Title 25 — State Government
46 chapters · 807 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-802 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-16-802Current 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. § 25-16-803 Terms not to expire between biennial general election and Governor's swearing in
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The terms of office of members of boards and commissions of this state which by law expire between the date of the biennial general election and the date of the swearing in of the Governor elected at the election shall be extended until the date of the swearing in of the Governor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-804 Removal and replacement
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(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Good cause” includes:(A) Conduct constituting a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;(B) Gross dereliction of duty;(C) Gross abuse of authority; or(D) The unexcused absence of a board or commission memb…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-805 Special board members
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(a) When any member of a state commission, board, council, committee, or similar body is disqualified or is otherwise temporarily unable or unwilling to serve in regard to any matter or matters pending before the entity, the Governor or other appointing authority may appoint a qu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-806 Removal and replacement of positions without confirmation
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Good cause” includes:(A) Conduct constituting a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;(B) Gross dereliction of duty;(C) Gross abuse of authority; or(D) The unexcused absence of an agency, board, or commission member from three (3) successive …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-901 Definitions — Limitations
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(a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term “state board” means every state board, commission, committee, council, task force, and similar entity except the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission. (b) This subchapter shal…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-902 Expense reimbursement
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(a) Every state board may, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, authorize expense reimbursement for each board member for performing official board duties. (b) The expense reimbursement sh…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-903 Stipend — Authorization for $60
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(1) Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, may authorize payment to its members of a stipend not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00) per day for each meeting…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-904 Stipend — Authorization for $85
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(1) Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, may authorize payment to its members of a stipend not to exceed eighty-five dollars ($85.00) per day for each m…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-905 Stipend — Authorization for $110
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(1) Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, may authorize payment to its members of a stipend not to exceed one hundred ten dollars ($110) per day for each…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-906 Stipend — State employees — Salaried members — Members of General Assembly
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(a) No state employee shall receive any stipend under this subchapter. (b) Those persons who are paid a salary for serving as a member of a state board shall continue to receive the salary and shall receive no stipend under this subchapter. (c) State board members who are also me…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-907 Sole authority for expense reimbursement, per diem, and stipends
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This subchapter is the sole authority for expense reimbursement, per diem, and stipends for a state board.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-908 Distribution of copies
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The Department of Finance and Administration shall provide a copy of this subchapter to every state board that is subject to this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-101 Antidiscrimination clause required in contracts
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All agencies of the state or any department thereof shall include in all contracts negotiated or renegotiated by them for and on the behalf of the state a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any qualified employee or qualified applicant for employment …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-102 Allowance of claims against state charitable and educational institutions
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any board of trustees created under the laws of this state, when the duties of the board of trustees are to manage any of the charitable and educational institutions supported wholly or in part by this state, to allow any greater sum for any account, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-103 Repair of damage to charitable institution
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In case of destruction of any of the charitable institutions by fire or tornado, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered upon the approval of the Governor to borrow money at a reasonable rate of interest and immediately repair the damage done to the building.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-201 Boards created for management of various institutions
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(1) The following honorary boards are created:(1) A board of five (5) members constituting the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind;(2) A board of seven (7) members constituting the Board of Corrections;(3) A board of seven (7) members constituting the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-202 Powers and duties
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The boards created in § 25-17-201 are charged with the management and control of the respective institutions of the State of Arkansas.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-203 Eligibility for membership
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(a) Members of the boards appointed by the Governor under the provisions of § 25-17-201, in addition to possessing the qualifications of an elector, shall reside in the State of Arkansas. (b) The Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Auditor of State, the Tr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-204 Appointment and terms of members generally
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(a) By and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint the members of the boards. (b) The term of office for each member shall commence January 15 and shall end on January 14 of the fifth or seventh year, as the number of years the full term may be, foll…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-205 Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf — Deaf and blind members — Parents or guardians as members
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(a) There shall be at all times one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf who is a deaf person who fluently utilizes deaf sign language. (b) The second vacancy arising on the board shall be filled by the appo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-206 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-17-206Current 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. § 25-17-207 Oath of members
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(a) Before entering upon his or her respective duties, each board member shall take, subscribe, and file in the office of the Secretary of State an oath that he or she will:(1) Support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution;(2) Faithfully perform the duties …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-208 Meetings generally — Definition
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(a) (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, each honorary board or commission shall meet in regular session at least one (1) time each semiannual period and shall meet in special session as often as its business may require.(2) As used in this section, the term “honorary board or c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-209 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-17-209Current 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. § 25-17-210 Removal of members generally
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(a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing. (b) The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-211 Absence of member from meetings as grounds for removal
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(a) Attendance Required. In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all board or commission members have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board or commission. (b) Excessive Absences. A board or commission member shall be subject to remo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-212 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-17-212Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-301 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Executive head”, when used with reference to the University of Arkansas, means the President of the University of Arkansas system;(2) “Institution” means the educational, charitable, correctional, penal, a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-302 Applicability — Cumulative effect
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(a) This subchapter shall apply to and encompass all lands, buildings, and improvements which are owned by each respective state institution which may be owned by the State of Arkansas for the use of the institution, or which may be under the control of the institution but is not…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-303 Enforcement
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(a) The prosecuting attorney or the city attorney, as may be appropriate, shall appear and prosecute all actions arising in any court under the provisions of this subchapter. (b) All fines which may be collected by any court on account of the violation of § 5-40-104 [repealed] or…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-304 Appointment and removal of institutional law enforcement officers
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(a) The executive heads of each of the educational, charitable, correctional, penal, and other institutions owned and operated by the State of Arkansas, including the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and the executive head of the Arkansas Forestry Commi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-305 Institutional law enforcement officer's duties and powers
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(a) An institutional law enforcement officer appointed under the authority of § 25-17-304, except to the extent otherwise limited by the executive head of the state institution or department appointing him or her, shall protect property, preserve and maintain proper order and dec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-306 Institutional law enforcement officers exempt from personal liability
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Any institutional law enforcement officers so appointed and designated and any other institutional employees so authorized executing the duties delegated to them under this subchapter shall not be personally liable for injuries to persons or for damages to property dealt with whi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-307 Policies for motor vehicles on institutional grounds
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(a) Each of the institutions described in § 25-17-301 may adopt and amend policies that provide for the operation and parking of motor vehicles upon the grounds, streets, drives, and alleys under its control, including without limitation:(1) Limiting the rate of speed;(2) (A) Ass…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-101 Reproduction of records generally — Definition
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(a) For the purposes of this section, “business” means and includes business, industry, profession, occupation, and calling of every kind. (b) (1) The head of any business or head of any state, county, or municipal department, commission, bureau, or board may cause any or all rec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-102 Microfilming of records by Secretary of State
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(a) The Secretary of State is authorized and empowered to proceed to have microfilmed any state records and documents which, in his or her opinion, with the advice of the State Board of Finance and the heads of the various state departments, may be of the most importance from an …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-103 Fee for facsimile copies
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The fees charged by the Secretary of State for facsimile copies of any state record document shall be the same as is provided by law for certified copies.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-201 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-18-201Current 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. § 25-18-202 Messages, reports, and other documents — Number of copies
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If any report, bill, or other document is ordered to be printed by the General Assembly and no number of copies is designated, there shall be printed at the public expense not more than two hundred forty (240) copies.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-203 Messages, reports, and other documents — Covers and title pages
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In printing messages, reports, and other documents ordered to be printed by the General Assembly or by any officer, in pursuance of law or resolution of either house of the General Assembly, the contractor may attach covers and prefix a title page to each message or report of a s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-204 Journals of legislative proceedings
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Whenever any journal of the proceedings of the House of Representatives and Senate for any regular or extraordinary session of those bodies, or either of them, is authorized to be published by any enactment of the General Assembly, publication shall be made and the published jour…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-205 Acts of General Assembly — Index — Printing — Certification
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(a) The Secretary of State shall make out true and accurate copies of all the laws, resolutions, and memorials and deliver them to the contractor for printing the acts of the General Assembly as fast as the contractor may need the copies in fulfillment of his or her contract as r…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-206 Digests, acts, and journals — Distribution
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(a) It shall be the Secretary of State's duty to distribute the acts and journals and all laws as are by law required to be distributed among the different counties of this state. (b) The Secretary of State shall issue his or her requisition for the acts in whatever quantities ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-207 Digests, acts, and journals — Delivery to successors — Annual settlement
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(a) (1) The officers, except the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the members of the General Assembly, receiving digests, acts, and journals shall keep them in good order and turn over the volumes to their successors in office.(2) On failure to do so without properly accounting for…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-208 Digests, acts, and journals — Lost or destroyed books
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If any of the digests, acts, and journals shall be lost or destroyed, the officer whose books have become lost or destroyed may obtain a duplicate copy from the Secretary of State by furnishing the Secretary of State a statement under oath of the facts in the case, setting out th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-209 Sale of digests and acts — Price
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(a) (1) The Secretary of State shall have the authority and power and is required to sell Crawford and Moses' Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas at five dollars ($5.00) per copy and to sell the acts of the General Assembly at the actual pro rata cost to the state for publishing t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-214 Clerks — Personal liability
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(a) The clerk and his or her bondsmen shall be personally liable and responsible for the safekeeping of bound volumes of the reports. (b) The volume shall not be loaned or removed except that the clerk, upon approval of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administratio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-218 Supreme Court and Court of Appeals reports — Medium of publication — Distribution
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(a) (1) The reports of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall be published and distributed in such format and medium as the Supreme Court may direct.(2) The medium shall be a permanent, secure, and unalterable record of the final, official decisions of the Supreme Court…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-219 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-18-219Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved