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ArkansasHB18722025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FEES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED BY A COUNTY SHERIFF; AND TO ALLOW A COUNTY SHERIFF TO COLLECT FEES FOR ATTEMPTED SERVICE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Sponsored By: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican)

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Arkansas sheriff fees for court papers

Arkansas county sheriffs can charge $30 to serve or attempt to serve listed court papers, even when service fails. These include summonses, capiases, scire facias, attachments, garnishment and injunction writs, subpoenas, court orders, notices, rules, and notices to vacate. Serving a writ of execution, possession, ejectment, or replevin costs $100. Sheriffs receive a 10% commission for receiving and paying money on execution or process when property is seized, advertised, or sold. Advertising goods or land for sale costs $30. Making and signing a sheriff’s deed costs $30, paid by the purchaser. Returning each writ, summons, subpoena, execution, or attachment costs $20. Executing a writ of inquiry or a real-estate purchase certificate under execution also costs $20 each.

Convicted people face arrest service fees

Arkansas county sheriffs can charge $50 to serve a warrant or arrest order from any court. When that service leads to a conviction, the court must include the fee in its judgment and sentencing order. Taking and recording each bail or delivery bond costs $20. Sheriff attendance at each criminal or civil trial of confession in open court costs $20. Serving subpoenas for special jurors also costs $20.

Sheriffs charge fees for election services

Arkansas county sheriffs can charge $20 for advertising elections in each voting precinct. Delivering voter registration books also carries a $20 fee for each precinct.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Jimmy Gazaway

    Republican • House

  • Ben Gilmore

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 127 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:57:37 PM

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 4/3/2025

House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 3:02:57 PM

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1872 is now Act 693

    4/16/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/10/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/10/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/10/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  6. Read the third time and passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  7. Rules suspended.

    4/9/2025Senate

  8. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/8/2025Senate

  9. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

    4/3/2025Senate

  10. Received from the House.

    4/3/2025Senate

  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/3/2025House

  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/2/2025House

  13. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    3/20/2025House

  14. Filed

    3/20/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1872 - Introduced

    3/20/2025

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  • Act Version

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