bonds shall be authorized by ordinance of the governing...
§ 14-302-108. Execution of bonds and coupons — Seal - (a) Bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile...
§ 14-302-109. Bonds as special obligations payable from street and parking revenues - (a) The bonds shall not be general obligations of the...
§ 14-302-110. Use of street and parking revenues for the payment of bonds issued - The municipality involved may pledge and use all or any...
§ 14-302-111. Refunding bonds - (a) Revenue bonds may be issued for the purpose of...
§ 14-302-112. Revenue bonds made securities - (a) Revenue bonds issued under the authority of this chapter...
§ 14-302-113. Bonds — Tax exemption - The principal of, and interest on, bonds issued under the...
Chapter 303 - Municipal Tollway Authority Act
§ 14-303-101. Title - This chapter may be referred to and cited as the...
§ 14-303-102. Construction - (a) This chapter shall be construed liberally. (b) All acts...
§ 14-303-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 14-303-104. Tollway projects declared public properties — Ad valorem tax exemption - All tollway projects, and all the properties thereof, are legislatively...
Subchapter 2 - Municipal Tollway Authorities
§ 14-303-201. Creation and members - (a) Any city of the first class may by ordinance...
§ 14-303-202. Organization - (a) The authority shall elect from among its members a...
§ 14-303-203. Meetings - (a) Meetings of the authority shall be held on call...
§ 14-303-204. Powers and duties - An authority is authorized and empowered to: (1) Acquire, by...
Subchapter 3 - Construction of Tollway Projects
§ 14-303-301. Prerequisites to undertaking project - No tollway project shall be undertaken unless and until the...
§ 14-303-302. Surveys, etc., on private lands - (a) An authority, and its authorized agents and employees, may...
§ 14-303-303. Eminent domain - (a) The power of eminent domain is expressly conferred upon...
§ 14-303-304. Grade separations — Lines and grades - In connection with the construction of any tollway project, an...
§ 14-303-305. Approval required to change highway location - An authority shall not change the location of any portion...
§ 14-303-306. Highway vacation or relocation - Any public highway affected by the construction of a tollway...
§ 14-303-307. Relocation or removal of tollway facilities - Whenever an authority shall determine that it is necessary for...
Subchapter 4 - Tollway Project Revenues
§ 14-303-401. Powers of authority - (a) An authority is authorized to fix, revise, charge, and...
§ 14-303-402. Deposit of revenues - The tolls and all other revenues derived from the tollway...
§ 14-303-403. Use of revenues - (a) The tollway project revenues are to be used solely...
§ 14-303-404. Pledge of revenues to pay off bonds - (a) The pledge of tollway project revenues to the payment...
§ 14-303-405. Turnpike gasoline tax revenues - (a) Reference is made to Acts 1967, No. 43 [repealed],...
Subchapter 5 - Tollway Revenue Bonds
§ 14-303-501. Issuance generally - (a) An authority is authorized and empowered to issue from...
§ 14-303-502. Authorizing resolution - (a) Tollway revenue bonds shall be authorized by resolution of...
§ 14-303-503. Trust indenture - (a) The resolution of an authority authorizing the issuance of...
§ 14-303-504. Sale — Limitations - (a) Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall...
§ 14-303-505. Execution - (a) Bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile...
§ 14-303-506. Obligation and liability - (a) It shall be plainly stated on the face of...
§ 14-303-507. Security and payment of bonds - (a) The principal of, and interest on, all revenue bonds...
§ 14-303-508. Default — Receiver - (a) In the event of a default in the payment...
§ 14-303-509. Refunding bonds - (a) Revenue bonds may be issued for the purpose of...
§ 14-303-510. Revenue bonds made securities - (a) Revenue bonds issued under the authority of this chapter...
§ 14-303-511. Bonds — Tax exemption - The principal of, and interest on, bonds issued under the...
§ 14-303-512. Authority to operate project after completion of payments - (a) Except as provided in this section, when the principal...
§ 14-303-513. Studies of proposed projects — Expenses - (a) An authority and the State Highway Commission are authorized...
Chapter 304 - Parking Authorities
§ 14-304-101. Declaration of policy - The General Assembly determines and declares that: (1) Excessive curb...
§ 14-304-102. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 14-304-103. Creation - The city council or other governing body of cities and...
§ 14-304-104. Members - (a) The parking authority shall consist of five (5) members....
§ 14-304-105. Personnel - (a) The authority shall have authority to employ such persons...
§ 14-304-106. Authority to establish and supervise facilities — Prohibitions - (a) The parking authority of the cities and towns, acting...
§ 14-304-107. Authority to contract - (a) Any municipal parking authority created pursuant to the provisions...
§ 14-304-108. Planning, designing, and locating facilities - (a) The parking authority, after a thorough investigation of the...
§ 14-304-109. Acquisition of property and property rights - For the purpose of this chapter, the parking authority is...
§ 14-304-110. Construction of facilities - (a) The parking authority is authorized to construct or cause...
§ 14-304-111. Records and reporting - Every parking authority shall maintain proper accounting and financial records...
Chapter 305 - Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program Act
§ 14-305-101. Title - This chapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Unpaved Roads...
§ 14-305-102. Legislative findings and intent - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Unpaved roads in...
§ 14-305-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Best management practices” means...
§ 14-305-104. Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program - The Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program is established to help provide...
§ 14-305-105. Application process — Criteria for selection - (a) (1) After completing training in best management practices, a...
§ 14-305-106. Funding of unpaved road projects - (a) (1) Donations from private entities and funding or in-kind...
§ 14-305-107. Completion of unpaved road projects - (a) A grant awarded to a county under this chapter...
§ 14-305-108. Records - A county that receives a grant under this chapter shall:...
§ 14-305-109. Support of Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program - (a) The following agencies and entities have pledged their support...
§ 14-305-110. Rules - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall promulgate rules to implement...