Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-146) › Section 20-7-123 - Fees

(a)
All revenue derived from fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury, where they shall be credited to the Public Health Fund.
(b)
These fees are as follows:
(1)
All fees prescribed in the Vital Statistics Act, §
20-18-101
et seq., which are as follows:
(A)
A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) collected by the State Registrar of Vital Records for the filing of a delayed certificate of birth;
(B)
A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) collected by the state registrar for the filing of a delayed certificate of death or marriage;
(C)
A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) collected by the state registrar for issuing a new certificate of birth for a person who has been legitimated, or whose paternity has been determined, or whose name has been changed;
(D)
(i)
A fee of one dollar ($1.00) collected by the clerks of the county courts upon the application of any person for marriage.
(ii)
This fee is in addition to any other fees;
(E)
(i)
Except as provided in subdivision (b)(1)(E)(ii) of this section, a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) collected by the state registrar for the amendment of any record.
(ii)
For a hospital that requests an amendment of a record, a fee of two dollars ($2.00);
(F)
A fee of five dollars ($5.00) collected by the state registrar for the making and certification of any certificate or record other than a death certificate;
(G)
A fee of:
(i)
Four dollars ($4.00) collected by the state registrar for the making and certification of a single copy of a death certificate; and
(ii)
One dollar ($1.00) collected for the making and certification of each additional copy of a death certificate;
(H)
(i)
A fee of:
(a)
Five dollars ($5.00) collected by the state registrar for an examination and search of the files for any birth, marriage, divorce, or putative father record; and
(b)
Four dollars ($4.00) for an examination and search of the files for a death record.
(ii)
The fees set out in this subdivision (b)(1)(H) shall be paid before searching the record; and
(I)
A fee of five dollars ($5.00) collected by the state registrar for establishing a new certificate of birth under §
20-18-406
;
(2)
(A)
A fee to be collected for the review of plans and specifications covering improvements that by law or rule are required to be reviewed by the State Board of Health or Department of Health, including without limitation plans and specifications covering waterworks, sewage works, swimming pools, hospitals and related facilities, food service and food processing establishments, and plumbing in public facilities.
(B)
The fee imposed under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall be one percent (1%) of the estimated cost, with a maximum fee of five hundred dollars ($500) and a minimum fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), calculated and paid on the basis of the engineering estimate of the total cost of the particular improvement, which estimate is to be submitted with the plans and specifications for review.
(C)
If the maximum fee of five hundred dollars ($500) is paid, no engineering estimate of the total cost need be submitted with the plans and specifications; and
(3)
A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to be collected by the board or the department for each cemetery inspection as required by law or rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1810, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1809, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 469, § 10; 1983, No. 378, § 2; 1985, No. 351, §§ 1, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-130, 82-130.1; Acts 1987, No. 399, §§ 1, 2; 1993, No. 350, § 6; 1993, No. 403, § 11; 1995, No. 270, § 14; 1995, No. 1254, § 29; 1995, No. 1256, § 20; 1995 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 4; 2001, No. 957, §§ 1-4; 2003, No. 1723, § 14; 2007, No. 827, § 147; 2007, No. 1059, § 1.