Title 14 — Local Government

(a) In counties within the State of Arkansas which have two (2) or more districts with two (2) or more county sites, where it is necessary to record certain written instruments affecting personal property as provided by law, the recording shall be necessary in only one (1) distri…

(a) It shall be the duty of the quorum court in each county of the State of Arkansas to appropriate from any moneys in the general fund any sum as may be necessary, not exceeding in any county the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), for providing a suitable record book for the pur…

In all county offices, unless the context or definition requires otherwise, “book” means either paper, electronic files, or information maintained in a computer, computer system or network, or other electronic information storage and retrieval system.

(a) The head of any county or municipal department, commission, bureau, or board may cause any or all records kept by the official, department, commission, or board to be photographed, microfilmed, photostated, or reproduced on or by film, microcard, miniature photographic record…

(a) The reproduction made in accordance with § 14-2-201, when satisfactorily identified, shall be admissible into evidence as provided in § 16-46-101 or any other provision of law or court rules governing the admission of evidence. (b) For all purposes recited in this section, a …

(a) Whenever reproductions of public records have been made in accordance with § 14-2-201 and have been placed in conveniently accessible files or other suitable format and provision has been made for preserving, examining, and using them, the head of a county office or departmen…

(a) All municipalities of the State of Arkansas shall maintain records for the city or town police department or marshal's office, if the records are currently being maintained, as follows:(1) Maintain for seven (7) years after closure of the case file or permanently, as the muni…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act”.

(1) In this subchapter:(1) “Document” means information that is:(A) inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and(B) eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by the county recorder.(2) “…

(a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying this subchapter. (b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, t…

(a) In this section, “paper document” means a document that is received by the county recorder in a form that is not electronic. (b) A county recorder:(1) who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Electr…

(a) (1) An Electronic Recording Commission consisting of eleven (11) members appointed by the Governor is created to adopt standards to implement this subchapter.(2) A majority of the members of the commission shall be county recorders.(3) A member of the commission shall be from…

In applying and construing this Uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This subchapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C.S. § 7001(c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 1…

A.C.A. § 14-2-308Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved