Title 21 — Public Officers and Employees
15 chapters · 492 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-201 Definition
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For the purpose of this subchapter, elected state officials and members of commissions, boards, or other governing bodies of agencies are officers of the State of Arkansas.
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-202 Jurisdiction of Arkansas State Claims Commission
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(a) The Arkansas State Claims Commission shall have jurisdiction over all claims for indemnification based on a judgment or negotiated settlement in conformity with § 21-9-203. (b) Proceedings for the recovery of claims and the payment of claims shall be governed by the law gover…
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-203 Authority to pay damages — Conflict of interest
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(a) The State of Arkansas shall pay actual, but not punitive, damages adjudged by a state or federal court, or entered by such a court as a result of a compromise settlement approved and recommended by the Attorney General, against officers or employees of the State of Arkansas, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-204 Effect of employee insurance
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Damages payable under this subchapter shall be reduced to the extent that the officer or employee has been indemnified or is entitled to indemnification under any contract of insurance.
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-205 Procedure for making claims
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(a) A party desiring to make a claim for indemnification under this subchapter shall notify the Attorney General of the filing of a complaint in any court or the making of any other form of demand for damages promptly after it is filed or made and permit the Attorney General to p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-301 Tort liability — Immunity declared
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(a) It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Arkansas that all counties, municipal corporations, school districts, public charter schools, special improvement districts, law enforcement agencies for and certified law enforcement officers employed by a public or priv…
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-302 Tort liability — Settlement of claims
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Each county, municipal corporation, school district, special improvement district, or any other political subdivision of the state is authorized to provide for hearing and settling tort claims against it.
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-303 Motor vehicle liability insurance required — Minimum amounts
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(a) All political subdivisions shall carry liability insurance on their motor vehicles or shall become self-insurers, individually or collectively, for their vehicles, or both, in the minimum amounts prescribed in the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, § 27-19-101 et seq. (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-304 Indemnification by state for certain actions
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(a) When any city of the first class, city of the second class, incorporated town, county, and its employees are called upon to assist the state and its employees and as a result are sued for their actions performed under the direct supervision of a state official or employee, th…