Arkansas Code
Title 25 - State Government

§ 25-1-104. Access of Department of Finance and Administration to agency records - The Revenue Division, the Division of Workforce Services, the University...

§ 25-1-106. Evaluation of necessity of various commissions and boards - (a) Any part-time state board or commission that has not...

§ 25-1-107. Guidelines for advisory bodies - (a) Where advisory bodies are specified by state or federal...

§ 25-1-108. Report - (a) For purposes of this section, “state agency” means every...

§ 25-1-109. Televised public service announcements - All state agencies that make televised public service announcements shall...

§ 25-1-110. Cost-effectiveness of state-owned vehicles - (a) Each agency shall ensure that the purchase and continued...

§ 25-1-111. Designation — Grant Advisory Board — Definition - (a) The Governor shall have the authority to designate the...

§ 25-1-112. Sexual offenses screened in criminal background checks - Whenever a criminal background check is performed on a person...

§ 25-1-113. Processing of requests for payments submitted to state agencies - (a) As used in this section, “state agency” means any...

§ 25-1-114. Incorporation of machine-readable privacy policies into websites - (a) Each unit of state and local government and each...

§ 25-1-115. Contact information on state agency documents - (a) The purpose of this section is to require each...

§ 25-1-116. State agency personal computer policy - (a) As used in this section, “state agency” means any...

§ 25-1-117. Demographic data report - (a) A state agency, board, or commission that licenses or...

§ 25-1-118. Electronic filing of reports - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Entity of the...

§ 25-1-119. Services and studies concerning mortality disparities — Definition - (a) (1) As used in this section, “Arkansas red counties”...

§ 25-1-120. Comprehensive cross-sector collaboration — Definition - (a) (1) As used in this section, “Arkansas red counties”...

§ 25-1-121. Naming of public buildings, structures, airports, or facilities — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “public funds” means any...

§ 25-1-122. Alternative or secondary address for state communications through the mail — Law enforcement officers - (a) A person who is employed primarily as a law...

§ 25-1-123. Criminal background checks for public employees controlling public funds — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “public employer” means any...

§ 25-1-124. Reporting by public employee — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Public employee” means...

Subchapter 2 - Paper Reduction

§ 25-1-201. Legislative intent - (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to:...

§ 25-1-202. Distribution of reports to the General Assembly - (a) Reports by state agencies that are required to be...

§ 25-1-203. Distribution of other publications - (a) A state agency shall not distribute a state publication...

§ 25-1-204. Publications to be included in agency budget - Each state agency shall include in its budget request a...

§ 25-1-205. Copies to be filed with Legislative Council - (a) A state agency which publishes or distributes a state...

§ 25-1-206. Definition of “state agency” - As used in this subchapter, “state agency” means an agency,...

Subchapter 3 - Members of Executive Branch Boards and Commissions

§ 25-1-301. Legislative intent - In recognition of the Supreme Court's decision in State Bd....

§ 25-1-302. Members of specified executive branch boards and commissions not to be members of the General Assembly - (a) As soon as possible after April 13, 1999, the...

Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Financial Transparency Act

§ 25-1-401. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 25-1-402. Legislative intent - The General Assembly finds that: (1) Information technology has evolved...

§ 25-1-403. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Expenditure data” means...

§ 25-1-404. Duties of Department of Finance and Administration - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall: (1) Establish...

§ 25-1-405. Cooperation by state agencies with Department of Finance and Administration — Report - (a) Each state agency shall: (1) Cooperate with the Department...

Subchapter 5 - Prohibited Contracts and Investments

§ 25-1-501. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) Boycotts and related tactics...

§ 25-1-502. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) (i) “Boycott Israel”...

§ 25-1-503. Prohibition on contracting with entities that boycott Israel - (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 25-1-504. Prohibition on direct investments in companies that boycott Israel - (a) (1) A public entity through its asset managers shall...

Chapter 2 - Administrative Departments Generally

§ 25-2-101. Legislative findings and purpose — Construction - (a) The General Assembly declares that this act is necessary:...

§ 25-2-102. Certain professional boards excepted - Nothing in this act shall apply to state boards that...

§ 25-2-103. Effect of act on preexisting rules, regulations, etc - This act shall not affect the orders, rules, regulations, and...

§ 25-2-104. Type 1 transfers - (a) (1) When any department, institution, or other agency, or...

§ 25-2-105. Type 2 transfers - (a) Under this act, a type 2 transfer means the...

§ 25-2-106. Type 3 transfers - (a) Under this act, a type 3 transfer means the...

§ 25-2-107. Type 4 transfers - (a) Under this act, a type 4 transfer means the...

§ 25-2-108. Reports, certifications, etc., to transferred agency - Unless specifically provided otherwise in this act or by any...

§ 25-2-109. Senatorial confirmation of certain appointments - (a) Irrespective of other provisions of this act to the...

Chapter 3 - Division of Arkansas Heritage

§ 25-3-101. Legislative intent — Construction - (a) The General Assembly declares that this act is necessary:...

§ 25-3-102. Creation — Director — Organization — Personnel - (a) There is created a Division of Arkansas Heritage. (b)...

§ 25-3-104. Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee - (a) There is established an Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage...

§ 25-3-105. Fees for publications, seminars, etc - (a) The Division of Arkansas Heritage through the Central Administration...

§ 25-3-106. Publication Development and Resale Revolving Fund - (a) There is established a fund to be known as...

§ 25-3-108. Heritage foundation - (a) In addition to any other rights, powers, functions, and...

Chapter 4 - Division of Information Systems

§ 25-4-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas...

§ 25-4-102. Legislative findings and declaration of intent - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares information and information...

§ 25-4-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Application” means a separately...

§ 25-4-104. Division of Information Systems - (a) There is established within the Department of Transformation and...

§ 25-4-105. Division of Information Systems — General powers and duties - (a) (1) The Division of Information Systems shall be vested...

§ 25-4-106. Reporting requirements - (a) (1) The Director of the Division of Information Systems...

§ 25-4-108. Division of Information Systems — Working groups - (a) The Director of the Division of Information Systems may...

§ 25-4-109. Information technology centers - (a) The Division of Information Systems is authorized to establish,...

§ 25-4-110. Information technology — Planning - (a) The Division of Information Systems shall submit status reports...

§ 25-4-111. Information technology — Prerequisites - (a) Unless the agency first receives approval for a plan...

§ 25-4-112. Application to educational institutions - (a) (1) In the case of state-supported institutions of higher...

§ 25-4-114. Contracts and agreements for information technology - (a) Contracts and agreements for state agencies for information technology...

§ 25-4-115. Professional services contracts between division and outside vendors - (a) (1) In the event that, due to unforeseen circumstances,...

§ 25-4-116. Payment for information technology - (a) Before a state agency may enter into an agreement...

§ 25-4-117. Delinquent accounts - (a) For accounts that are thirty (30) days overdue and...

§ 25-4-119. Budget procedures - (a) (1) Prior to the commencement of budget hearings conducted...

§ 25-4-120. Revisions to budget, purchasing, and personnel process - (a) (1) Prior to June 30 of each even-numbered year,...

§ 25-4-121. Division of Information Systems Revolving Fund - (a) There is created and established on the books of...

§ 25-4-122. Reserve for equipment acquisition — Loans - (a) (1) The Division of Information Systems is authorized to...

§ 25-4-123. Information Technology Reserve Fund - (a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer...

§ 25-4-124. Yearly computation of expenses — Disposition of surplus funds - (a) Within sixty (60) days following the final closing entries...

§ 25-4-125. State Broadband Manager - (a) The Governor shall designate the State Broadband Manager. (b)...

§ 25-4-126. Chief Data Officer and Chief Privacy Officer - (a) (1) The Director of the Division of Information Systems...

§ 25-4-127. Data and Transparency Panel — Creation — Duties - (a) The Data and Transparency Panel is created within the...

§ 25-4-128. Data and Transparency Panel — Records — Confidentiality - (a) All records, reports, and other information obtained by the...

Chapter 6 - Department of Education

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-6-101. Purpose - It is intended that all authority and responsibility of the...

§ 25-6-102. Organization — Commissioner - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall consist...

§ 25-6-107. Local education agency numbers - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is...

Chapter 7 - Division of Higher Education

§ 25-7-101. Creation — Director — Organization — Personnel - (a) There is created a Division of Higher Education. (b)...

§ 25-7-102. Center for Workforce Excellence - (a) For the purpose of this section, “center” means the...

Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration

§ 25-8-101. Secretary — Organization — Personnel — Definition - (a) (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall consist...

§ 25-8-102. Authority of secretary generally - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration,...

§ 25-8-104. Director of Division of Budgets and Accounting - The Director of the Division of Budgets and Accounting shall...

§ 25-8-105. Federal aid programs - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall have and...

§ 25-8-106. Marketing and redistribution of state personal property - (a) (1) This section applies only with respect to personal...

§ 25-8-107. Office of Child Support Enforcement - (a) The Child Support Enforcement Unit of the Division of...

§ 25-8-108. Contract labor - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may...

§ 25-8-109. Loans to marketing and redistribution - In the event the moneys available in the Property Sales...

§ 25-8-110. Duties of Department of Transformation and Shared Services and Department of Finance and Administration - (a) The Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall: (1)...

Chapter 10 - Department of Human Services

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-10-102. Organization generally - (a) The Department of Human Services is a cabinet-level department...

§ 25-10-104. Developmental disabilities services — Board of Developmental Disabilities Services - (a) The Board of Developmental Disabilities Services and the institutional...

§ 25-10-106. Division heads and other personnel - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services,...

§ 25-10-107. Reports by divisions - (a) All other divisions within the Department of Human Services...

§ 25-10-108. Coordination of programs, procedures, etc., of department and institutional boards - In addition to the functions and duties provided by law...

§ 25-10-109. Institutional services generally — Development of admission policies, etc - In addition to the functions and duties provided by law...

§ 25-10-110. Institutional services generally — Charges - (a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly...

§ 25-10-111. Budgeting generally - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services...

§ 25-10-113. Disposition of direct services funds - (a) It is the intent and purpose of this act...

§ 25-10-114. Developmental disabilities — Special authorization — Cash funds - (a) All funds received by the Division of Developmental Disabilities...

§ 25-10-115. County offices of human services - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall...

§ 25-10-116. Advisory committees generally - (a) From time to time, the Secretary of the Department...

§ 25-10-118. Child support enforcement program — Reports - The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division...

§ 25-10-119. Certification of vouchers - (a) The designated disbursing officers for the Department of Human...

§ 25-10-120. Research and Training Institute - (a) The Research and Training Institute is authorized to seek,...

§ 25-10-121. Proceeds from the sale of land — Deposit in special trust fund - (a) Pursuant to the process delineated in § 22-6-601, in...

§ 25-10-122. Office of Minority Mental Health — Creation - (a) There is created an Office of Minority Mental Health...

§ 25-10-123. Programs and policies — Development - The Office of Minority Mental Health shall develop programs and...

§ 25-10-124. Administration of state or federal funds - (a) The Office of Minority Mental Health is the authorized...

§ 25-10-126. Grants-in-aid — Conditions for receiving funds - Any private nonprofit community-based agency that receives grants-in-aid through the...

§ 25-10-127. Advance disbursements - Advance disbursements of funds to providers made under payment methodologies...

§ 25-10-129. Department of Human Services authorized to issue rules to assure compliance with federal statutes, rules, and regulations - (a) (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly...

§ 25-10-130. Employee assistance programs — Prohibition of agreement for services - The Department of Human Services shall not enter into any...

§ 25-10-131. Match transfer - The Secretary of the Department of Human Services, with the...

§ 25-10-132. Medical services and county operations — Use of local funds - To the extent allowed by federal requirements, including waiver, demonstration...

§ 25-10-133. Mental health services — Transfer provision - (a) (1) Personnel positions and appropriations provided for all programs...

§ 25-10-134. Community-based residential programs — Rules - (a) (1) The Department of Human Services shall not contract...

§ 25-10-135. Youth services - (a) The Department of Human Services shall not contract or...

§ 25-10-136. Private service contract notice required - (a) The Department of Human Services shall notify the Senate...

§ 25-10-137. Private service contract performance evaluation requirement - (a) All new contracts which privatize services and functions which...

§ 25-10-138. Education requirements for certain Division of Youth Services employees - (a) With the assistance of the Office of Personnel Management,...

§ 25-10-139. Training requirements for certain Division of Youth Services employees - (a) (1) The Division of Youth Services shall promulgate rules...

§ 25-10-141. Subpoenas in administrative adjudications - (a) (1) (A) In every case of adjudication before the...

§ 25-10-143. Advisory opinions — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “advisory opinion” means a...

§ 25-10-144. Governor's Advisory Commission on National Service and Volunteerism — Creation - (a) There is established a Governor's Advisory Commission on National...

Subchapter 2 - Division of State Services for the Blind

§ 25-10-201. Public policy - (a) It is the public policy of the State of...

§ 25-10-202. Definitions - As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 25-10-203. Exemption - No provision of this subchapter shall apply to any program...

§ 25-10-204. Powers and duties - (a) (1) The Division of State Services for the Blind...

§ 25-10-205. Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind - (a) There is created a board to be known as...

§ 25-10-206. Legal counsel - The Division of State Services for the Blind within the...

§ 25-10-207. State Services for the Blind Fund Account - Any sums provided by the General Assembly for the purposes...

§ 25-10-208. State services for the blind — Supplemental insurance - Staff members who transport blind and visually impaired persons on...

§ 25-10-209. Information Reading Services for the Blind created - (a) Information Reading Services for the Blind is created within...

Subchapter 4 - Department of Human Services State Institutional System

§ 25-10-401. Creation - The state institutions known as the Arkansas State Hospital at...

§ 25-10-402. Purpose — Guidelines - (a) The Department of Human Services State Institutional System Board...

§ 25-10-403. Members - (a) The Department of Human Services State Institutional System Board...

§ 25-10-404. Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center - The youth services center located at Alexander shall be known...

Chapter 11 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission

§ 25-11-101. Creation — Director — Organization — Personnel - (a) There is created the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (b)...

§ 25-11-102. Arkansas Economic Development Council - There is created an Arkansas Economic Development Council, whose membership,...

Chapter 15 - Administrative Procedures

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-15-101. Interpreters generally - (a) As used in this section, “interpreter” means an interpreter...

§ 25-15-102. Interpreters between a hearing individual and an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf - (a) For the purpose of appointing an interpreter between a...

§ 25-15-103. Stay of proceedings in which party or attorney is a member or an employee of either branch of the General Assembly - (a) (1) Any and all administrative hearings before an agency...

§ 25-15-104. Subpoena powers - (a) (1) The following boards and commissions shall have the...

§ 25-15-105. Administrative fees and penalties - (a) As used in this section, “agency” means the same...

Subchapter 2 - Administrative Procedure Act

§ 25-15-201. Title - This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas...

§ 25-15-202. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Adjudication” means an...

§ 25-15-203. Rules — Required rules — Public inspection - (a) In addition to other rulemaking requirements imposed by law,...

§ 25-15-204. Rules — Procedure for adoption - (a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a...

§ 25-15-205. Rules — The Arkansas Register - (a) (1) The Secretary of State shall compile, index, and...

§ 25-15-206. Rules — Declaratory orders - Each agency shall provide by rule for the filing and...

§ 25-15-207. Rules — Actions for declaratory judgments - (a) The validity or applicability of a rule may be...

§ 25-15-208. Administrative adjudication — Procedures generally - (a) In every case of adjudication: (1) All parties shall...

§ 25-15-209. Administrative adjudication — Communication by decision maker - (a) Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters...

§ 25-15-210. Administrative adjudication — Decisions - (a) When, in a case of adjudication, a majority of...

§ 25-15-211. Administrative adjudication — Licenses — Definition - (a) When the grant, denial, or renewal of a license...

§ 25-15-212. Administrative adjudication — Judicial review - (a) In cases of adjudication, any person, except an inmate...

§ 25-15-213. Hearings generally - In every case of adjudication, and in cases of rule...

§ 25-15-214. Failure of agency to act — Action by injured party - In any case of rule making or adjudication, if an...

§ 25-15-215. Model rules - (a) (1) The Attorney General shall publish model rules of...

§ 25-15-216. Review of agency rules - (a) (1) As soon as is practicable after each regular...

§ 25-15-217. Alternative sanctions - (a) (1) Each agency which may suspend, revoke, or deny...

§ 25-15-218. Code of Arkansas Rules - (a) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall: (1) (A) (i)...

§ 25-15-219. Publication on the Internet — Meeting dates - (a) (1) Each agency shall publish on the Internet the...

§ 25-15-220. Rulemaking power to be narrowly interpreted — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Rule” means a...

Subchapter 4 - Rule Report, Sunset, and Extension

§ 25-15-401. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Agency” means a...

§ 25-15-402. Report, sunset, and extension of rules - (a) (1) Except as provided in § 25-15-403 and under...

§ 25-15-403. Order of implementation - (a) (1) The agency rules shall be divided in six...

Subchapter 5 - Rules Impacting Medicaid Costs

§ 25-15-501. Legislative finding - In light of the potential for rapidly rising costs to...

§ 25-15-502. Definition - (a) As used in this section, “rule impacting state Medicaid...

§ 25-15-503. Additional rule procedure - (a) (1) In addition to filing requirements under the Arkansas...

Chapter 16 - State Officers

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-16-103. Registration of certain agency officials as lobbyists - An individual employed as an executive head of a state...

Subchapter 2 - Governor

§ 25-16-201. Reorganization of agencies to meet federal program requirements - (a) In order to protect the state's participation in various...

§ 25-16-203. Reports to Governor — Inclusion in message to General Assembly - The Auditor of State and Treasurer of State shall make...

§ 25-16-204. Appointment of commissioners in other states - (a) The Governor may nominate, appoint, and commission, under the...

§ 25-16-205. Transition funds - (a) For the purpose of this section, “transition funds” shall...

Subchapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor

§ 25-16-301. Custodian of Senate Chamber and records - The Lieutenant Governor is the custodian of the Senate Chamber,...

Subchapter 4 - Secretary of State

§ 25-16-401. Bond - The Secretary of State, before he or she enters upon...

§ 25-16-402. Deputy - (a) The Secretary of State may appoint a deputy to...

§ 25-16-403. Powers and duties generally - (a) The Secretary of State shall reside and keep his...

§ 25-16-405. Arkansas Ambassador's Certificate - The Secretary of State shall have the authority to issue...

Subchapter 5 - Auditor of State

§ 25-16-501. Violation of law by Auditor of State - If the Auditor of State shall willfully neglect or refuse...

§ 25-16-502. Bond - (a) Immediately after his or her election, the Auditor of...

§ 25-16-503. Seal - The Auditor of State shall keep a seal of office,...

§ 25-16-504. Deputy - (a) The Auditor of State is authorized to appoint one...

§ 25-16-505. Duties generally - It shall be the duty of the Auditor of State:...

§ 25-16-506. Access to other offices - The Auditor of State shall have free access to all...

§ 25-16-507. Power to administer oaths - The Auditor of State shall have power to administer oaths...

§ 25-16-509. Certification of payments - Whenever any person indebted to the state, on any account...

§ 25-16-510. Auditor of State as state accountant - The Auditor of State shall be the general accountant of...

§ 25-16-511. Recordkeeping requirements - (a) The Auditor of State shall keep a letter book...

§ 25-16-515. Accounting at expiration of term of appropriation - (a) It shall be the duty of the Auditor of...

§ 25-16-516. Warrants — Form and record - (a) In all cases of accounts audited and allowed against...

§ 25-16-517. Warrants — Restrictions on issuance - (a) No warrant shall be drawn by the Auditor of...

§ 25-16-518. Warrants — Prohibitions against receipt in payment of debt to state, use as offset, and bearing of interest - No warrant issued by the Auditor of State shall be...

§ 25-16-519. Warrants — Issuance of duplicates - (a) (1) Whenever Auditor of State's warrants of the State...

Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State

§ 25-16-601. Violation of law by Treasurer of State - If the Treasurer of State shall willfully neglect or refuse...

§ 25-16-602. Seal - The Treasurer of State shall keep a seal of office...

§ 25-16-603. Deputies - (a) The Treasurer of State is authorized to appoint two...

§ 25-16-604. Duties generally - It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State:...

§ 25-16-605. Access to other offices - The Treasurer of State shall have free access to all...

§ 25-16-606. Power to administer oaths - The Treasurer of State shall have power to administer oaths...

§ 25-16-607. Payment on Auditor of State's warrants - (a) The Treasurer of State is prohibited from paying any...

§ 25-16-608. Issuance of certificates or scrip on Auditor of State's warrants - It shall be unlawful for the Treasurer of State to...

§ 25-16-609. Claims for reimbursement on uncollectible state warrants or checks - (a) The Treasurer of State shall file a claim for...

§ 25-16-611. Quarterly report on notes and on moneys from sale of state lands - The Treasurer of State shall report quarterly to the Governor...

§ 25-16-612. Balancing books at end of term of appropriation - It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State,...

§ 25-16-613. Letter book - The Treasurer of State shall keep a letter book, in...

§ 25-16-614. Examination of office - (a) The Governor shall be authorized and required to appoint...

§ 25-16-615. Examination of records by joint legislative committee - (a) Immediately after the commencement of each session of the...

Subchapter 7 - Attorney General

§ 25-16-701. Private practice of law prohibited - During his or her term of office, the Attorney General...

§ 25-16-702. Representation of state agencies and officers generally — Employment of outside counsel - (a) The Attorney General shall be the attorney for all...

§ 25-16-703. Representation of state interests in federal courts - (a) The Attorney General shall maintain and defend the interests...

§ 25-16-704. Representation of state interests in Supreme Court — Writs of quo warranto - (a) The Attorney General shall attend the several sittings of...

§ 25-16-705. Subpoena power — Attendance of witnesses - (a) In all litigation, including criminal matters, in which the...

§ 25-16-706. Opinions - (a) (1) Upon request, the Attorney General without fee or...

§ 25-16-707. Amounts due state to be certified to Attorney General - (a) Within ten (10) days after any amount of money...

§ 25-16-708. Appointment of special counsel to collect moneys due state. [Effective until May 1, 2021.] - (a) When there shall be past due and unpaid any...

§ 25-16-708. Appointment of special counsel to collect moneys due state. [Effective May 1, 2021.] - (a) When there is past due and unpaid any special...

§ 25-16-709. Suits against officers indebted to state - (a) The Attorney General is authorized and empowered, and it...

§ 25-16-711. Disputes between Attorney General and a constitutional officer - In the event that the Attorney General and a constitutional...

§ 25-16-712. Funding restriction - The Attorney General shall not enter into any contract for...

§ 25-16-713. Attorney General — Designated law enforcement agency - (a) The office of the Attorney General is designated as...

§ 25-16-714. Procurement of contingency fee contracts — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Government attorney” means...

§ 25-16-715. Transparency — Contingency fee contracts - (a) A copy of each executed contingency fee contract and...

§ 25-16-716. Fee reimbursement - (a) The Office of the Attorney General may charge a...

Subchapter 8 - Members of Boards and Commissions

§ 25-16-801. Appointments from congressional districts - (a) (1) Whenever any laws of this state shall provide...

§ 25-16-803. Terms not to expire between biennial general election and Governor's swearing in - The terms of office of members of boards and commissions...

§ 25-16-804. Removal and replacement - (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise...

§ 25-16-805. Special board members - (a) When any member of a state commission, board, council,...

§ 25-16-806. Removal and replacement of positions without confirmation - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Good cause” includes:...

Subchapter 9 - State Boards — Compensation

§ 25-16-901. Definitions — Limitations - (a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term “state board”...

§ 25-16-902. Expense reimbursement - (a) Every state board may, by a majority vote of...

§ 25-16-903. Stipend — Authorization for $60 - Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote...

§ 25-16-904. Stipend — Authorization for $85 - Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote...

§ 25-16-905. Stipend — Authorization for $110 - Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote...

§ 25-16-906. Stipend — State employees — Salaried members — Members of General Assembly - (a) No state employee shall receive any stipend under this...

§ 25-16-907. Effective date - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

§ 25-16-908. Distribution of copies - As soon as possible after April 11, 1995, the Department...

Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials

§ 25-16-1001. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Employee” means a person...

§ 25-16-1002. Prohibited employment of relatives - (a) A public official shall not appoint, employ, promote, advance,...

§ 25-16-1003. Married state agency employees - (a) If as a result of a marriage that occurs...

§ 25-16-1004. Criminal penalty - (a) A person commits an offense if the person approves...

§ 25-16-1005. Civil penalties - (a) A public official who knowingly violates § 25-16-1002(a) shall...

§ 25-16-1006. Administration and enforcement - (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish rules and...

§ 25-16-1007. Applicability - This subchapter shall not apply to the hiring, transfer, or...

Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment

§ 25-16-1101. Legislative intent - (a) It is the policy of the State of Arkansas...

§ 25-16-1102. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Governmental body” means any...

§ 25-16-1103. Forfeiture of office - (a) A public servant holding an office, position, or employment...

§ 25-16-1104. Disqualification from office - A public servant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to...

§ 25-16-1105. Enforcement - (a) (1) Forfeiture of an office, position, or employment may...

§ 25-16-1106. Applicability - (a) This subchapter shall apply to a public servant that,...

§ 25-16-1107. Effect of expungement - An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for...

Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-17-101. Antidiscrimination clause required in contracts - All agencies of the state or any department thereof shall...

§ 25-17-102. Allowance of claims against state charitable and educational institutions - (a) It shall be unlawful for any board of trustees...

§ 25-17-103. Repair of damage to charitable institution - In case of destruction of any of the charitable institutions...

Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions

§ 25-17-201. Boards created for management of various institutions - The following honorary boards are created: (1) A board of...

§ 25-17-202. Powers and duties - The boards created in § 25-17-201 are charged with the...

§ 25-17-203. Eligibility for membership - (a) Members of the boards appointed by the Governor under...

§ 25-17-204. Appointment and terms of members generally - (a) By and with the advice and consent of the...

§ 25-17-205. Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf — Deaf and blind members — Parents or guardians as members - (a) There shall be at all times one (1) member...

§ 25-17-207. Oath of members - (a) Before entering upon his or her respective duties, each...

§ 25-17-208. Meetings generally - (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, each honorary board...

§ 25-17-210. Removal of members generally - (a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any...

§ 25-17-211. Absence of member from meetings as grounds for removal - (a) Attendance Required. In order to ensure broad representation and...

Subchapter 3 - Regulation of Property

§ 25-17-301. Definitions - As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 25-17-302. Applicability — Cumulative effect - (a) This subchapter shall apply to and encompass all lands,...

§ 25-17-303. Enforcement - (a) The prosecuting attorney or the city attorney, as may...

§ 25-17-304. Appointment and removal of institutional law enforcement officers - (a) The executive heads of each of the educational, charitable,...

§ 25-17-305. Institutional law enforcement officer's duties and powers - (a) An institutional law enforcement officer appointed under the authority...

§ 25-17-306. Institutional law enforcement officers exempt from personal liability - Any institutional law enforcement officers so appointed and designated and...

§ 25-17-307. Policies for motor vehicles on institutional grounds - (a) Each of the institutions described in § 25-17-301 may...

Chapter 18 - Public Records

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-18-101. Reproduction of records generally - (a) For the purposes of this section, “business” means and...

§ 25-18-102. Microfilming of records by Secretary of State - (a) The Secretary of State is authorized and empowered to...

§ 25-18-103. Fee for facsimile copies - The fees charged by the Secretary of State for facsimile...

Subchapter 2 - State Publications

§ 25-18-202. Messages, reports, and other documents — Number of copies - If any report, bill, or other document is ordered to...

§ 25-18-203. Messages, reports, and other documents — Covers and title pages - In printing messages, reports, and other documents ordered to be...

§ 25-18-204. Journals of legislative proceedings - Whenever any journal of the proceedings of the House of...

§ 25-18-205. Acts of General Assembly — Index — Printing — Certification - (a) The Secretary of State shall make out true and...

§ 25-18-206. Digests, acts, and journals — Distribution - (a) It shall be the Secretary of State's duty to...

§ 25-18-207. Digests, acts, and journals — Delivery to successors — Annual settlement - (a) (1) The officers, except the Clerk of the Supreme...

§ 25-18-208. Digests, acts, and journals — Lost or destroyed books - If any of the digests, acts, and journals shall be...

§ 25-18-209. Sale of digests and acts — Price - (a) (1) The Secretary of State shall have the authority...

§ 25-18-214. Clerks — Personal liability - (a) The clerk and his or her bondsmen shall be...

§ 25-18-218. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals reports — Medium of publication — Distribution - (a) (1) The reports of the Supreme Court and the...

§ 25-18-222. References to deaf people - The archaic terms “dumb” and “deaf-mute” that formerly related to...

§ 25-18-223. Book report of Secretary of State - (a) (1) (A) The Secretary of State shall compile, edit,...

§ 25-18-224. Distribution of quasijudicial opinions and orders - (a) (1) (A) Any quasijudicial board, commission, or agency of...

§ 25-18-225. Publishing and distribution of Arkansas acts - (a) The Secretary of State shall permanently maintain the original...

Subchapter 3 - Depositories

§ 25-18-301. Designation of official state depository - The Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville...

§ 25-18-305. Federal publications - The Secretary of State is further directed to send to...

§ 25-18-306. Selective and partial depositories - (a) In addition to the Mullins Library of the University...

§ 25-18-307. Procedure to obtain state and local publications - (a) Any institution of higher learning desiring to obtain copies...

§ 25-18-308. State and local publications furnished to Arkansas State Library - Each department or division of the state, a city, or...

Subchapter 4 - Settlement Agreements

§ 25-18-401. Disclosure required - No public official or employee acting in behalf of a...

§ 25-18-402. Exemptions - This subchapter does not prohibit the Secretary of the Department...

§ 25-18-403. Penalty - Any person who violates the provisions of this subchapter shall...

Subchapter 5 - Contracts

§ 25-18-501. State agency contracts - When any state agency enters into a contract with any...

Subchapter 6 - Retention of Public Records by State Agencies

§ 25-18-601. Legislative intent - (a) The General Assembly finds that while the Freedom of...

§ 25-18-602. Applicability - (a) This subchapter shall not apply to city, county, or...

§ 25-18-603. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Public records” means the...

§ 25-18-604. Retention requirement - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall direct the...

§ 25-18-605. Conflict with federal or state laws - (a) If any rule promulgated under this subchapter is found...

Subchapter 7 - Electronic Records and Signatures

§ 25-18-701. Use of electronic records - All state agencies shall use or permit the use of...

§ 25-18-702. Standards and policies - (a) The Director of the Division of Information Systems shall...

§ 25-18-703. State agency standards and policies - A state agency may use the standards and policies developed...

Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967

§ 25-19-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Freedom...

§ 25-19-102. Legislative intent - It is vital in a democratic society that public business...

§ 25-19-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Custodian”, except as...

§ 25-19-104. Penalty - Any person who negligently violates any of the provisions of...

§ 25-19-105. Examination and copying of public records - (a) (1) (A) Except as otherwise specifically provided by this...

§ 25-19-106. Open public meetings. [Effective until emergency ends or December 31, 2020.] - (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings,...

§ 25-19-106. Open public meetings. [Effective when emergency ends or on December 31, 2020.] - (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings,...

§ 25-19-107. Appeal from denial of rights — Attorney's fees - (a) Any citizen denied the rights granted to him or...

§ 25-19-108. Information for public guidance - (a) Each state agency, board, and commission shall prepare and...

§ 25-19-109. Special requests for electronic information - (a) (1) At his or her discretion, a custodian may...

§ 25-19-110. Exemptions - (a) Beginning July 1, 2009, in order to be effective,...

§ 25-19-111. Arkansas Freedom of Information Task Force - (a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Freedom of Information...

Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 25-20-101. Title - This chapter may be cited as the “Interlocal Cooperation Act”.

§ 25-20-102. Purpose - It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local...

§ 25-20-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Public agency” means any:...

§ 25-20-104. Agreements for joint or cooperative action — Authority to make — Requirements generally - (a) Any governmental powers, privileges, or authority exercised or capable...

§ 25-20-105. Agreements for joint or cooperative action — Filing — Interstate compacts — Liability for damages - (a) Prior to its entry into force, an agreement made...

§ 25-20-106. Agreements for joint or cooperative action — Submission to and approval by state officer or agency controlling services or facilities - (a) In the event that an agreement made pursuant to...

§ 25-20-107. Appropriation of funds — Supplying of personnel or services - Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this...

§ 25-20-108. Contract for services from another agency — Requirements — Limitations - (a) Any one (1) or more public agencies may contract...

Subchapter 2 - Public Bodies Corporate and Politic

§ 25-20-201. Creation - (a) Any two (2) or more public agencies are hereby...

§ 25-20-202. Board of directors — Executive director - (a) (1) (A) Each public body corporate and politic shall...

§ 25-20-203. Powers - (a) Unless its application provides otherwise, each public body shall...

§ 25-20-204. Tax exempt status of property and income - (a) Each public body corporate and politic created pursuant to...

§ 25-20-205. Immunity - (a) This subchapter does not abrogate or in any other...

§ 25-20-206. Construction - This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its intent...

§ 25-20-207. Withdrawal - (a) (1) If any public agency participating in a public...

Subchapter 3 - Consolidated Waterworks Systems

§ 25-20-301. Title - This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the...

§ 25-20-302. Creation - (a) Any two (2) or more public agencies entering into...

§ 25-20-303. Contributions of public agency properties - (a) (1) Participating public agencies are authorized to contribute to...

§ 25-20-304. Board of commissioners - (a) (1) Each public body created under this subchapter shall...

§ 25-20-305. Powers and duties of board of commissioners - All powers of any public body created under this subchapter...

§ 25-20-306. General powers of public body - (a) In addition to exercising the powers set forth elsewhere...

§ 25-20-307. Operation of consolidated waterworks system — Definition - (a) “Consolidated waterworks system” means and includes real property, personal...

§ 25-20-308. Out-of-area sales and services - (a) Any public body created under this subchapter may: (1)...

§ 25-20-309. Eminent domain - (a) Any public body created under this subchapter may acquire...

§ 25-20-310. Improvements — Financing with bonds - (a) Whenever any public body created under this subchapter shall...

§ 25-20-311. Lien in favor of bondholders - (a) The payment of the principal of bonds issued under...

§ 25-20-312. Refunding bonds - (a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding...

§ 25-20-313. Securing deposit of public funds - Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be eligible to secure...

§ 25-20-314. No personal liability - No commissioner or officer of the public body shall be...

§ 25-20-315. Recreational use of property - Any public body created under this subchapter shall have the...

§ 25-20-316. Zoning exemption - Any public body maintaining facilities in an area zoned subsequent...

§ 25-20-317. Tax exempt status of property owned and income - Each public body created under this subchapter will be performing...

§ 25-20-318. Immunity - This subchapter does not abrogate or in any other manner...

§ 25-20-319. Franchise fees - (a) Any participating public agency that is an Arkansas municipality...

§ 25-20-320. Payments in lieu of taxes - (a) (1) A public body created under this subchapter shall...

§ 25-20-321. Annual report and audit - (a) Within the first one hundred eighty (180) days of...

§ 25-20-322. Provisions supplemental and controlling - This subchapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and...

§ 25-20-323. Construction - This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its intent...

§ 25-20-324. Interim financing - (a) If the issuance of revenue bonds is authorized by...

Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Municipal Electric Utility Interlocal Cooperation Act of 2003

§ 25-20-401. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 25-20-402. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Authority” means a municipal...

§ 25-20-403. Creation - (a) (1) The governing bodies of any two (2) or...

§ 25-20-404. Powers and duties of board of commissioners - (a) All powers of an authority created under this subchapter...

§ 25-20-405. Powers of authority - Each authority created under this subchapter shall have the power...

§ 25-20-406. Operation - (a) It is the purpose of this subchapter to allow...

§ 25-20-407. Eminent domain - (a) (1) Any authority may acquire any private property that...

§ 25-20-408. Financing - (a) (1) An authority is authorized to use any available...

§ 25-20-409. Lien in favor of bond holders - (a) The payment of the principal of bonds issued under...

§ 25-20-410. Refunding bonds - (a) (1) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of...

§ 25-20-411. Security deposit of public funds - Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be eligible to secure...

§ 25-20-412. No personal liability - No commissioner or officer of the authority shall be liable...

§ 25-20-413. Zoning exemption - Any authority maintaining facilities in an area zoned subsequent to...

§ 25-20-414. Tax-exempt status of property owners and income - (a) Each authority created under this subchapter will be performing...

§ 25-20-415. Immunity - (a) This subchapter does not abrogate or in any other...

§ 25-20-416. No public utility status - No authority created under this subchapter shall be a: (1)...

§ 25-20-417. Annual report and audit - (a) During each calendar year, each authority shall make a...

§ 25-20-418. Provisions supplemental and controlling - This subchapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and...

§ 25-20-419. Construction - (a) (1) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish...

§ 25-20-420. Use of revenue - This subchapter does not modify the existing right of a...

§ 25-20-421. Effect of other laws - The provisions of any other law, except as expressly provided...

§ 25-20-423. Termination or dissolution - The governing bodies of the municipal electric utility forming an...

§ 25-20-424. Control of electric transmission facilities - (a) An authority created pursuant to this subchapter shall be...

§ 25-20-425. Sham transactions prohibited - (a) An authority created pursuant to this subchapter shall be...

Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems

§ 25-20-501. Title - This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the...

§ 25-20-502. Creation - (a) Any two (2) or more public agencies entering into...

§ 25-20-503. Contributions of public agency properties - (a) Participating public agencies are authorized to contribute to a...

§ 25-20-504. Board of commissioners - (a) (1) Each public body created under this subchapter shall...

§ 25-20-505. Powers and duties of board of commissioners - (a) All powers, business, and affairs of any public body...

§ 25-20-506. General powers of public body - (a) In addition to other powers under this subchapter and...

§ 25-20-507. Operation of consolidated wastewater system - (a) “Consolidated wastewater system” means and includes a wastewater and...

§ 25-20-508. Out-of-area sales and services - (a) A public body under this subchapter may extend its...

§ 25-20-509. Eminent domain - (a) A public body under this subchapter may acquire by...

§ 25-20-510. Improvements — Financing with bonds - (a) If a public body under this subchapter owns or...

§ 25-20-511. Lien in favor of bondholders - (a) The payment of the principal of bonds issued under...

§ 25-20-512. Refunding bonds - (a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding...

§ 25-20-513. Securing deposit of public funds - Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be eligible to secure...

§ 25-20-514. No personal liability - A commissioner or officer of the public body shall not...

§ 25-20-515. Sewer payments by public agencies - The public agencies shall be subject to the same rates...

§ 25-20-516. Zoning exemption - A public body maintaining facilities in an area zoned after...

§ 25-20-517. Tax-exempt status of property owned and income - Each public body under this subchapter is performing functions as...

§ 25-20-518. Immunity - (a) This subchapter does not affect the immunity of the...

§ 25-20-519. Franchise fees - (a) A participating public agency that is an Arkansas municipality...

§ 25-20-520. Payments in lieu of taxes - (a) A public body under this subchapter shall make annual...

§ 25-20-521. Annual report and audit - (a) Within the first ninety (90) days of each calendar...

§ 25-20-522. Provisions supplemental and controlling - This subchapter provides an additional and alternative method for the...

§ 25-20-523. Construction - This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its intent...

§ 25-20-524. Property of public body - (a) Regardless of the beginning date thereof, adverse possession or...

Chapter 21 - Uniform Law To Oppose Federal Encroachment On State Rights

§ 25-21-101. Study of existing federal legislation - In order to secure concerted action among the states to...

§ 25-21-102. Study of proposed federal legislation - It shall also be the duty of the Attorney General...

§ 25-21-103. Investigation of federal legislation on request of Senators or Representatives - The Attorney General shall also make any reasonable or appropriate...

§ 25-21-104. Appointment of Deputy or Assistant Attorney General - The Attorney General shall appoint a Deputy or Assistant Attorney...

§ 25-21-105. Membership in interstate organization - The Attorney General and/or his said Deputy or Assistant is...

§ 25-21-106. Title - This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Law to...

Chapter 24 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

§ 25-24-101. Creation — Members - (a) There is hereby created a commission to be known...

§ 25-24-102. Duties - The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission shall have the following...

§ 25-24-103. Staff of commission - (a) (1) The Governor shall appoint the Director of the...

Chapter 26 - Information Technology

Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind

§ 25-26-201. Findings and policy - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The advent of...

§ 25-26-202. Definitions - For purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Access” means the ability...

§ 25-26-203. Assurance of nonvisual access - In general, the head of each covered entity shall ensure...

§ 25-26-204. Procurement requirements - (a) (1) The technology access clause specified in § 25-26-203...

§ 25-26-205. Implementation - (a) For the purpose of assuring the effective phasing in...

§ 25-26-206. Action for injunction - (a) A person injured by a violation of this subchapter...

Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act

§ 25-26-301. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 25-26-302. Legislative intent - The General Assembly finds that: (1) Malicious cyber activity continues...

§ 25-26-303. Arkansas Cyber Initiative — Creation — Powers and duties - Unless otherwise provided by law, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission...

§ 25-26-304. Areas of collaboration - The Arkansas Cyber Initiative may: (1) Identify specific areas where...

§ 25-26-305. Contracts on behalf of the Arkansas Cyber Initiative - (a) In order to assist the Arkansas Cyber Initiative in...

§ 25-26-306. Freedom of Information Act of 1967 — Exemption - The Arkansas Cyber Initiative is exempt from complying with the...

Chapter 27 - Arkansas Information Network

§ 25-27-101. Title - This chapter may be cited as and shall be known...

§ 25-27-102. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means any agency,...

§ 25-27-103. Board - (a) There is created the Information Network of Arkansas, a...

§ 25-27-104. Duties - (a) The Information Network of Arkansas shall have the following...

§ 25-27-105. Network manager - (a) (1) The Information Network of Arkansas shall procure a...

Chapter 28 - Assessment Coordination Division

§ 25-28-101. Creation — Director — Organization — Personnel - (a) There is created the Assessment Coordination Division. (b) (1)...

§ 25-28-103. Other authority - (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall retain all of...

§ 25-28-104. Administrative Procedure Act - The Assessment Coordination Division shall be subject to the Arkansas...

§ 25-28-105. Compliance with other laws - Disbursement of funds authorized by this chapter shall be limited...

§ 25-28-106. Legislative intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly that any...

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