Title 14 — Local Government
192 chapters · 901 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-101 Prohibition of and punishment for offenses
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(a) A county is authorized to prohibit and punish any act, matter, or thing which the laws of this state make a misdemeanor and to prescribe penalties for all offenses in violation of any ordinance of the county not greater nor less than the penalties prescribed for similar offen…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-102 County funds for defense of indigents — Fees assessed
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(a) (1) There is hereby created on the books of the treasurer of each county in the state a fund to be used for the purpose of paying reasonable and necessary costs incurred in the defense of indigent persons accused of criminal offenses and in the representation of persons again…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-103 Appropriations to be specific — Limitation — Definitions
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(a) The quorum court shall specify the amount of appropriations for each purpose in dollars and cents, and except as authorized in this section, the total amount of appropriations for all county or district purposes for any one (1) year shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-104 Appropriations and allowances
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(a) Every order of allowance made by the county court shall set forth the appropriation out of which it is to be paid. (b) It shall be the duty of the clerk annually and immediately after the adjournment of the county quorum court for the levy of taxes and the making of the appro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-105 Monthly report by county treasurer or county comptroller
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The county treasurer or the county comptroller shall submit each month to the county quorum court a full report and a detailed statement of the financial condition of the county, showing receipts, disbursements, and balance on hand.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-106 Limitations on contracts
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No county court or agent of any county shall make any contract on behalf of the county unless an appropriation has been previously made therefor and is wholly or in part unexpended. In no event shall any county court or agent of any county make any contract in excess of any appro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-107 Appropriations for Association of Arkansas Counties
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(a) (1) The quorum court of each county in this state may provide for the participation of its county in the services and activities of the Association of Arkansas Counties, a domestic corporation organized and existing under the provisions of the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-108 Dues for volunteer fire departments
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(a) (1) (A) The quorum court of each county, upon request filed with the quorum court by one (1) or more volunteer fire departments whose fire protection districts cover an unincorporated area of the county, may adopt an ordinance authorizing a designated county official to colle…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-109 Rural solid waste disposal services
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(a) (1) The quorum court of each county is authorized to establish garbage and trash collecting services, solid waste disposal facilities, and similar services for the benefit of the rural residents of the counties to provide, for such rural residents, services comparable to thos…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-110 Marriage officials
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The county quorum courts may appoint special officials to solemnize marriages within their respective counties. However, the maximum number of such officials shall not exceed two (2) per ten thousand (10,000), or fraction thereof, population in the county as determined by the las…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-111 Marriage license fees
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(a) (1) The quorum court of a county may levy, in addition to fees and taxes now charged, a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) on each application for a marriage license.(2) The fee levied under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be collected by the county clerk at the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-112 County gross receipts tax on hotels and restaurants
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(a) (1) (A) (i) Any county in which there is located a municipality that levies a gross receipts tax on hotels, motels, restaurants, or similar establishments as authorized in the Advertising and Promotion Commission Act, § 26-75-601 et seq., may levy by ordinance of the county q…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-113 Collection of delinquent taxes
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The quorum court in each county shall provide for the collection of delinquent taxes within the county and shall place by ordinance the responsibility therefor in the office of the county collector or the combined office of sheriff and collector, or may provide for the collection…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-114 Extension of levies on tax books
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The taxes levied for county purposes named and specified shall be extended upon the tax books under the general head of county expenses, and warrants drawn by the clerk shall specify the fund or appropriation upon which they are drawn, respectively, and shall be made payable to t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-20-115 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-20-115Current 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. § 14-20-116 Youth accident prevention program
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(a) The quorum courts of the counties of Arkansas are hereby authorized by ordinance to establish a youth accident prevention program designed to educate junior and senior high school students about driving while intoxicated, seat belt safety, and injuries resulting from drinking…