Title 22 — Public Property

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Historical monument” means a statue, memorial, gravestone plate, plaque, or historic flag display that is located:(i) On public property and was installed, erected for, or named or dedicated in honor of a historical person, historical event…

(a) The State Capitol shall not be vandalized, damaged, destroyed, or otherwise disturbed. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit a governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining the State Capitol from taking proper and appropriate measures, and exercisin…

(a) (1) A historical monument shall not be relocated, vandalized, damaged, destroyed, removed, altered, renamed, rededicated, or otherwise disturbed.(2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section does not prohibit a governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining a historical m…

(a) A petition for a waiver may be authorized under § 22-3-2104(b) if the application of this subchapter interferes with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a public facility owned or managed by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) A court of competent j…

(1) A person that knowingly violates this subchapter upon conviction is guilty of a:(1) Class A misdemeanor if:(A) The value of the property is more than five hundred dollars ($500); and(B) The damage or repair cost to the historical monument is more than one hundred dollars ($10…

The custodian of any public building or grounds and his or her assistants and deputies are authorized and empowered to arrest any person whom they may see violating § 22-3-210(a) and to take that person, when arrested, before any court of competent jurisdiction to be dealt with a…

A.C.A. § 22-3-212Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

All fines collected for the violation of § 22-3-210 and § 22-3-212 [repealed] shall be paid into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the State Apportionment Fund, after which they shall be distributed among the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fu…

A.C.A. § 22-3-214Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that many thousands of Arkansans served in the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam, that Arkansas Vietnam veterans have not received the recognition and honor they deserve for the service to their country in the Vietnam War…

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that unfortunately several law enforcement officers have given their lives in the performance of their duties for the people of this state, and that these brave public servants should be honored. Therefore, an appropriate mon…

(a) (1) Any rules or modifications concerning the use, management, or authorities of the Capitol Hill Building shall be reviewed and approved by the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities.(2) To this end, the management of the Capitol Hill Building shall be the joint r…

(a) In the event an officer or agency relocates an office and related staff from or within the State Capitol Building at the request of the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities and the officer or agency does not have an appropriation sufficient to pay the moving cost…

(a) It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Eighth Arkansas General Assembly that many thousands of Arkansans served in the armed services of the United States in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and, now, the War in the Persian Gulf, and …

Any person smoking any cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product in the State Capitol Building shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Changing room” means a room or area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including without limitation a locker room or a shower room;(2) “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or wou…

(a) A governmental entity occupying a public building shall designate each multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarter for the exclusive use of females or males. (b) (1) Every restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarter in a public building that is designated f…

(a) A person in a restroom or changing room designated for use by his or her sex who encounters a person of the opposite sex has a private cause of action for damages, if the governmental entity is a political subdivision of the state, and declaratory and injunctive relief agains…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Ten Commandments Monument Display Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a suitable monument commemorating the Ten Commandments and containing the fol…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Gold Star Family Memorial Monument Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a monument commemorating Gold Star Families and containing the following tex…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Monument to Unborn Children Display Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange placement on the State Capitol grounds of a suitable monument commemorating unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. …

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Hoxie: The First Stand Memorial Monument Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a monument commemorating the integration of Hoxie public schools in 19…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Maurice Lee “Footsie” Britt Memorial Bust Act.” (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement in the State Capitol of a memorial bust commemorating the courage, honor, and sacrifice of Maurice Le…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Charleston and Fayetteville Desegregation Memorial Monument Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a monument commemorating the desegregation of the C…

(a) This subchapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, method, manner, power, or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, methods, manners, powers, or things. (b) This subchapter shall be the complete and sole auth…

(a) To promote the general welfare of the state with respect to the State Capitol and to promote the general welfare of the property owners of the area as described in this subchapter, an improvement and comprehensive community zoning district, to be called the “Capitol Zoning Di…

(a) There is created within the Division of Arkansas Heritage the “Capitol Zoning District Commission”. (b) The commission shall have nine (9) members, as follows:(1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall be chair;(2) The Secretary of State, or his or her designee;(3) F…

(1) The Capitol Zoning District Commission is authorized broad scope in its zoning authority to include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Restrictions on the height, number of stories, and size of buildings;(2) Percentage of lots that may be occupied;(3) Use of structures…

(a) The Capitol Zoning District Commission, using professional and technical assistance as it deems necessary, shall make, adopt, maintain, and revise, from time to time, an official master comprehensive plan for the Capitol Zoning District for the purpose of bringing about coord…

(a) After the adoption of the comprehensive master zoning plan, the Capitol Zoning District Commission shall have exclusive authority over the zoning and regulation of the utilization of all property within the Capitol Zoning District, and no planning or zoning authority or juris…

(a) The Capitol Zoning District Commission shall have the power and authority to prescribe such rules concerning procedure before it and concerning the exercise of its functions and duties as it shall deem proper. (b) Prior to the adoption of any zoning rules or amendments theret…

(a) The Capitol Zoning District Commission is authorized and encouraged to coordinate the comprehensive master zoning plan, to the greatest extent it deems practical, with city, county, and other area planning agencies. (b) (1) Subject to the requirements of due process and consi…

(a) The Capitol Zoning District Commission shall constitute a body corporate for purposes of instituting and defending litigation to enforce its rules, decisions, and orders; and it may, in its name, institute or defend actions in its own behalf, or in behalf of the owner or owne…

(a) A person aggrieved by a rule, decision, or order of the Capitol Zoning District Commission may appeal the action to the Pulaski County Circuit Court under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. (b) The filing of an appeal shall in no respect suspend th…

The Capitol Zoning District Commission shall submit a written summary of its actions and progress to the Legislative Council as requested by the Legislative Council.

(a) A person who sells real property within the Capitol Zoning District shall notify the purchaser that the real property is within the district and shall provide the purchaser with a summary of the Capital Zoning District Commission's restrictions on property in the district and…

A.C.A. § 22-3-313Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a system of traffic control and parking rules governing the drives and parking areas on the State Capitol grounds and other drives and parking areas in the custody of or leased by the Secretary of State or the Building Authority …

As used in this subchapter, the term “State Capitol grounds” means all property owned by the State of Arkansas within the Capitol Zoning District as defined in § 22-3-302.

(a) Any person, including an employee of the State of Arkansas, found guilty of violating the provisions of this subchapter or the traffic and parking rules of the Capitol Parking Control Committee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount o…

(a) In order that the provisions of this subchapter might be enforced, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may assign one (1) state police officer or more to the State Capitol and its grounds, which may include assignments for sessions of the General Assembly, a…

(a) There is created a committee to be known as the “Capitol Parking Control Committee”, hereinafter referred to as “the committee”, which shall have the powers and duties provided in § 22-3-406. (b) The committee shall be composed of three (3) members, as follows:(1) The Secreta…

(1) Upon the passage of this subchapter, the Capitol Parking Control Committee shall proceed to study the traffic conditions on the drives of the State Capitol grounds and shall make a study of the existing and anticipated needs for parking space on the State Capitol grounds and …

(a) In order to provide additional parking facilities on the State Capitol grounds, the Capitol Parking Control Committee is authorized and directed to study the needs for additional parking space and shall designate one (1) or more areas to be developed as appropriate parking ar…

Upon forms prescribed by the Capitol Parking Control Committee, each administrative head of the departments and agencies of state government located in the State Capitol Building and upon the State Capitol grounds shall annually obtain information from each of his or her respecti…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Project” means expenditures for capital construction or for capital improvements, including landscaping on the State Capitol grounds, but shall not include:(A) Renovations, improvements, or remodeling within the interior of structures now exist…

(a) (1) There is created a Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission.(2) The commission shall be composed of ten (10) members as follows:(A) The Governor or a designee;(B) The Secretary of State or a designee who shall serve as the commission chair;(C) The Director of the Arkansas Hist…

(a) The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To recommend the acquisition of land for such expansion of the State Capitol grounds as may be required to meet the needs of state agencies;(2) To review and recommend to the Secretary of S…

(a) Before any state agency shall undertake a capital improvement project, as defined in § 22-3-501, on the State Capitol grounds, a request shall be filed with the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission for its review of the proposed project. (b) The commission may require that app…

(a) The State of Arkansas shall furnish to its governors a mansion in which to reside during their respective terms of office. (b) With the approval of the Governor, a former Governor may reside in the mansion for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) days after the date on whic…