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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1207 - Reimbursement of allowable expenses

(a)
Reimbursement Authorized.
(1)
All county and district officials and authorized deputies or employees are entitled to receive reimbursement of expenses incurred in the conduct of official and nondiscretionary duties under an appropriation for the operating expenses of an office, function, or service. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of discretionary functions and services may be permitted when authorized by a specific appropriation of the quorum court.
(2)
Reimbursement of expenses for discretionary functions and services may include training expenses for a county official-elect and a district official-elect if authorized by the quorum court.
(b)
Allowance for Meals, Lodging, and Other Allowable Expenses.
(1)
All reimbursements for the purchase of meals, meal tips, lodging, and other allowable expenses are based on the actual expense incurred or on a per diem basis if authorized by the quorum court.
(2)
Reimbursement for meal tips under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the purchase amount of the meal.
(3)
A per diem reimbursement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be made under an accountable plan as defined by Internal Revenue Service regulations as in existence on January 1, 2009.
(c)
Reimbursement of Travel Expense.
(1)
Privately Owned Motor Vehicles.
(A)
(i)
Any elected county officer, district officer, county officer-elect, district officer-elect, or employee using a privately owned motor vehicle in the conduct of county affairs may be reimbursed at a per-mile rate established by ordinance.
(ii)
Reimbursement is based only on official miles driven and legitimate automobile parking fees.
(iii)
When more than one (1) traveler is transported in the same vehicle, only the owner is entitled to mileage reimbursement.
(B)
A county shall not assume responsibility for any maintenance, operational costs, accidents, and fines incurred by the owner of the vehicle while on official business for the county.
(2)
Privately Owned Airplanes.
Reimbursement for travel expense using privately owned airplanes is based upon the most direct route in air miles and at the same rate as established for privately owned motor vehicles.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 279,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 111; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-4204; Acts 1999, No. 109, § 1; 2009, No. 74, § 1; 2009, No. 732, § 1; 2011, No. 614, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1208 - Professional memberships and meetings

(a)
The quorum court of each county may provide, through specific appropriations, for a county to join, pay membership fees and service charges, and cooperate with the organizations and associations of county government of this state and other states for the advancement of good government and the protection of local government interests.
(b)
Elected county officers, district officers, township officers, county officers-elect, district officers-elect, and township officers-elect of a county government may be allowed per diem and either mileage or actual transportation expenses for attendance at meetings of the appropriate association of local government officials. Reasonable expenses or charges against each local government, as a member of the association, may be paid by a county.
(c)
Employees of a county government may be allowed per diem and either mileage or actual transportation expenses for attendance at meetings of professional organizations or associations, and a county government may pay membership fees and service charges to the organizations.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 279,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 114; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-4207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1209 - Uniform and equipment allowance for sheriff's department

(a)
Upon request by the county sheriff, the county quorum court may approve and appropriate a uniform and equipment allowance for the sheriff and employees of the sheriff's department in lieu of reimbursement for actual uniform and equipment expenses. The uniform and equipment allowance may be used for the purchase of uniforms, ammunition, and other equipment, excluding firearms, used in the performance of law enforcement duties.
(b)
Claims for this uniform and equipment allowance shall be processed and paid in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas. However, an itemized listing or numbered invoice is not required for payment of this uniform and equipment allowance.
Acts 1985, No. 104, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-4205.1; Acts 1997, No. 223, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1210 - Cost-of-living adjustment

(a)
Beginning January 1, 2011, and on each January 1 thereafter, three percent (3%) per annum shall be added to the minimum and maximum salaries and per diems of elected county officers as a cost-of- living adjustment.
(b)
Beginning January 1, 2016, and on each January 1 thereafter, three percent (3%) per annum shall be added to the maximum per diem compensation of justices of the peace as a cost-of-living adjustment.
(c)
Beginning September 1, 2010, and on each September 1 thereafter, the Association of Arkansas Counties shall provide each county and Arkansas Legislative Audit with a schedule of the minimum and maximum salaries and per diems of elected county officers and justices of the peace with the added cost-of-living adjustment for the following year.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 942,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 320, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1211 - Monthly, bimonthly, biweekly, weekly, and hourly salaries for county employees

(a)
(1)
(A)
Except for those counties that operate principally on a scholastic year, or on a part-time basis, or where salaries or personal services are specifically established for a period less than one (1) year, all salaries established by the General Assembly or the governing body of the county shall be considered to be a maximum amount to be paid for a twelve-month payroll period.
(B)
A greater amount than that established for the maximum annual salary of any county official or employee shall not be paid to the employee during any twelve-month payroll period, nor shall more than one-twelfth (
1
/
12
) of the annual salary be paid to an employee during a calendar month unless otherwise authorized.
(2)
The limitations set out in this section may be converted to biweekly or weekly increments of one-twenty-sixth (
1
/
26
) or one-fifty-second (
1
/
52
) of the maximum annual salary.
(3)
For complying with federal requirements, upon approval of the county judge, the maximum annual salaries may be converted to hourly rates of pay for positions established on the basis of twelve (12) months or less if authorized by law.
(b)
The remuneration paid to an employee of the county may exceed the maximum annual salary as authorized by the General Assembly or governing body of the county as follows, and the following shall not be construed as payment for services or as salary as contemplated by Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 4:
(1)
Overtime payments as authorized by law;
(2)
Payment of a lump sum to a terminating employee, to include lump-sum payments of sick leave balances upon retirement as provided by law;
(3)
Payment for overlapping pay periods at the end of a fiscal year as defined or authorized by law;
(4)
Payment for the biweekly twenty-seven (27) pay periods; and
(5)
Payments for incentive, certificate, holiday, or working out of classification.
Added by Act 2013, No. 572,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1212 - Coroner medicolegal death investigation training - Authorization for salary adjustment for certified county coroner - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "certified county coroner" means a county coroner who has obtained a certificate of satisfactory participation and completion of medicolegal death investigation training from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training under §
14-15-308
or a certificate in medicolegal death investigation from an agency approved by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.
(b)
The quorum court of each county that has a certified county coroner is authorized to fix by ordinance the annual salary of a certified county coroner within the schedule of maximum salaries under §
14-14-1204
.
(c)
Beginning September 1, 2017, and on each September 1 thereafter, the compensation schedule prepared under §
14-14-1210(c)
shall reflect a separate maximum annual salary for a certified county coroner with a salary adjustment made under subsection (b) of this section and §
14-14-1204(i)
.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 33,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2017, No. 194,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 12 - PERSONNEL PROCEDURES (§§ 14-14-1201 — 14-14-1213) › Section 14-14-1213 - Duties related to payroll and jury duty

(a)
If the county judge and county official responsible for county payroll make the request, the quorum court by majority vote of the entire body may assign the duties relating to payroll and jury duty to a qualified private person or entity if the quorum court finds the assignment of duties provides quantifiable economic savings or increased efficiency.
(b)
If an assignment of duties relating to payroll and jury duty is made under this section, the county judge, county clerk or comptroller, and the county treasurer shall establish written procedures that provide for internal accounting controls and documentation for audit and accounting purposes.
Added by Act 2021, No. 66,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1302 - Election of officers

(a)
County Officers. The qualified electors of each county in this state, at the time of each regular gubernatorial election, shall elect until otherwise provided by law all county officers for the term of four (4) years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b)
Quorum Court District and Township Officers.
The qualified electors of each county quorum court district and township in this state shall elect each district and township officer for the term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Election shall be held at the time of electing members of the General Assembly.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 314,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 42; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3602.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1303 - Bond

All county, county quorum court district, and township officers shall be bonded as prescribed by law.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 47; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1304 - Oath

Each county, justice of the peace, and township officer, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office, shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in the Arkansas Constitution for officers.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 43; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3603.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1305 - Commission

(a)
County Officers.
All county officers shall be commissioned by the Governor in a manner prescribed by law.
(b)
(1)
Quorum Court District and Township Officers.
All township and county quorum court district officers, except constables, shall be commissioned by the Governor in a manner prescribed by law.
(2)
Constables shall be furnished with a certificate of election by the county court on which the constable's official oath shall be endorsed.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 44; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1306 - Residence required

(a)
All county, county quorum court district, and township officers shall reside within their respective townships, districts, and counties.
(b)
An office shall be deemed vacant if a county officer removes his or her legal residence from the county or if a district or township officer removes his or her legal residence from the district township from which elected.
(c)
For purposes of this section, legal residence shall be defined as the domicile of the officer evidenced by the intent to make such residence a fixed and permanent home.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 45; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3605.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1307 - Offices

(a)
The county court shall determine the location of the office of the various county, county quorum court district, and township officers.
(b)
Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to compel the county court to provide justices of the peace, constables, coroners, or surveyors with a formal office.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 46; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3606.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1308 - Vacancy in office

A county elective, county quorum court district, or township office is vacant if any one (1) of the following conditions exists:
(1)
The incumbent fails to meet the qualifications for office prescribed by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;
(2)
The incumbent refuses or neglects to take and subscribe to the official oath required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;
(3)
The incumbent refuses, neglects, or for any other reason fails to secure an official bond required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;
(4)
The incumbent resigns;
(5)
The incumbent ceases to meet any residence requirements for office;
(6)
The incumbent is removed from office by a judicial proceeding;
(7)
The election or appointment of the incumbent is declared void by a judicial proceeding;
(8)
The incumbent is convicted of a felony, incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office by a judicial proceeding;
(9)
The incumbent ceases to discharge the duties of his or her office for a period of three (3) months, except if:
(A)
Prevented by sickness;
(B)
Excused by quorum court resolution; or
(C)
The incumbent is suspended from office by a judicial proceeding under §
21-12-301
;
(10)
The incumbent is declared to be of unsound mind by a judicial proceeding;
(11)
The quorum court determines that the incumbent has become disabled to the degree that he or she cannot perform the duties of his or her office;
(12)
The incumbent holds more than one (1) office or position in conflict with the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 4, § 2, or Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 6;
(13)
The quorum court separates elective offices as provided by law; or
(14)
The incumbent dies.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 255,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 49; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3609.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1309 - Declaration of vacancy

(a)
Conditions.
The quorum court of each county shall declare a county, county quorum court district, or township office vacant where conditions of vacancy exist as demonstrated in the following manner:
(1)
Upon receipt of certification that a condition of vacancy exists as evidenced by failure of an officer to be commissioned or finding of judicial proceedings where such conditions serve as the cause of vacancy; and
(2)
Upon determination by a quorum court that a condition of vacancy exists in all other causes not governed by failure to be commissioned or finding of judicial proceedings. Such determination by a quorum court shall be conducted through the process of resolution as prescribed by law if the resolution shall have been published prior to the meeting date in which the resolution is to be considered by the court.
(b)
Appeal.
Appeals by the county, quorum court district, or township officer so affected from a declaration of vacancy by the quorum court may be taken to the circuit court if the appeal shall be filed within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of publication as required for county resolutions.
(c)
Notification of Governor.
The quorum court shall upon declaration of a vacancy, or within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, in any elective township office cause the declaration to be filed in writing with the Governor.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 50; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3610.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1311 - Removal from office

The circuit court shall have jurisdiction, upon information, presentment, or indictment, to remove any county or township officer from office for incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 53; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3613.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1312 - Remuneration

No officer of any county, county quorum court district, or township shall receive from county funds, directly or indirectly, for salary, wages, and perquisites more than the amount appropriated by the respective quorum court for each respective office per annum in par funds and paid to the officer by instrument drawn by the county judge on the treasury.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 48; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3608.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1313 - Remittance of public funds

All public funds coming into the possession of any officer of the county shall be remitted to the county treasury in a manner prescribed by law.
Acts 1977, No. 742, § 48; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3608.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 14 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT CODE (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-14-1314) › Subchapter 13 - OFFICERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-14-1301 — 14-14-1314) › Section 14-14-1314 - Constable training requirements - Uniform requirements

(a)
(1)
(A)
For a constable to have access to information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center:
(i)
He or she shall satisfactorily complete the constable certification course provided by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; and
(ii)
Each year after completing the certification course required under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section, he or she shall satisfactorily complete sixteen (16) hours of training certified by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
(B)
For a constable to carry a firearm:
(i)
He or she shall attend sixteen (16) hours of firearms training; and
(ii)
Each year after completing the training required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section, he or she shall satisfy the firearm qualification standards for a law enforcement official.
(2)
A constable holding office on July 31, 2007, is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the constable has completed:
(A)
The Part-time Law Enforcement Officer training or higher level training course; and
(B)
Mandatory racial profiling courses.
(b)
(1)
In the performance of his or her official duties, a constable shall wear a uniform consisting of:
(A)
A white shirt on formal occasions at any time;
(B)
(i)
A constable identification patch on the left shoulder of the shirt and an American flag on the right shoulder.
(ii)
The top of each patch shall be one inch (1") down from the shoulder seam of the shirt;
(C)
A name tag above the right pocket flap of the shirt;
(D)
A six-point star containing the words "Arkansas Constable" on the left side of the shirt; and
(E)
The following pants:
(i)
Tan pants; or
(ii)
Blue or black pants on formal occasions.
(2)
If a constable is engaged in search or rescue activities, he or she shall wear a uniform consisting of:
(A)
A black shirt; and
(B)
Black pants.
(c)
In the performance of his or her official duties, a constable shall drive a motor vehicle that is:
(1)
Equipped with emergency equipment; and
(2)
Clearly marked with a six-point star and the words "Arkansas Constable".
(d)
The county may pay reasonable expenses associated with the requirements of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 151,§ 10, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5921, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1113,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2007, No. 841, § 2; 2011, No. 561, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-102) › Section 14-15-101 - Audit of accounts after expiration of term

When the term of any sheriff and ex officio collector or a county collector or county treasurer or any county official required by law to make bond expires, within ten (10) days the county judge shall employ a reputable public accountant or a qualified Division of Legislative Audit employee to audit the account of the retiring official and ascertain the amount due the county, state, and other funds. However, this audit shall not be made if the county judge of the county affected decides that the audit is unnecessary.
Acts 1927, No. 85, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 10442; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-235.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-102) › Section 14-15-102 - Environmental officer

(a)
Each county within this state may employ an environmental officer who shall inspect all landfills within that county, ensure compliance with all environmental ordinances, collect evidence of noncompliance and present the evidence to the prosecuting attorney. This officer shall issue citations for violation of any county ordinance prohibiting dumping of waste, garbage, litter, or any hazardous materials throughout the county.
(b)
The environmental officer may complete the training course for law enforcement officers at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. After satisfactory completion of the course the environmental officer shall be a law enforcement officer.
(c)
After completing the training course at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, the environmental officer may carry firearms, execute and serve any warrant or other processes issued under the authority of the county pertaining to violations of county ordinances concerning environmental protection, and make arrests and issue citations for violations of county ordinances concerning environmental protection.
Acts 1991, No. 722, §§ 1-3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY ASSESSORS (§§ 14-15-201 — 14-15-205) › Section 14-15-201 - Form of oath

On or before January 1 succeeding his or her election and before entering upon or discharging any of the duties of his or her office, every assessor shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20, and in addition thereto, the following oath or affirmation, which shall be endorsed upon the assessment books prior to their delivery to the assessor:
"I . .............., assessor for ............... County, do solemnly swear that the value of all real and personal property, moneys, credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies, of which statements may be made to me by persons required by law, will be appraised at its actual cash value, that in no case will I, knowingly, omit to demand of any person, or corporation, of whom by law I may be required to make such demand, a statement of the description and value of personal property, or the amount of moneys and credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies, or otherwise, which he or she may be required to list, or in any way connive at any violation or evasion of any of the requirements of the law or laws in relation to the listing or valuation of property, credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies or otherwise, of any kind for taxation."
Acts 1883, No. 114, § 58, p. 199; C. & M. Dig., § 9874; Pope's Dig., § 13623; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-802.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY ASSESSORS (§§ 14-15-201 — 14-15-205) › Section 14-15-202 - Extension of time to take oath

Every assessor who shall have failed to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in §
14-15-201
at the time therein stated is granted, until the time provided by law for entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in §
14-15-201
, and the acts of every assessor who shall take the oath within the time granted in this section shall be as valid as if he or she had taken and subscribed to the oath at the time provided by law.
Acts 1889, No. 9, § 1, p. 8; C. & M. Dig., § 9875; Pope's Dig., § 13624; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY ASSESSORS (§§ 14-15-201 — 14-15-205) › Section 14-15-203 - Pro rata contribution to salaries

(a)
(1)
It is declared to be the policy of the state and local governments of Arkansas that from and after July 1, 1947, the state and every county, municipality, school district, and other taxing unit, excepting only special improvement districts to which the county assessor is not required by law to render service, receiving ad valorem or other tax funds collected by county collectors or certified to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State pursuant to §
26-26-310
by county collectors shall contribute funds for the payment of the salaries, and the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, of the county assessors and their deputies.
(2)
(A)
At least twenty (20) days prior to the quorum court meeting at which the annual budget is adopted, the county assessor shall provide to each taxing unit a copy of the proposed budget of the county assessor for the next year.
(B)
At least ten (10) days prior to any meeting of the quorum court at which an amendment adding an appropriation exceeding one percent (1%) of the original budget amount to the budget of the county assessor shall be presented, the county assessor shall provide to each taxing unit a copy of the proposed amendment.
(C)
Copies of the budget and any amendments shall be provided by giving copies to the following:
(i)
For the county, to the county clerk;
(ii)
For a municipality, to the clerk or recorder; and
(iii)
For a school district, to the superintendent.
(b)
(1)
For the purpose of carrying out this policy, the amount to be contributed annually by each of the taxing units shall be in the proportion that the total of such taxes collected or certified to the state pursuant to §
26-26-310
for the benefit of each taxing unit bears to the total of taxes collected for the benefit of all taxing units.
(2)
The pro rata contribution of the salaries and expenses of any taxing unit that receives taxes collected or certified to the state pursuant to §
26-26-310
for the purpose of meeting debt service requirements of its issued and outstanding bonds shall be charged to and paid out of the taxing unit's general fund, and not to, or out of, any special fund it may maintain for this purpose, nor in such other manner as will diminish the amount necessary to meet the debt service requirements.
Acts 1947, No. 111, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-806; Acts 1991, No. 484, § 1; 2001, No. 1275, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY ASSESSORS (§§ 14-15-201 — 14-15-205) › Section 14-15-204 - Claim for salaries and expenses

(a)
The county assessor shall file an itemized claim, no less often than quarterly, with the clerk of the county court for salaries earned and for reimbursement of authorized expenses incurred. The county court shall promptly examine each claim, and if it finds the claim to be correct, the county court shall enter an order directing the county clerk to issue a warrant upon the county treasury, payable from the county assessor's fund, hereby created, for the amount so found to be due.
(b)
(1)
Annually, at the time of making the final settlement of taxes collected by the county tax collector, the county funds of the various taxing units shall be charged with such units' respective pro rata shares of the salaries and expenses, as provided in §
14-15-203
, and the amounts so charged shall be credited to the county assessor's fund of the county.
(2)
In order to facilitate the payment of salaries and expenses, the county court may authorize and direct by order duly entered the county treasurer to make advance transfers from the collector's unapportioned fund, or the county general fund, to the county assessor's fund, with advances to be repaid at the time of making final settlement of amounts due the county assessor's fund.
Acts 1947, No. 111, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-301 - Powers and duties of a coroner

When a death is reported to the coroner, he or she shall conduct an investigation concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of an individual and gather and review background information, including, but not limited to, medical information and any other information which may be helpful in determining the cause and manner of death.
Acts 1993, No. 1301, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-303 - Death certificate

If, after conducting an investigation, the law enforcement agency and prosecuting attorney of the jurisdiction are satisfied that no crime has occurred, the coroner is satisfied that the death is not the result of a crime, and the coroner knows to a reasonable certainty the cause and manner of death, the coroner or his or her designated deputy shall proceed to execute a death certificate in the form and manner required by law and release the body for final disposition.
Acts 1993, No. 1301, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-304 - Confidentiality

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in this section, records, files, and information gathered and created during the course of a coroner's investigation shall be confidential and deemed exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., but only until such time that the coroner issues his or her final report.
(2)
If the death that is the subject of the coroner's investigation is the subject of an open and ongoing investigation by a law enforcement agency, including without limitation a criminal investigation or a criminal trial, the following shall be confidential and deemed exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., until the conclusion of the open and ongoing investigation by a law enforcement agency:
(A)
All reports issued by the coroner, including without limitation the preliminary written report and any subsequent reports; and
(B)
Records, files, and information gathered and created during the course of the coroner's investigation.
(b)
Confidential medical information gathered during the course of the investigation shall remain exempt from public inspection and copying except as quoted in the coroner's final report.
(c)
If a coroner submits a decedent or records, files, or information related to a decedent to the State Crime Laboratory for forensic examination, then the records, files, and information received by the coroner from the State Crime Laboratory regarding the decedent are privileged and confidential in the same manner as records, files, and information kept, obtained, or retained by the State Crime Laboratory under §
12-12-312
and are subject to the exceptions for disclosure under §
12-12-312
.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 340,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1993, No. 1301, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-305 - Employment

County coroners may be employed by any city emergency medical service, county emergency medical service, or joint city and county emergency medical service.
Acts 1989, No. 484, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-306 - Disposition of prescription medication

(a)
A coroner may collect and secure any prescription medication of the decedent to ensure that the medication does not come into the possession of a person who might use the medication in an illegal or harmful manner.
(b)
Collected medication shall be disposed of under circuit court order or shall be forwarded to the Department of Health within thirty (30) days for proper destruction under §
20-64-214
.
(c)
This section shall not apply to any prescription medication in the custody or possession of an institutional healthcare provider or attending hospice nurse that is subject to other laws, rules, and regulations governing the destruction or disposition of patient or resident medication.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 986, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2007, No. 194, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-307 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4855, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 383,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1275, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY CORONERS (§§ 14-15-301 — 14-15-309) › Section 14-15-309 - Mass fatality resource inventory and mutual aid agreement

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Fixed assets" means items that are permanently located but can be made available for use, including without limitation:
(A)
Office space;
(B)
Body refrigeration units;
(C)
Personnel rehabilitation areas; and
(D)
Equipment storage facilities;
(2)
"Mobile assets" means items that can be transported to an affected area, including without limitation:
(A)
Personal protective equipment such as masks, tyvek suits, gloves, boots, environmental protection, and hazards protection;
(B)
Investigative equipment such as cameras, measuring devices, collection bags, and labeling devices;
(C)
Body recovery equipment such as sheets, body bags, ropes, boards, and stretchers;
(D)
Administrative equipment for the purposes of data recording, financial management, and records preservation; and
(E)
Vehicular equipment such as cars, trucks, vans, trailers, and boats; and
(3)
"Personnel assets" means:
(A)
Coroners, deputy coroners, and medicolegal death investigators; and
(B)
Other individuals or entities that possess specialized skills necessary for the comprehensive investigation of deaths in a mass fatality incident.
(b)
(1)
The Department of Health may enter into a mass fatality resource inventory and mutual aid agreement among coroners in this state.
(2)
A mass fatality resource inventory and mutual aid agreement under this section is effective when signed by the county judge in a county in which a coroner enters into an agreement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(3)
A mass fatality resource inventory and mutual aid agreement under this section may provide for the sharing of fixed assets, mobile assets, and personnel assets.
(c)
The signatures of the county judge and the coroner are necessary for a county to pledge its deputies, equipment, and resources to the mass fatality mutual aid agreement.
(d)
Only a coroner, deputy coroner, or medicolegal death investigator who receives documentation reflecting satisfactory participation and completion from the commission and is in good standing under this section may be allocated for assignment and duty in the mass fatality resource inventory and mutual aid agreement.
(e)
The Department of Health shall maintain records of coroners, deputy coroners, and medicolegal death investigators who have received training and certificates of course completion under this section from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
Added by Act 2013, No. 551,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 4 - RECORDERS (§§ 14-15-401 — 14-15-420) › Section 14-15-401 - Duties generally

(a)
(1)
There shall be established in each county in this state an office to be styled the county recorder's office, which shall be kept at the seat of justice of each county.
(2)
(A)
Unless otherwise provided by law, the county recorder is the circuit clerk of the county.
(B)
In a county that under law has assigned the duties of the county recorder to the county clerk, all Arkansas Code references to circuit clerk that concern recording functions shall mean the county clerk.
(b)
The county recorder:
(1)
Shall attend to the duties of the county recorder's office;
(2)
Shall provide and keep in the county recorder's office well-bound books in which the county recorder shall record in a fair and legible hand all instruments of writing authorized or required to be recorded in the manner provided;
(3)
(A)
May implement electronic filing and searching provisions and procedures under the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, §
14-2-301
et seq.
(B)
Unless a county recorder has implemented the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, §
14-2-301
et seq., the transmission of an electronic document to the county recorder has no legal effect.
(C)
A person that seeks to record an electronic document is solely responsible for determining if a county recorder has implemented the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, §
14-2-301
et seq.; and
(4)
(A)
May accept payment by an approved credit card or debit card of:
(i)
Recorder's fees under §
21-6-306
; or
(ii)
Fees otherwise authorized under Arkansas law.
(B)
(i)
The county may enter into contracts with credit card companies or debit card companies and pay those companies fees normally charged by those companies for allowing the county recorder to accept the companies' credit cards or debit cards in payment under this section.
(ii)
When a person seeks to pay recorder's fees by an approved credit card or debit card, the county recorder shall assess the payor a transaction fee equal to the amount charged to the county by the credit card or debit card company.
(C)
(i)
A county may enroll for service with and accept payments from a third-party entity for the acceptance and collection of recorder's fees and associated costs with an approved credit card or debit card for which the third-party entity may charge the payor a transaction fee.
(ii)
The State of Arkansas and political subdivisions shall not charge a transaction fee for electronic payments of a recorder's fee paid through a third-party entity.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 258,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8616, 8617; Pope's Dig., §§ 11208, 11209; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1001; Acts 2007, No. 734, § 2; 2009, No. 160, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 4 - RECORDERS (§§ 14-15-401 — 14-15-420) › Section 14-15-402 - Instruments to be recorded

(a)
It shall be the duty of each recorder to record in the books provided for his or her office all deeds, mortgages, conveyances, deeds of trust, bonds, covenants, defeasances, affidavits, powers of attorney, assignments, contracts, agreements, leases, or other instruments of writing of or writing concerning any lands and tenements or goods and chattels, which shall be proved or acknowledged according to law, that are authorized to be recorded in his or her office.
(b)
(1)
To be accepted by the county recorder for recording purposes, all documents shall:
(A)
Be on eight and one-half by eleven inch (81/2"x11") paper;
(B)
Have a two and one-half inch (2.5") margin at the right top of the first page, one-half inch (0.5") margin on the sides and bottoms of all pages, and a two and one-half inch (2.5") margin at the bottom of the last page;
(C)
Have an area reserved on the top right of the first page for the file mark of the recorder;
(D)
Contain the following information:
(i)
The title of the document; and
(ii)
The name of the grantor and grantee, when applicable;
(E)
Be acknowledged or otherwise executed as permitted by §
16-47-107
or §
18-12-208
; and
(F)
Be legible.
(2)
(A)
The county recorder shall have the discretion to waive the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section for:
(i)
Good cause; and
(ii)
Any document that complies with the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, §
14-2-301
et seq.
(B)
All documents and instruments executed before January 1, 2004, shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(C)
All surveys and plats shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(3)
A county recorder shall not refuse to record a document that has been executed in a manner permitted by §
16-47-107
or §
18-12-208
.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 999,§ 5, eff. 4/8/2013.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, §§ 8, 9; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8624, 8625; Pope's Dig., §§ 11216, 11217; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 16-101, 16-102; Acts 2003, No. 757, § 1; 2005, No. 1428, § 1; 2007, No. 734, § 3.