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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 15 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-15-101 — 14-15-1106) › Subchapter 4 - RECORDERS (§§ 14-15-401 — 14-15-420) › Section 14-15-404 - Effect of recording instruments affecting title to property

(a)
(1)
Every deed, bond, or instrument of writing affecting the title, in law or equity, to any real or personal property within this state which is or may be required by law to be acknowledged or proved and recorded shall be constructive notice to all persons from the time the instrument is filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the proper county.
(2)
(A)
A document filed under the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, §
14-2-301
et seq., is filed of record within the meaning of this subsection if recorded under §
14-15-407
during the county recorder's regular business hours.
(B)
A document received after the county recorder's regular business hours shall be recorded in the order received.
(b)
No deed, bond, or instrument of writing for the conveyance of any real estate, or by which the title thereto may be affected in law or equity, made or executed after December 21, 1846, shall be good or valid against a subsequent purchaser of the real estate for a valuable consideration without actual notice thereof or against any creditor of the person executing such an instrument obtaining a judgment or decree which by law may be a lien upon the real estate unless the deed, bond, or instrument, duly executed and acknowledged or proved as required by law, is filed for record in the office of the clerk and ex officio recorder of the county where the real estate is situated.
Acts 1846, §§ 1, 2, p. 77; 1846, §§ 1, 2, p. 108; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1536, 1537; Pope's Dig., §§ 1846, 1847; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 16-114, 16-115; Acts 2007, No. 734, § 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 4 - RECORDERS (§§ 14-15-401 — 14-15-420) › Section 14-15-406 - Recording certified copies of bankruptcy proceedings

(a)
The recorder of deeds of any county where any land in which a bankrupt or a debtor in any proceeding under the act of United States Congress relating to bankruptcy has any interest is located shall receive for record, and record, a certified copy of any pleading, decree, order, or other paper filed in the proceeding which any act of the United States Congress provides may be recorded in the records of such a county.
(b)
The record shall impart notice to all persons of the bankruptcy proceeding and of the contents of the certified copy.
(c)
The certified copy of the pleading, decree, order, or other paper shall be recorded and indexed in the record of deeds in the office of the recorder in the name of the bankrupt or debtor as grantor, and in the name of the trustee or receiver in bankruptcy or other person, if any, to whom the interest, or any part thereof, may pass by virtue of law or of the decree, order, or other paper as grantee.
(d)
The recorder shall charge and collect the same fee for filing and recording any such document as is provided by law for filing, indexing, and recording deeds.
Acts 1959, No. 110, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-120.
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 14-15-407 - Manner of recording

Without delay, each recorder shall record every deed, mortgage, conveyance, deed of trust, bond, or other writing delivered to him or her for record with the acknowledgment, proofs, and certificates written on or attached to the writing and all other papers therein referred to and annexed thereto in the order and as of the time when the writing has been delivered for record by:
(1)
Entering them word for word and letter for letter;
(2)
Noting at the foot of each record all interlineations, erasures, and words visibly written on erasures; and
(3)
Noting at the foot of the record the date of the month and year when the instrument so recorded was delivered to him or her or deposited in his or her office for record.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 11; C. & M. Dig., § 8629; Pope's Dig., § 11221; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-105.
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 14-15-408 - Tender of fees required

No recorder shall be required to endorse any instrument presented to him or her for record as filed or to record the instrument unless the fees for recording and the tax thereon, if any, are first tendered to him or her, nor shall any recorder be subject to any action or liable in any manner for a failure or refusal to record any instrument unless the fees are first tendered.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 16, p. 167; C. & M. Dig., § 4584; Pope's Dig., § 5670; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-113.
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 14-15-409 - Entry of instruments

When any deed, mortgage, deed of trust, bond, conveyance, or other instrument of writing authorized by law to be recorded is deposited in the recorder's office for record, the recorder shall enter in a book to be provided for that purpose in alphabetical order:
(1)
The names of the persons;
(2)
The date and the nature of the instrument; and
(3)
The time of delivery for record.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 10; C. & M. Dig., § 8628; Pope's Dig., § 11220; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-103.
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 14-15-410 - Receipt for instrument filed

When any deed, mortgage, deed of trust, bond, conveyance, or other instrument of writing authorized by law to be recorded shall be deposited in the recorder's office for record, the recorder shall give to the person delivering the instrument, if required, a receipt specifying the particulars of it.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 10; C. & M. Dig., § 8628; Pope's Dig., § 11220; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-103.
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 14-15-411 - Endorsement of filing time

(a)
It shall be the duty of the recorder to endorse the precise time the instrument is filed for record in his or her office on every deed, bond, or instrument of writing affecting the title in law or equity to any property, real or personal, within this state which is or may be required by law to be acknowledged or proved and recorded.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the recorder to endorse on every mortgage filed in his or her office for record, and note in the record, the precise time the mortgage was filed for record.
Rev. Stat., ch. 101, § 3; Acts 1846, § 1, p. 77; 1846, § 1, p. 108; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1536, 7383; Pope's Dig., §§ 1846, 9437; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 16-104, 16-114.
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 14-15-412 - Certification of recording

(a)
Every deed, mortgage, conveyance, deed of trust, bond, or other instrument of writing shall be considered as recorded from the time it was delivered for record.
(b)
The recorder shall certify and attach to every such deed, mortgage, conveyance, deed of trust, bond, and other instrument of writing so recorded:
(1)
The day, month, and year when he or she received it; and
(2)
The book and page in which it is recorded.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 12; C. & M. Dig., § 8630; Pope's Dig., § 11222; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-106.
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 14-15-413 - Return of instrument

When recorded, the recorder shall deliver the deed, mortgage, conveyance, deed of trust, bond, or other instrument of writing to the party entitled to the instrument on his or her order.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 12; C. & M. Dig., § 8630; Pope's Dig., § 11222; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-106.
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 14-15-414 - Indexes to record books

(a)
(1)
Each recorder shall provide and keep in the recorder's office a well-bound book and make and enter in alphabetical order in the book an index to all books of record wherein deeds, mortgages, or other instruments in writing concerning lands and tenements are recorded, distinguishing the books and pages in which every deed or writing is recorded.
(2)
The index shall contain:
(A)
The names of the several grantors and grantees in alphabetical order;
(B)
In case the deed is made by a sheriff, the name of the sheriff and the defendant in the execution;
(C)
If by executors or administrators, their names and the names of their testator or intestate;
(D)
If by attorney, the name of the attorney and his or her constituent; and
(E)
If by a commissioner, the name of the commissioner and the person whose estate is conveyed.
(3)
Each recorder shall make a reference in the several indexes of all deeds and conveyances that may be recorded, so as to afford, at all times, an easy reference to the records.
(4)
(A)
If an assignment or a satisfaction or release of a mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien is presented for recording, the assignment, satisfaction, or release shall state:
(i)
The date the mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien was recorded; and
(ii)
The instrument number, book and page numbers, or other recording reference at which the mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien appears of record.
(B)
The recorder shall note in the index of the book or record in which the assignment, satisfaction, or release is recorded:
(i)
The book and page numbers, instrument number, or other recording reference for the mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien assigned, satisfied, or released; and
(ii)
The name of the mortgagor or grantor under which the mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien is indexed.
(b)
In a similar manner, each recorder shall make, keep, and preserve:
(1)
A full and perfect alphabetical index to all books of record in his or her office in which all deeds and instruments of writing in relation to personal property, marriage contracts, certificates of marriage, and all other papers are recorded; and
(2)
A similar index of all the books of record in which commissions and official bonds are recorded, the name of the officers appointed, the obligors in any bond recorded, and a reference to the book and page where they are recorded.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, §§ 13-16; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8631-8634; Pope's Dig., §§ 11223-11226; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 16-107 -- 16-110; Acts 2003, No. 1173, § 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 14-15-415 - Destruction of chattel mortgages

Circuit clerks are authorized to destroy all chattel mortgages previously filed where the due date of the obligation secured has expired six (6) years or more prior to date of destruction, together with all bound records of the chattel mortgages containing the index or abstract thereof, except such records as are utilized for the purpose of abstracting claims of wheelwright liens.
Acts 1975, No. 296, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-101n.
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 14-15-416 - Failure to perform duty

Any recorder to whom any deed or other writing proved or acknowledged according to law is delivered for record shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered by action on his or her official bond, one-half (1/2) to the use of the county and one-half (1/2) to the use of the person who shall sue for it, and he or she shall also be liable to any person injured for all damages he or she may have sustained thereby, to be recovered by action on the official bond of the recorder if the recorder:
(1)
Neglects or refuses to make an entry or give a receipt therefor, as required by §§
14-15-402
,
14-15-409
, and
14-15-410
;
(2)
Neglects or refuses to record the deed or writing within a reasonable time after receiving the deed or writing;
(3)
Records any deed or instrument of writing before another first deposited in his or her office and entitled to be recorded;
(4)
Records any deed or other writing incorrectly; or
(5)
Neglects or refuses to provide and keep in his or her office such indices as required by §
14-15-414
.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 17; C. & M. Dig., § 8635; Pope's Dig., § 11227; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-111.
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 14-15-417 - Willful neglect of duty

If any recorder willfully neglects to perform any of the duties required of him or her by §§
14-15-401
,
14-15-402
,
14-15-407
,
14-15-409
-
14-15-414
, and
14-14-416
-
14-15-420
or willfully performs them in any other manner than is required by law, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office and shall be proceeded against accordingly.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 18; C. & M. Dig., § 8636; Pope's Dig., § 11228; A.S.A. 1947, § 16-112.
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 14-15-418 - Action on bond

If any person shall be damaged by the conduct of the recorder, that person may commence an action on his or her official bond in the name of the state to his or her use.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 3; C. & M. Dig., § 8619; Pope's Dig., § 11211; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1003.
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 14-15-419 - Seal

The seal of the circuit court shall be the seal of the recorder and shall be used as such in all cases in which his or her official seal may be required.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 6; C. & M. Dig., § 8622; Pope's Dig., § 11214; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1006.
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 14-15-420 - Books and accounts

Each recorder shall provide suitable books for his or her office and keep regular and faithful accounts of the expenses thereof. These accounts shall be audited by the county court and be paid out of the county treasury.
Rev. Stat., ch. 124, § 7; C. & M. Dig., § 8623; Pope's Dig., § 11215; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1007.
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 5 - SHERIFFS - GENERALLY (§§ 14-15-501 — 14-15-506) › Section 14-15-501 - Conservator of peace - Recognizances

(a)
Each sheriff shall be a conservator of the peace in his or her county and shall cause all offenders against the laws of this state, in his or her view or hearing, to enter into recognizance to keep the peace and appear at the next term of the circuit court of the county and, on the failure of the offender to enter into recognizance, to commit him or her to jail.
(b)
The sheriff shall certify to the clerk of the circuit court all recognizances taken by him or her.
Rev. Stat., ch. 140, §§ 8, 9; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9156, 9157; Pope's Dig., §§ 11817, 11818; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1108, 12-1109.
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 5 - SHERIFFS - GENERALLY (§§ 14-15-501 — 14-15-506) › Section 14-15-502 - Validity of bonds

No bond entered into by a sheriff shall be deemed void for not having the approval of the court or clerk endorsed thereon.
Rev. Stat., ch. 140, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 9150; Pope's Dig., § 11812; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1103.
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 5 - SHERIFFS - GENERALLY (§§ 14-15-501 — 14-15-506) › Section 14-15-503 - Powers of deputies

(a)
Every deputy sheriff appointed as provided by law shall possess all the powers of his or her principal and may perform any of the duties required by law to be performed by the sheriff.
(b)
Deputy sheriffs are authorized to make arrests for misdemeanor offenses and felony offenses and exercise all other powers as deputy sheriffs while in the course of their employment for planned community property owners' associations or suburban improvement districts.
(c)
Every deputy sheriff so appointed shall possess the minimum qualifications as provided by law.
(d)
Planned community property owners' associations shall purchase and maintain liability insurance to protect deputy sheriffs employed by such associations. Liability insurance coverage shall be in a principal amount of no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each deputy sheriff employed by the association.
Rev. Stat., ch. 140, § 7; C. & M. Dig., § 9155; Pope's Dig., § 11816; Acts 1977, No. 237, § 1; 1983, No. 171, § 1; 1985, No. 561, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1107.
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 5 - SHERIFFS - GENERALLY (§§ 14-15-501 — 14-15-506) › Section 14-15-504 - Additional personnel for new jails

In any county in this state in which newly constructed jail facilities have been put into use since November 1, 1975, the quorum court of the county is authorized to provide additional positions for the county sheriff's office, in addition to those positions authorized in Acts 1975, No. 830 [repealed], and to prescribe the compensation and allowances for persons holding such positions.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1172, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1119.
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 5 - SHERIFFS - GENERALLY (§§ 14-15-501 — 14-15-506) › Section 14-15-505 - Settlement moneys received or due

(a)
It shall be the duty of a clerk of a court of record, at each term thereof, to settle with the sheriff of each county for all moneys received by him or her, or which he or she ought to have collected for the use of the county and which have not been accounted for. He or she shall make out two (2) separate lists of all sums chargeable to any sheriff and payable to any county, specifying on what account, and certify them under the seal of the court.
(b)
One (1) of the lists so certified shall be immediately transmitted to the clerk of the county court to which the sums are payable, who shall immediately charge it accordingly, and the other shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the county.
Acts 1883, No. 114, §§ 182, 183, p. 199; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9163, 9164, 10144, 10145; Pope's Dig., §§ 11824, 11825, 13926, 13927; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1111, 12-1112.
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 5 - SHERIFFS - GENERALLY (§§ 14-15-501 — 14-15-506) › Section 14-15-506 - Military leave

(a)
A paid, full-time deputy sheriff who is a member of the armed forces of this state or any other state, including without limitation the National Guard or a reserve component or auxiliary of the United States Armed Forces, shall be granted leave at the rate of one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours per calendar year plus necessary travel time for annual training requirements or other duties performed in an official duty status.
(b)
Unused leave granted under subsection (a) of this section shall accumulate for use in the succeeding calendar year until the leave granted under this section totals one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours at the beginning of a calendar year, for a maximum number of three hundred thirty-six (336) hours available in any one (1) calendar year.
(c)
Leave shall be granted under this section without loss of pay and shall be in addition to regular vacation time.
(d)
A paid, full-time deputy sheriff who requests military leave under this section shall furnish a copy of his or her orders for his or her personnel file before leave is granted.
Added by Act 2023, No. 529,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-701 - Qualifications

No person shall be eligible to seek or hold the office of county surveyor unless the person is registered as a professional surveyor by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.
Acts 1963, No. 193, § 1; 1985, No. 549, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1222; Acts 2005, No. 1178, § 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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-702 - Duties generally

It shall be the duty of the county surveyor to execute all orders directed to him or her by any court of record for surveying or resurveying any tract of land, the title of which is in dispute or in litigation before the court, and to obey all orders of survey for the partition of real estate, and also to accompany viewers and reviewers of roads for the purpose of running and measuring any proposed road, whenever required by the viewers or reviewers.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 5; C. & M. Dig., § 1888; Pope's Dig., § 2405; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1205.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-703 - Chainmen

The necessary chainmen shall be employed by the person wanting surveying done, but they shall be good and disinterested persons, to be approved by the surveyor, and shall be sworn by the surveyor to measure justly and exactly, according to the best of their abilities.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 17; C. & M. Dig., § 1900; Pope's Dig., § 2417; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1204.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-704 - Appointment of another surveyor

In all cases where the county surveyor may be interested in any survey which is required to be made by any court, the court shall direct the survey to be made by some competent person. The person so appointed shall have power to administer the necessary oaths to the chainmen, and shall return the survey under oath, and shall be entitled to the same fees for his or her services as the county surveyor would be entitled to receive for similar services.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 19; C. & M. Dig., § 1902; Pope's Dig., § 2419; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1206.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-705 - Survey of lands sold for taxes

It shall be the duty of the county surveyor to survey all lands sold for taxes in his or her county on the application of any person producing to him or her a certificate of purchase from the officer by whom the lands may have been sold.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 1887; Pope's Dig., § 2404; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1207.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-706 - Survey of public land

(a)
Any person who may have entered any of the public lands of the United States, having received from the proper officer a certificate of entry and desiring his or her lands surveyed and laid off according to the certificate, may apply to the county surveyor for that purpose, and the county surveyor shall make a survey in accordance with the entry.
(b)
Before the county surveyor shall proceed to survey any such tract of land, he or she shall be satisfied that all persons owning lands adjoining and who may be in any manner affected by the survey have been notified to attend and be present at the surveying thereof.
(c)
It shall be the duty of each county surveyor, when subdividing any section or part of a section of land originally surveyed under the authority of the United States, to make his or her survey conformably to the original survey.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, §§ 6-8; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1889-1891; Pope's Dig., §§ 2406-2408; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1208 -- 12-1210.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-707 - Establishment of corners

For the purpose of perpetuating every survey, the surveyor shall establish his or her corners by taking bearings on trees and noting particularly their course and distance from the corner. When there are no trees within a reasonable distance, he or she shall perpetuate his or her corners by erecting mounds of turf at least two and one-half feet (21/2') at the base and two feet (2') high. In lieu of mounds, stones may be planted in the ground to a depth not less than twelve inches (12"), which shall not be less than eighteen inches (18") long, eight inches (8") wide, and three inches (3") thick. The stones shall be described in the field book.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 9; C. & M. Dig., § 1892; Pope's Dig., § 2409; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1211.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-708 - Calculating tract contents

All calculations to ascertain the content of any tract of land by any county surveyor or other person shall be made by differences of latitude and departure.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 20; C. & M. Dig., § 1903; Pope's Dig., § 2420; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1212.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-709 - Instruments required - Record book

(a)
It shall be the duty of each county surveyor to furnish himself or herself with a compass of approved construction, having a nonius division; also, a two-pole chain of fifty (50) links, and a well-bound book, in which he or she shall carefully and legibly record and note down every survey made by him or her, giving the name of the person the survey of whose lands is recorded, and describing as near as practicable, the metes and bounds of the tract, and noting the date on which the survey was made.
(b)
The record book required by this section to be kept by each county surveyor shall be furnished at the expense of the county.
(c)
The record shall be subject to the inspection of every person who may deem himself or herself interested in the land record.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, §§ 10, 11, 21; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1893, 1894, 1904; Pope's Dig., §§ 2410, 2411, 2421; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1215 -- 12-1217.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-710 - Delivery of records to successor

(a)
It shall be the duty of the county surveyor, or other person having the official record of the surveyor in his or her possession, to deliver up the record to his or her successor whenever he or she may be applied to for that purpose.
(b)
If the surveyor, or the person having the possession of the record, shall refuse to deliver it to such successor when demanded, he or she shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per day for every day he or she may retain it after demanded, to be recovered by a civil action before any justice of the peace, in the name of any person who may sue for it, one-half (1/2) to the use of the person suing and one-half (1/2) to the use of the county.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, §§ 12, 13; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1895, 1896; Pope's Dig., §§ 2412, 2413; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1218, 12-1219.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-711 - Conclusiveness of official survey

No act or record by any county surveyor, or his or her deputy, shall be conclusive, but may be reviewed by any competent tribunal in any case where the correctness thereof may be disputed.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 15; C. & M. Dig., § 1898; Pope's Dig., § 2415; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1221.
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 7 - COUNTY SURVEYORS (§§ 14-15-701 — 14-15-712) › Section 14-15-712 - Admissibility of certified copy

A certified copy of the record of any county surveyor, under the hand of the surveyor, shall be admitted as prima facie evidence in any court of record in this state.
Rev. Stat., ch. 40, § 14; C. & M. Dig., § 1897; Pope's Dig., § 2414; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1220.
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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-802 - Office

County treasurers shall keep their offices at their respective county sites.
Acts 1877, No. 15, § 3, p. 10; C. & M. Dig., § 1909; Pope's Dig., § 2426; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1304.
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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-803 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 66,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1907, No. 190, § 6, p. 446; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2044, 8360; Pope's Dig., §§ 2591, 10956; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1305; Acts 1991, No. 183, § 1; 1995, No. 354, § 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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-804 - Appointment of a deputy treasurer

(a)
Appointment of a deputy treasurer shall be:
(1)
In writing;
(2)
Signed by the county treasurer; and
(3)
Recorded in the county recorder's office.
(b)
A deputy treasurer shall possess powers as authorized by the county treasurer.
Acts 1883, No. 42, §§ 2-4, p. 65; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1911-1913; Pope's Dig., §§ 2428-2430; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1307 -- 12-1309; Acts 2007, No. 122, § 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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-805 - Duties generally

It shall be the duty of each county treasurer to:
(1)
(A)
Receive and give receipt for all moneys payable into the county treasury and to pay and disburse the moneys on warrants or checks drawn by order of the county court.
(B)
Any nonrevenue receipts as defined in §
21-6-302(f)(2)
shall be deposited into the same county fund from which the original expenditure was made;
(2)
(A)
Refuse payment of any warrant or check that would cause a deficit balance in any special revenue account without an appropriated transfer of general funds to cover the deficit, except as provided in this section.
(B)
(i)
A grant account that operates as a reimbursable grant fund may operate with a deficit balance if there is a county general fund cash balance or an appropriate special revenue fund cash balance sufficient to support the deficit.
(ii)
When the grant moneys are received by the county, the moneys shall be receipted to the proper grant fund by the county treasurer.
(iii)
Any remaining deficit balance at the conclusion of the grant cycle shall be brought to a zero balance with an appropriated transfer of general funds or an appropriated transfer from the applicable special revenue fund; and
(3)
(A)
Maintain a positive general fund balance.
(B)
The general fund shall include county general and any other ledger account on the treasurer's books accruable to county general.
(C)
The treasurer shall refuse payment of any warrant or check that would cause a deficit balance of the general fund in aggregate.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 310,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Special Acts of 1923, No. 240, § 3; Rev. Stat., ch. 41, § 5; C. & M. Dig., § 1914; Pope's Dig., § 2431; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1310; Acts 1993, No. 200, § 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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-806 - Neglect or refusal to pay warrant

(a)
If any county treasurer shall neglect or refuse to pay any warrant or check drawn on him or her by order of the county court of his or her county, having cash available in the fund on which the warrant or check is drawn, he or she shall forfeit and pay to the holder of the warrant four (4) times the amount thereof.
(b)
The forfeiture may be recovered by a civil action in the name of the party aggrieved against the treasurer and his or her securities, and the treasurer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office and upon conviction shall be removed from office.
Rev. Stat., ch. 41, §§ 10, 11; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1920, 1921; Pope's Dig., § 2437; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1311, 12-1312; Acts 1993, No. 200, § 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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-807 - Accounting of revenue received and disbursed

(a)
A county treasurer shall keep a true and just account of all revenue received and disbursed.
(b)
A treasurer shall make duplicate receipts, in accordance with §
14-25-108
, in favor of the proper person for all revenue paid into the treasury and keep all financial records pertaining to his or her office at all times ready for inspection as public records of the county.
(c)
(1)
A treasurer shall furnish the county quorum court and the county judge with an account of the receipts and expenditures of the county not previously accounted for at each regular meeting of the county quorum court.
(2)
The county judge and the county quorum court may request from the county treasurer any county financial information needed to make sound financial decisions for the county.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 472,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Rev. Stat., ch. 41, §§ 6-8; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1915-1917; Pope's Dig., §§ 2432-2434; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1313 -- 12-1315.
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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-809 - Resignation, removal, or death

If he or she resigns, is removed from office, or dies, a county treasurer, or his or her executor or administrator, shall immediately make his or her settlement and deliver to his or her successor in office all things pertaining to the office, together with all the moneys belonging to the county.
Rev. Stat., ch. 41, § 9; C. & M. Dig., § 1919; Pope's Dig., § 2436; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1317.
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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-810 - Relief from liability

In all cases where any funds in the hands of any county treasurer of this state have been lost or become unavailable by reason of the insolvency of any bank in which the funds were deposited, and not through defalcation of the county treasurer, the county treasurers and their bondsmen, in cases where the bondsmen have not become sureties on account of the payment of a cash consideration, and in such cases only, are released and relieved from any and all liability for loss of the funds.
Acts 1935, No. 16, § 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 8 - COUNTY TREASURERS (§§ 14-15-801 — 14-15-811) › Section 14-15-811 - Continuing education - Board and fund

(a)
There is created the County Treasurer's Continuing Education Board, which shall be composed of the following members:
(1)
Eight (8) members of the Arkansas County Treasurers' Association, designated by the Arkansas County Treasurers' Association;
(2)
One (1) member designated by the Association of Arkansas Counties; and
(3)
The Auditor of State or a person designated by the Auditor of State.
(b)
(1)
It shall be the responsibility of the board to establish a continuing education program for county treasurers of the various counties in the state. This program shall be designed to better equip persons elected to serve as county treasurers to carry out their official responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner. The program shall include requirements and procedures for an effective certification program for county treasurers.
(2)
It shall also be the responsibility of the board to disburse any funds made available to it from the County Treasurers' Continuing Education Fund to establish and maintain a continuing education program and a certification program for county treasurers.
(c)
(1)
There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the County Treasurers' Continuing Education Fund.
(2)
(A)
The quorum court of each county shall annually appropriate and pay into the County Treasurers' Continuing Education Fund in the State Treasury the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800) from fees of the office of county treasurer.
(B)
If any quorum court shall fail or refuse to appropriate and pay over the funds to the County Treasurers' Continuing Education Fund in the State Treasury, the Treasurer of State shall withhold funds from the county aid due to the county and shall credit the funds to the County Treasurers' Continuing Education Fund.
(d)
The funds in the County Treasurers' Continuing Education Fund shall be used exclusively for:
(1)
Establishing and operating a continuing education program for county treasurers;
(2)
Paying the meals, lodging, registration fees, and mileage at the rate prescribed in state travel rules of county treasurers who attend the continuing education program;
(3)
Acquiring educational materials; and
(4)
Paying presenter fees and expenses.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 449,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 987, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 443,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 443,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 551,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1987, No. 944, §§ 1-3; 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 178, § 2; 1999, No. 342, § 1; 2001, No. 348, § 4; 2007, No. 246, § 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 9 - COUNTY CLERKS (§ 14-15-901) › Section 14-15-901 - Records - Multiple judicial districts

(a)
In counties having two (2) judicial districts, it shall be the duty of the county clerk to keep at each county site, in addition to the records now required by law to be kept, the following records:
(1)
Record of marks and brands;
(2)
Record of incorporations;
(3)
Record of estrays;
(4)
Record of advertisements and sale of delinquent lands;
(5)
Record of lands sold to the state; and
(6)
Record of lands sold to individuals.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the county courts of such counties to immediately purchase such records for the use of the various counties as are required by this section, and all other expenses made necessary by the provisions of this section shall be borne by the respective counties embraced in this section.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Prairie, Woodruff, and Lawrence counties.
Acts 1907, No. 190, §§ 1, 2, 7, p. 446; 1911, No. 94, § 1; 1919, No. 507, § 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2039, 2040, 8355, 8356, 8361; Pope's Dig., §§ 2586, 2587, 10951, 10952, 10957; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 16-301 -- 16-303.
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 11 - CONSTABLES (§§ 14-15-1101 — 14-15-1106) › Section 14-15-1101 - Peacekeeping duties and authority - Neglect of duty

(a)
Each constable shall be a conservator of the peace in his or her township and shall suppress all riots, affrays, fights, and unlawful assemblies, and shall keep the peace and cause offenders to be arrested and dealt with according to law.
(b)
If any offense cognizable before a district court in his or her township is committed in his or her presence, the constable shall immediately arrest the offender and cause him or her to be dealt with according to law.
(c)
Nothing in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall be construed to deprive a constable of authority to serve warrants, summons, writs, and other process as provided by law.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the fresh pursuit by a constable of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony in his or her township, though no felony has actually been committed, if there are reasonable grounds for so believing. As used in this section, "fresh pursuit" shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
(e)
If it comes to the knowledge of any constable that an offense mentioned in this section has been committed in his or her township, it shall be the duty of the constable to present the offender to a district court in order that the offender may be arrested and brought to trial as prescribed by law.
(f)
If a constable fails, refuses, or neglects to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by this section, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a violation, and upon conviction, by indictment in the circuit court, shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
Added by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 18, eff. 8/1/2023.