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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-106 - Adoption of Code not to validate constitutionally invalid acts

The adoption of this Code shall not validate an act or validate any section or part of a section of an act, which act or section or part of a section of an act is constitutionally invalid.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-107 - Repealed acts not revived by Code

All acts or parts of acts which are repealed or superseded by this Code or are repugnant to any act repealed by this Code and which have not been reenacted or consolidated shall continue to be so repealed or superseded.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-108 - Adoption of Code not to affect rules and regulations

Unless otherwise provided, the adoption of this Code shall not invalidate or affect any rules or regulations which were in effect on December 31, 1987, promulgated pursuant to authority given by law. These rules and regulations shall remain in force until repealed, replaced, or invalidated.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-109 - Adoption of Code not to validate invalid, unauthorized, or defective rules and regulations

The adoption of this Code shall not validate or authorize a rule or regulation, cure any defect in a rule or regulation, or validate, authorize, or cure any section or part of a section of any rule or regulation, which rule or regulation or section or part of a section of the rule or regulation is invalid, unauthorized, or defective.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-110 - Adoption of Code not to affect terms of office, compensation, expenses, etc

(a)
The adoption of this Code shall not affect the term of office or the right to hold office of any person who is in office on December 31, 1987, unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the office is abolished by the adoption of this Code.
(b)
The adoption of this Code shall not affect the compensation, expenses, per diem, allowances, retirement, or other rights of any officer or employee of this state or of any county, municipality, district, improvement district, school district, institution of higher education, political subdivision, authority, or other governmental entity within this state, or of any agency, department, division, section, board, commission, committee, or council of any of the above, unless otherwise provided in this Code.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-111 - Adoption of Code not to affect existing rights, liabilities, contracts, actions, etc

(a)
The adoption of this Code shall not affect or impair any existing right, remedy, or defense nor affect, impair, discharge, or release any existing contract, obligation, duty, or liability of any kind. It shall not affect any pending suit or action, or prosecution now commenced or which shall be hereafter commenced, for any offense committed prior to January 1, 1988. As to all such suits, actions, and prosecutions, the law in force on December 31, 1987, shall continue in force.
(b)
The repeal, repeal and reenactment, or the revision, amendment, or consolidation of any act, or of any section or part of a section of any act, civil or criminal, shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change, in whole or in part, any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under the act, section, or part thereof unless the repealing, repealing and reenacting, revising, amending, or consolidating act shall expressly so provide. The repealed, repealed and reenacted, revised, amended, or consolidated act, or any section or part of a section of that act, shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all suits, actions, or prosecutions, civil or criminal, for the enforcement of any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order that can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such suits, actions, or prosecutions imposing, inflicting, or declaring a penalty, forfeiture, or liability.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-112 - Adoption of Code not to toll limitations

When a limitation or period of time prescribed in any act in effect on December 31, 1987, for acquiring a right, barring a remedy, or for any other purpose has begun to run before January 1, 1988, and when a limitation or period of time is prescribed in this Code for acquiring the right, barring the remedy, or for any other purpose, then the time which has already run shall be deemed to be part of the time prescribed by the limitation or period in this Code.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-113 - Designation and citation of Code

(a)
This codification of the laws of Arkansas, consisting of this title and the following titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters, and sections, as amended from time to time, shall constitute and be known as the "Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated".
(b)
As used in acts and resolutions of the General Assembly, and within this Code, "Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated", "Arkansas Code of 1987", "Arkansas Code Annotated", "Arkansas Code", "the Code", or "this Code", unless the context otherwise requires, shall be construed to refer to this enactment of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated and amendments and revisions thereof and additions and supplements thereto.
(c)
Sections of the Code may be cited by the abbreviation "A.C.A." followed by the number of the section. For example, this section would be cited as "A.C.A. §
1-2-113
".
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-114 - References to Code titles, subtitles, chapters, etc

(a)
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Code to titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters, or sections shall mean titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters, or sections of this Code.
(b)
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Code or in any law of this state to another provision of this Code or the law of this state shall mean and be construed to refer to the Code or the law as it now or hereafter exists.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-115 - Code classification and organization not to be construed - Notes, headings, etc., not part of law

(a)
The classification and organization of the titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters, sections, subsections, and subdivisions of this Code, and any headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom.
(b)
Unless otherwise provided in this Code, title, chapter, and subchapter analyses, and the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the individual sections of this Code, except the section numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of the sections, do not constitute part of the law and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any section.
(c)
All title, chapter, and subchapter analyses, historical citations, annotations, and notes set out in this Code are given for the purpose of convenient reference and do not constitute part of the law.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-116 - Amendments to Code

(a)
All acts enacted after December 31, 1987, of a general and permanent nature shall be enacted as amendments to this Code. No local, private, or temporary acts or provisions and no provisions appropriating funds shall be enacted as amendments to this Code. If the subject matter of any law is already generally embodied in one of the titles of this Code or can be appropriately classified therein, that new law shall be enacted as an amendment to that title of the Code. If it is not possible to classify the subject matter of a new law in an existing title, a new title shall be enacted containing the new law as a chapter or chapters, each chapter to contain a proper designation and descriptive name or heading, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(b)
A new title shall be created only as a last resort and only when it would be unreasonable to include the new law in an existing title. If a new title is created, it shall be given a name and a number sequentially following that of the last title number. New titles shall be given names which are broad and comprehensive in scope so that each will accommodate the greatest number of new laws having related subject matter.
(c)
The reserved sections, subchapters, chapters, and subtitles are for the purpose of accommodating future growth and expansion of the law, thereby permitting the insertion in the Code of new laws in their most logical positions with respect to existing related laws. When a new unit is enacted it shall be given a name, which shall be sufficiently broad and comprehensive to describe generally its subject matter, and a number designating its position within a title. The name is not to be confused with the title of a bill.
(d)
A unit should be repealed, as distinct from amended, when an outright repeal thereof is intended or when the subject matter of the proposed new law is more than a mere amendment or revision of the old unit.
(e)
When sections of this Code are amended, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within them need not be amended. When new sections are enacted, descriptive headings or catchlines need not be enacted to accompany them except that any desired changes in the section numbers contained in the headings or catchlines shall be made by specific statutory amendments of the numbers and new sections shall be assigned proper title section numbers by the law which enacts them.
(f)
In the enactment of new laws, the plan, scheme, style, format, arrangement, and classification of this Code shall be followed as closely as possible with the result that the Code and all amendments to it will compose a harmonious entity containing all the laws of the State of Arkansas of a general and permanent nature.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-117 - Severability of provisions of Code

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code, in the event any title, subtitle, chapter, subchapter, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Code is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this Code which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of this Code.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-118 - Effective date of Code

This Code is effective at midnight, December 31, 1987.
Acts 1987, No. 267, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-119 - Common and statute law of England adopted

The common law of England, so far as it is applicable and of a general nature, and all statutes of the British Parliament in aid of or to supply the defects of the common law made prior to March 24, 1606, which are applicable to our own form of government, of a general nature and not local to that kingdom, and not inconsistent with the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States or the Arkansas Constitution and laws of this state, shall be the rule of decision in this state unless altered or repealed by the General Assembly of this state.
Rev. Stat., ch. 28, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 1432; Pope's Dig., § 1679; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-101.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-120 - Effect of repeal of statute

(a)
When a statute is repealed and the repealing statute is afterwards repealed, the first statute shall not thereby be revived unless by express words.
(b)
When any criminal or penal statute is repealed, all offenses committed or forfeitures accrued under it while it was in force shall be punished or enforced as if it were in force, notwithstanding the repeal, unless otherwise expressly provided in the repealing statute.
(c)
No action, plea, prosecution, or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time any statutory provision is repealed shall be affected by the repeal but shall proceed in all respects as if the statutory provision had not been repealed.
Rev. Stat., ch. 129, § 31; Rev. Stat., ch. 146, § 1; Acts 1846, § 1, p. 93; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9757-9759; Pope's Dig., §§ 13282-13284; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 1-102 -- 1-104.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-121 - Bills and laws to be clear and unambiguous

No bill shall be considered and no law enacted unless the bill or law is written in clear, unambiguous language.
Acts 1981, No. 308, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-106.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-122 - Laws requiring use of registered mail - Alternative use of certified mail

(a)
Anything permitted or required by the laws of this state to be served or transmitted by registered mail, except when required by any law promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and referred to as a uniform state law, may be transmitted either by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt requested, and return receipts for the delivery of certified mail shall be received in the courts as evidence of delivery to the same extent as return receipts for the delivery of registered mail.
(b)
When service of summons, process, or notice is provided for and permitted by registered or certified mail under the laws of Arkansas, delivery shall not be restricted to the United States Postal Service. It shall be deemed an actual and valid service of the summons, process, or notice when an alternative mail carrier delivers the summons, process, or notice by the same or similar process as required by law.
Acts 1959, No. 255, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-105; Acts 1993, No. 269, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-123 - Official printed version of Code - Official electronic version of Code - Printed version to take precedence

If the official electronic version of the Arkansas Code differs from the official hard copy version of the Arkansas Code, the hard copy version shall take precedence over the electronic version.
Acts 2003, No. 623, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-125) › Section 1-2-125 - Electronic document submissions and publications

(a)
(1)
A state agency, a court, or a local government entity that is required by law to accept, solicit, or publish any information, record, report, application, or other required material may accept, solicit, or publish the information, record, report, application, or other required material in an electronic form.
(2)
If a state agency, a court, or a local government entity accepts, solicits, or publishes the information, record, report, application, or other required material in an electronic form under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the state agency, the court, or the local government entity shall also comply with existing requirements in law concerning the acceptance, solicitation, or publication of information, records, reports, applications, or other required materials.
(3)
A state agency, a court, or a local government entity may require an electronic form of receipt verification of information, records, reports, applications, or other required materials accepted, solicited, or published in an electronic form.
(b)
If as provided by this section, a state agency, a court, or a local government entity decides to accept, solicit, or publish the information, record, report, application, or other required material in an electronic form, the state agency, the court, or the local government entity shall:
(1)
Notify the Legislative Council within thirty (30) days of its decision and the justifications for the decision; and
(2)
On or before the expiration date of this section, advise the Legislative Council as to the sections of the Arkansas Code that should be amended to allow indefinitely for the discretion to accept, solicit, or publish the information, records, report, application, or other required material in an electronic form.
(c)
This section expires four (4) years after August 1, 2017.
Added by Act 2017, No. 960,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-201 - Applicability of sections 1-2-202 and 1-2-203

The rules prescribed in §§
1-2-202
and
1-2-203
shall apply in all cases, both civil and criminal, unless it is otherwise specially provided or unless there is something in the context or subject matter repugnant to that construction.
Rev. Stat., ch. 129, § 23; C. & M. Dig., § 9729; Pope's Dig., § 13255; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-204.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-202 - Liberal construction

All general provisions, terms, phrases, and expressions used in any statute shall be liberally construed in order that the true intent and meaning of the General Assembly may be fully carried out.
Rev. Stat., ch. 129, § 22; C. & M. Dig., § 9728; Pope's Dig., § 13254; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-203.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-203 - Words importing number and gender

(a)
When any subject matter, party, or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number or the masculine gender, several matters and persons, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals, shall be deemed to be included.
(b)
Whenever, in any statute, words importing the plural number are used in describing or referring to any matter, parties, or persons, any single matter, party, or person shall be deemed to be included, although distributive words may not be used.
Rev. Stat., ch. 129, §§ 20, 21; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9726, 9727; Pope's Dig., §§ 13252, 13253; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 1-201, 1-202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-204 - "Heretofore" and "hereafter"

Whenever the term "heretofore" occurs in any statute, it shall be construed to mean any time previous to the day when the statute shall take effect. Whenever the term "hereafter" occurs, it shall be construed to mean the time after the statute containing the term shall take effect.
Rev. Stat., ch. 129, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-206.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-205 - General severability

The provisions of each and every act enacted by the General Assembly after July 24, 1973, are declared to be severable and, unless it is otherwise specifically provided in the particular act, the invalidity of any provision of that act shall not affect other provisions of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision.
Acts 1973, No. 92, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-206 - Effect of construction of statute by circuit court

Whenever, by the decision of any circuit court, a construction may be given to any penal or other statute, every act done in good faith in conformity with that construction after the making of the decision, and before the reversal thereof by the Supreme Court of Arkansas, shall be so far valid that the party doing the act shall not be liable to any penalty or forfeiture for any act that shall have been adjudged lawful by the decision of the circuit court.
Rev. Stat., ch. 117, § 40; C. & M. Dig., § 9731; Pope's Dig., § 13257; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-207 - Identical acts - Same subject matter

(a)
(1)
When identical acts are enacted by the General Assembly during the same session, the act which the Governor signs last shall be deemed to have repealed the earlier enactment.
(2)
If the Governor does not sign one (1) or both of the acts then the act which was last voted on by either house of the General Assembly shall be deemed to have repealed the other identical enactments.
(b)
(1)
When more than one (1) act concerning the same subject matter is enacted by the General Assembly during the same session, whether or not specifically amending the same sections of the Arkansas Code or an uncodified act, all of the enactments shall be given effect except to the extent of irreconcilable conflicts in which case the conflicting provision of the last enactment shall prevail.
(2)
The last enactment is the one which the Governor signs last or if the Governor does not sign one of the acts then the last enactment is the act which was last voted on by either house of the General Assembly.
Acts 1993, No. 1167, §§ 1, 2; 1999, No. 403, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-208) › Section 1-2-208 - "Fiscal session" and "regular session" defined

As used in the Arkansas Code, an act of the General Assembly, and an initiated measure:
(1)
"Fiscal session" means with respect to the General Assembly the legislative session in which the General Assembly may consider only appropriation bills under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 5(c); and
(2)
"Regular session" means with respect to the General Assembly the legislative session in which the General Assembly may consider any bill under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 5(b).
Acts 2009, No. 962, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS CODE REVISION COMMISSION (§§ 1-2-301 — 1-2-308) › Section 1-2-301 - Creation - Members

(a)
(1)
There is created within the legislative branch of government a commission to be known as the "Arkansas Code Revision Commission".
(2)
The commission shall consist of seven (7) voting members and four (4) nonvoting observer members.
(b)
(1)
The voting members shall be selected and appointed as follows:
(A)
Two (2) members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(B)
Two (2) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(C)
Three (3) members of the Bar of Arkansas appointed by the Supreme Court.
(2)
(A)
The nonvoting observer members shall be:
(i)
The Dean of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law or, if there is no such dean, the individual occupying the position of acting dean;
(ii)
The Dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law or, if there is no such dean, the individual occupying the position of acting dean;
(iii)
The Attorney General or his or her designee; and
(iv)
The Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research or his or her designee.
(B)
The nonvoting observer members of the commission shall be privileged to attend all meetings of the commission and shall enjoy the full rights of membership on the commission, including the right to discuss matters pending before the commission and to participate in debate of issues before the commission, but shall not cast a vote on any issue pending before the commission.
(C)
Each member appointed by the Supreme Court shall serve for a term of four (4) years, and each member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve for a term of two (2) years.
(D)
The appointing authorities shall have power to fill any vacancies occurring in the membership appointed by them.
(E)
The commission shall meet and select a chair.
(F)
(i)
Nonlegislator members shall, to the extent funds are appropriated therefor, be eligible to receive reimbursement for mileage and reimbursement for expenses in accordance with §
25-16-902
.
(ii)
Legislator members shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses and per diem at the same rate and from the same source as provided by law for members of the General Assembly attending meetings of interim committees.
Acts 1945, No. 50, §§ 1, 8; 1977, No. 665, § 1; 1983, No. 641, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 1-300, 1-303; Acts 1997, No. 250, § 1; 1997, No. 533, § 1; 1999, No. 751, §§ 1, 2; 2001, No. 327, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS CODE REVISION COMMISSION (§§ 1-2-301 — 1-2-308) › Section 1-2-302 - Code Revisor and staff assistance

(a)
(1)
The Bureau of Legislative Research shall employ a person to serve as Code Revisor.
(2)
(A)
If the Code Revisor is terminated by the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the director shall discuss the reasons for the termination with the Arkansas Code Revision Commission.
(B)
The portion of a meeting of the commission concerning the termination of the employment of the Code Revisor under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section shall be closed and exempt from public observance under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
(b)
The director may consult with the Arkansas Code Revision Commission concerning the duties, authority, and responsibility of the Code Revisor and concerning the code revision duties of other bureau personnel who assist the commission.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 481,§ 1, eff. 4/6/2023.
Acts 1945, No. 50, § 1; 1977, No. 665, § 1; 1983, No. 641, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-300; Acts 2005, No. 1260, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS CODE REVISION COMMISSION (§§ 1-2-301 — 1-2-308) › Section 1-2-304 - Commission not to incur obligations absent appropriated or available funds

(a)
The Arkansas Code Revision Commission shall not enter into any contracts or incur any financial obligations with publishing firms for the compilation, recompilation, revision, codification, or recodification of the statutes of Arkansas, nor shall the commission enter into contracts for professional services or incur any obligation of a continuing nature as authorized in this subchapter if the expenditure of state funds will be required, unless funds have been appropriated or are available from other sources available to it for that purpose.
(b)
In no event shall the commission create a financial commitment or obligation, to be paid by the commission or the State of Arkansas, in excess of the funds available to the commission for the fiscal year in which the services or obligations are incurred.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1154,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1983, No. 641, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 1-303; Acts 1987, No. 334, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS CODE REVISION COMMISSION (§§ 1-2-301 — 1-2-308) › Section 1-2-308 - Acts amending Arkansas Constitution

(a)
(1)
If an act of the General Assembly amends a provision of the Arkansas Constitution as expressly permitted by the Arkansas Constitution, the Arkansas Code Revision Commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, make the following revisions to the act amending the Arkansas Constitution so long as the revisions do not change the substance or meaning of the act amending the Arkansas Constitution:
(A)
Correct the spelling of words;
(B)
Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;
(C)
Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors;
(D)
Correct manifest errors in references to laws and other documents;
(E)
Correct manifest errors in internal reference numbers;
(F)
Number, renumber, redesignate, and rearrange the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue;
(G)
Change internal reference numbers to agree with renumbered sections, subsections, subdivisions, or other provisions of law;
(H)
Insert or delete hyphens in words to follow correct grammatical usage;
(I)
Change numerals or symbols to words or vice versa and add figures or words if they are merely repetitions of written words or vice versa for purposes of uniformity and style;
(J)
Change the form of nouns, pronouns, and verbs for purposes of style and grammar;
(K)
Correct punctuation; and
(L)
Change gender-specific language to gender-neutral language.
(2)
(A)
If more than one (1) act amending the same provision of the Arkansas Constitution is enacted by the General Assembly during the same session, the commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, revise the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue as necessary so that all of the enactments shall be given effect, including without limitation renumbering, redesignating, and rearranging sections, subsections, and subdivisions of the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue.
(B)
In the event that one (1) or more acts amending the same provision of the Arkansas Constitution result in an irreconcilable conflict with one (1) or more acts of the General Assembly amending the Arkansas Constitution enacted during the same session, the commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, revise the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue so that the conflicting provision of the last enactment prevails.
(b)
If the commission makes revisions under subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall file a report with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor that:
(1)
Explains the revisions made under subsection (a) of this section; and
(2)
Includes the text of the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue as amended by the revisions made under subsection (a) of this section.
Added by Act 2019, No. 694,§ 7, eff. 4/4/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 4 - COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS (§§ 1-2-401 — 1-2-403) › Section 1-2-401 - Creation - Members

(a)
A commission is created to be known as the "Commission on Uniform State Laws". The commission shall consist of three (3) recognized members of the bar who shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4) years each and until their successors are appointed and, in addition thereto, any residents of this state who, because of long service in the cause of uniformity of state legislation, shall have been elected life members of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
(b)
Upon the death, removal from the state, resignation, failure, or refusal to serve of any appointed commissioner, the appointed office becomes vacant and the Governor shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Acts 1945, No. 159, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-401, 6-402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 4 - COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS (§§ 1-2-401 — 1-2-403) › Section 1-2-402 - Meetings and organization

The commissioners of the Commission on Uniform State Laws shall meet at least one (1) time in two (2) years and shall organize by means of the election of one (1) of their number as chair and another as secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two (2) years and until their successors are appointed.
Acts 1945, No. 159, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 4 - COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS (§§ 1-2-401 — 1-2-403) › Section 1-2-403 - Duties

(a)
Each commissioner of the Commission on Uniform State Laws shall attend the meetings of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and, both in and out of the National Conference, shall do all in his or her power to promote uniformity in state laws upon all subjects where uniformity may be deemed desirable and practicable.
(b)
The Commission on Uniform State Laws shall report to the General Assembly at each regular session, and from time to time thereafter as the Commission on Uniform State Laws may deem proper, an account of its transactions and its advice and recommendations for legislation.
(c)
It shall also be the duty of the Commission on Uniform State Laws to bring about, as far as practicable, the uniform judicial interpretation of all uniform laws.
Acts 1945, No. 159, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-404.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 5 - UNIFORM DEFINITION OF MINORITIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS (§§ 1-2-501 — 1-2-504) › Section 1-2-501 - Short title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Minorities in Arkansas Act of 2001".
Acts 2001, No. 1394, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 5 - UNIFORM DEFINITION OF MINORITIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS (§§ 1-2-501 — 1-2-504) › Section 1-2-502 - Legislative findings

(a)
The General Assembly finds that there are great disparities in the definition of "minority" in the Arkansas Code, and it would be advantageous to have a consistent definition of minority in the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The General Assembly also recognizes that the number of people settling in Arkansas who are Hispanic immigrants or are of Hispanic background is rapidly increasing, and it would be advantageous to include Hispanics in the definition of "minority" in Arkansas.
Acts 2001, No. 1394, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 5 - UNIFORM DEFINITION OF MINORITIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS (§§ 1-2-501 — 1-2-504) › Section 1-2-503 - "Minority" defined

For terms of Arkansas law, "minority" means black or African American, Hispanic American, American Indian or Native American, Asian, and Pacific Islander.
Acts 2001, No. 1394, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 2 - THE CODE AND REGULATIONS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-504) › Subchapter 5 - UNIFORM DEFINITION OF MINORITIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS (§§ 1-2-501 — 1-2-504) › Section 1-2-504 - Other definitions of "minority"

(a)
When enacting specific laws, the definition of "minority" shall be expanded to include other racial or ethnic groups when it is considered necessary by a legislative body.
(b)
However, under no circumstances should the definition of "minority" exclude black Americans or African Americans, Hispanic Americans, or American Indians or Native Americans.
Acts 2001, No. 1394, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-101 - Penalty

Every person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of §§
1-3-103
and
1-3-105
-
1-3-108
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Init. Meas. 1914, No. 2, § 13, Acts 1915, p. 1511; Pope's Dig., § 8801; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-212.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-103 - Orders of Arkansas Public Service Commission and State Highway Commission

The respective secretaries of the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the State Highway Commission shall cause to be published one (1) time, in one (1) newspaper in each county in this state, all general orders of the respective commissions.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 463,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Init. Meas. 1914, No. 2, § 3, Acts 1915, p. 1511; Pope's Dig., § 8791; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-105 - Report of commissioners of special improvement districts

All annual reports of the commissioners of special improvement districts shall be published one (1) time in one (1) newspaper published in the municipality in which the district exists.
Init. Meas. 1914, No. 2, § 8, Acts 1915, p. 1511; Pope's Dig., § 8796; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-106 - Newspapers eligible to publish notices

In all counties in which there are cities of the first class, the publication provided for in this chapter may be made in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation or in one (1) or more weekly newspapers of general circulation in the county.
Init. Meas. 1914, No. 2, § 12, Acts 1915, p. 1511; 1933, No. 239, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 8800; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-211.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-107 - Fees for publishing notices

(a)
The fees allowed for the publications provided in this chapter shall not exceed one-half (½) of the legal rate provided by law for the publication of legal notices except in the case of a newspaper having a sworn circulation of more than five thousand (5,000) when full legal rates shall be paid.
(b)
(1)
All accounts under §
1-3-103
shall be paid by the state when approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission or the State Highway Commission, as appropriate.
(2)
All accounts for publications under §
1-3-105
shall be paid by the improvement districts making the publications when the publications have been approved by the commissioners of the districts.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 463,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Init. Meas. 1914, No. 2, § 9, Acts 1915, p. 1511; Pope's Dig., § 8797; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-108 - Publications in more than one newspaper

The officials who are required by this chapter to cause publications to be made may cause them to be made in more than one (1) newspaper when it is possible to secure more general publicity without additional expense.
Init. Meas. 1914, No. 2, § 11, Acts 1915, p. 1511; Pope's Dig., § 8799; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-210.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 3 - PUBLICATION OF LAWS, REPORTS, ETC (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-109) › Section 1-3-109 - Printing of publication cost

(a)
All newspapers publishing anything under the provisions of §§
1-3-101
,
1-3-103
, and
1-3-105
-
1-3-109
shall print free of charge at the head of each of the publications, in type of double the size of the publication itself, the following words: "The cost of this publication to the taxpayers is the sum of __________________ dollars."
(b)
Any newspaper or proprietor or editor of any newspaper failing to comply with this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Acts 1915, No. 83, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 15-201n; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 4 - STATE SYMBOLS, MOTTO, ETC (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-140) › Section 1-4-101 - State flag

(a)
(1)
(A)
The official state flag shall be a rectangle of red on which is placed a large white diamond, bordered by a wide band of blue on which are twenty-five (25) white stars.
(B)
Across the diamond shall be the word "ARKANSAS" and four (4) blue stars, with one (1) star above and three (3) stars below the word "ARKANSAS".
(C)
The star above the word "ARKANSAS" shall be below the upper corner of the diamond.
(D)
The three (3) stars below the word "ARKANSAS" shall be placed so that one (1) star shall be above the lower corner of the diamond and two (2) stars shall be placed symmetrically, parallel above and to the right and left of the star in the lower corner of the diamond.
(2)
The colors used for the official state flag shall be the same as those used on the United States flag, specifically to include:
(A)
Old Glory Red or its equivalent; and
(B)
Old Glory Blue or its equivalent.
(b)
The three (3) stars so placed are designed to represent the three (3) nations, France, Spain, and the United States, which have successively exercised dominion over Arkansas. These stars also indicate that Arkansas was the third state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase. Of these three (3) stars, the twin stars parallel with each other signify that Arkansas and Michigan are twin states, having been admitted to the Union together on June 15, 1836. The twenty-five (25) white stars on the band of blue show that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state admitted to the Union. The blue star above the word "ARKANSAS" is to commemorate the Confederate States of America. The diamond signifies that this state is the only diamond-bearing state in the Union.
(c)
An official state flag shall be made in the United States.
Acts 1987, No. 116, § 1; 2011, No. 1205, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 4 - STATE SYMBOLS, MOTTO, ETC (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-140) › Section 1-4-102 - Salute to state flag

The following is adopted as the official salute to the Arkansas Flag: "I salute the Arkansas Flag with its diamond and stars. We pledge our loyalty to thee."
House Concurrent Resolution No. 23, Acts 1953, p. 1510; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-108.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-5-122) › Chapter 4 - STATE SYMBOLS, MOTTO, ETC (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-140) › Section 1-4-103 - Lowering of flags upon death of public officials

(a)
It shall be the policy of the State of Arkansas to honor and pay tribute to certain public officials by lowering the state flags located on public buildings and other public property to half-mast from the time notice of the official's death is received through the day on which funeral services are conducted for the deceased official.
(b)
This section shall apply with respect to the following officers:
(1)
Current and past members of the United States Congress from the State of Arkansas;
(2)
Current constitutional officers of the State of Arkansas;
(3)
Former Governors of the State of Arkansas;
(4)
Current members of the General Assembly; and
(5)
Current members of the Supreme Court.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not interfere with or restrict the authority of the Governor to order the state flag lowered to half-staff by executive proclamation at times other than those mentioned in this section.
Acts 1977, No. 534, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 5-108.1 -- 5-108.3.