Title 13 — Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources
15 chapters · 270 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1001 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Museum Property Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1002 Purpose
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(1) The purpose of this subchapter is to:(1) Establish procedures for vesting in a museum ownership of abandoned or undocumented property in the possession of the museum;(2) Establish procedures to terminate loans of property to a museum;(3) Allow a museum to conserve or dispose …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1003 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Address” means the most recent location of a claimant or lender as indicated by a museum's records pertaining to the property;(2) (A) “Claimant” means a person who has established or claims entitlement to or an interest in property held by a mu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1004 Procedure for obtaining ownership of an abandoned loan
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(a) By complying with subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section, a museum may obtain ownership of a loan if:(1) The loan agreement has expired; or(2) Both:(A) The loan has been in the museum's custody for more than ten (10) years; and(B) The loan agreement does not provide…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1005 Museum's right to claim ownership of undocumented property
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(a) Undocumented property in the possession of a museum shall become the museum's property if no person has claimed the undocumented property within seven (7) years after the museum documented possession of the undocumented property. (b) This section does not vest ownership of th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1006 Duties of museum concerning a loan
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(a) At the time of a loan to a museum, the museum shall:(1) Make and retain a written record of the following:(A) The lender's name, address, and telephone number;(B) A description of the loan;(C) The date of the loan; and(D) The expiration date of the loan; and(2) Provide the le…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1007 Duties of lender concerning the lender's loan
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(a) A lender who has made a loan to a museum shall promptly notify the museum in writing about a change in:(1) The lender's address; and(2) (A) A change in the ownership of the loan.(B) (i) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a loan to provide sufficient proof of his o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1008 Lien for expenses for care of unclaimed property
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A museum has a lien on unclaimed property for any expenses incurred while caring for the unclaimed property.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1009 Conservation measures
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(a) If immediate conservation is necessary to protect a loan, a museum's property, or the safety and welfare of the public and the museum's staff and the loan agreement between the museum and the lender does not provide otherwise, a museum has the right to apply conservation meas…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-101 Loan of museum objects
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All state agencies and institutions possessing museum objects in excess of their own needs for display, education, or research are authorized and urged to make those objects available on a loan basis to state-financed museums in this state in order that the residents of this stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1010 Transfer of title to museum
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A museum which acquires ownership of property under this subchapter receives the property free of any claim by a claimant or lender.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1011 Records retention schedule
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A museum shall keep all records relating to loans and undocumented property while the museum has possession of the property or for twenty-five (25) years, whichever period of time is longer.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1012 Conflicts with § 18-28-201 et seq
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This subchapter controls in the event that it conflicts with any of the provisions of § 18-28-201 et seq.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-1013 Rules
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The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, rules concerning the form and substance of loan agreements.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-201 Definition
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As used in this subchapter, “museum” means an organized and permanent nonprofit institution with professional staff, essentially educational or aesthetic in purpose, which owns and utilizes tangible objects of service, history, art, or culture, cares for them, and exhibits them t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-206 Program of grants-in-aid and technical assistance
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(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall establish and carry out a program of grants-in-aid to eligible museums or, in appropriate cases, organizations engaged in or concerned with history, science, art, or culture on the basis of fifty percent (50%) state grant f…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-207 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-5-207Current 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. § 13-5-301 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-302 Construction of subchapter
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This subchapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, and things.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-307 Funds for museum and cultural center — Issuance of bonds
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(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to use any available funds for the construction, equipment, and operation of a museum and cultural center.(2) The secretary is authorized to issue revenue bonds, secured by and payable from the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-308 Authorizing resolutions
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(a) Bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The authorizing resolution may contain or may provide for the execution of a trust indenture which may contain any other terms, covenants, and conditions that are d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-309 Terms and characteristics of bonds
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(a) As the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall determine, bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter may:(1) Be coupon bonds, payable to bearer, or may be registrable as to principal only or as to principal and interest, and may be made exchangeable fo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-310 Contract with bond owners — Enforcement
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(a) Any authorizing resolution and trust indenture shall, together with this subchapter, constitute a contract between the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and the holders and registered owners of the bonds. (b) This contract and all covenants, agreemen…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-311 Sale of bonds
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(a) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids after such advertisement as the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall determine to be necessary for the obtaining of favorable competitive bidding. (b) In no event shall any bid be accepted whic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-312 Execution of bonds and coupons
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(a) The bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the secretary. (b) In case any of the officers whose signatur…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-313 Statements on bonds — Liability
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(a) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that:(1) The bond has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter;(2) The bonds are obligations only of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism;(3) In no event do the bonds constitute an indeb…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-314 Disposition of revenues
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(a) All revenues derived from the operation of the Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center and all other funds received by the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism from other sources for use in connection with the center and its operation are center revenues an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-315 Debt service — Pledge of revenues and earnings — Admission charges
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(a) The payment of debt service, including principal, interest, and trustee's and paying agent's fees, shall be secured by a lien on and pledge of net center revenues, which are gross revenues less those revenues applied to operation and maintenance as set forth in § 13-5-314. (b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-316 Administration of debt-servicing provisions — Bond guaranty fund
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall notify the State Board of Finance or the appropriate officer, board, or agency then having jurisdiction over the moneys involved when the secretary has determined to issue bonds under this subchapter and th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-317 Refunding bonds
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(a) The Director of the Department of Parks and Tourism is authorized to issue bonds to refund any bonds issued under the authority of this subchapter. (b) All refunding bonds issued under this section shall in all respects be authorized, issued, and secured in the manner provide…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-318 Tax exemptions
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Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-319 Investment by retirement systems
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The board of trustees of any retirement system now existing or created by the General Assembly may invest its funds in bonds issued under this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-320 Audit of records and accounts
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Arkansas Legislative Audit is authorized and directed to audit the records and accounts of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and to furnish a copy of the report of that audit to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-321 Employment of personnel
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to employ such full-time or temporary professional, technical, and other consulting services as the secretary shall determine necessary or desirable in assisting the Department of Parks, Heritage, a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-401 Museum established
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The State Parks Division is authorized and directed to establish a state historical museum in Union County to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-402 Functions and duties
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(a) The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources shall be developed and operated by the State Parks Division and shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of machinery, equipment, and materials used in the oil boom in Arkansas. (b) In addition, the museum…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-403 Museum site
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The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources shall be established at a site to be approved by the State Parks Division, with the lands therefor, which shall consist of not fewer than five (5) acres, to be donated without cost to the State of Arkansas.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-404 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-5-404Current 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. § 13-5-501 Establishment
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(a) The quorum courts of the respective counties of this state are authorized, by ordinance approved by a majority of the members of the quorum court, to establish a county museum, to be under the direction of a county museum commission as provided in this subchapter. (b) (1) The…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-502 Museum commissions — Members
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(a) (1) In those counties in which the quorum court shall elect to establish a county museum under the provisions of this subchapter, the museum shall be under the direct management and control of a county museum commission, which shall consist of three (3), six (6), or nine (9) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-503 Commissions' powers and duties
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(1) County museum commissions established under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To buy, lease, lend, acquire, and own real and personal property required in the housing and operation of the county museum;(2) To accept gifts, grants…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-504 Funds for construction and maintenance
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County quorum courts are authorized to appropriate county funds to defray the costs of, in whole or in part, the construction, maintenance, and operation of the county museum.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-505 Des Arc Archeological Museum — Transfer to and assumption of ownership by Prairie County
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(a) In the event the Prairie County Quorum Court shall establish a county museum and shall, in the ordinance establishing the county museum, elect to take over the ownership, management, and operation of the Des Arc Archeological Museum, the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tou…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-601 Authorization
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The State Parks Division is authorized and directed to develop and operate a state historical museum in Arkansas County to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Post Museum”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-602 Functions and duties
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(a) The Arkansas Post Museum shall be developed and operated by the State Parks Division and shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of objects or materials which tell the story of the territorial settlement and development of Arkansas as a state an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-701 Intent
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(a) (1) The development of the Arkansas Delta was marked by the diversity of ethnic groups who were interdependent within the agricultural economy. Interpretation of the development of this area is important both to understanding the past and its effects on the future and to the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-702 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this subchapter:(1) “Board” means the Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board appointed by the Governor;(2) “Center” means the Delta Cultural Center;(3) “Center director” means the Director of the Delta Cultural Center; and(4) [Repealed.](5) [Repealed.…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-703 Establishment
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(a) (1) There is established the Delta Cultural Center which shall be a division of the Division of Arkansas Heritage. The center shall be located in Helena-West Helena.(2) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, with the advice and consent of the Governo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-704 Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board
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(a) There is created the Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board, which shall advise the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, the Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage, and staff of the Delta Cultural Center on:(1) The development of permanent …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-705 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-5-705Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved