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AR Code § 19-10-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 19-10-105. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “General Assembly” means the appropriate subcommittee of the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee that is assigned to hear appealed claims or claims requiring approval before being considered by the Legislative Council, the Joint Budget Committee, or the full General Assembly;  (2) “Insurer” means a person engaged as indemnitor, surety, or contractor in the business of entering into contracts of insurance;  (3) “State agency” means a department, office, board, commission, or institution of this state, including a state-supported institution of higher education; and  (4) “Subrogation claim” means a claim filed with the Arkansas State Claims Commission by an insurer or by its insured, or both, to recover money paid or owed by an insurer to an individual under a contract of insurance.
AR Code § 19-10-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-201. Creation of commission — Members — Salary and expense reimbursement

 (a)  (1)  (A) There is created a commission to be known as the “Arkansas State Claims Commission”.  (B) The commission shall consist of five (5) members to be known as “commissioners”.  (C) All commissioners shall be public-spirited persons of recognized standing, and at least two (2) commissioners shall be attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas.    (2)  (A)  (i) The commissioners shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.  (ii) The commissioners shall serve for terms of five (5) years and thereafter until a successor has been appointed and qualified.  (iii) A vacancy in the office of commissioner shall be filled by the Governor, and that appointee shall hold office during the unexpired portion of the term in which the vacancy occurred.    (B) Commissioners may be appointed to and may serve successive terms.      (b) Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office.  (c)  (1) A commissioner shall not hear or participate in the consideration of a claim in which he or she is interested personally, either directly or indirectly.  (2) If for reason of conflict of interest a commissioner disqualifies himself or herself or is absent for any reason from hearing a particular claim and if there are no other commissioners available to hear the claim or action, the interested parties may request that a special commissioner be appointed by the Governor to hear the specific claim or action.    (d) The commission shall elect from its membership a chair or two (2) cochairs.  (e)  (1)  (A) Each commissioner shall receive a salary as may be prescribed by law and appropriated by the General Assembly.  (B) The salary shall be paid in the manner as are salaries of other state officials and employees.    (2) In addition to salary, each commissioner may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.    (f) The commission is considered an adjudicatory body when the commission applies or interprets:  (1) A substantive procedural rule; or  (2) Case law from an appellate court with jurisdiction to a pending claim or action.
AR Code § 19-10-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-202. Director — Personnel

 (a) The Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall be designated by the Arkansas State Claims Commission and shall serve as both the Executive Secretary for the Arkansas State Claims Commission and the Clerk of the Arkansas State Claims Commission.  (b) The commission may appoint other personnel as may be necessary to effectuate the operations of the commission and as may be authorized by biennial appropriation of the General Assembly.
AR Code § 19-10-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-203. Duties of director

 (a)  (1) The duties of the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall include maintaining a system of filing and adjudicating of claims or actions against the state.  (2) The director shall keep a docket of all claims or actions filed and shall present them to the Arkansas State Claims Commission in the chronological order of filing.  (3) The director is responsible for maintenance and custody of the docket, files, and records of the commission, including the transcripts of testimony and exhibits, with all papers and requests filed in proceedings, the minutes of all actions taken, and all of the commission's findings, determinations, opinions, reports, orders, and rules.  (4) The director shall prepare the docket of claims or actions to be considered by the commission and shall notify all parties of record of the time, date, and place of hearing in advance when a claim or action will be docketed for hearing before the commission.  (5) The director shall be responsible for hiring personnel in the administration of the commission.    (b) The commission shall authorize the director to sign or authenticate all orders and other actions of the commission.
AR Code § 19-10-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-205. Rulemaking authority

 The Arkansas State Claims Commission may make and alter or amend all rules governing the procedure before the commission that may be necessary and expedient for the orderly discharge of the commission's duties and that are not inconsistent with this subchapter or other laws.
AR Code § 19-10-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-206. Meetings

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Claims Commission shall meet at the time and place designated by the Chair of the Arkansas State Claims Commission, the cochairs of the Arkansas State Claims Commission, or the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission.  (2) General meetings of the commission for the purpose of hearing testimony and taking evidence shall be held each month unless scheduled differently by the chair, the cochairs, or the director.    (b) The commission may hold a special meeting of the commission upon request by the interested parties.  (c) The commission shall meet in Little Rock but may conduct hearings elsewhere in the state if the commission determines that a hearing is relevant to business before the commission.  (d)  (1) A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of two (2) members of the commission shall be necessary for the allowance or disallowance of any claims.  (2) A vacancy does not impair the right of the remaining two (2) commissioners assigned to a particular hearing to exercise all powers of the full commission.
AR Code § 19-10-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-207. Power to examine

 (a) The Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission or a commissioner of the Arkansas State Claims Commission has the authority to administer oaths, to subpoena witnesses, to examine any books, documents, or records that may be relevant to any proceeding before the commission, and to require the production of any such materials.  (b) In an action to contest the election of a member of the House of Representatives, the commission's general authority to subpoena witnesses and documents shall specifically include the authority to subpoena election officers and to subpoena any ballots cast or other election records in the election at issue.  (c) If a claimant or witness to whom an oath has been administered as provided under this section swears falsely to a fact material to the investigation of a claim, the false swearing shall constitute perjury, and the person swearing falsely shall be subject to prosecution.  (d)  (1)  (A) If a person or entity fails or refuses to obey a commission subpoena or order or refuses to testify or produce any books, papers, or other documents, the commission may present its petition setting forth the facts to any court of record.  (B) After being presented with a petition under this subsection, the court of record shall issue its subpoena to the person or entity, requiring his or her or its attendance before the court of record to testify or produce the books, papers, or documents as may be deemed necessary and pertinent.  (C) A person or entity failing or refusing to obey the subpoena or order of the court of record may be proceeded against in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena, as provided by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.    (2) The commission may use the Attorney General and the services of the prosecuting attorneys for the county and district in which the enforcement of a subpoena under this subsection is required.
AR Code § 19-10-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-209. Time for filing

 The Arkansas State Claims Commission shall not consider or allow a claim or action unless the claim or action has been filed with the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission as provided by this subchapter within the period allowed by law for the commencement of an action for the enforcement of the same type of claim or action.
AR Code § 19-10-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-210. Notice and hearings

 (a)  (1) The Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall notify each claimant and also the head of each state agency against which a claim or action is filed of the time and place set for a hearing on the claim or action, if a hearing on the matter is set by the Arkansas State Claims Commission.  (2) A party to a claim or action is not entitled to a hearing as a matter of law but may request a hearing before the commission.    (b)  (1) The commission is not bound by the formal rules of evidence and shall conduct all hearings publicly and in a fair and impartial manner, giving the parties full opportunity for presentation of evidence, cross-examination of witnesses, and argument.  (2) To the extent practicable, the commission shall adopt the procedure used by the circuit courts, and a hearing before the commission shall be conducted in a judicial manner.    (c) Hearings on a motion filed by a party shall be set:  (1) Upon request of one (1) of the parties; and  (2) If the commission finds that oral argument or witness testimony, or both, will benefit the commission in deciding on the motion.
AR Code § 19-10-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-211. Appeals of decisions — Jurisdiction — Time periods to file

 (a)  (1) Within forty (40) days after the Arkansas State Claims Commission issues a final order on a claim or action before the commission, a party to the claim or action may file with the commission a:  (A) Notice of appeal of the final order to the General Assembly; or  (B)  (i) Motion requesting that the commission reconsider its final order.  (ii)  (a) If a motion for reconsideration is denied, a party may file with the commission a notice of appeal of the claim to the General Assembly within twenty (20) days of entry of the order denying the motion for reconsideration.  (b) Subdivision (a)(1)(B)(ii)(a) of this section applies only if the commission's reconsideration constitutes a final order.        (2) The commission shall advise parties of the right of appeal under this section when the commission notifies the parties of the commission's final order.  (3) The General Assembly has exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals under this section.    (b)  (1) The commission shall timely notify the General Assembly and all parties to the claim or action when a notice of appeal to the General Assembly is filed with the commission.  (2)  (A) Notice provided to the General Assembly under subdivision (b)(1) of this section terminates the commission's jurisdiction over the claim or action.  (B) Unless ordered to do so by the General Assembly, the commission is prohibited from doing anything further on the claim or action aside from ordinary ministerial duties.    (3) The commission shall regain jurisdiction over the claim or action if, in consideration of an appeal of a final order, the General Assembly sends the claim or action back to the commission:  (A) For further proceedings consistent with any order of the General Assembly; or  (B) To notify the claimant that the award has been upheld, reversed, or amended.
AR Code § 19-10-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-212. Reports of state agency liability

 (a) When a state agency admits liability to a claim filed with the Arkansas State Claims Commission, the state agency shall file a written report of the claim with the Litigation Reports Oversight Subcommittee of the Legislative Council if the claim:  (1) Involves a contract with the state agency; or  (2) Exceeds fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).    (b) The state agency shall include in its report a concise statement of facts with an explanation of the state agency's liability.  (c) The state agency shall file its report within thirty (30) days after the claim or action has been adjudicated and a final order has been issued by the commission.
AR Code § 19-10-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-213. State agency to pay claim — Employment compensation claims — Director disbursing officer

 (a)  (1) When a claim or action is determined to be a valid claim or action against the state under this chapter and the claim or action is to be paid from funds not in the State Treasury, the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall notify the state agency against which the claim or action is to be charged of the amount of the claim or action.  (2) Upon receipt of the notification under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the state agency shall deliver a check to the director who shall deposit the funds as a nonrevenue receipt into the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund from which the director shall disburse the amount of the claim or action to the claimant.    (b)  (1) The director shall distribute a warrant for the payment of a valid claim against the state for employment compensation claims in the manner provided by this subsection.  (2) If an employment compensation claim is determined to be a valid claim against the state, the director shall notify the state agency against which the claim is to be charged and the Office of Personnel Management of the amount of the claim.  (3) Upon receipt of the notification under this subsection, the state agency against which the claim is charged shall process the award through the state mechanized payroll system.    (c)  (1) The director shall be the disbursing officer for the funds appropriated for expense reimbursements for the Firefighter Benefit Review Panel.  (2) Expense reimbursements under this subsection shall be paid to the panel as certified in writing to the Arkansas State Claims Commission by the Chair of the Firefighter Benefit Review Panel.  (3) The commission may pay expense reimbursements for all unpaid meetings in prior state fiscal years.
AR Code § 19-10-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-214. Effect on liens

 (a) Arkansas State Claims Commission awards are state property and therefore:  (1) Liens do not attach to commission awards; and  (2) A commission award is not assignable.    (b)  (1) If the commission and the General Assembly approve appeals or claims or actions above fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and name as payees, in addition to the claimant, other individuals or entities who would normally have liens in a court of law, other than insurance company subrogation claims, then the commission may deposit the amount approved into the registry of the Pulaski County Circuit Court.  (2) After reasonable notice to the claimant and any named payees, the court shall establish the validity and priority to the moneys upon petition of the claimant or any named payee.
AR Code § 19-10-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-215. Restrictions on awards

 (a) With the exception of death and disability benefit claims paid under § 21-5-701 et seq., the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall not pay an award in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).  (b) If an award is greater than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), the commission shall refer the claim or action to the General Assembly for approval and, if approved, an appropriation.
AR Code § 19-10-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-216. Final orders — Findings of fact and conclusions of law required

 (a)  (1) When the Arkansas State Claims Commission dismisses a claim or action with a final order or issues a final order of a claim or action on the merits, the commission shall set forth specific findings of fact and conclusions of law to support its decision.  (2) Citations to a party's motion or argument do not fulfill the requirements of this subsection unless otherwise supported by an explanation, with particularity, as to why the party's motion or argument is determinative to the outcome of the claim or action.  (3) When the commission bases its decision on a specific rule of civil procedure, rule of evidence, statute, or controlling appellate court decision, the commission shall cite the rule, statute, or appellate court decision.  (4) The General Assembly shall not accept a claim or action on appeal when the claim or action has as its final adjudication findings of fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this section.    (b) Failure to comply with this section shall result in the General Assembly's sending the claim or action back to the commission for further action until the requirements of subsection (a) of this section are met.  (c) A claim or action filed by a person who at the time of filing is an inmate of the Division of Correction is exempted from the requirements of this section.  (d) The findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in a final order under this section are presumed to be correct for the purposes of review by or appeal to the General Assembly.
AR Code § 19-10-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-217. Motions — Grounds required to preserve for appeal

 (a) If the Arkansas State Claims Commission denies a motion, the party whose interests were adversely affected by the commission's denial may appeal the denial under § 19-10-211 so long as the legal issue or factual issue in dispute was preserved for appeal with a specific ruling, in writing, by the commission.  (b)  (1)  (A) It is the responsibility of the party whose interests were adversely affected by the commission's ruling on the motion to ask the commission to file a written order denying the motion if the commission had previously denied the motion and has not already filed a written order on the motion before the commission issues its final order.  (B) If a party requests that the commission file a written order denying a motion under this subsection, the commission shall do so before issuing a final order.    (2) If the basis of a ground for appeal by a party is that a motion was erroneously granted, a filed written order by the commission is not necessary.
AR Code § 19-10-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-218. Interlocutory appeals prohibited

 (a) A party shall not file, and the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall not entertain, an interlocutory appeal of a legal issue.  (b)  (1) The Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall reject an interlocutory motion.  (2) An interlocutory motion shall not be included in the record of the case.    (c) All legal issues or factual issues in dispute that have been raised and addressed by the commission may be included in a party's appeal of the commission's final order.
AR Code § 19-10-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-219. Small claims adjudication

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Claims Commission may establish a small claims adjudication process for claims or actions seeking one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less.  (2) The small claims adjudication process shall provide that claims or actions be given docket priority, and the use of informal discovery, hearings utilizing teleconferencing or other off-site communications technology, and relaxed procedural rules are encouraged to facilitate efficient and timely resolution.    (b)  (1) A claim or action seeking one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less may be:  (A) Assigned to be heard by one (1) commissioner of the commission; and  (B) Decided by the commissioner on the basis of the pleadings alone.    (2) If a claimant objects to having the claim or action heard as a small claims adjudication under this section, the claimant may request that the claim or action be heard in the usual manner for similar claims or actions.    (c) Before a proposed written final order of a small claims adjudication under this section is considered final for the purposes of award or appeal, the proposed written final order shall be reviewed by a panel consisting of:  (1) The commissioner of the commission assigned to the claim or action; and  (2) Two (2) other commissioners of the commission.
AR Code § 19-10-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-220. Special masters authorized

 (a) The Arkansas State Claims Commission may appoint a special master with specialized knowledge and skill to assist the commission in achieving a more timely resolution of complex litigation arising from a claim or action.  (b)  (1) All or part of a special master's findings may be included as part of or in addition to a commission's final order.  (2) The special master's findings, if disputed by a party, may be raised on appeal.
AR Code § 19-10-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-221. Abuse of process by litigants

 An inmate in the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction who has filed more than three (3) unsuccessful claims or actions under this subchapter within a period of two (2) years may have his or her subsequent claims or motions dismissed by the Arkansas State Claims Commission upon receipt as abuse of process, for one (1) year from the date of dismissal of the inmate's third unsuccessful claim.
AR Code § 19-10-222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 10 - Claims Against the State|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Claims Commission|§ 19-10-222. Corporate or business entity to be represented by attorney

 A corporate or business entity created under the laws of this state or another state shall be represented at all times in a claim or action under this subchapter by an attorney licensed to practice law in this state.