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AR Code § 14-14-1308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 14 - County Government Code|Subchapter 13 - Officers Generally|§ 14-14-1308. Vacancy in office

 A county, county quorum court district, or township office shall be considered vacant if any one (1) of the following conditions exists:   (1) The incumbent fails to meet the qualifications for office prescribed by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;  (2) The incumbent refuses or neglects to take and subscribe to the official oath required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;  (3) The incumbent refuses, neglects, or for any other reason fails to secure an official bond required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;  (4) The incumbent resigns;  (5) The incumbent ceases to meet any residence requirements for office;  (6) The incumbent is removed from office by judicial proceedings;  (7) The election or appointment of the incumbent is declared void by a judicial proceeding;  (8) The incumbent is convicted of a felony, incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office by judicial proceedings;  (9) The incumbent ceases to discharge the duties of his or her office for a period of three (3) months, except when prevented by sickness or excused by a quorum court through resolution;  (10) The incumbent is declared of unsound mind by judicial proceedings;  (11) The quorum court determines that the incumbent has become disabled to the degree that he or she cannot perform the duties of his or her office;  (12) The incumbent holds more than one (1) office or position in conflict with the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 4, § 2, or Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 6;  (13) The quorum court separates elective offices as provided by law; or  (14) The incumbent dies.
AR Code § 14-14-1309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 14 - County Government Code|Subchapter 13 - Officers Generally|§ 14-14-1309. Declaration of vacancy

 (a) Conditions. The quorum court of each county shall declare a county, county quorum court district, or township office vacant where conditions of vacancy exist as demonstrated in the following manner:  (1) Upon receipt of certification that a condition of vacancy exists as evidenced by failure of an officer to be commissioned or finding of judicial proceedings where such conditions serve as the cause of vacancy; and  (2) Upon determination by a quorum court that a condition of vacancy exists in all other causes not governed by failure to be commissioned or finding of judicial proceedings. Such determination by a quorum court shall be conducted through the process of resolution as prescribed by law if the resolution shall have been published prior to the meeting date in which the resolution is to be considered by the court.    (b) Appeal. Appeals by the county, quorum court district, or township officer so affected from a declaration of vacancy by the quorum court may be taken to the circuit court if the appeal shall be filed within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of publication as required for county resolutions.  (c) Notification of Governor. The quorum court shall upon declaration of a vacancy, or within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, in any elective township office cause the declaration to be filed in writing with the Governor.
AR Code § 14-14-1311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 14 - County Government Code|Subchapter 13 - Officers Generally|§ 14-14-1311. Removal from office

 The circuit court shall have jurisdiction, upon information, presentment, or indictment, to remove any county or township officer from office for incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.
AR Code § 14-14-1312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 14 - County Government Code|Subchapter 13 - Officers Generally|§ 14-14-1312. Remuneration

 No officer of any county, county quorum court district, or township shall receive from county funds, directly or indirectly, for salary, wages, and perquisites more than the amount appropriated by the respective quorum court for each respective office per annum in par funds and paid to the officer by instrument drawn by the county judge on the treasury.
AR Code § 14-14-1313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 14 - County Government Code|Subchapter 13 - Officers Generally|§ 14-14-1313. Remittance of public funds

 All public funds coming into the possession of any officer of the county shall be remitted to the county treasury in a manner prescribed by law.
AR Code § 14-14-1314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 14 - County Government Code|Subchapter 13 - Officers Generally|§ 14-14-1314. Constable training requirements — Uniform requirements

 (a)  (1)  (A) For a constable to have access to information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center:  (i) He or she shall satisfactorily complete the constable certification course provided by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; and  (ii) Each year after completing the certification course required under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section, he or she shall satisfactorily complete sixteen (16) hours of training certified by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.    (B) For a constable to carry a firearm:  (i) He or she shall attend sixteen (16) hours of firearms training; and  (ii) Each year after completing the training required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section, he or she shall satisfy the firearm qualification standards for a law enforcement official.      (2) A constable holding office on July 31, 2007, is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the constable has completed:  (A) The Part-time Law Enforcement Officer training or higher level training course; and  (B) Mandatory racial profiling courses.      (b)  (1) In the performance of his or her official duties, a constable shall wear a uniform consisting of:  (A) A white shirt on formal occasions at any time;  (B)  (i) A constable identification patch on the left shoulder of the shirt and an American flag on the right shoulder.  (ii) The top of each patch shall be one inch (1") down from the shoulder seam of the shirt;    (C) A name tag above the right pocket flap of the shirt;  (D) A six-point star containing the words “Arkansas Constable” on the left side of the shirt; and  (E) The following pants:  (i) Tan pants; or  (ii) Blue or black pants on formal occasions.      (2) If a constable is engaged in search or rescue activities, he or she shall wear a uniform consisting of:  (A) A black shirt; and  (B) Black pants.      (c) In the performance of his or her official duties, a constable shall drive a motor vehicle that is:  (1) Equipped with emergency equipment; and  (2) Clearly marked with a six-point star and the words “Arkansas Constable”.    (d) The county may pay reasonable expenses associated with the requirements of this section.
AR Code § 14-15-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-15-101. Audit of accounts after expiration of term

 When the term of any sheriff and ex officio collector or a county collector or county treasurer or any county official required by law to make bond expires, within ten (10) days the county judge shall employ a reputable public accountant or a qualified Division of Legislative Audit employee to audit the account of the retiring official and ascertain the amount due the county, state, and other funds. However, this audit shall not be made if the county judge of the county affected decides that the audit is unnecessary.
AR Code § 14-15-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-15-102. Environmental officer

 (a) Each county within this state may employ an environmental officer who shall inspect all landfills within that county, ensure compliance with all environmental ordinances, collect evidence of noncompliance and present the evidence to the prosecuting attorney. This officer shall issue citations for violation of any county ordinance prohibiting dumping of waste, garbage, litter, or any hazardous materials throughout the county.  (b) The environmental officer may complete the training course for law enforcement officers at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. After satisfactory completion of the course the environmental officer shall be a law enforcement officer.  (c) After completing the training course at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, the environmental officer may carry firearms, execute and serve any warrant or other processes issued under the authority of the county pertaining to violations of county ordinances concerning environmental protection, and make arrests and issue citations for violations of county ordinances concerning environmental protection.
AR Code § 14-15-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 2 - County Assessors|§ 14-15-201. Form of oath

 On or before January 1 succeeding his or her election and before entering upon or discharging any of the duties of his or her office, every assessor shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20, and in addition thereto, the following oath or affirmation, which shall be endorsed upon the assessment books prior to their delivery to the assessor:   “I , assessor for County, do solemnly swear that the value of all real and personal property, moneys, credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies, of which statements may be made to me by persons required by law, will be appraised at its actual cash value, that in no case will I, knowingly, omit to demand of any person, or corporation, of whom by law I may be required to make such demand, a statement of the description and value of personal property, or the amount of moneys and credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies, or otherwise, which he or she may be required to list, or in any way connive at any violation or evasion of any of the requirements of the law or laws in relation to the listing or valuation of property, credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies or otherwise, of any kind for taxation.”
AR Code § 14-15-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 2 - County Assessors|§ 14-15-202. Extension of time to take oath

 Every assessor who shall have failed to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in § 14-15-201 at the time therein stated is granted, until the time provided by law for entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in § 14-15-201, and the acts of every assessor who shall take the oath within the time granted in this section shall be as valid as if he or she had taken and subscribed to the oath at the time provided by law.
AR Code § 14-15-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 2 - County Assessors|§ 14-15-203. Pro rata contribution to salaries

 (a)  (1) It is declared to be the policy of the state and local governments of Arkansas that from and after July 1, 1947, the state and every county, municipality, school district, and other taxing unit, excepting only special improvement districts to which the county assessor is not required by law to render service, receiving ad valorem or other tax funds collected by county collectors or certified to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State pursuant to § 26-26-310 by county collectors shall contribute funds for the payment of the salaries, and the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, of the county assessors and their deputies.  (2)  (A) At least twenty (20) days prior to the quorum court meeting at which the annual budget is adopted, the county assessor shall provide to each taxing unit a copy of the proposed budget of the county assessor for the next year.  (B) At least ten (10) days prior to any meeting of the quorum court at which an amendment adding an appropriation exceeding one percent (1%) of the original budget amount to the budget of the county assessor shall be presented, the county assessor shall provide to each taxing unit a copy of the proposed amendment.  (C) Copies of the budget and any amendments shall be provided by giving copies to the following:  (i) For the county, to the county clerk;  (ii) For a municipality, to the clerk or recorder; and  (iii) For a school district, to the superintendent.        (b)  (1) For the purpose of carrying out this policy, the amount to be contributed annually by each of the taxing units shall be in the proportion that the total of such taxes collected or certified to the state pursuant to § 26-26-310 for the benefit of each taxing unit bears to the total of taxes collected for the benefit of all taxing units.  (2) The pro rata contribution of the salaries and expenses of any taxing unit that receives taxes collected or certified to the state pursuant to § 26-26-310 for the purpose of meeting debt service requirements of its issued and outstanding bonds shall be charged to and paid out of the taxing unit's general fund, and not to, or out of, any special fund it may maintain for this purpose, nor in such other manner as will diminish the amount necessary to meet the debt service requirements.
AR Code § 14-15-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 2 - County Assessors|§ 14-15-204. Claim for salaries and expenses

 (a) The county assessor shall file an itemized claim, no less often than quarterly, with the clerk of the county court for salaries earned and for reimbursement of authorized expenses incurred. The county court shall promptly examine each claim, and if it finds the claim to be correct, the county court shall enter an order directing the county clerk to issue a warrant upon the county treasury, payable from the county assessor's fund, hereby created, for the amount so found to be due.  (b)  (1) Annually, at the time of making the final settlement of taxes collected by the county tax collector, the county funds of the various taxing units shall be charged with such units' respective pro rata shares of the salaries and expenses, as provided in § 14-15-203, and the amounts so charged shall be credited to the county assessor's fund of the county.  (2) In order to facilitate the payment of salaries and expenses, the county court may authorize and direct by order duly entered the county treasurer to make advance transfers from the collector's unapportioned fund, or the county general fund, to the county assessor's fund, with advances to be repaid at the time of making final settlement of amounts due the county assessor's fund.
AR Code § 14-15-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-301. Powers and duties of a coroner

 When a death is reported to the coroner, he or she shall conduct an investigation concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of an individual and gather and review background information, including, but not limited to, medical information and any other information which may be helpful in determining the cause and manner of death.
AR Code § 14-15-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-302. Coroner's investigation

 (a) A coroner's investigation does not include criminal investigation responsibilities. However, the coroner shall assist any law enforcement agency or the State Crime Laboratory upon request.  (b)  (1) A coroner shall be given access to all death scenes in order to perform the duties set forth in this subchapter.  (2) A coroner may issue subpoenas as necessary to secure pertinent medical or other records and testimony relevant to the determination of the cause and manner of death.    (c)  (1) A coroner or his or her deputy who has received instruction and has been deemed qualified by the State Crime Laboratory to take and handle toxicological samples from dead human bodies may do so for the purpose of determining the presence of chemical agents that may have contributed to the cause of death.  (2) Toxicological samples may be taken from dead human bodies in those cases in which the coroner is required by law to conduct an investigation.    (d)  (1) A person, institution, or office in this state that makes available information or material under this section is not criminally liable.  (2) A person, institution, or office in this state is not liable in tort for compliance with this section.    (e)  (1) A preliminary written report of the coroner's investigation shall be completed within five (5) working days and shall include a pronouncement of death. If indicated, a subsequent report shall be completed.  (2) If the death occurred without medical attendance or was the result of a homicide, an accident, or a suicide, then the preliminary written report shall include without limitation the following information regarding the decedent:  (A) Name;  (B) Date of birth or approximate age if unknown;  (C) Sex;  (D) Social security number if available;  (E) Home address;  (F) Location where the body was discovered;  (G) Time of death or approximate time if unknown;  (H) Condition of the body, including any recent trauma, body temperature, and position;  (I) Any prescribed medications;  (J) Pertinent medical history;  (K) Cause and manner of death;  (L) Photographs or information where photographs may be accessed in cases of non-natural deaths and deaths of persons under eighteen (18) years of age;  (M) List of all other governmental entities investigating the death; and  (N) Disposition of the body.    (3) Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise restrict the exercise of professional judgment or discretion by a coroner or prohibit access to information or testimony necessary to complete a coroner's investigation.
AR Code § 14-15-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-303. Death certificate

 If, after conducting an investigation, the law enforcement agency and prosecuting attorney of the jurisdiction are satisfied that no crime has occurred, the coroner is satisfied that the death is not the result of a crime, and the coroner knows to a reasonable certainty the cause and manner of death, the coroner or his or her designated deputy shall proceed to execute a death certificate in the form and manner required by law and release the body for final disposition.
AR Code § 14-15-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-304. Confidentiality

 (a) Records gathered and created during the course of a coroner's investigation shall be confidential and deemed exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., but only until such time that the coroner issues his or her final report.  (b) Confidential medical information gathered during the course of the investigation shall remain exempt from public inspection and copying except as quoted in the coroner's final report.
AR Code § 14-15-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-305. Employment

 County coroners may be employed by any city emergency medical service, county emergency medical service, or joint city and county emergency medical service.
AR Code § 14-15-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-306. Disposition of prescription medication

 (a) A coroner may collect and secure any prescription medication of the decedent to ensure that the medication does not come into the possession of a person who might use the medication in an illegal or harmful manner.  (b) Collected medication shall be disposed of under circuit court order or shall be forwarded to the Department of Health within thirty (30) days for proper destruction under § 20-64-214.  (c) This section shall not apply to any prescription medication in the custody or possession of an institutional healthcare provider or attending hospice nurse that is subject to other laws, rules, and regulations governing the destruction or disposition of patient or resident medication.
AR Code § 14-15-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 15 - Officers|Subchapter 3 - County Coroners|§ 14-15-308. Training and instruction

 (a) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, in coordination with the Department of Health, shall establish a training curriculum for medicolegal death investigators, coroners, and deputy coroners in Arkansas that consists of no less than sixteen (16) hours nor more than forty (40) hours of instruction, including without limitation courses on:  (1) Medicolegal death investigation leading to certification as a medicolegal death investigator;  (2) Scene investigation;  (3) Body recovery;  (4) Safety;  (5) Statutes and rules;  (6) Documentation and reporting;  (7) Communication and interviewing; and  (8) Proper completion of a death certificate and assignment of cause of death.    (b) The division shall:  (1) Issue a certificate of satisfactory participation and completion to a coroner, deputy coroner, or medicolegal death investigator who completes the instructional program required under subsection (a) of this section; and  (2)  (A) Administer the funds for the payment and reimbursement for materials, speakers, mileage, lodging, meals, the cost of the certificate, and training equipment that are in addition to compensation allowed under §§ 14-14-1203, 14-14-1204, and 14-14-1206.  (B) The division may receive funding for coroner training through grants-in-aid, donations, and the County Coroners Continuing Education Fund.      (c) The commission shall provide death investigation training:  (1) Free of charge to a law enforcement officer, a state death investigator, and an employee of the State Crime Laboratory; and  (2) For a fee under a memorandum of understanding between the commission and the Arkansas Coroner's Association to coroners and deputy coroners.    (d)  (1)  (A) Within one (1) year of beginning employment as a deputy coroner, a person employed as a deputy coroner after January 1, 2020, shall complete the training required under this section and obtain a certificate under subdivision (b)(1) of this section or present a certificate from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.  (B) A deputy coroner under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this section who does not comply with this subsection shall not continue employment or activity as a deputy coroner, including without limitation signing death certificates or assisting in death investigations.    (2) Within one (1) year of the date of employment of a deputy coroner, the coroner shall provide the county judge with the deputy coroner's:  (A) Name;  (B) Address;  (C) Starting date of employment; and  (D) Copy of the certificate under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this section.