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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 14 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS (§§ 14-54-1401 — 14-54-1412) › Section 14-54-1411 - Firearms and ammunition - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "local unit of government" means a city, town, or county.
(b)
(1)
(A)
A local unit of government shall not enact any ordinance or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner, the ownership, transfer, transportation, carrying, or possession of firearms, ammunition for firearms, or components of firearms, except as otherwise provided in state or federal law.
(B)
This shall not prevent the enactment of an ordinance regulating or forbidding the unsafe discharge of a firearm.
(2)
(A)
A local unit of government shall have no authority to bring suit and shall have no right to recover against any firearm or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer for damages, abatement, or injunctive relief resulting from or relating to the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, or sale of firearms or ammunition to the public.
(B)
The authority to bring any suit and the right to recover against any firearm or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer for damages, abatement, or injunctive relief shall be reserved exclusively to the State of Arkansas.
(C)
Provided, this shall not prevent a local unit of government from bringing suit against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer or dealer for breach of contract or warranty as to firearms or ammunition purchased by the local unit of government.
(c)
(1)
Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the governing body of a local unit of government, following the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency, may enact an emergency ordinance regulating the transfer, transportation, or carrying of firearms or components of firearms.
(2)
Such emergency ordinance shall not be effective for a period of more than twenty (20) days and shall be enacted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the governing body.
Acts 1993, No. 1100, §§ 1-3; 1999, No. 951, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 14 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS (§§ 14-54-1401 — 14-54-1412) › Section 14-54-1412 - Designated entertainment districts - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "designated entertainment district" means a contiguous area located in a part of a city, a municipality, or an incorporated town that:
(1)
Is zoned for or customarily used for commercial purposes; and
(2)
Contains any number and any combination of restaurants, taprooms, taverns, entertainment establishments, hospitality establishments, music venues, theaters, bars, private clubs, microbrewery-restaurant private clubs, art galleries, art studios, tourist destinations, distilleries, dance clubs, cinemas, or concert halls.
(b)
(1)
A city, a municipality, or an incorporated town located in a county with established entities authorized by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to sell alcoholic beverages may by ordinance create a designated entertainment district.
(2)
A designated entertainment district may be permanent or temporary.
(3)
(A)
A city, a municipality, or an incorporated town that creates a designated entertainment district under this section shall set by ordinance reasonable standards for the regulation of alcohol possession within the boundaries of the designated entertainment district.
(B)
An ordinance enacted under this subsection does not diminish the requirements of the division concerning permits issued within the designated entertainment district.
(4)
A city, a municipality, or an incorporated town that creates a designated entertainment district under this section shall notify the division within ten (10) days of the issuance or removal of a permanent or temporary designation as a designated entertainment district.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 334,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 34,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 874,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 874,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2019, No. 812,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1501 - Intent

The intent of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas in this subchapter is to enact civil remedies that eliminate any conduct within a municipality which constitutes a nuisance.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1502 - Common nuisance declared

(a)
Conduct within a municipality that unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of lands of another, including conduct on property which disturbs the peaceful, quiet, and undisturbed use and enjoyment of nearby property, constitutes a common nuisance.
(b)
For purposes of this subchapter, a common nuisance shall not include conduct which is permitted by and in conformance with city ordinances.
(c)
A common nuisance shall include any three (3) separate district court convictions of health and safety code violations with respect to any one (1) lot or parcel of property within a one-year period or one (1) such conviction if the offense constitutes an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of any citizen. Such conduct is declared to be detrimental to the law-abiding citizens of the municipality and may be subject to an injunction, a court-ordered eviction, or a cause of action for damages as provided for in this subchapter.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1503 - Action to abate - Permanent injunction - Verification of complaint

(a)
Whenever there is reason to believe such a common nuisance is kept or maintained or exists in any city, a circuit court may enjoin permanently the person conducting or maintaining the nuisance and the owner, lessee, or agent of the building or place in or upon which the nuisance exists from directly or indirectly maintaining or permitting the nuisance.
(b)
For activities involving multiple convictions of municipal code violations, the city attorney may bring the action permitted in this subchapter. For other activities constituting a nuisance as defined in §
14-54-1502
, any citizen of the city may bring the action in his or her own name.
(c)
The complaint in the action shall be certified, unless the action is brought by the city attorney.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1504 - Temporary injunction - Bond required - Precedence

(a)
If the existence of the nuisance is shown in the action to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall allow a temporary writ of injunction to abate and prevent the continuance or recurrence of the nuisance.
(b)
On granting the temporary writ, the court shall require a bond on the part of the applicant to the effect that the applicant will pay to the enjoined defendant such damages, not exceeding an amount to be specified, as the defendant sustains by reason of the injunction should the court finally decide that the applicant was not entitled to the injunction. No bond shall be required where the proceeding is instituted by the city attorney.
(c)
The action shall be filed in the circuit court and have precedence over all other actions except election contests, hearings on injunctions, and hearings under §§
5-74-109
and
16-105-403
.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1505 - Dismissal for want of prosecution

(a)
If the complaint is filed by a citizen, it shall not be dismissed by the plaintiff for want of prosecution except upon a sworn statement made by the plaintiff setting forth the reasons why the action shall be dismissed and by dismissal ordered by the court.
(b)
If the action is brought by a citizen and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for the action, costs shall be assessed against the plaintiff.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1506 - Order of abatement - Lien for costs - Enforcement

(a)
If the existence of the nuisance is established in the action, an order of abatement shall be entered as part of the judgment in the case, and plaintiff's costs in carrying out the order shall constitute a lien upon the property, building, or place.
(b)
The lien is enforceable and collective by execution issued by order of the court.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1507 - Order of abatement - Damages

(a)
If the existence of the nuisance is established in the action, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment. The order shall provide for any appropriate equitable relief as determined by the court to be necessary to abate the nuisance and may further provide, if determined to be the least restrictive alternative available to effectively accomplish the abatement, for the closing of the building or place for such period of time as determined to be necessary by the court as adequate to abate the nuisance.
(b)
An alternative to closure may be considered only as provided in this section.
(c)
If the court finds that any vacancy resulting from closure of the building or place may create a nuisance or that closure is otherwise harmful to the community, in lieu of ordering the building or place closed, the court may order the person who is seeking to keep the premises open to pay damages to the city in an amount equal to the fair market rental value of the building or place, for such period of time as determined appropriate by the court.
(d)
These funds shall be used either to investigate and litigate future nuisance abatement actions or by the city for the purpose of neighborhood safety and enhancement programs.
(e)
For purposes of this section, the actual amount of rent being received for the rent of the building or place or the existence of any vacancy therein may be considered, but shall not be the sole determinant of the fair market rental value.
(f)
Expert testimony may be used to determine the fair market rental value.
(g)
In addition, the court may award damages equal to the plaintiff's costs in the investigation and litigation of the abatement action, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), against any or all of the defendants based upon the severity of the nuisance and its duration.
(h)
The damages may be collected in any manner provided for the collection of any civil judgment.
(i)
While the order of abatement remains in effect, the building or place is in the custody of the court.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1508 - Release of the building to owner

(a)
If the owner of the building or place has not been guilty of any contempt of court in the proceedings and appears and pays all costs, fees, and allowances that are liens on the building or place and files a bond in the full value of the property conditioned that the owner will immediately abate any nuisance that may exist at the building or place and prevent it from being a nuisance within a period of one (1) year thereafter, the court, if satisfied of the owner's good faith, may order the building or place to be delivered to the owner and the order of abatement canceled so far as it may relate to the property.
(b)
The release of property under the provisions of this section does not release it from any judgment, lien, penalty, or liability to which it may be subject.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1509 - Lien - Enforcement

(a)
Whenever the owner of a building or place upon which the act or acts constituting contempt have been committed or the owner of any interest therein has been guilty of contempt of court and fined in any proceedings under this subchapter, the fine is a lien upon the building or place to the extent of the owner's interest in it.
(b)
The lien is enforceable and collectible by execution issued by order of the court.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 15 - VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES (§§ 14-54-1501 — 14-54-1510) › Section 14-54-1510 - Criminal violations - Penalties

A violation of or disobedience of the injunction or order for abatement is punishable as contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or both.
Acts 1999, No. 1561, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 16 - THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACT (§§ 14-54-1601 — 14-54-1606) › Section 14-54-1601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "Affordable Housing Accessibility Act".
Acts 2003, No. 624, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 16 - THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACT (§§ 14-54-1601 — 14-54-1606) › Section 14-54-1602 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Federal standards" means the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 C.F.R. pt. 3280, promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the authority of
42 U.S.C. § 5401
et seq., as it existed on January 1, 1976;
(2)
"Manufactured home" means a dwelling unit constructed in a factory in accordance with the federal standards and meeting the definitions set forth in the federal standards and under §
20-25-102
; and
(3)
"Mobile home" means a dwelling unit constructed in a factory before the enactment of the federal standards.
Acts 2003, No. 624, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 16 - THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACT (§§ 14-54-1601 — 14-54-1606) › Section 14-54-1603 - Municipal construction and installation standards

(a)
Municipalities shall not establish or continue in effect any ordinance or regulation that sets standards for manufactured home construction or safety that are not identical to the federal standards.
(b)
Municipalities shall not establish or continue in effect any ordinance or regulation that sets standards for manufactured home installation that are inconsistent with the state standards for installation set forth under §
20-25-106
and the design of the manufacturer.
Acts 2003, No. 624, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 16 - THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACT (§§ 14-54-1601 — 14-54-1606) › Section 14-54-1604 - Municipal regulation of manufactured homes

(a)
(1)
Municipalities that have zoning ordinances shall allow the placement of manufactured homes on individually owned lots in at least one (1) or more residential districts or zones within the municipality.
(2)
Municipalities shall not establish or continue in effect any ordinance or regulation that restricts the placement of manufactured homes only in mobile home parks, subdivisions, or land-lease communities.
(b)
Municipalities may establish reasonable regulations or conditions for the placement of manufactured homes within the jurisdiction, including, but not limited to:
(1)
Perimeter foundation enclosures;
(2)
Connection to utilities;
(3)
Building setbacks;
(4)
Side or rear yard offsets;
(5)
Off-street parking;
(6)
Construction of carports, garages, and other outbuildings;
(7)
Entries and exits, porches, decks, and stairs; and
(8)
Other regulations or conditions that are applicable to other single-family dwellings in the same residential district or zone.
(c)
Municipalities shall not impose regulations or conditions on manufactured homes that prohibit the placement of manufactured homes or that are inconsistent with the regulations or conditions imposed on other single-family dwellings permitted in the same residential district or zone.
Acts 2003, No. 624, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 16 - THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACT (§§ 14-54-1601 — 14-54-1606) › Section 14-54-1605 - Regulation of mobile homes

Municipalities may prohibit the placement of mobile homes in all residential districts or zones or may restrict the placement of mobile homes to designated mobile home parks, subdivisions, or land-lease communities.
Acts 2003, No. 624, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 16 - THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY ACT (§§ 14-54-1601 — 14-54-1606) › Section 14-54-1606 - Exceptions

(a)
This subchapter shall not supersede, prevent, or preempt any valid covenants or bills of assurance.
(b)
This subchapter shall not require that manufactured homes be permitted in historic districts.
Acts 2003, No. 624, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1701 - Legislative intent

It is the intent of the General Assembly to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the municipalities of this state by authorizing the creation of criminal nuisance abatement boards with authority to impose remedies, administrative fines, and other noncriminal penalties in order to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of abating public nuisance as defined by state law.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1702 - Creation of criminal nuisance abatement board

(a)
Any city of the first class or city of the second class by ordinance may create a quasi-judicial board to hear complaints regarding places or premises used as public or common nuisance as defined by §§
5-74-109
,
14-54-1502
, and
16-105-402
or that are used for prostitution as defined by §
5-70-102
.
(b)
A criminal nuisance abatement board created under this subchapter shall be composed of five (5) citizens of the creating city who shall be appointed by the governing body of the city.
(c)
The governing body of the city shall select one (1) of the members of the board to call the first meeting and serve as chair at the first meeting.
(d)
(1)
At the first meeting, members of the board shall draw lots so that:
(A)
One (1) member shall serve a three-year term;
(B)
Two (2) members shall serve a four-year term; and
(C)
Two (2) members shall serve a five-year term.
(2)
All successors appointed to the board shall serve one (1) five-year term.
(e)
The members shall elect a chair and any other officers needed to conduct the business of the board.
(f)
The governing body of the city shall provide necessary staff for the board.
(g)
The board may promulgate rules and regulations needed to conduct the hearings on the complaints concerning places and premises used as public or common nuisances.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1703 - Filing of complaint with board

(a)
(1)
Any employee, officer, or resident of the city may bring a sworn complaint before the criminal nuisance abatement board against the owner of a place or premises that may constitute a nuisance.
(2)
A hearing shall be conducted after the owner of the place or premises has been given ten (10) calendar days' notice of the hearing.
(b)
The notice shall:
(1)
Be provided to the owner of the place or premises according to Rule 4(d) of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(2)
Include a copy of the complaint and a copy of the ordinance creating the board.
(c)
If notice of the hearing is made by personal service, the notice may be served by a certified law enforcement officer or a certified court process server.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1704 - Hearing and board findings

(a)
At a hearing:
(1)
A criminal nuisance abatement board may consider any evidence, including evidence of the general reputation of the place or premises; and
(2)
The owner of the premises shall have an opportunity to present evidence in his or her defense.
(b)
All witnesses at a hearing shall be sworn.
(c)
(1)
After the hearing, the board may declare the place or premises to be:
(A)
A public nuisance as defined by §§
5-74-109
,
14-54-1502
, and
16-105-402
; or
(B)
Used for prostitution as defined by §
5-70-102
.
(2)
After declaring a place or premises a nuisance, the board shall make a factual determination as to the reasons why the board finds that a public nuisance exists.
(d)
The sworn testimony and the board's findings shall become a part of the record.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1705 - Order of abatement

(a)
If the criminal nuisance abatement board declares a place or premises to be a public nuisance, it may enter an order requiring the owner of the place or premises to adopt such procedure as may be appropriate under the circumstances to abate any such nuisance.
(b)
The order may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1)
Prohibiting the maintenance of the nuisance;
(2)
Prohibiting the operation or maintenance of the place or premises, including the closure of the place or premises or any part of the premises for a period no longer than the effective date of the order;
(3)
Prohibiting the conduct, operation, or maintenance of any business or activity on the premises which is conducive to the nuisance;
(4)
Ordering the eviction of tenants of the place or premises who are responsible for the criminal conduct or who allow or permit another to commit the criminal conduct;
(5)
Ordering the owner of the place or premises or the owner's agents to perform criminal background checks of tenants before renting the property; or
(6)
Ordering the owner to bring the place or premises into compliance with state and local safety codes before allowing the reoccupation of the property.
(c)
The order must include a statement stating that violations of this order may be punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each day that violations of the order continue or that the public nuisance continues to exist.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1706 - Effective date of an order

(a)
A finding or order entered pursuant to this subchapter shall become effective seven (7) calendar days after the order has been posted on the subject premises and mailed to the owner's last known address by first class mail.
(b)
The order shall expire after one (1) year after the effective date or at such earlier time as is stated in the order.
(c)
The order may be stayed pending appeal to circuit court pursuant to §
14-54-1707
.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1707 - Appeals to circuit court

(a)
Within thirty (30) days after an order or decision has been entered by the criminal nuisance abatement board according to the provisions in this subchapter, any party may appeal to a circuit court for a de novo review on the record.
(b)
If an appeal is filed, the decision or order of the board shall remain in effect unless stayed by the circuit court.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1708 - Violations of orders or continuations of nuisance

(a)
If an order that has been entered is violated, the criminal nuisance abatement board on its own or pursuant to a complaint may hold a hearing on whether the order has been violated or whether or not a public nuisance continues to exist.
(b)
If the board finds that the public nuisance continues to exist or that the order has been violated, the board may impose a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each day that the order is violated or that the nuisance continues to exist.
(c)
Before such a hearing may be held, the owner must be given ten (10) calendar days' notice in writing of the hearing according to methods stated in Rule 4(d) of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(d)
The notice must state that if the board finds that the nuisance continues to exist or that the order has been violated, the board may impose a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each day that the order has been violated or that the nuisance has continued to exist.
(e)
The maximum amount of a civil penalty that may be imposed is ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(f)
In addition to a civil penalty, the board may award costs of a successful complainant not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(g)
All civil penalties imposed shall be used by the local police department for nuisance abatement purposes.
(h)
Any civil penalty or costs awarded by the board may be appealed to the circuit court within thirty (30) days.
(i)
Any order imposing costs or civil penalties not appealed to circuit court may be filed with the circuit clerk's office and constitutes a judgment of record and a lien against the nuisance property.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1709 - Supplemental measure

(a)
This subchapter does not restrict the right of any person or government official from proceeding against a public nuisance by any other means.
(b)
This subchapter is supplemental to all other laws and any other powers of a city of the first class or city of the second class.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 17 - CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARDS (§§ 14-54-1701 — 14-54-1710) › Section 14-54-1710 - Immunity

(a)
The criminal nuisance abatement board, its individual members, and city employees assisting the board are immune from suit or action for their activities in discharge of their duties under this subchapter to the full extent of judicial immunity.
(b)
Except for perjury and false swearing, complainants and witnesses are absolutely immune from suit or action for all communications with the board and all statements made within the nuisance abatement process.
Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-103) › Section 14-55-101 - Authority to enact

Municipal corporations shall have the power to make and publish from time to time bylaws or ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for carrying into effect or discharging the powers or duties conferred by the provisions of this subtitle.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 22, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7493; Pope's Dig., § 9542; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2401.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-103) › Section 14-55-102 - Purposes generally

Municipal corporations shall have power to make and publish bylaws and ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, which, as to them, shall seem necessary to provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity, and improve the morals, order, comfort, and convenience of such corporations and the inhabitants thereof.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 22, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7494; Pope's Dig., § 9543; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2401.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-103) › Section 14-55-103 - Duty to enact

It is the duty of municipal corporations to publish such bylaws and ordinances as shall be necessary to:
(1)
Secure such corporations and their inhabitants against injuries by fire, thieves, robbers, burglars, and other persons violating the public peace;
(2)
Suppress riots, gambling, and indecent and disorderly conduct; and
(3)
Punish all lewd and lascivious behavior in the streets and other public places.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 22, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7494; Pope's Dig., § 9543; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2401.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-201 - Only one subject

No bylaw or ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 86, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7502; Pope's Dig., § 9562; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-202 - Reading requirement

(a)
All bylaws and ordinances of a general or permanent nature shall be fully and distinctly read on three (3) different days unless two-thirds (2/3) of the members composing the municipal council shall dispense with the rule.
(b)
In a city with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) persons in the most recent federal decennial census, if the ordinance under consideration has been submitted to and approved by the electors of the municipality and is being amended, repealed, or otherwise altered by the municipal council, then the ordinance shall be fully and distinctly read on three (3) different days not less than twenty-eight (28) days apart.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1052,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 86, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7502; Pope's Dig., § 9562; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-203 - Voting requirements for passage - Effective dates

(a)
On the passage of every bylaw, ordinance, resolution, or order to enter into a contract by the council of any municipal corporation, the yeas and nays shall be called and recorded.
(b)
To pass any bylaw, ordinance, resolution, or order, a concurrence of a majority of a whole number of members elected to the council shall be required.
(c)
(1)
(A)
The effective dates for ordinances of a general or permanent nature and other local measures of a general or permanent nature of cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and incorporated towns shall be upon publication or posting as is otherwise required by law, but not before ninety-one (91) days after passage by the governing body of the city or town.
(B)
In the event that the governing body of the city or town has by ordinance fixed the deadline for filing referendum petitions upon ordinances or other local measures at not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days after passage of an ordinance or measure, then the effective date shall be the day next following the deadline fixed in the ordinance.
(C)
An ordinance containing an emergency clause shall go into effect immediately upon passage or at the time specified by the emergency clause, regardless of publication or posting, but an emergency clause shall not be effective to impose any fine, penalty, forfeiture, or deprivation of liberty or property until after the ordinance has been published or posted as is otherwise required by law.
(2)
The effective date of an ordinance that is not of a general or permanent nature of a city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town is the date of passage of the ordinance unless a later effective date is provided in the ordinance.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 29, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7528; Pope's Dig., § 9588; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2403; Acts 2001, No. 1187, § 1; 2005, No. 1552, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-204 - Approval of appropriations

All bylaws, ordinances, resolutions, or orders for the appropriation of money shall require for their passage or adoption the concurrence of a majority of the council members of any municipal corporation.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 35, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 86, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7502; Pope's Dig., § 9562; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-205 - Recording and authentication

All bylaws or ordinances after their passage shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and shall be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the governing body and the clerk or recorder.
Acts 1949, No. 36, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2404.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-206 - Publishing or posting requirements

(a)
(1)
(A)
All bylaws or ordinances of a general or permanent nature and all those imposing any fine, penalty, or forfeiture shall be published in some newspaper published in the municipality.
(B)
In municipalities in which no newspaper is published, written or printed notice posted in five (5) of the most public places designated by the governing body in an ordinance or minutes of the governing body shall be deemed a sufficient publication of any law or ordinance.
(2)
It shall be deemed a sufficient defense to any suit or prosecution of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture to show that no notice was given as provided herein.
(b)
As to ordinances establishing rules and regulations for zoning, construction of buildings, the installation of plumbing, the installation of electric wiring, or other similar work, where such rules and regulations have been printed as a code in book form, the code or provisions thereof may be published by the municipality by reference to title of the code without further publication or posting thereof. However, no fewer than three (3) copies of the code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the clerk or recorder of the municipality after the adoption thereof if there is no electronic form of the code available for examination by the public.
Acts 1949, No. 36, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2404; Acts 1993, No. 295, § 2; 2009, No. 25, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-207 - Adoption of technical codes by reference

(a)
Every municipality in the State of Arkansas is authorized by the passage of a municipal ordinance to adopt by reference technical codes, regulations, or standards, without setting forth the provisions of the code or parts thereof, if three (3) copies of the code, or the pertinent parts thereof, and any related documents are filed either electronically or by hard copy in the office of the clerk of the municipality for inspection and view by the public before the passage of the ordinance.
(b)
The term "technical codes" shall include any building, zoning, health, electrical, or plumbing codes, and the term "regulations" shall include any criminal code of the State of Arkansas.
(c)
It is the duty of the municipality to give a notice to the public, by publication in a paper of general circulation within the municipality, stating that copies of the code, or the pertinent parts thereof, and the related documents are open to public examination either electronically or by hard copy before the passage of the ordinance adopting the code.
Acts 1949, No. 267, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2421 -- 19-2423; Acts 2009, No. 25, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION (§§ 14-55-201 — 14-55-208) › Section 14-55-208 - Publication statement - Newspaper

(a)
A required publication made by a municipality in a newspaper shall include the statement "This publication was paid for by" and shall:
(1)
Identify the municipal entity responsible for payment of the publication;
(2)
Identify the office within the municipal entity responsible for payment of the publication; and
(3)
Disclose the amount paid for the publication.
(b)
The statement and information required under subsection (a) of this section shall be:
(1)
Provided by the municipality; and
(2)
Printed in the same font size as the required publication.
(c)
This section applies to notices required to be published under §§
14-55-206
,
14-58-303
,
14-59-116
, and
22-9-203
.
Added by Act 2021, No. 954,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 3 - REFERRAL TO ELECTORS (§§ 14-55-301 — 14-55-304) › Section 14-55-301 - Proposed or adopted ordinances

(a)
The city council or governing body of any municipality, by a majority vote of its members, may refer any proposed ordinance to the people for adoption or rejection.
(b)
The city council, or governing body, may at the time of, or within thirty (30) days of, the adoption of any ordinance refer the ordinance to the electors for their acceptance or rejection by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members of the council.
(c)
The action of the city council shall constitute a referral to the people, and from that point the procedure shall be that as required by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 7.
Acts 1963, No. 218, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2428 -- 19-2430.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 3 - REFERRAL TO ELECTORS (§§ 14-55-301 — 14-55-304) › Section 14-55-302 - Enacted ordinances

Any ordinance enacted by the governing body of any city or town in the state may be referred to a vote of the electors of the city or town for approval or rejection in the manner and procedure prescribed in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 7, and laws enacted pursuant thereto for exercising the local initiative and referendum, and the manner and procedure prescribed therein shall be the exclusive method of exercising the initiative and referendum regarding these local measures.
Acts 1981, No. 220, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-4003.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 3 - REFERRAL TO ELECTORS (§§ 14-55-301 — 14-55-304) › Section 14-55-303 - Form of ordinance ballot question

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the ballot in an election on an ordinance proposed by initiative shall plainly state the title of the ordinance to be voted on, followed by the words:
"FOR PROPOSED INITIATIVE NO. __________________
AGAINST PROPOSED INITIATIVE NO. __________________".
(2)
If the election is for repeal of an ordinance by referendum petition, the ballot in the election shall plainly state the title of the ordinance to be voted on followed by the words:
"FOR REPEAL OF THE ORDINANCE NO. __________________
AGAINST REPEAL OF THE ORDINANCE NO. __________________".
(b)
The ballot in an election on a referred measure shall plainly state the title of the referred measure, followed by the words:
"FOR REFERRED MEASURE (OR ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT) NO. __________________
AGAINST REFERRED MEASURE (OR ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT) NO. __________________".
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 3,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 2,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1036,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 3 - REFERRAL TO ELECTORS (§§ 14-55-301 — 14-55-304) › Section 14-55-304 - Municipal referendum petition

Except for a municipal referendum petition concerning a municipal bond, a sponsor shall be given sixty (60) days to circulate a municipal referendum petition.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1093,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 55 - ORDINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-55-101 — 14-55-704) › Subchapter 4 - EFFECT OF PASSAGE (§§ 14-55-401 — 14-55-402) › Section 14-55-401 - Existing ordinances continue in force

All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or orders, lawfully passed and adopted by the city or town council, not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of this state, shall be, remain, and continue in force until altered or repealed by the council.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 33, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7500; Pope's Dig., § 9560; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2406.