Title 14 — Local Government
192 chapters · 901 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-702 Duties generally
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It shall be the duty of the county surveyor to execute all orders directed to him or her by any court of record for surveying or resurveying any tract of land, the title of which is in dispute or in litigation before the court, and to obey all orders of survey for the partition o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-703 Chainmen
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The necessary chainmen shall be employed by the person wanting surveying done, but they shall be good and disinterested persons, to be approved by the surveyor, and shall be sworn by the surveyor to measure justly and exactly, according to the best of their abilities.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-704 Appointment of another surveyor
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In all cases where the county surveyor may be interested in any survey which is required to be made by any court, the court shall direct the survey to be made by some competent person. The person so appointed shall have power to administer the necessary oaths to the chainmen, and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-705 Survey of lands sold for taxes
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It shall be the duty of the county surveyor to survey all lands sold for taxes in his or her county on the application of any person producing to him or her a certificate of purchase from the officer by whom the lands may have been sold.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-706 Survey of public land
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(a) Any person who may have entered any of the public lands of the United States, having received from the proper officer a certificate of entry and desiring his or her lands surveyed and laid off according to the certificate, may apply to the county surveyor for that purpose, an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-707 Establishment of corners
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For the purpose of perpetuating every survey, the surveyor shall establish his or her corners by taking bearings on trees and noting particularly their course and distance from the corner. When there are no trees within a reasonable distance, he or she shall perpetuate his or her…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-708 Calculating tract contents
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All calculations to ascertain the content of any tract of land by any county surveyor or other person shall be made by differences of latitude and departure.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-709 Instruments required — Record book
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(a) It shall be the duty of each county surveyor to furnish himself or herself with a compass of approved construction, having a nonius division; also, a two-pole chain of fifty (50) links, and a well-bound book, in which he or she shall carefully and legibly record and note down…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-710 Delivery of records to successor
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(a) It shall be the duty of the county surveyor, or other person having the official record of the surveyor in his or her possession, to deliver up the record to his or her successor whenever he or she may be applied to for that purpose. (b) If the surveyor, or the person having …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-711 Conclusiveness of official survey
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No act or record by any county surveyor, or his or her deputy, shall be conclusive, but may be reviewed by any competent tribunal in any case where the correctness thereof may be disputed.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-712 Admissibility of certified copy
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A certified copy of the record of any county surveyor, under the hand of the surveyor, shall be admitted as prima facie evidence in any court of record in this state.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-801 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-15-801Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-802 Office
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County treasurers shall keep their offices at their respective county sites.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-803 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-15-803Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-804 Appointment of a deputy treasurer
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(a) Appointment of a deputy treasurer shall be:(1) In writing;(2) Signed by the county treasurer; and(3) Recorded in the county recorder's office. (1) In writing; (2) Signed by the county treasurer; and (3) Recorded in the county recorder's office. (b) A deputy treasurer shall po…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-805 Duties generally
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(1) It shall be the duty of each county treasurer to:(1) (A) Receive and give receipt for all revenues payable into the county treasury and to pay and disburse the revenues on checks drawn by order of the county court.(B) Any nonrevenue receipts as defined in § 21-6-302(f)(2) sha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-806 Neglect or refusal to pay check
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(a) If any county treasurer shall neglect or refuse to pay any check drawn on him or her by order of the county court of his or her county, having cash available in the fund on which the check is drawn, he or she shall forfeit and pay to the claimant four (4) times the amount the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-807 Accounting of revenue received and disbursed
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(a) A county treasurer shall keep a true and just account of all revenue received and disbursed. (b) A treasurer shall make duplicate receipts, in accordance with § 14-25-108, in favor of the proper person for all revenue paid into the treasury and keep all financial records pert…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-808 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-15-808Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-809 Resignation, removal, or death
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If he or she resigns, is removed from office, or dies, a county treasurer, or his or her executor or administrator, shall immediately make his or her settlement and deliver to his or her successor in office all things pertaining to the office, together with all the monetary funds…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-810 Relief from liability
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In all cases where any funds in the hands of any county treasurer of this state have been lost or become unavailable by reason of the insolvency of any bank in which the funds were deposited, and not through defalcation of the county treasurer, the county treasurers and their bon…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-811 Continuing education — Board and fund
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(a) There is created the County Treasurer's Continuing Education Board, which shall be composed of the following members:(1) Eight (8) members of the Arkansas County Treasurers' Association, designated by the Arkansas County Treasurers' Association;(2) One (1) member designated b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-901 Records — Multiple judicial districts
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(a) In counties having two (2) judicial districts, it shall be the duty of the county clerk to keep at each county site, in addition to the records now required by law to be kept, the following records:(1) Record of marks and brands;(2) Record of incorporations;(3) Record of estr…