Title 12 — Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
49 chapters · 1,343 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-604 Adoption of ordinance
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Any county quorum court desiring to construct or expand county jail and jail facilities in the manner authorized in this subchapter may adopt an ordinance to establish a county jail board and authorize the board to issue revenue bonds to construct or expand the county jail or jai…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-605 County jail boards
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(a) Any county electing to issue county jail revenue bonds under the provisions of this subchapter shall, by ordinance adopted by the quorum court, establish a county jail board consisting of the county judge, the county sheriff, and the county clerk. (b) The county judge shall s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-606 Bonds — Authority to issue
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The county jail board is authorized and empowered to issue bonds, at one (1) time or in series from time to time, and to use the proceeds thereof, together with any other funds, for financing the cost of construction or expansion of the county jail or jail facilities, together wi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-607 Bonds — Authorizing resolution
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(a) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the county jail board. (b) The authorizing resolution may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed necessary or desirable by the board, including without limitation, those pertaining to:(1) The creation and ma…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-608 Bonds — Contract between parties — Enforcement
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(a) Each authorizing resolution or trust indenture, together with this subchapter and the ordinance of the quorum court acting pursuant to this subchapter, shall constitute a contract by and between the county jail board and the holders and registered holders of the bonds issued …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-609 Bonds — Terms and conditions
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(a) As the county jail board shall determine, the bonds may:(1) Be coupon bonds, payable to bearer, or be registrable as to the principal only, or be registrable as to both principal and interest;(2) Contain exchange provisions;(3) Be in a form and denomination as the board deter…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-610 Bonds — Sale
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The bonds may be sold in such manner and at such price, including sale at a discount, as the county jail board may accept.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-611 Bonds — Coupons — Execution — Seal
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(a) Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be executed by the chair of the county jail board and the secretary of the board by manual or facsimile signature with at least one (1) manual signature. (b) The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile si…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-612 Bonds — Liability on
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(a) Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be obligations only of the county jail board, and in no event shall they constitute any indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the county issuing the bonds or any of its revenues, or of the state or any of its revenues, a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-613 Bonds — Pledge of revenues — Funds
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(a) The principal, premiums, if any, interest, and trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection with all bonds issued under this subchapter shall be secured by a lien on and pledge of the fee revenues and the gross revenues derived from the fees levied under the provisions of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-614 Bonds — Tax exemption
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Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter, and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, and this exemption shall include income, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-615 Bonds — Investment by public entities
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(a) Any municipality, or any board, commission, or other governing authority established by ordinance of any municipality, or the governing authorities, respectively, of the local firefighters pension and relief fund and police officer's pension and relief fund of any such munici…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-616 Creation of rights
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This subchapter shall not create any right of any character, and no right of any character shall arise under the provisions of this subchapter, unless and until the bonds authorized by this subchapter, or the initial series, shall have been sold and delivered by the county jail b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-617 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 12-41-617Current 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. § 12-41-701 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Board” means the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board, as the case may be, established by ordinance or resolution of the quorum court of the county or the governing body of the municipality or public ins…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-702 Method supplemental
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The method set forth in this subchapter for construction, renovation, or expansion of jails shall be supplemental to any other method authorized by law for construction, renovation, or expansion of jails.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-703 Adoption of ordinance
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Any county quorum court or governing body of a municipality or public instrumentality desiring to construct, renovate, or expand a jail in the manner authorized in this subchapter may adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish a county jail board, municipal jail board, or publ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-704 Jail boards
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(a) (1) Any county, municipality, or public instrumentality electing to form a county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board for the purpose of issuing bonds under the provisions of this subchapter, shall, by ordinance or resolution adopted by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-705 Bonds — Authority to issue
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The county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board is authorized and empowered to issue bonds at one (1) time or in series from time to time and to use the proceeds thereof, together with any other funds, for financing the cost of construction, reno…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-706 Bonds — Authorizing resolution
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(a) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board. (b) The authorizing resolution, as the board shall determine, may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed necessary or desira…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-707 Bonds — Contract between parties — Enforcement
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(a) Together with this subchapter and the ordinance or resolution of the quorum court or the governing body of the municipality or public instrumentality acting pursuant to this subchapter, each authorizing resolution or trust indenture shall constitute a contract by and between …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-708 Bonds — Terms and conditions
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(a) As the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board shall determine, the bonds:(1) Shall be registrable as to both principal and interest;(2) May contain exchange provisions;(3) May be in a form and denomination as the board determines;(4) May…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-709 Bonds — Sale — Disposition of proceeds
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(a) The bonds may be sold in such manner and at such prices, including sale at discount, as the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board may accept. (b) The proceeds derived from the sale of revenue bonds by the board under the provisions of t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-710 Bonds — Coupons — Execution — Seal
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(a) Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall bear the manual or facsimile signature of the presiding officer of the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board and the manual authenticating signature of the trustee or paying agent of the bo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-711 Bonds — Liability on
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(a) (1) Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be obligations only of the issuing county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board.(2) In no event shall they constitute any indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the county, municipalit…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-712 Bonds — Pledge of revenues — Funds
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(a) (1) The principal, premiums, if any, interest on, and trustees' and paying agents' fees in connection with all bonds issued under this subchapter shall be secured by a lien on and pledge of:(A) The fee revenues and the gross revenues derived from revenues collected from fines…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-713 Bonds — Tax exemption
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Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued under the provisions of this subchapter and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, and this exemption shall include income, inheritance, and state taxes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-714 Bonds — Investments by public entities
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(a) Any municipality, board, commission, governing authority established by ordinance of any municipality, or governing authorities, respectively, of the local firefighter's pension and relief fund and police officer's pension and relief fund of any such municipality, the governi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-715 Fees, costs, etc. — Disposition
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(a) Any county, municipality, or public instrumentality may, by ordinance or resolution, provide that all or any identified portion of the revenues derived by the county, municipality, or public instrumentality from all or any identified portion of the fines or penalties as defin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-716 Use of board jail fund for supervision and transportation of inmates
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In addition to any other purposes for which funds in a county jail board jail fund, municipal jail board jail fund, or public instrumentality jail board jail fund may be used, the funds may be used for the transportation and supervision of inmates assigned to outside work project…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-717 Contract with governmental entities — Authority to create boards
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(a) Each county, municipality, public instrumentality, and other governmental entity of this state is authorized and empowered, upon ordinance or resolution of the governing body, to enter into long-term or short-term contracts with a county jail board, municipal jail board, or p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-718 Sole and exclusive law
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(a) Except as provided under § 12-41-702, the provisions of this subchapter are intended to solely and exclusively govern the manner in which a county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board is organized, operated, managed, and administered. (b) No …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-719 Repayment of debt
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Any municipality, county, public instrumentality, or other governmental entity may pledge all or any portion of its fines, penalties, bonds against fines, court costs, filing fees, other court fees, and other sums payable by judicial order, statute, ordinance, or otherwise impose…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-801 Title
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This subchapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Juvenile Detention Facilities Cooperative Development and Operations Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-802 Legislative findings and determinations
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(a) The General Assembly finds that adequate juvenile detention facilities are essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state. (b) It is legislatively determined that adequate juvenile detention facilities need to be made available and that a feasible and economi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-803 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Governing body” means the:(A) City council or board of directors or comparable body for a city;(B) Town council or board of directors or comparable body for a town; and(C) Quorum court for a county;(2) “Juvenile detention facility” means any fa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-804 Regional detention facilities
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(a) Local governmental units are authorized to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-805 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 12-41-805Current 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. § 12-41-806 Matching requirements
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(a) (1) Grant and loan funds shall only be awarded under this subchapter upon submission of evidence of the ability to provide an amount of local public or private dollars, or both, equal to or greater than one-third (⅓) of the state's capital grant contribution to any project.(2…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-807 Operating fund account
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(a) There is hereby established an operating fund account not to exceed the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per annum, the express purpose of which is to provide a supplement to the local operations fund for the continuing operation of secure facilities for juv…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-808 Abatement of loan balances
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Any loan balances accrued pursuant to the revolving loan fund account are abated.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-809 Juvenile detention centers or facilities
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(a) Juvenile detention centers or juvenile detention facilities shall operate to provide pretrial detention and short-term sanctions as provided for in § 9-35-423. (b) The Division of Youth Services has no obligation to utilize or fund juvenile detention centers or juvenile deten…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-810 Juvenile offender transportation
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(a) Funds appropriated to the Department of Corrections for the transportation of juveniles shall be used to provide grants and reimbursements to local government units that have juvenile detention facilities for the transportation of juvenile offenders to the appropriate care or…