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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 4 - CITY JAILS (§§ 12-41-401 — 12-41-405) › Section 12-41-401 - Erection and maintenance

(a)
The city council shall have power to erect, establish, and maintain a city jail, which shall be in the keeping and under the control of the chief of police, under such rules and regulations as the city council may prescribe.
(b)
The city council shall provide one (1) or more watch houses or stations and shall also provide suitable rooms for holding the district court.
(c)
There shall be provided a separate apartment or ward for females in all city jails in cities of the first class.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 55, p. 1; 1895, No. 72, § 4, p. 94; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7708, 7736; Pope's Dig., §§ 9851, 9932; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-701, 46-706.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 4 - CITY JAILS (§§ 12-41-401 — 12-41-405) › Section 12-41-402 - Food for prisoners

It shall be the duty of the keeper of the city jail, watch, and station houses to provide all persons confined therein for any offense with necessary food during their confinement, and the cost thereof, not exceeding thirty cents (30¢) per day to each person, shall be taxed as costs in the case and paid to the keeper of the jail, watch, or station house out of the city treasury, on the certificate of the chief of police and approval of the mayor, when audited by the city council.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 55, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7737; Pope's Dig., § 9933; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-702.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 4 - CITY JAILS (§§ 12-41-401 — 12-41-405) › Section 12-41-403 - Police matron

(a)
In all cities of the first class there shall be elected by the city council each year immediately after the organization thereof, after each annual election, one (1) police matron, who shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and a woman of good character and deportment, who shall hold office until her successor is elected and qualified.
(b)
The police matron shall be subject to the control of the chief of police and the mayor.
(c)
The police matron shall, before entering upon the duties of her office, take the oath of office provided by the Arkansas Constitution for civil officers.
(d)
She shall receive for her services such sum as may be prescribed by the ordinances of the city, not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month, payable as the salaries of other police of the city are paid.
(e)
(1)
It shall be the duty of the police matron to take supervision of all girls or women who may be imprisoned in the city.
(2)
It shall be her duty to examine the persons of such prisoners, and the police matron shall conduct the examination in private, in the absence of men and boys.
(3)
She shall have exclusive control of the apartment for female prisoners, and it shall be her duty to keep the apartment in a clean and good sanitary condition.
(4)
The police matron shall do and perform all such duties in reference to female prisoners as may be provided by law or the lawful ordinances of such city.
Acts 1895, No. 72, §§ 1-4, p. 94; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7707, 7708; Pope's Dig., §§ 9850, 9851; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-703 -- 46-706.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 4 - CITY JAILS (§§ 12-41-401 — 12-41-405) › Section 12-41-404 - Expenses of county prisoners held in municipal jail

(a)
The governing bodies in the various municipalities in this state may establish a daily fee to be charged counties for keeping prisoners of counties in the municipal jail.
(b)
The fee shall be based upon the reasonable expenses which the municipality incurs in keeping such prisoners in the municipal jail.
(c)
Counties whose prisoners are maintained in a municipal jail shall be responsible for paying the fee established.
Acts 1981, No. 796, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-707.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 4 - CITY JAILS (§§ 12-41-401 — 12-41-405) › Section 12-41-405 - Management of city jail populations

(a)
(1)
The chief of police, or his or her designee, may determine if a person convicted and sentenced to the city jail shall serve his or her sentence on electronic monitoring or on weekends if the determination does not conflict with any court orders.
(2)
If the chief of police, or his or her designee, determines that a person convicted and sentenced to the city jail shall serve his or her sentence on electronic monitoring or on weekends, an agreement shall be entered into between the chief of police, or his or her designee, and the convicted person outlining the conditions of the sentence.
(b)
If the convicted person fails to follow the conditions of the agreement, the chief of police, or his or her designee, may cancel the agreement and return the convicted person to the city jail by any lawful means necessary to serve the sentence.
Acts 2005, No. 423, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-502 - Supervision

The county sheriff of each county in this state shall have the custody, rule, and charge of the jail within his or her county and all prisoners committed in his or her county, and he or she may appoint a jailer for whose conduct he or she shall be responsible.
Rev. Stat., ch. 81, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 6207; Pope's Dig., § 8170; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-504 - Feeding and keeping prisoners

The quorum court in each county shall prescribe the method and procedure for feeding and keeping prisoners confined in the county jail and shall provide for payment for food and services.
Acts 1977, No. 342, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-404.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-505 - Expenses and support

(a)
(1)
Every person who is committed to the common jail of the county by lawful authority for any criminal offense or misdemeanor, if he or she is convicted, shall pay the expenses in carrying him or her to jail and also for his or her support from the day of his or her initial incarceration for the whole time he or she remains there.
(2)
The expenses which accrue shall be paid as directed in the act regulating criminal proceedings.
(b)
(1)
A person convicted of a felony or a Class A misdemeanor shall be assessed a booking and administration fee of forty dollars ($40.00).
(2)
(A)
The booking and administration fee described in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be assessed upon the conviction of a defendant and included in the judgment of conviction entered by the court.
(B)
If a court suspends imposition of sentence on a defendant or places him or her on probation and does not enter a judgment of conviction, the court shall impose the booking and administration fee as a cost.
(3)
The booking and administration fee assessed under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be deposited into the county treasury by the collecting officer to be credited and used in the following manner:
(A)
Ten percent (10%) of each booking and administration fee collected shall be deposited into or credited to the county sheriff's office fund described in §
12-41-105
by the county treasurer, and then transferred by check on a monthly basis using a uniform remittance form provided by the Treasurer of State, to the Treasurer of State for the Law Enforcement Training Fund; and
(B)
The remaining funds shall be deposited into or credited to a special revenue fund and used for the maintenance, operation, and capital expenditures of a county jail or regional detention facility and for certificate pay for law enforcement and jail personnel.
(c)
The property of the person shall be subject to the payment of the expenses and the booking and administration fee.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 472,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 372,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Rev. Stat., ch. 81, §§ 5, 7; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6209, 6212; Pope's Dig., §§ 8172, 8175; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-404, 46-407; Acts 1999, No. 1128, § 1; 2007, No. 117, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-506 - Expenses of municipal prisoners held in county jails

(a)
(1)
In the absence of an agreement on jail costs between a county and all municipalities having law enforcement agencies in the county, the quorum court in a county in this state may by ordinance establish a daily fee to be charged municipalities for keeping prisoners of municipalities in the county jail.
(2)
The fee shall be based upon the reasonable expenses which the county incurs in keeping such prisoners in the county jail.
(b)
(1)
Municipalities whose prisoners are maintained in the county jail shall be responsible for paying the fee established by the quorum court in the county.
(2)
When a person is sentenced to a county jail for violating a municipal ordinance, the municipality shall be responsible for paying the fee established by an agreement or ordinance of the quorum court in the county.
(3)
Municipalities may appropriate funds to assist the county in the maintenance and operation of the county jail.
(c)
(1)
Each county sheriff shall bill each municipality monthly for the cost of keeping prisoners in the county jail.
(2)
Each county sheriff shall remit to the county treasurer monthly the fees collected under this section, and such fees shall be credited to the county general fund.
(d)
Counties shall give priority to in-county municipalities over contracts for out-of-county prisoners.
Acts 1981, No. 796, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-419.1; Acts 1993, No. 516, § 1; 1993, No. 1290, § 1; 1995, No. 555, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-507 - Securing of county jail

(a)
Whenever the county sheriff of any county of this state shall be of the opinion that the jail of his or her county is insufficient to secure the prisoners that may be therein committed, it shall be his or her duty to give notice thereof to the county court.
(b)
If the jail cannot be immediately repaired and made safe and secure, the county court may, by an order to be entered on its minutes, direct the county sheriff to employ guards sufficient for the guarding and safe-keeping of the prisoners. However, the guards shall in no instance exceed three (3) persons.
(c)
In case the insufficiency in the opinion of the county sheriff shall occur in vacation of the county court, it shall be the duty of the county sheriff to give notice to the county judge of such county and if the jail cannot be immediately repaired and made safe and secure, the county judge may, by an order in writing, direct the county sheriff to employ guards for the purpose, not exceeding the number provided for in subsection (b) of this section, for such length of time as he or she may deem necessary, not exceeding the second day of the actual meeting of the county court at any regular, adjourned, or special term.
(d)
A guard shall not be allowed a sum to exceed two dollars ($2.00) for each twenty-four (24) hours.
Acts 1877, No. 72, § 1, p. 72; C. & M. Dig., § 6217; Pope's Dig., § 8180; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-412.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-508 - Duty of grand jury

(a)
It shall be the duty of the grand jury at each term of the circuit court to visit the jail of their county, to examine into the condition thereof, to inquire into the treatment of the prisoners, and to report thereon to the circuit court.
(b)
In their report the grand jury shall recommend improvements as may be necessary to put the jail in complete repair and render it secure.
Rev. Stat., ch. 81, § 8; C. & M. Dig., § 6213; Pope's Dig., § 8176; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-408.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-510 - United States prisoners

(a)
(1)
It shall be the duty of the keeper of the jail in each county and of the keeper or warden at the penitentiary walls to receive into his or her custody all persons who may, from time to time, be committed to his or her custody under the authority of the United States.
(2)
The keeper of the jail shall safely keep every such prisoner according to the warrant or precept of such commitment until he or she shall be discharged by the due course of the laws of the United States.
(b)
The keeper of every jail shall be subject to the same penalties for any neglect or failure of duty provided for in this section as he or she would be subject to by the laws of this state for the like neglect or failure in case of a prisoner committed under the authority of the laws of this state.
Rev. Stat., ch. 81, §§ 13-15; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6214-6216; Acts 1927, No. 366, § 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 8177-8179; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-409 -- 46-411; Acts 1997, No. 1097, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 5 - COUNTY JAILS (§§ 12-41-501 — 12-41-511) › Section 12-41-511 - Imprisonment of county sheriff

(a)
The county sheriff may be imprisoned in the jail of his or her own county.
(b)
For the time the county sheriff shall be confined, the county coroner shall have the custody, rule, keeping, and charge of the jail and shall, by himself or herself and his or her securities, be answerable for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in that office.
Rev. Stat., ch. 81, § 24; C. & M. Dig., § 6225; Pope's Dig., § 8188; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-420.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-601 - Title

This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the "County Jail Revenue Bond Act of 1981".
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-429.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-602 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Board" means the county jail board established under the provisions of this subchapter;
(2)
"Bonds" means bonds and any series of bonds authorized by and issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;
(3)
(A)
"Construct" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, install, and equip any lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other real, personal, or mixed property useful in connection with the county jail or jail facilities, and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith, by such methods and in such manner as may be authorized by law.
(B)
"Construct" also includes payment or provision for expenses incidental thereto;
(4)
"Expansion" means any additions, extensions, or improvements to the county jail or jail facilities and may include any necessary or appropriate remodeling and improvement to the present jail and its facilities, with appropriate equipment and furnishings, as determined by the board;
(5)
"Fees" means the fees authorized in this subchapter to be collected as additional costs in all convictions or any commitments to the county jail in the circuit court, probate division of circuit court, or district courts of the county;
(6)
"Jail" means the county jail and jail facilities of the county; and
(7)
"Pledged revenues" means all revenues authorized by this subchapter to be pledged for the security and payment of the bonds.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-430.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-603 - Construction

(a)
This subchapter shall be construed liberally.
(b)
The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-441.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-604 - Adoption of ordinance

Any county quorum court desiring to construct or expand county jail and jail facilities in the manner authorized in this subchapter may adopt an ordinance to establish a county jail board and authorize the board to issue revenue bonds to construct or expand the county jail or jail facilities in the manner authorized in this subchapter.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-432.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-605 - County jail boards

(a)
Any county electing to issue county jail revenue bonds under the provisions of this subchapter shall, by ordinance adopted by the quorum court, establish a county jail board consisting of the county judge, the county sheriff, and the county clerk.
(b)
The county judge shall serve as chair of the board.
(c)
The board is authorized and empowered to:
(1)
Construct a county jail and jail facilities or provide for the expansion of the existing county jail or jail facilities on a site or sites selected by the board;
(2)
Arrange for the housing of prisoners during the period in which any of the facilities are undergoing construction or expansion;
(3)
Construct or cause to be constructed parking facilities to serve the county jail and jail facilities and the public having business therein;
(4)
Obtain the necessary funds for accomplishing the board's powers, purposes, and authorities;
(5)
Purchase, lease, or rent and receive bequests or donations of or otherwise acquire, sell, trade, or barter any real, personal, or mixed property and convert into money or property any property not needed or which cannot be used in its then current form;
(6)
Contract and be contracted with, apply for, receive, accept, and use any moneys and property from the United States Government, any state agency, any state or governmental body or political subdivision, any public or private corporation or organization of any nature, or any individual;
(7)
Invest and reinvest any of the board's moneys and securities as authorized by law; and
(8)
Take such other action, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary and desirable to carry out the power, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter and to carry out the intent of this subchapter.
(d)
The board is authorized to employ an architect to prepare the lands, specifications, and estimates of costs for the construction or expansion of the county jails and jail facilities and to supervise and inspect such construction.
(e)
In addition, the board is authorized to engage and pay professional, technical, and other help it shall deem to be necessary or desirable in assisting in effectively carrying out the powers, purposes, and authorities conferred and set forth in this subchapter.
Acts 1981, No. 879, §§ 3, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-431, 46-440.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-606 - Bonds - Authority to issue

The county jail board is authorized and empowered to issue bonds, at one (1) time or in series from time to time, and to use the proceeds thereof, together with any other funds, for financing the cost of construction or expansion of the county jail or jail facilities, together with all expenses incidental to and reasonably necessary in connection therewith, the expenses of the issuance of the bonds, the creating and maintenance of reserves to secure the payment of the bonds, if the board deems it necessary or desirable, and for providing for the payment of the interest on the bonds, if necessary or desirable, until sufficient funds are available therefor out of pledged revenues.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-434.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-607 - Bonds - Authorizing resolution

(a)
The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the county jail board.
(b)
The authorizing resolution may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed necessary or desirable by the board, including without limitation, those pertaining to:
(1)
The creation and maintenance of various funds and reserves;
(2)
The nature and extent of the security;
(3)
The issuance of additional series of bonds and the priority of lien and pledge in that event; and
(4)
The rights, duties, and obligations of the board and of the holders and registered owners of the bonds, all as the board shall determine.
(c)
The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution of a trust indenture, with a bank or trust company located within or without the State of Arkansas, containing the terms, covenants, and conditions authorized by this subchapter.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-434.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-608 - Bonds - Contract between parties - Enforcement

(a)
Each authorizing resolution or trust indenture, together with this subchapter and the ordinance of the quorum court acting pursuant to this subchapter, shall constitute a contract by and between the county jail board and the holders and registered holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(b)
The contract and all covenants, agreements, and obligations therein shall be properly performed in strict accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
(c)
The covenants, agreements, and obligations of the board may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceedings at law or in equity.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-437.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-609 - Bonds - Terms and conditions

(a)
As the county jail board shall determine, the bonds may:
(1)
Be coupon bonds, payable to bearer, or be registrable as to the principal only, or be registrable as to both principal and interest;
(2)
Contain exchange provisions;
(3)
Be in a form and denomination as the board determines;
(4)
Have such date or dates as the board determines;
(5)
Be stated to mature at a time or times as the board determines;
(6)
Bear interest payable at times and at rate or rates as the board determines;
(7)
Be made payable at places within and without the State of Arkansas;
(8)
Be made subject to terms of redemption in advance of maturity at times and at prices as the board determines; and
(9)
Contain other terms and conditions as the board determines.
(b)
The bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Arkansas, subject to provisions as to registration of ownerships as set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter and under the provisions of the ordinance of the quorum court authorizing the issuance thereof.
Acts 1981, No. 879, §§ 6, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-434, 46-435.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-610 - Bonds - Sale

The bonds may be sold in such manner and at such price, including sale at a discount, as the county jail board may accept.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-434.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-611 - Bonds - Coupons - Execution - Seal

(a)
Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be executed by the chair of the county jail board and the secretary of the board by manual or facsimile signature with at least one (1) manual signature.
(b)
The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the chair of the board.
(c)
In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, their signature shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes.
(d)
Each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the board.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-434.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-612 - Bonds - Liability on

(a)
Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be obligations only of the county jail board, and in no event shall they constitute any indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the county issuing the bonds or any of its revenues, or of the state or any of its revenues, as used in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20, are pledged.
(b)
The bonds shall not be secured by a mortgage or lien on any land, buildings, or property belonging to the county.
(c)
No member of the board shall be personally liable on the bonds or for any damages sustained by anyone in connection with any contracts entered into or action taken in carrying out the powers, purposes, or authority of this subchapter or of the ordinance adopted by the quorum court unless he or she shall have acted with a corrupt intent.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-435.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-613 - Bonds - Pledge of revenues - Funds

(a)
The principal, premiums, if any, interest, and trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection with all bonds issued under this subchapter shall be secured by a lien on and pledge of the fee revenues and the gross revenues derived from the fees levied under the provisions of §
12-41-617
[repealed].
(b)
Such pledged revenues are specifically declared to be cash funds, restricted in their use and dedicated and to be used solely as provided in this subchapter.
(c)
(1)
There is created a fund designated "county jail revenue bond fund" to be maintained at a depository as shall be specified by the county jail board. The county jail revenue bond fund shall be a trust fund.
(2)
After the issuance of any bonds under this subchapter, the moneys in the county jail revenue bond fund shall be applied solely for the payment of the principal of, premiums, if any, interest on, trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection with the bonds at maturity and at redemption prior to maturity, except moneys that are withdrawn therefrom pursuant to the subsequent provisions of this section, all as shall be specified and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the authorizing resolution or trust indenture.
(d)
The pledged revenue shall not be deposited into the county treasury but, as and when received, shall be deposited into the county jail revenue bond fund.
(e)
The principal of, premiums, if any, interest on, and trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection with the bonds shall be payable solely from the moneys in the county jail revenue bond fund and the moneys required by this subchapter to be deposited into the county jail revenue bond fund.
(f)
The board is directed to insert appropriate provisions in the authorizing resolution or trust indenture for the investment and reinvestment of moneys in the county jail revenue bond fund in securities selected by the board, and all income derived from such investments shall be and become part of the county jail revenue bond fund.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-436.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-614 - Bonds - Tax exemption

Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter, and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, and this exemption shall include income, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-438.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-615 - Bonds - Investment by public entities

(a)
Any municipality, or any board, commission, or other governing authority established by ordinance of any municipality, or the governing authorities, respectively, of the local firefighters pension and relief fund and police officer's pension and relief fund of any such municipality or the governing authority of any retirement system created by the General Assembly or any agency in its discretion may invest any of its funds not immediately needed for its purposes in bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
Any bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be eligible to secure the deposit of public funds.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-439.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 6 - COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND ACT OF 1981 (§§ 12-41-601 — 12-41-617) › Section 12-41-616 - Creation of rights

This subchapter shall not create any right of any character, and no right of any character shall arise under the provisions of this subchapter, unless and until the bonds authorized by this subchapter, or the initial series, shall have been sold and delivered by the county jail board.
Acts 1981, No. 879, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-442.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-702 - Method supplemental

The method set forth in this subchapter for construction, renovation, or expansion of jails shall be supplemental to any other method authorized by law for construction, renovation, or expansion of jails.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-452; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-703 - Adoption of ordinance

Any county quorum court or governing body of a municipality or public instrumentality desiring to construct, renovate, or expand a jail in the manner authorized in this subchapter may adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish a county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board and to authorize the board to issue revenue bonds to construct, renovate, or expand the jail in the manner authorized in this subchapter.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-454; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-705 - Bonds - Authority to issue

The county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board is authorized and empowered to issue bonds at one (1) time or in series from time to time and to use the proceeds thereof, together with any other funds, for financing the cost of construction, renovation, expansion of the jail together with all expenses incidental to and reasonably necessary in connection therewith, the expenses of the issuance of the bonds, the creating and maintenance of reserves to secure the payment of the bonds if the board deems it necessary or desirable, and for providing for the payment of the interest on the bonds if necessary or desirable until sufficient funds are available therefor out of pledged revenues.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-456; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-706 - Bonds - Authorizing resolution

(a)
The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board.
(b)
The authorizing resolution, as the board shall determine, may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed necessary or desirable by the board including, without limitation, those pertaining to the:
(1)
Creation and maintenance of various funds and reserves;
(2)
Nature and extent of the security;
(3)
Issuance of additional series of bonds and the priority of lien and pledge in that event; and
(4)
Rights, duties, and obligations of the board and of the holders and registered owners of the bonds.
(c)
The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution of a trust indenture with a bank or trust company located within or outside the State of Arkansas containing appropriate terms, covenants, and conditions.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-456; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-707 - Bonds - Contract between parties - Enforcement

(a)
Together with this subchapter and the ordinance or resolution of the quorum court or the governing body of the municipality or public instrumentality acting pursuant to this subchapter, each authorizing resolution or trust indenture shall constitute a contract by and between the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board and the holders and registered owners of the bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(b)
The contract and all covenants, agreements, and obligations therein shall be properly performed in strict accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
(c)
The covenants, agreements, and obligations of the bonds may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceedings at law or in equity.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-459; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-708 - Bonds - Terms and conditions

(a)
As the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board shall determine, the bonds:
(1)
Shall be registrable as to both principal and interest;
(2)
May contain exchange provisions;
(3)
May be in a form and denomination as the board determines;
(4)
May be payable on a date or dates as the board determines;
(5)
May be stated to mature at a time or times as the board determines;
(6)
May bear interest payable at such times and at such rate or rates as the board determines;
(7)
May be made payable at places within and without the State of Arkansas;
(8)
May be made subject to terms of redemption in advance of maturity at times and at prices as the board determines; and
(9)
May contain other terms and conditions as the board determines.
(b)
The bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Arkansas, subject to provisions as to registration or ownerships as set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter and under the provisions of the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance thereof.
Acts 1983, No. 918, §§ 10, 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-456, 46-457; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-709 - Bonds - Sale - Disposition of proceeds

(a)
The bonds may be sold in such manner and at such prices, including sale at discount, as the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board may accept.
(b)
The proceeds derived from the sale of revenue bonds by the board under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deposited into a board jail fund and shall be used for the purposes of constructing or expanding jails, and for all other expenses incidental to the issuance of the bonds, as authorized in this subchapter.
Acts 1983, No. 918, §§ 10, 15; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-456, 46-461; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-710 - Bonds - Coupons - Execution - Seal

(a)
Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall bear the manual or facsimile signature of the presiding officer of the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board and the manual authenticating signature of the trustee or paying agent of the bonds if the trustee or paying agent exists.
(b)
In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds shall cease to be officers before delivery of the bonds, their signature shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes.
(c)
Each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the board.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-456; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-711 - Bonds - Liability on

(a)
(1)
Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be obligations only of the issuing county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board.
(2)
In no event shall they constitute any indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the county, municipality, or public instrumentality that created the board, any of their respective revenues, or of the State of Arkansas or any of its revenues, as used in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20, are pledged except that the fines and penalties described under this subchapter may be pledged.
(b)
The bonds shall not be secured by a mortgage or lien on any land, buildings, or property belonging to the county, municipality, or public instrumentality that created the board but may be secured by the real and personal property owned by the board and all other revenues of whatever nature that are received by the board or otherwise generated as a result of the board's activities.
(c)
No member of the board shall be personally liable on the bonds or for any damages sustained by anyone in connection with any contracts entered into or action taken in carrying out the powers, purposes, or authority of this subchapter or of the ordinance or resolution adopted by the quorum court or governing body of the municipality or public instrumentality unless he or she shall have acted with a corrupt intent.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-457; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 41 - LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-41-101 — 12-41-810) › Subchapter 7 - JAIL BOARDS - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 12-41-701 — 12-41-719) › Section 12-41-713 - Bonds - Tax exemption

Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued under the provisions of this subchapter and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, and this exemption shall include income, inheritance, and state taxes.
Acts 1983, No. 918, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-459; Acts 2003, No. 1772, § 1.