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AR Code § 21-8-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 3 - Code of Ethics|§ 21-8-310. Gifts from lobbyists

 Persons elected or appointed to the following offices shall not knowingly or willfully solicit or accept a gift in violation of Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 30, from a lobbyist, a person acting on behalf of a lobbyist, or a person employing or contracting with a lobbyist:   (1) Governor;  (2) Lieutenant Governor;  (3) Secretary of State;  (4) Treasurer of State;  (5) Auditor of State;  (6) Attorney General;  (7) Commissioner of State Lands;  (8) Member of the General Assembly;  (9) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;  (10) Justice of the Supreme Court;  (11) Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals;  (12) Judge of the Court of Appeals;  (13) Circuit court judge;  (14) District court judge;  (15) Prosecuting attorney; and  (16) Member of the independent citizens commission for the purpose of setting salaries of elected constitutional officers of the executive department, members of the General Assembly, justices, and judges under Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 31.
AR Code § 21-8-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 4 - Disclosure by Lobbyists and State and Local Officials — General Provisions|§ 21-8-401. Title

 This subchapter, § 21-8-601 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., and § 21-8-801 et seq. may be referred to and cited as the “Disclosure Act for Lobbyists and State and Local Officials”.
AR Code § 21-8-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 4 - Disclosure by Lobbyists and State and Local Officials — General Provisions|§ 21-8-403. Penalty

 (a) Upon conviction, any person who violates any provision of this subchapter, § 21-8-601 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., or § 21-8-801 et seq. is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (b) The culpable mental state required shall be a purposeful violation.
AR Code § 21-8-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 4 - Disclosure by Lobbyists and State and Local Officials — General Provisions|§ 21-8-404. Investigation generally

 The prosecuting attorney of the district where an alleged violation occurred shall have the authority to investigate the alleged violations of this chapter.
AR Code § 21-8-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 4 - Disclosure by Lobbyists and State and Local Officials — General Provisions|§ 21-8-405. Provisions supplemental

 This subchapter, § 21-8-601 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., and § 21-8-801 et seq. are supplemental to any other law pertaining to ethics or conflicts of interest and do not repeal any other law except for a law specifically repealed by this subchapter, § 21-8-601 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., or § 21-8-801 et seq.
AR Code § 21-8-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 4 - Disclosure by Lobbyists and State and Local Officials — General Provisions|§ 21-8-406. Tickets to charitable events

 For the purposes of this subchapter, § 21-8-601 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., and § 21-8-801 et seq., the value of a ticket to a charitable event shall not include the tax deductible portion of the ticket.
AR Code § 21-8-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 4 - Disclosure by Lobbyists and State and Local Officials — General Provisions|§ 21-8-407. Gifts of art

 Any work of art contracted for prior to January 1, 1998, for public service recognition for members of the General Assembly shall not be a gift under § 21-8-402 nor shall it be deemed an unlawful gift under any other statute or rule.
AR Code § 21-8-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 6 - Disclosure by Lobbyists|§ 21-8-602. Other filings required

 (a) A lobbyist who lobbies public servants of state government shall register and make other filings with the Secretary of State.  (b) A lobbyist who lobbies public servants of municipal government shall register and make other filings with the city clerk or recorder of the municipality, as the case may be.  (c) A lobbyist who lobbies public servants of county government or any government body not otherwise covered by this section shall register and make other filings with the county clerk of the county.  (d) A lobbyist who lobbies public servants of a governmental body covering a district which includes all or part of more than one (1) county shall file with the Secretary of State and the county clerk of his or her principal place of business or residence within the state.  (e) A lobbyist who would be required to register and file with more than one (1) public official under this section may, in lieu of registering with each public official, register and make other filings with the Secretary of State and the county clerk of his or her principal place of business or residence within the state.
AR Code § 21-8-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 6 - Disclosure by Lobbyists|§ 21-8-603. Activity reports — Inspection

 (a)  (1) Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar quarter, each registered lobbyist shall file a complete and detailed statement, signed and sworn to, concerning his or her lobbying activities during the previous calendar quarter.  (2)  (A) A registered lobbyist who lobbies members of the General Assembly shall file a monthly lobbyist activity report, signed and sworn to, for any month in which the General Assembly is in session. A quarterly report is not required if the registered lobbyist has filed monthly lobbyist activity reports for each month of the calendar quarter.  (B) The monthly lobbyist activity report shall be filed within ten (10) days after the end of each month.      (b)  (1) Lobbyist activity reports shall be open to public inspection.  (2) Beginning January 1, 2010, all lobbyist activity reports that are required to be filed with the Secretary of State shall be filed in electronic form through the Internet.    (c) The Secretary of State shall provide a form to be filed simultaneously with the lobbyist activity report that:  (1) Is signed by a registered lobbyist under penalty of perjury under § 5-53-102; and  (2) Certifies that the lobbyist activity report is accurate.
AR Code § 21-8-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 6 - Disclosure by Lobbyists|§ 21-8-605. Records

 A registered lobbyist shall maintain and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, and any other documents necessary to substantiate the financial reports required by this subchapter, § 21-8-401 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., and § 21-8-801 et seq. for a period of at least four (4) years from the date of the filing of the statement or report.
AR Code § 21-8-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 6 - Disclosure by Lobbyists|§ 21-8-606. Duties of public officials

 The Secretary of State, each county clerk, and each city clerk or recorder shall:   (1) Provide forms approved by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for registration and for statements required by this subchapter, § 21-8-401 et seq., § 21-8-701 et seq., and § 21-8-801 et seq. to all persons required to file; and  (2) Make all statements and reports filed available for public inspection and copying at a reasonable cost during regular office hours.
AR Code § 21-8-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 6 - Disclosure by Lobbyists|§ 21-8-607. Prohibited acts

 (a) No person shall purposely employ any lobbyist who is required to register as a registered lobbyist but is not registered pursuant to this chapter.  (b) No person engaging in lobbying shall:  (1) Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office;  (2) Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action;  (3) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports;  (4) Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon:  (A) The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or  (B) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or    (5)  (A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically.  (B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20).      (c)  (1) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section is:  (A) Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and  (B) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).    (2) Any person violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter.    (d) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by § 21-8-402(11) but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by § 21-8-601 is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (e)  (1) On a lobbyist registration form, a person acting as a lobbyist shall not:  (A) Purposely provide false information; or  (B) Purposely omit information.    (2) A person who violates subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall:  (A) Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and  (B) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).      (f) A person convicted of three (3) or more violations of a provision of this subchapter shall be permanently prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist in this state.  (g) An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for disqualification under this section.
AR Code § 21-8-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 7 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Statement of Financial Interest|§ 21-8-702. Forms

 Forms used by persons in filing statements as required in this subchapter shall provide for the signature of the person, under penalty of false swearing, with respect to the truth and accuracy of the statements made on the form.
AR Code § 21-8-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 7 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Statement of Financial Interest|§ 21-8-703. Place and manner of filing

 (a) The statement of financial interest shall be filed as follows:  (1) State or district public servants and candidates for state or district public office required to file shall file with the Secretary of State;  (2) County, township, or school district public servants and candidates for county, township, or school district public office required to file shall file with the county clerks;  (3) Municipal public servants and candidates for municipal office required to file shall file with the city clerk or recorder, as the case may be;  (4) All city attorneys, whether elected or appointed, shall file with the city clerk of the municipality within which they serve;  (5) Members of regional boards or commissions shall file with the county clerk of the county in which they reside; and  (6) District judges shall file with the Secretary of State.    (b) Any report required by this subchapter shall be deemed timely filed if it is:  (1) Hand-delivered to the appropriate public official on or before the date due;  (2) Mailed to the appropriate public official, properly addressed, postage prepaid, bearing a postmark indicating that it was received by the post office or common carrier on or before the date due;  (3) Received via facsimile by the appropriate public official on or before the date due, provided the original is received by the appropriate public official within ten (10) days of the transmission; or  (4) Received by the appropriate public official in a readable electronic format which is acceptable to such public official and approved by the Arkansas Ethics Commission.
AR Code § 21-8-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 7 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Statement of Financial Interest|§ 21-8-704. Filing by persons called to active duty — Exceptions

 If a person who is required to file a statement of financial interest under this subchapter is called to active duty in the United States Armed Forces:   (1) The person shall be allowed an additional one hundred eighty (180) days to file the statement of financial interest required by this subchapter; and  (2) The statement of financial interest may be completed by the spouse of the person. If the statement of financial interest is completed by the spouse of the person, the spouse's signature shall be sufficient for the requirement of § 21-8-702.
AR Code § 21-8-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 7 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Statement of Financial Interest|§ 21-8-705. Filing of additional statement of financial interest in year in which party filing period is held. [Expires December 31, 2016.]

 If the party filing period under § 7-7-203 ends before January 1 of the year of the general election, a candidate for elective office shall file a statement of financial interest for the previous calendar year no later than January 31 of the year of the general election in addition to the statement of financial interest required under § 21-8-701.
AR Code § 21-8-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 8 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Conflict of Interest|§ 21-8-801. Prohibited acts generally

 (a) No public servant shall:  (1) Receive a gift or compensation as defined in § 21-8-401 et seq., other than income and benefits from the governmental body to which he or she is duly entitled, for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of his or her office or position; or  (2) Purposely use or disclose to any other person or entity confidential government information acquired by him or her in the course of and by reason of the public servant's official duties, to secure anything of material value or benefit for himself or herself or his or her family.    (b)  (1) No person shall confer a gift or compensation as defined in § 21-8-401 et seq. to any public servant, the receipt of which is prohibited by subdivision (a)(1) of this section.  (2)  (A) The first violation of this subsection by any person other than a registered lobbyist shall result in a written warning.  (B) Upon a second violation and subsequent violations by persons other than registered lobbyists and upon a first violation by registered lobbyists, the penalties provided for in § 7-6-218 shall apply.
AR Code § 21-8-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 8 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Conflict of Interest|§ 21-8-802. Prohibited appearances — Exceptions

 (a) No legislator shall appear for compensation on behalf of another person, firm, corporation, or entity before any entity of:  (1) State government, if the legislator is a member of the General Assembly;  (2) The legislator's county government, if the legislator is a member of a quorum court;  (3) The legislator's municipal government, if the legislator is a member of a city council or board of directors of a municipality; or  (4) The legislator's school district board of directors, if the legislator is a member of a school district board of directors.    (b) This section shall not:  (1) Apply to any judicial proceeding or to any hearing or proceeding which is adversarial in nature or character;  (2) Apply to any hearing or proceeding on which a record is made by the entity of state government, entity of county government, entity of municipal government, or school district board of directors;  (3) Apply to an appearance which is a matter of public record;  (4) Apply to ministerial actions; or  (5) Preclude a legislator from acting on behalf of a constituent to determine the status of a matter without accepting compensation.    (c) An appearance which is a matter of public record as provided in subdivision (b)(3) of this section may be made by:  (1)  (A) Filing a written statement within twenty-four (24) hours with the agency head of the entity of state government, entity of county government, entity of municipal government, or school district before which an appearance is sought.  (B) In the event that a written statement cannot be provided to the agency head prior to the meeting, telephonic notice must be given the agency head or his or her office; or    (2) Filing a quarterly statement with the agency head of the entity of state government before which an appearance is sought.    (d)  (1) A statement filed under subsection (c) of this section shall identify the client on behalf of whom the appearance is made and contain a general statement of the action sought from the governmental body.  (2)  (A) The statements shall be retained by the agency head and shall be a matter of public record.  (B) If the agency head determines that the release of the client's name would be an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy or would give advantage to competitors for bidding, the agency head may withhold the name until appropriate.      (e) No member of the General Assembly shall receive any income or compensation as defined in § 21-8-401 et seq., other than income and benefits from the governmental body to which he or she is duly entitled, for lobbying other members of the General Assembly by communicating directly or soliciting others to communicate with any other member with the purpose of influencing legislative action by the General Assembly.
AR Code § 21-8-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 8 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Conflict of Interest|§ 21-8-803. Reporting of potential conflicts

 (a) A legislator who is required to take an action in the discharge of his or her official duties that may affect his or her financial interest or cause financial benefit or detriment to him or her, or a business in which he or she is an officer, director, stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the company, owner, trustee, partner, or employee, which is distinguishable from the effects of the action on the public generally or a broad segment of the public, shall:  (1) Prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action and stating the potential conflict; and  (2)  (A) Deliver a copy of the statement to the appropriate official to be filed with the statement of financial interest.  (B) The copy of the statement may be delivered in person by the public official, by mail, or by a person authorized by the public official to deliver the copy.      (b) The obligation to report a potential conflict of interest under this section arises as soon as the legislator is aware of the conflict.  (c) If the statement of financial interest filed by the legislator makes the conflict readily apparent, then no report need be filed.
AR Code § 21-8-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 8 - Disclosure by State and Local Officials — Conflict of Interest|§ 21-8-804. Gifts to governmental entities

 (a)  (1) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, Commissioner of State Lands, and Attorney General, in their official capacity, may accept gifts, grants, and donations of money or property on behalf of the state for any lawful public purpose.  (2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, in his or her official capacity, may accept gifts, grants, and donations of money or property on behalf of the Senate for any lawful public purpose.  (3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, in his or her official capacity, may accept gifts, grants, and donations of money or property on behalf of the House of Representatives for any lawful public purpose.  (4) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in his or her official capacity, may accept gifts, grants, and donations of money or property on behalf of the Supreme Court for any lawful public purpose.    (b)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the items received shall:  (A) Not be of such a personal nature that their use is limited to a specific person or persons;  (B) Be available to be enjoyed by the public at large; and  (C) Become property of the governmental entity to which they were donated.    (2) The designated officials may accept donations of money for the purpose of hosting the:  (A) Official swearing-in and inaugural events of the constitutional officers, Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court justices;  (B) Official recognition event for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and  (C) Official recognition event for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.      (c) The public official accepting the gift, grant, or donation of money on behalf of the appropriate entity shall disclose to the Arkansas Ethics Commission on a quarterly basis:  (1) The gift, grant, or donation of money received;  (2) The person donating the gift, grant, or donation of money; and  (3) The estimated value of the gift, grant, or donation of money.
AR Code § 21-8-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 9 - Disclosure by Legislators — Sales to the State|§ 21-8-901. Disclosure required

 In addition to the required filings under § 21-8-701, a member or a member-elect of the General Assembly shall report any goods or services sold during the previous calendar year having a total annual value in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to an office, department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, legislative body, agency, or other establishment of the State of Arkansas by the member, his or her spouse, or by any business in which such person or his or her spouse is an officer, director, or stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock.
AR Code § 21-8-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 9 - Disclosure by Legislators — Sales to the State|§ 21-8-902. Place of filing — Form

 (a) The disclosure required by § 21-8-901 shall be filed with the Secretary of State at the same time as the filing of the statement of financial interest required under § 21-8-701 et seq.  (b) The disclosure shall be on a form requiring the signature of the member, under penalty of perjury, with respect to the truth and accuracy of the statements made on the form.
AR Code § 21-8-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 8 - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|Subchapter 9 - Disclosure by Legislators — Sales to the State|§ 21-8-903. Penalty

 Any person who purposely violates the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.