Title 21 — Public Officers and Employees

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Director of the Employee Benefits Division or the appropriate officer of the county, city, town, or other political subdivision designated to administer the deferred compensation program is authorized:(1) To make…

A sum deferred under the deferred compensation program is not subject to income taxation until a distribution is made to the employee or beneficiary unless an employee has by contract directed that his or her contribution is to be deposited into a Roth deferred compensation plan.

All amounts of compensation deferred pursuant to a deferred compensation program, all property and rights purchased with such amounts, and income attributed to such amounts, property, and rights shall be held in one (1) or more annuity contracts, custodial accounts, or in trust f…

(1) The financial liability of the state, county, city, town, or other political subdivision under a deferred compensation program authorized by this subchapter shall be limited in each instance to:(1) An amount determined by reference to the value of the annuity contracts which …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Deferred compensation plan” means the Arkansas Diamond Deferred Compensation Plan or subsequent deferred compensation plan administered by the Director of the Employee Benefits Division under this subchapter; and(2) (A) “Employee” means a person e…

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act”.

(1) It is the purpose of this subchapter to:(1) Provide workers' compensation coverage through state funds for all public employees, as defined in this subchapter, who are not otherwise covered under a workers' compensation liability insurance policy written and issued by a priva…

(a) The term “public employee”, as used in this subchapter, includes:(1) State employees and officers of any state agency, board, commission, department, institution, college, university, or community college receiving an appropriation for regular salaries, extra help, or authori…

(a) A workfare participant by participating in workfare does not enter into any employment contract, expressed or implied, with the State of Arkansas or its several political subdivisions. Participation in the project is for the purpose of retaining food stamp benefits and not fo…

(a) There is created a Public Employee Claims Division within the State Insurance Department. (b) The Director of the Public Employee Claims Division shall be appointed by the Insurance Commissioner. (c) The division is designated as the unit of state government primarily respons…

(a) The Director of the Public Employee Claims Division shall appoint lawyers of recognized ability admitted to practice in all state courts. (b) The lawyers shall be the attorneys for the Public Employees Claims Division and shall represent the public employer before the Workers…

To the extent not in conflict with this subchapter, the method and procedure of filing claims on behalf of the public employee and the review and appeal of compensation orders or awards of the Workers' Compensation Commission shall be the same as those provided by law and the rul…

(a) The appropriate public employer shall file with the Public Employee Claims Division, within ten (10) days after receiving notice of any personal injury, death, or occupational disease of any public employee, a report:(1) Showing the date, time, and place of the injury, death,…

(a) Benefits payable for the injury or death of a person appointed and regularly enrolled in an emergency services organization and covered by this subchapter shall be limited to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq. Such benefits are payable if the …

In the event that any public employee is entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits under the provisions of this subchapter, as a result of injury, disability, or death, and the injury, disability, or death also gives rise to an entitlement of benefits under a state or fe…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Child” or “children” means any natural child, adopted child, or stepchild who is eligible under § 21-5-707;(2) “Coroner” means a coroner or a deputy coroner who is engaged in official duty at a crime scene or death location;(3) “Covered public …

(a) The Arkansas State Claims Commission is vested with exclusive jurisdiction of, or authority with respect to, all claims filed against the state under this subchapter. (b) The commission shall make a determination as to whether a death or total and permanent disability was or …

(a) All claimants shall be subject to the same rules as are provided by the law governing procedure before the Arkansas State Claims Commission. (b) All claims asserted under this subchapter shall be filed within five (5) years of the following:(1) The date of the covered public …

(a) (1) (A) The state shall pay to the beneficiaries of any covered public employee who is killed in the official line of duty, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with the following requirements for distribution of the award:(i) If the covered public employee has a desig…

(a) The state shall pay the additional sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the qualified recipient or recipients of a:(1) Police officer, wildlife enforcement officer or game warden, commissioned law enforcement officer or emergency response employee of the De…

(a) All claims allowed under the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid upon award thereof by the Arkansas State Claims Commission from funds appropriated therefor. (b) The commission may impose reasonable requirements for protecting funds paid under this subchapter to child…

(a) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for a natural child to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:(1) The natural child must have been born prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or tota…

(a) (1) A covered public employee may designate a beneficiary on a form provided by his or her employer.(2) The form to designate a beneficiary shall be completed by the covered public employee, witnessed, and submitted to his or her employer to be kept in the covered public empl…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “State agency” means any office, department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, legislative body, or other agency of this state; and(2) “State officer” means elected state officials and members of commissions, boards, or…

(a) Any state officer or state employee who has been subjected to a lawsuit based on an act or omission of the officer or employee while acting within the course and scope of the office or employment and in performance of his or her other official duties shall be entitled to paym…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Cafeteria plan” means a written fringe benefits plan which meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code;(2) “Eligible employee” means full-time employees of governmental entities;(3) “Governmental entities” means any agency of the state,…

(a) Any eligible employee who chooses to participate in a cafeteria plan or a voluntary product may enter into a salary reduction agreement with the governmental entity. (b) The governmental entity is authorized, upon request of the eligible employee, to enter into a salary reduc…

The amount by which an eligible employee's salary is reduced pursuant to a salary reduction agreement shall continue to be included as compensation for the purpose of computing retirement benefits.

(a) The Director of the Employee Benefits Division shall have administrative responsibility for developing, implementing, and maintaining cafeteria plans on behalf of state employees. (b) (1) This section shall not apply to separate cafeteria plans established by governmental ent…

The Employee Benefits Division shall promulgate rules to administer this subchapter.

(1) The appropriate fee prescribed in §§ 21-6-306, 21-6-402, and 21-6-403 shall be in lieu of the fee prescribed in:(1) Section 18-44-117 for filing mechanics' and materialmen's liens;(2) Section 18-46-115 for filing medical, nursing, and hospital liens; and(3) Section 16-65-117 …

Every officer to whom fees are allowed by law shall cause to be set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office and there constantly keep a fair list or table of his or her fees. In case of default, any such officer shall forfeit all the fees pertaining to his or her office…

If any officer shall charge, demand, or receive any more or greater fees for his or her services than are allowed by law, or shall demand, charge, or receive any such fees without having performed the services for which the fees are charged, the officer for every offense shall fo…

In all cases where any officer or other person is required to perform any duty for which no fees are allowed by any law, he or she shall be entitled to receive such pay as would be allowed for similar services.

In all cases where fees are allowed by law according to the number of words, each figure shall be counted as one (1) word.

The following fee shall be paid into the State Treasury for services performed by the Auditor of State:For each certified transcript from the Auditor of State, to be paid by the person who shall desire the same $ 1.00 For each certified transcript from the Auditor of State, to be…

(a) The following fees shall be allowed for services performed by the Secretary of State and paid into the State Treasury in the same manner that all other fees are or shall be directed to be paid:(1) For affixing the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas, or the Seal of the Secret…

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands may by rule:(1) Establish a schedule of rates, fees, and charges for the deeds produced and filed or services performed in carrying out the established duties and authority of the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands; and(2) Revise the rat…

(a) Fees of the office shall not be the basis of compensation for officers or employees of county offices. (b) All compensation, including salary, hourly compensation, expense allowances, and other remunerations allowed to any county officer or employee shall be made only on spec…

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Requiring the collection of commissions from funds under this section provides for fair and equitable treatment of the entities on the books of the county;(2) The exceptions to the collection of commissions from funds are valid exceptions; …

(1) County surveyors shall be allowed the following fees:(1) For each day he or she may be engaged, either under an order of the county court, or otherwise, not to exceed $50.00(2) For each mile traveled from the place of residence to a place where the service is to be made and r…

(a) (1) Coroners shall be allowed fees as follows:(A) For viewing a dead body in case of inquisition of death $ 7.50(B) For summoning each witness .50(C) For each deposition duly taken and returned .50(D) For summoning and swearing jury, taking and returning inquisition 25.00(E) …

(a) The collector of revenue shall be allowed commissions for collecting the revenue and for certifying the amount of real property tax reduction to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State pursuant to § 26-26-310, as follows:(1) For the first ten thousand dollars ($10,000) collecte…

(a) (1) The uniform fees to be charged by the recorders in the various counties in this state shall be as follows:(A) For recording deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, release deeds, powers of attorney, plats, survey plats, notary bonds, foreign judgments, materialmen's liens, and …

(a) The following fees shall be charged by each of the sheriffs of the several counties of the State of Arkansas:(1) For serving or attempting to serve every summons, capias, scire facias, attachment, writ of garnishment, writ of injunction, or subpoena $ 30.00;(2) For serving a …

(a) The quorum court may fix the salary of the constables that are elected within the jurisdiction of the quorum court. (b) All constables in this state shall collect and account for all fees collected, and the fees shall be deposited with the county treasurer in the constable's …

(a) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in this state may charge and collect a fee for a notarial act if the fee:(1) Is a reasonable amount as determined by the notary public; and(2) The fee is disclosed to and agreed upon by the client or principal before executi…

(a) (1) All fees, fines, penalties, and other moneys collected by any county officer, deputy, or county employee shall be deposited with the county treasurer on the first day of each month or within ten (10) days thereafter, and, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be placed …

(a) A county may:(1) Accept a legal payment and any associated costs through a debit card or credit card in accordance with applicable state and federal law; and(2) (A) Enter into a contract with a debit card company or credit card company and pay any fee normally charged by the …

(a) A county office that is a passport acceptance facility recognized by the United States Department of State shall collect:(1) The application and execution or acceptance fees for processing passport applications; and(2) Reasonable fees for passport photographs, mail services, …