Title 13 — Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources
15 chapters · 270 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-509 Trustees' report
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(a) At the end of each fiscal year, the board of trustees of the library shall present a report of the condition of the trust to the city council. This report shall be verified under oath by the secretary or some responsible person. (b) It shall contain:(1) An itemized statement …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-510 City and town library services
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(a) (1) Any city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town in Arkansas may provide for library services for its citizens or may enter into agreements or contracts for library services with other political subdivisions or join with other political subdivis…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-601 Definition
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As used in this compact, “state library agency”, with reference to this state, means the State Library Board.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-602 Compact enacted
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INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT The Interstate Library Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein and in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT ARTICLE I. Policy and Purpose. Because the desire for the serv…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-603 Compact administrators
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The Governor shall appoint an officer of this state who shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Article X of the compact. The Governor shall also appoint one (1) or more deputy compact administrators pursuant to that article.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-604 Notice of withdrawal
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In the event of withdrawal from the compact, the Governor shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI(b) of the compact.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-605 Prerequisites for construction or maintenance of libraries
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(1) No county, city, town, or combination thereof acting as a regional library district of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c)7 of the compact, nor pledge its cre…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-606 Interstate library districts included
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(a) An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim to be entitled to receive state aid in support of its functions to the same extent and in the same manner as such functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state. (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-701 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Confidential library records” means documents or information in any format retained in a library that identifies a patron as having requested, used, or obtained specific materials, including, but not limited to, circulation of library books, ma…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-702 Penalty
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(a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or thirty (30) days in jail, or both, or a sentence of appropriate public service or educati…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-703 Disclosure prohibited
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(a) Library records which contain names or other personally identifying details regarding the patrons of public, school, academic, and special libraries and library systems supported in whole or in part by public funds shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-704 Disclosure permitted
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(a) A library may disclose personally identifiable information concerning any patron to:(1) The patron;(2) Any person with the informed, written consent of the patron;(3) A law enforcement agency or civil court, under a search warrant; or(4) Any person, including without limitati…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-705 Construction — Statistics
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(a) No provision of this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit any library or any business operating jointly with a library from disclosing information for the purpose of:(1) Collecting overdue books, documents, films, or other items or materials owned or otherwise belonging …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-706 Use of information in evidence
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Personally identifiable information obtained in any manner other than as provided in this subchapter shall not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, arbitration, or other proceeding before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-801 Short title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Library Materials Security Law”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-802 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this subchapter:(1) “Library materials” means books, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, court records, films, microfilms, tape recordings, phonograph records, lithographs, prints, photographs, or any other written or printed documents, graphic material of a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-803 Unauthorized removal or willful mutilation of library materials
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(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove library materials without authorization from the premises wherein such materials are maintained or to retain possession of library materials without authorization.(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully mutilate l…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-804 Applicability
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This subchapter shall apply to all libraries, museums, archives, and other depositories operated by an agency, board, commission, department, or officer of the State of Arkansas, by private persons, societies, or organizations, or by agencies or officers of municipalities, counti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-805 Reasonable detention and questioning to determine whether offense was committed
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(a) If a person employed by a library or a person charged with the supervision thereof has reason to believe that a person has committed or has attempted to commit any offense under this subchapter or that the person has concealed any library material upon his or her person or wi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-806 Relation with other criminal or civil proceedings
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(a) The provisions of this subchapter are supplemental to other criminal statutes. (b) An acquittal or conviction obtained under this subchapter shall not be a bar to civil proceedings or actions arising from the same incident.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-901 Title
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This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the “Regional Library System Law”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-902 Purpose
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(a) In order to better coordinate the services of libraries and library systems in different counties, as is permitted under both Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, and Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, when city and county public libraries are formed in the various counties…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-903 Creation of a regional library system
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(a) Any two (2) or more municipalities, any two (2) or more counties, or any one (1) or more municipalities together with any one (1) or more counties are authorized to create and become members of a regional library system as prescribed in this subchapter. (b) Upon the recommend…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-904 Board of trustees
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(a) (1) (A) The management and control of a regional library system shall be vested in a board of trustees, who shall be appointed by the county or municipal library boards from among the membership of the county or municipal library boards.(B) In the absence of the county or mun…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-905 Powers and duties
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(a) (1) Immediately after their initial appointment, the board of trustees of the regional library system shall meet and elect the officers as they deem necessary.(2) A quorum of this board shall be a majority of the total number of members.(3) The board shall:(A) Adopt such byla…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-906 Annual reports
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At the end of each calendar year, the board of trustees of every regional library system shall make a report to the governing body in the county or counties or municipality or municipalities wherein the board serves, showing the condition of the system during the year and other s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-2-907 Contracts for library services and with other libraries
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(a) Regional library systems are authorized to contract with other regional libraries, municipal libraries, or county public libraries or with library authorities of any college or university or any privately organized or endowed library, whereby common library branches or buildi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-101 Creation — Purpose
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(a) The Arkansas State Archives is created and established at the seat of government of this state for the purposes of:(1) Keeping and caring for the official archives of this state;(2) Collecting materials bearing on the history of Arkansas from the earliest times;(3) Copying an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-102 Members
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(a) The Arkansas History Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, residents and electors of this state, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each congressional district shall be represented by membership on the commission. (b) Th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-103 Meetings — Records
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(a) (1) The Arkansas History Commission shall meet:(A) Upon the request of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; and(B) At a time and place that is convenient to the commission.(2) Meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. (1) The Arkansas…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-104 Powers and duties
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(a) All records, papers, archives, and historical material at any time in the possession of the Arkansas State Archives, excepting such as it may have on loan, shall be and remain the property of the State of Arkansas. It shall also be the function, power, and duty of the Arkansa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-105 Delegation to State Historian
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The Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage may delegate his or her powers and duties concerning the Arkansas State Archives to the State Historian.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-106 State Historian — Powers and duties
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(a) The State Historian shall:(1) Serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; and(2) Devote his or her entire time of employment to the duties of his or her employment. (1) Serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of P…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-107 Preservation of public officials' records
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(a) (1) At his or her discretion, any state, county, or other official is authorized and empowered to turn over to the Arkansas State Archives, for permanent preservation, any official books, records, documents, original papers, and newspaper files not in current use in his or he…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-108 Preservation of state publications
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Two (2) copies of every publication of the State of Arkansas shall be placed at the disposal of the Arkansas State Archives, and shall be preserved, by photographic or other means, in the archives of the Arkansas State Archives.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-109 Permanent marker to commemorate B.B. King
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The Arkansas State Archives shall erect a permanent marker in the town of Twist, Arkansas, to commemorate the legendary B.B. King and the event that led to his naming his famous guitar “Lucille” while he was performing there.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-201 Purpose
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(1) The Black History Commission of Arkansas is created and established at the seat of government of this state for the purpose of:(1) Advising the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism with respect to gathering, developing, and keeping the history of a segm…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-202 Members
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(a) The Black History Commission of Arkansas shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be residents and electors of this state. The members shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) The term of office of each member of the commis…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-203 Meetings — Rules and bylaws — Secretary
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(a) The Black History Commission of Arkansas shall meet at such times and places as in each instance may suit the commission's convenience and its purposes, and all meetings shall be open to the public. (b) (1) The commission shall adopt and may modify rules and bylaws for the co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-204 Duties — Records, papers, archives, and historical materials property of state
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(a) It shall be the function, power, and duty of the Black History Commission of Arkansas to assist the Arkansas History Commission and the Arkansas State Archives to:(1) Collect, classify, and preserve, through the making of photographic copies or by other means, records, manusc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-205 State Historian's duties — Location of Black History Commission of Arkansas
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(a) (1) The State Historian shall assist the Black History Commission of Arkansas in the performance of its duties and shall be the custodian of all property and reference and source materials of the commission.(2) The State Historian shall be charged with the duty of administeri…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-206 Historical contributions by the black race — Arkansas history courses
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(a) The Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Commissioner of Education or his or her designee shall cooperate with each other to develop the materials for a program of historical contributions by the black race in Arkansas for inclusion in the curriculum segment of the Ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-207 Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program
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(a) There is created the “Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program”, to be administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. (b) The program may provide grants to individuals to assist with:(1) Collecting materials bearing on the history of black Arkansans from the earliest…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-201 Electronic reproduction of court records
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Court clerks and any other public officers whose duty it is to make and maintain court records are authorized to use and employ an approved system of photographic recording, photostatic recording, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic recording, digital compact disc, optic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-202 Requirements for format and storage of records
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(1) When equipment necessary for such methods of recording is used to record court records, it shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) The information retained shall be in a usable and accessible format capable of accurately reproducing the original over the time periods…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-203 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-4-203Current 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. § 13-4-204 Destruction of original
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(a) When any document is recorded by the means prescribed by § 13-4-201, the paper original may be destroyed unless the document is over fifty (50) years old and handwritten and has been determined to be of historical value by the Arkansas State Archives. (b) If the paper origina…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-301 Retention required — Destruction — Electronic reproduction
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(a) (1) A county shall maintain the records named in this subchapter for the period of time provided for in this subchapter, after which time the records may be destroyed.(2) (A) The records named in this subchapter shall not be destroyed until at least one (1) year after an audi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-302 Court records
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(1) If a county of the State of Arkansas maintains records for the county courts, the county shall maintain these records as follows:(1) (A) For circuit court, civil and criminal, domestic relations, and probate records:(i) The county shall permanently maintain: (a) Complete case…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-303 Tax and assessment records
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(1) All counties of the State of Arkansas shall maintain county tax and assessment records as follows, if they are currently being maintained:(1) For tax and assessment records:(A) Permanently maintain:(i) Real estate, personal, and mineral tax book;(ii) Delinquent real estate;(i…