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AR Code § 16-123-325 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-325. Charge

 (a) A charge issued under § 16-123-324 shall:  (1) Consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission has found reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice occurred or is about to occur;  (2) Be based on the investigation; and  (3) Not necessarily be limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.    (b) The director shall immediately send a copy of the charge with information concerning the process of election of judicial determination, as under § 16-123-329, to:  (1) Each respondent, together with a notice of the opportunity for a hearing provided by § 16-123-331; and  (2) Each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.
AR Code § 16-123-326 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-326. Land use law

 If the Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission determines the matter involves the legality of a state or local zoning ordinance or other land use law or ordinance, the director shall not issue a charge, but shall immediately refer the matter to the Attorney General for appropriate action.
AR Code § 16-123-327 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-327. Dismissal

 (a) If the Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission determines that no reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice occurred or is about to occur, the director shall promptly dismiss the complaint.  (b) The director shall disclose each dismissal under this section both to the public and to all affected parties.
AR Code § 16-123-328 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-328. Pending civil trial

 The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall not issue a charge under this section regarding an alleged discriminatory housing practice after the commencement of a civil action commenced under federal or state law or this subchapter seeking determination with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice.
AR Code § 16-123-329 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-329. Election of judicial determination

 (a) After a charge has been issued under § 16-123-325, a complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed may elect to have the claims asserted in that charge decided in a civil action.  (b) The election shall be made no later than the twentieth day after the date of receipt by the electing person of service under § 16-123-325 or, in the case of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, not later than the twentieth day after the date the charge was issued.  (c) The person making the election shall give notice to the commission and to all other complainants and respondents to whom the charge relates.
AR Code § 16-123-330 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-330. Attorney General — Action for enforcement

 (a) If a timely election is made under § 16-123-329, the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall authorize and the Attorney General shall file and maintain on behalf of the aggrieved person a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking appropriate relief under this section.  (b) If the commission determines, as under § 16-123-321, and after consultation with the office of the Attorney General, that a conciliation agreement has been breached by the respondent, the Attorney General may file a civil action on behalf of the aggrieved person in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the party seeking enforcement of the conciliation agreement resides.  (c) An aggrieved person may intervene in the civil action.  (d) If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may grant as relief any relief that a court may grant in a civil action under this subchapter.
AR Code § 16-123-331 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-331. Administrative hearing

 (a)  (1) If a timely election to commence a civil action is not made under § 16-123-329, the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall provide for an administrative hearing on the charge.  (2)  (A) The administrative hearing will be adjudicated by the commission.  (B) In that proceeding or any factually related proceeding under this section, no officer, employee, or agent of the State of Arkansas engaged in the performance of investigative, conciliatory, or prosecutorial functions in connection with the proceeding shall participate in or advise on the decision of the commission, except as a witness or counsel during the proceedings.      (b) Except as provided in this section, the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., governs a hearing and an appeal of a hearing under this section.
AR Code § 16-123-332 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-332. Administrative penalties

 (a) If the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission determines at a hearing under § 16-123-331 that a respondent has engaged in or is about to engage in a discriminatory housing practice, the commission may order the appropriate relief, including actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs.  (b) To vindicate the public interest, the commission may assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed:  (1) Eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) if the respondent has not been adjudged by order of the commission or a court to have committed a prior discriminatory housing practice;  (2) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500) if the respondent has been adjudged by order of the commission or a court to have committed one (1) other discriminatory housing practice during the five-year period ending on the date of the filing of this charge; and  (3) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000) if the respondent has been adjudged by order of the commission or a court to have committed three (3) or more discriminatory housing practices during the five-year period ending on the date of the filing of the charge.    (c) If the acts constituting the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of the charge are committed by the same natural person who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting a discriminatory housing practice, the civil penalties in subdivisions (b)(2) and (3) of this section may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any other discriminatory housing practice occurred.  (d) In addition to all other penalties set forth in this subchapter, the commission may require the respondent to complete up to thirty (30) classroom hours of fair housing education courses designated by the commission or up to thirty (30) hours of community service designated by the commission, or both.
AR Code § 16-123-333 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-333. Effect of a commission order

 An Arkansas Fair Housing Commission order under § 16-123-331 does not affect any contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease that:   (1) Was consummated before the commission issued the order; and  (2) Involved a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant who did not have actual notice of the charge filed under this subchapter.
AR Code § 16-123-334 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-334. Licensed or regulated businesses

 If the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission issues an order with respect to a discriminatory housing practice that occurred in the course of a business subject to a licensing or regulation by a government agency, the commission, not later than thirty (30) days after the issuance of the order, shall send copies of the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and the order to the governmental agency.
AR Code § 16-123-335 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-335. Cooperation with state and federal agencies

 (a) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission is encouraged to cooperate with the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Attorney General in the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as in effect January 1, 2001, and may assist the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the United States Attorney General in any way consistent with the policies of this subchapter.  (b) The commission shall treat a complaint referred by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the United States Attorney General under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 USC § 3601 et seq., as in effect January 1, 2001, as a complaint filed under this section.
AR Code § 16-123-336 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-336. Civil action

 (a) An aggrieved person may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent resides not later than two (2) years after the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into under this subchapter, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing practice or enforcement of a conciliation agreement.  (b)  (1) The two-year period does not include any time during which an administrative proceeding under this subchapter is pending with respect to a complaint or charge under this subchapter based on the discriminatory housing practice.  (2) This subsection does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a conciliation agreement.    (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, an aggrieved person may file an action under this section whether or not a complaint has been filed under § 16-123-317, and without regard to the status of any complaint filed under that section.  (d) If the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission has obtained a conciliation agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved person may not file an action under this section with respect to the alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis for the complaint except to enforce the terms of the conciliation agreement.  (e) An aggrieved person may not file a civil action under this section with respect to the alleged discriminatory housing practice forming the basis of that charge after the actual commencement of an administrative hearing.
AR Code § 16-123-337 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-337. Court-appointed attorney

 On application by a person alleging a discriminatory housing practice or by a person against whom a discriminatory housing practice is alleged, the court may appoint an attorney for the person to the extent provided by applicable law concerning indigents in civil actions.
AR Code § 16-123-338 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-338. Relief

 In a civil action under this subchapter, if the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff:   (1) Compensatory and punitive damages;  (2) Reasonable attorney's fees;  (3) Court costs; and  (4) Subject to § 16-123-339, any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order, including an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in the discriminatory housing practice or ordering affirmative action as may be appropriate.
AR Code § 16-123-339 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-339. Effect if relief granted

 Relief granted under this subchapter does not affect a contract, sale encumbrance, or lease that:   (1) Was consummated before the granting of the relief; and  (2) Involved a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant who did not have actual notice of the filing of a complaint under this subchapter or a civil action under this subchapter.
AR Code § 16-123-340 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-340. Intervention by Attorney General

 (a) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission may authorize the Attorney General to intervene and the Attorney General may intervene in an action if the case is of general public importance.  (b) The Attorney General may obtain the same relief available under § 16-123-341.
AR Code § 16-123-341 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-341. Pattern and practice cases

 (a) At the request of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, the Attorney General may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent resides for appropriate relief if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that:  (1) A person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any right granted by this subchapter; or  (2) A person has been denied any right granted by this subchapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.    (b) In an action under this section the court may:  (1) Award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this subchapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the right granted by this subchapter;  (2) Award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs; and  (3) To vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed:  (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and  (B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.      (c) A person may intervene in an action under this section if the person is:  (1) An aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice; or  (2) A party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.
AR Code § 16-123-342 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-342. Subpoena enforcement

 The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, on behalf of itself or other party at whose request a subpoena is issued under this subchapter, may enforce the subpoena in appropriate proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent resides.
AR Code § 16-123-343 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-343. Prevailing party

 (a) A court in a civil action brought under this subchapter or the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission in an administrative hearing under § 16-123-331 may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.  (b) However, nothing contained in this subchapter shall waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Arkansas or any of its officials, agencies, departments, boards, or commissions.
AR Code § 16-123-344 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-344. Intimidation or interference

 A person commits an offense if the person, whether or not acting under color of law, intentionally intimidates or interferes with or attempts to intimidate or interfere with a person:   (1) Because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin and because the person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting, or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or occupation of any dwelling or applying for or participating in a service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or  (2) Because the person is or has been, or to intimidate the person from:  (A) Participating, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in an activity, service, organization, or facility described in subdivision (1) of this section;  (B) Affording another person opportunity or protection to so participate; or  (C) Lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or facility described in subdivision (1) of this section.
AR Code § 16-123-345 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-345. Incentives for self-testing and self-correction

 (a)  (1) A report or result of a self-test, as that term is defined by rule of the Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, shall be considered to be privileged under subdivision (a)(2) of this section if a person:  (A) Conducts or authorizes an independent third party to conduct a self-test of any aspect of a residential real estate-related lending transaction or any part of that transaction by that person in order to determine the level or effectiveness of compliance with this subchapter by that person; and  (B) Has identified any possible violation of this subchapter by that person and has taken, or is taking, appropriate corrective action to address any such possible violation.    (2) If a person meets the conditions specified in subdivision (a)(1) of this section with respect to a self-test, any report or results of that self-test:  (A) Shall be privileged; and  (B) May not be obtained or used by the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission or any applicant, department, or agency in any:  (i) Proceeding or civil action in which one (1) or more violations of this subchapter are alleged; or  (ii) Examination or investigation relating to compliance with this subchapter.        (b)  (1) No provision of this subchapter may be construed to prevent an aggrieved person, complainant, department, or agency from obtaining or using a report or results of any self-test in any proceeding or civil action in which a violation of this subchapter is alleged, or in any examination or investigation of compliance with this subchapter if:  (A) The person to whom the self-test relates or any person with lawful access to the report or the results:  (i) Voluntarily releases or discloses all or any part of the report or results to the commission, aggrieved person, complainant, department, or agency or to the general public; or  (ii) Refers to or describes the report or results as a defense to charges of violations of this subchapter against the person to whom the self-test relates; or    (B) The report or results are sought in conjunction with an adjudication or admission of a violation of this subchapter for the sole purpose of determining an appropriate penalty or remedy.    (2) Any report or results of a self-test that are disclosed for the purpose specified in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section:  (A) Shall be used only for the particular proceeding in which the adjudication or admission referred to in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section is made; and  (B) May not be used in any other action or proceeding.      (c) An aggrieved person, complainant, department, agency, or the commission that challenges a privilege asserted under this section may seek a determination of the existence and application of that privilege in:  (1) A court of competent jurisdiction; or  (2) An administrative law proceeding with appropriate jurisdiction.
AR Code § 16-123-346 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 123 - Civil Rights|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission|§ 16-123-346. Fair housing education program

 (a) The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall establish a statewide education and outreach program through contracts with local governments or their agencies, public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions, or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.  (b) The program shall be designed to provide a centralized, coordinated effort for the development and dissemination of fair housing media products, including:  (1) Public service announcements, both audio and video;  (2) Television, radio, and print advertisements;  (3) Posters; and  (4) Pamphlets and brochures.    (c) The director shall encourage cooperation with real estate industry organizations in the program.  (d) The director shall encourage the dissemination of educational information and technical assistance to support compliance with the housing adaptability and accessibility guidelines contained in the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601–3631, 2341, and 2342.