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AR Code § 25-16-519 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 5 - Auditor of State|§ 25-16-519. Warrants — Issuance of duplicates

 (a)  (1) Whenever Auditor of State's warrants of the State of Arkansas issued to any person are lost or destroyed, the owner or person entitled to receive the contents of the lost or destroyed warrants shall be entitled to have them duplicated by the Auditor of State upon satisfactory proof or evidence to the Auditor of State that:  (A) The warrants alleged to have been so lost or destroyed were actually issued to the person as alleged in the application to him or her;  (B) The warrants have not been paid by the Treasurer of State;  (C) The person making the application is legally authorized or entitled to receive the contents of the warrants; and  (D) The warrants have been lost or destroyed.    (2) The evidence must show how and in what manner the loss or destruction occurred, the date and number of the lost or destroyed warrants, and whether they bore interest or not.    (b) The evidence required by subsection (a) of this section shall be duly sworn to and subscribed by the person entitled to receive the contents of the warrants, or some person for him or her. This person or the person acting for him or her shall also execute and file with the Auditor of State his or her bond to the State of Arkansas with good and sufficient security to be approved by the Auditor of State in a sum not less than double the amount of the warrants claimed to be lost. The bond shall be conditioned that he or she will save and keep harmless the State of Arkansas against any payment of the warrants which the state may thereafter be compelled to make to a bona fide holder of the warrants.  (c) Upon compliance with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, it shall be the duty of the Auditor of State to issue and deliver to the applicant, or his or her agent or attorney, a duplicate for the warrant so adjudged to have been lost or destroyed. The duplicate warrant and endorsement shall entitle the holder to receive from the Treasurer of State the amount specified in the duplicate warrant, in like manner as upon an original warrant.  (d) The Auditor of State shall review the bonding procedures for the issuance of duplicate warrants and shall issue rules on the adequate bonding of all payees on duplicate warrants to preserve and protect the expenditure of state funds.  (e) The bonding requirements shall not apply to a person who is acting in his or her capacity as an official officer or authorized representative of state or local government, including school districts, and when that person is covered under the provisions of the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program under § 21-2-701 et seq.
AR Code § 25-16-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-601. Violation of law by Treasurer of State

 If the Treasurer of State shall willfully neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined by law, or shall be guilty of any oppression or extortion in the performance of any legal duty, or shall receive any fee or reward for the performance of any legal duty not allowed by law, or shall by color of his or her office knowingly do any act not authorized by law, or shall use any of the moneys belonging to the state, or shall perform any other duty of his or her office in any other manner than is required by law, then he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office and on conviction shall forfeit for the use of the state any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
AR Code § 25-16-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-602. Seal

 The Treasurer of State shall keep a seal of office which shall be used to authenticate all writings, papers, and documents required by law to be certified from his or her office.
AR Code § 25-16-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-603. Deputies

 (a) The Treasurer of State is authorized to appoint two (2) deputies. The appointments shall be made in writing.  (b) Each deputy so appointed shall take the oath prescribed by law. The oath shall be endorsed on the letter of appointment, and the letter of appointment shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.  (c) The Treasurer of State shall be responsible on his or her official bond for all the acts done and performed by his or her deputies in the performance of their official duties.  (d) Every deputy appointed under the provisions of this section shall possess all the powers of his or her principal and may perform any of the duties required by law to be performed by his or her principal.
AR Code § 25-16-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-604. Duties generally

 It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State:   (1) To receive and keep all the moneys of the state not expressly required by law to be kept by some other person;  (2) To disburse the public moneys upon warrants drawn upon the State Treasury according to law and not otherwise;  (3) To keep a just, true, and comprehensive account of all moneys received and disbursed by him or her in books to be kept for that purpose, in which he or she shall state from whom moneys have been received and on what account and to whom and on what account disbursed;  (4) To keep a just and true account of each head of appropriation made by law and the disbursements under them;  (5) To render his or her accounts to the Auditor of State for settlement quarterly; and  (6) To perform all other duties which may be required of him or her by law.
AR Code § 25-16-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-605. Access to other offices

 The Treasurer of State shall have free access to all the other offices of the state for the inspection, concerning his or her duties, of all books, accounts, and papers which they respectively contain.
AR Code § 25-16-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-606. Power to administer oaths

 The Treasurer of State shall have power to administer oaths required or allowed by law in matters touching the duties of his or her office.
AR Code § 25-16-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-607. Payment on Auditor of State's warrants

 (a) The Treasurer of State is prohibited from paying any money out of the State Treasury on any account whatever except upon the lawful warrants of the Auditor of State.  (b) No warrant shall be paid by the Treasurer of State unless the money has been previously appropriated by law, nor shall the amount paid under any one (1) head ever exceed the amount appropriated by law for that purpose.  (c) Whenever there shall not be in the State Treasury a sufficient amount of money to pay all the warrants of the Auditor of State outstanding at the time, the Treasurer of State shall redeem the warrants in the order of their dates and numbers as issued. It shall be lawful for the Treasurer of State to pay any Auditor of State's warrant when the amount of money in the State Treasury is sufficient to redeem the warrant, as well as all other warrants of earlier date and number preceding it.  (d) The Treasurer of State, when he or she pays any warrant drawn by the Auditor of State, shall write on the face of the warrant “redeemed”, to which he or she shall sign his or her name and the date thereof.  (e) If the Treasurer of State shall willfully and unlawfully refuse to pay any warrant drawn upon the State Treasury, having funds on hand for that purpose, then he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office and upon conviction shall be fined for the use of the state in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
AR Code § 25-16-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-608. Issuance of certificates or scrip on Auditor of State's warrants

 It shall be unlawful for the Treasurer of State to issue new certificates or scrip upon warrants of the Auditor of State.
AR Code § 25-16-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-609. Claims for reimbursement on uncollectible state warrants or checks

 (a) The Treasurer of State shall file a claim for reimbursement with the Arkansas State Claims Commission on any uncollectible state warrants or checks received by the office in a normal course of business.  (b) Warrants or checks shall be considered uncollectible if all available legal action is taken without any satisfactory results for six (6) months after items become uncollectible and if the Attorney General is given notice of the nature of the claim at the time of the filing for reimbursement with the commission.  (c)  (1) The reimbursement claim shall be payable from the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund of the commission for either controversial or noncontroversial claims on order of the commission.  (2) If the award is greater than the limitation imposed by law upon the commission for the payment of a controversial or noncontroversial claim, then the reimbursement claim shall be referred to the General Assembly for an appropriation as in the case of other claims referred by the commission. This referral shall be handled by the commission.
AR Code § 25-16-611 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-611. Quarterly report on notes and on moneys from sale of state lands

 The Treasurer of State shall report quarterly to the Governor the amount of notes on hand and by whom drawn and the amount of moneys received and on hand on account of the sale of state lands.
AR Code § 25-16-612 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-612. Balancing books at end of term of appropriation

 It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State, on the receipt of the report of the Auditor of State provided for in § 25-16-515, to bring down a balance to the credit of each appropriation sufficient to cover the warrants issued and not paid during the term for which the appropriation was made, and, after the credits are given and books balanced, the balance shall then be covered into the State Treasury.
AR Code § 25-16-613 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-613. Letter book

 The Treasurer of State shall keep a letter book, in which he or she shall copy all official letters which may be written by him or her.
AR Code § 25-16-614 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-614. Examination of office

 (a) The Governor shall be authorized and required to appoint and commission expert accountants to examine and report to the Governor the state of the Treasurer of State's office. The Governor may order an examination at his or her discretion provided he or she orders at least one (1) each year.  (b)  (1) At least one (1) appointment of an accountant shall be made each year, and the number of accountants shall not exceed two (2).  (2) The duties of accountants shall be to examine carefully and fully the books of the Treasurer of State, to count the cash belonging to the state on hand, and to prepare a complete printed statement of their labor. Accountants shall attach to this statement the following oath subscribed and sworn to by them:  (3)  (A) When the Governor appoints and commissions the accountants, he or she shall swear them not to divulge their appointments until they shall have entered upon the active duties of their office.  (B) If the expert or accountant shall divulge, directly or indirectly, the fact that he or she has been appointed or commissioned to that office, or the time when the Governor has ordered the examination, he or she shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished as in other cases.    (4) The Governor is authorized to pay the accountants out of the contingent fund a sum of money not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for each examination made.    (c) Upon the presentation of the accountant duly commissioned, the Treasurer of State shall give the accountant free access to his or her books and permit him or her to count the cash on hand.  (d) On the refusal of the Treasurer of State to comply with the provisions of this section, his or her office shall be declared vacant and the offense deemed a felony, and on conviction thereof he or she shall be sentenced to the Division of Correction for a term not exceeding five (5) years.    “I do solemnly swear that I have made a complete examination of the books belonging to the office of the Treasurer of State for one (1) year last past, and counted the cash on hand, and the foregoing statement is true and correct, and I further swear that I did not directly nor indirectly inform anyone of my appointment nor of my intention to examine said books until I entered actively upon my duty.”
AR Code § 25-16-615 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 6 - Treasurer of State|§ 25-16-615. Examination of records by joint legislative committee

 (a) Immediately after the commencement of each session of the General Assembly, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State to submit all accounts, books, vouchers, and other official documents in his or her office to a joint committee of the General Assembly for examination and settlement.  (b) It shall be the duty of the committee to examine the books, accounts, vouchers, and other official documents of the Treasurer of State and make a report of the results of the examination to both houses of the General Assembly.  (c)  (1) If each house shall approve the report of the committee, an order shall be made directing the committee to cause the proper entries to be made in the books of the Treasurer of State, showing the results of the settlement.  (2) If the committee shall make an unfavorable report upon finding that the Treasurer of State has not performed the duties required of him or her by law and if the report shall be approved by both houses of the General Assembly, an order shall be made directing the Governor to cause suit to be brought against the delinquent on his or her official bond.
AR Code § 25-16-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 7 - Attorney General|§ 25-16-701. Private practice of law prohibited

 During his or her term of office, the Attorney General shall not engage in the private practice of law, which shall include, but not be limited to, acting as office counsel, participating in litigation, and accepting retainers.
AR Code § 25-16-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 7 - Attorney General|§ 25-16-702. Representation of state agencies and officers generally — Employment of outside counsel

 (a) The Attorney General shall be the attorney for all state officials, departments, institutions, and agencies. Whenever any officer or department, institution, or agency of the state needs the services of an attorney, the matter shall be certified to the Attorney General for attention.  (b)  (1) All office work and advice for state officials, departments, institutions, and agencies shall be given by the Attorney General and his or her assistants, and no special counsel shall be employed or additional expense paid for those services.  (2) If, in the opinion of the Attorney General, it shall at any time be necessary to employ special counsel to prosecute any suit brought on behalf of the state or to defend a suit brought against any official, board, commission, or agency of the state, the Attorney General, with the approval of the Governor, may employ special counsel. The compensation for the special counsel shall be fixed by the court where the litigation is pending, with the written approval of the Governor and the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall not enter into any contract for the employment of outside legal counsel without first seeking prior review by the Legislative Council.    (c) If any official, department, institution, or agency of the state needs the service of an attorney and the Attorney General fails to render the service when requested in writing, then, upon the establishment of that fact, the Governor may appoint counsel to look after the matter or may authorize the employment of counsel by the officer, department, agency, or institution needing the services of an attorney.  (d) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to indictment and upon conviction fined in any sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and, upon proper proceedings, removed from office.  (e) The Attorney General shall have authority to initiate civil lawsuits under all state and federal environmental protection statutes.
AR Code § 25-16-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 7 - Attorney General|§ 25-16-703. Representation of state interests in federal courts

 (a) The Attorney General shall maintain and defend the interests of the state in matters before the United States Supreme Court and all other federal courts and shall be the legal representative of all state officers, boards, and commissions in all litigation where the interests of the state are involved.  (b) Nothing in this section shall relieve the Attorney General of discharging any and all duties required of him or her under the common law or by any of the statutes of this state, nor shall it relieve the prosecuting attorneys of any duties required of them by the statutes of this state.
AR Code § 25-16-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 7 - Attorney General|§ 25-16-704. Representation of state interests in Supreme Court — Writs of quo warranto

 (a) The Attorney General shall attend the several sittings of the Supreme Court and shall maintain and defend the interests of the state in all matters before that tribunal.  (b) He or she shall have full power to issue writs of quo warranto in all cases where the writs should properly issue.  (c) If he or she shall fail to attend any term of the Supreme Court in which cases may be pending for or against the state, shall fail to prosecute or defend the cases, and shall fail to furnish a substitute, the court may appoint a substitute. The attorney so appointed shall receive, as a compensation for his or her services for attending any term of the court and prosecuting or defending the suits, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), to be paid out of the salary of the Attorney General on the certificate of the court.
AR Code § 25-16-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 7 - Attorney General|§ 25-16-705. Subpoena power — Attendance of witnesses

 (a) In all litigation, including criminal matters, in which the interests of the State of Arkansas are involved or may become involved before any tribunal, board, or commission, the Attorney General shall have the right to subpoena any person or the books, records, or other documents being held by any person. He or she shall have the authority to administer oaths for the purpose of taking testimony of witnesses subpoenaed before him or her, which he or she may deem necessary to adequately present the state's case.  (b) The subpoena provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be substantially in the following form:  (c) The subpoena provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be served in the manner provided by law and returned and a record made and kept by the Attorney General. The fees and mileage of officers serving the subpoena, and of witnesses in answer to the subpoena, shall be as provided by law.  (d)  (1) The failure of any officer to serve such subpoena, and the failure of a witness to appear on the return date thereof, shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment.  (2) In addition to paying the penalty provided in subdivision (d)(1) of this section, any witness who fails to attend before the Attorney General at the time and place designated in the subpoena, or who refuses to testify or give evidence when he or she does attend, shall be cited on affidavit by the Attorney General to the Pulaski County Circuit Court or any other circuit court of the state where the subpoena was served and proceeded against. Such failure or refusal shall be punished by the court as if the witness had been subpoenaed to appear before the circuit court citing the person.      “The State of Arkansas to the Sheriff of County: You are commanded to subpoena to attend before the Attorney General at on , 20 , at o'clock M., and testify and/or produce the following books, records, or other documents, to wit: in the matter of an investigation being conducted by the Attorney General in which the interests of the State of Arkansas are involved. WITNESS my hand this day of , 20 . Attorney General By: Assistant Attorney General”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 25-16-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 7 - Attorney General|§ 25-16-706. Opinions

 (a)  (1) Upon request, the Attorney General without fee or reward shall give his or her opinion to the Governor and to the heads of the executive departments of this state upon any constitutional or other legal question that may concern the official action of those officers.  (2) When requested, he or she shall give his or her opinion to the prosecuting attorney of any district upon any legal question that concerns the financial interests of the state or any county and upon any question connected with the administration of the criminal laws of the state.  (3) When requested, he or she shall also give his or her opinion to either house of the General Assembly and any member thereof upon the constitutionality of any proposed bill and to all state boards and commissions upon any question connected with the discharge of the duties of those boards and commissions.    (b) The Attorney General is required to furnish to county boards of election commissioners an official opinion upon any inquiry submitted to him or her concerning the provisions of the election laws of this state.  (c) All opinions shall be written when the inquiry is in writing and request is made for a written opinion.  (d)  (1) Whenever any real estate is bought for the State of Arkansas by any agency, department, board, or commission authorized to buy real estate, it shall be the duty of the seller of the property at the seller's own expense to provide a commitment to issue a title insurance policy acceptable to the agency, department, board, or commission.  (2) Upon request, the Attorney General shall provide to the agency, department, board, or commission buying the property advice and counsel regarding the purchase of the property.    (e) Nothing in subsections (a)-(d) of this section shall relieve the Attorney General of discharging any and all duties required of him or her under the common law or by any of the statutes of this state or relieve the prosecuting attorneys of any duties required of them by the statutes of this state.