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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1406 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 496,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 496,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1408 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1409 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 42, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 479,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 496,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2326, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2325, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2324, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1410 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 43, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2331, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2330, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2329, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2328, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2327, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1411 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 44, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2334, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2333, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2332, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1412 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 45, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2336, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2335, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1413 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 46, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2340, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2339, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2338, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2337, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1414 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1415 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2342, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2341, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1416 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 47, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 914,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2343, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1417 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2345, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2344, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 599,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418) › Subchapter 14 - HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-1401 — 21-5-1418) › Section 21-5-1418 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 496,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.
Added by Act 2019, No. 763,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-105) › Section 21-6-101 - Fees in certain sections superseded

The appropriate fee prescribed in §§
21-6-306
,
21-6-402
, and
21-6-403
shall be in lieu of the fee prescribed in:
(1)
Section
18-44-117
for filing mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(2)
Section
18-46-115
for filing medical, nursing, and hospital liens; and
(3)
Section
16-65-117
for filing judgments to establish judgment liens on lands.
(4)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2023, No. 178,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1977, No. 333, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1720.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-105) › Section 21-6-102 - Posting of fees

Every officer to whom fees are allowed by law shall cause to be set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office and there constantly keep a fair list or table of his or her fees. In case of default, any such officer shall forfeit all the fees pertaining to his or her office so long as he or she shall neglect to set up and keep up the list or table of fees.
Acts 12/23/1842, § 26, p. 27; C. & M. Dig., § 4626; Pope's Dig., § 5715; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1737.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-105) › Section 21-6-103 - Illegal fees - Penalty

If any officer shall charge, demand, or receive any more or greater fees for his or her services than are allowed by law, or shall demand, charge, or receive any such fees without having performed the services for which the fees are charged, the officer for every offense shall forfeit to the injured party, or the party against whom the fees may be charged, the amount of fees illegally charged, and five dollars ($5.00) for each item illegally demanded, charged, or received, with cost, and shall also be subject to an indictment for extortion.
Acts 12/23/1842, § 35, p. 27; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2810, 4632; Pope's Dig., §§ 3528, 5721; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1738.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-105) › Section 21-6-104 - Fees in absence of fixed fee

In all cases where any officer or other person is required to perform any duty for which no fees are allowed by any law, he or she shall be entitled to receive such pay as would be allowed for similar services.
Acts 12/23/1842, § 24, p. 27; C. & M. Dig., § 4624; Pope's Dig., § 5713; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1735.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-105) › Section 21-6-105 - Computation of fees

In all cases where fees are allowed by law according to the number of words, each figure shall be counted as one (1) word.
Acts 12/23/1842, § 23, p. 27; C. & M. Dig., § 4623; Pope's Dig., § 5712; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1734.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 2 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-201 — 21-6-203) › Section 21-6-201 - Auditor of State

The following fee shall be paid into the State Treasury for services performed by the Auditor of State:
For each certified transcript from the Auditor of State, to be paid by the person who shall desire the same ............... $ 1.00
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 2, p. 167; C. & M. Dig., § 4569; Pope's Dig., § 5653; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1702.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 2 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-201 — 21-6-203) › Section 21-6-202 - Secretary of State

(a)
The following fees shall be allowed for services performed by the Secretary of State and paid into the State Treasury in the same manner that all other fees are or shall be directed to be paid:
(1)
For affixing the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas, or the Seal of the Secretary of State to any instrument ............... $ 5.00
(2)
For every commission issued to a citizen of another state or apostilles ............... 10.00
(3)
For every commission issued to a state officer other than prosecuting attorneys ............... 15.00
(4)
For every commission issued to prosecuting attorneys ............... 15.00
(5)
For every commission issued to a sheriff, collector, clerk, county judge, treasurer, assessor, coroner, or surveyor ............... 10.00
(6)
For every commission issued to any other county officer or justice of the peace other than members of the General Assembly ............... 5.00
(7)
For all copies of records or other written or printed files in the office of the Secretary of State, and for recording, for every page ............... .80
(8)
For all copies of maps, profiles, or other files of a similar nature, such fee as may be established by the Secretary of State, to be determined with reference to the amount of clerical labor and stationery required to make such copies, at the rate of not less than one dollar ($1.00) per hour for the time employed in making the copies.
(b)
All fees specified in this section shall be paid at the time the commission, certificate, instrument, or copy is delivered.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 1, p. 167; 1881, No. 40, § 1, p. 73; C. & M. Dig., § 4568; Acts 1927, No. 197, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 5652; Acts 1957, No. 340, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1701; Acts 1989, No. 285, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 2 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-201 — 21-6-203) › Section 21-6-203 - Commissioner of State Lands - Definition

(a)
The Commissioner of State Lands may by rule:
(1)
Establish a schedule of rates, fees, and charges for the deeds produced and filed or services performed in carrying out the established duties and authority of the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands; and
(2)
Revise the rates, fees, and charges to ensure that the revenues from the rates, fees, and charges together with other available funds shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the various deeds produced or filed and services performed in carrying out the established duties and authority of the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands.
(b)
(1)
A fee under this section shall not be established in an amount that exceeds the costs expended by the Commissioner of State Lands in producing or filing deeds or performing services.
(2)
As used in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, "costs" means the actual costs expended by the Commissioner of State Lands plus three percent (3%) of the actual costs expended by the Commissioner of State Lands.
(c)
All funds, including proceeds, rates, fees, and charges collected by the Commissioner of State Lands, shall be deposited into a financial institution in the State of Arkansas or United States Treasury securities.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 172,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 673,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1883, No. 117, §§ 1, 2, p. 295; C. & M. Dig., § 4570; Pope's Dig., § 5654; Acts 1983, No. 886, §§ 1, 3; 1985, No. 318, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-114, 10-115, 12-1704, 12-1705; Acts 2001, No. 423, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-301 - Fees not basis for compensation

(a)
Fees of the office shall not be the basis of compensation for officers or employees of county offices.
(b)
All compensation, including salary, hourly compensation, expense allowances, and other remunerations allowed to any county officer or employee shall be made only on specific appropriation by the quorum court of the county. The quorum court shall make those appropriations required by law.
(c)
All expense allowances and remunerations other than salary allowed to any county officer or employee by law shall be paid only for actual expenses incurred in the official performance of duties as attested by vouchers certified by the county officer or employee and by such other evidence as may be required.
Acts 1975, No. 127, §§ 1, 3, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1740, 12-1742, 12-1743.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-303 - County surveyors

County surveyors shall be allowed the following fees:
(1)
For each day he or she may be engaged, either under an order of the county court, or otherwise, not to exceed ............... $50.00
(2)
For each mile traveled from the place of residence to a place where the service is to be made and return ............... .12
(3)
For calculating the amount of land in each tract or division and making the plat, a fee of not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) per hour devoted in the preparation thereof, but in no event less than ............... 1.00
(4)
For recording plat and certificate ............... .50
(5)
For every copy of plat and certificate ............... .50.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 29, p. 167; 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 58, § 10, p. 103; C. & M. Dig., § 4596; Acts 1921, No. 224, § 1; 1929, No. 95, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 5684; Acts 1947, No. 201, § 1; 1957, No. 173, § 1; 1963, No. 192, § 1; 1971, No. 455, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1729.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-304 - Coroners

(a)
(1)
Coroners shall be allowed fees as follows:
(A)
For viewing a dead body in case of inquisition of death ............... ............... $ 7.50
(B)
For summoning each witness ............... .50
(C)
For each deposition duly taken and returned ............... .50
(D)
For summoning and swearing jury, taking and returning inquisition ............... 25.00
(E)
For taking each recognizance ............... .50
(F)
For arresting any person whom, according to the inquisition or otherwise, he or she may be bound to arrest ............... 1.00
(G)
For going from his or her residence to the place of viewing a dead body and returning, each mile ............... .20
(H)
For each mile traveled in arresting any person and committing such person ............... .20
(I)
For each and every mile traveled in answering call wherein inquest is found not necessary, each mile ............... .05
(J)
For each and every day for making the call and report to the circuit clerk where inquest is found not necessary ............... 5.00.
(2)
Such fees, together with the fees of the jurors and witnesses, shall be paid out of the county treasury as other demands.
(b)
For performing the duties of sheriff, the coroner shall be entitled to the same fees for the time being as are allowed to sheriffs for such services.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 26, p. 167; 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 58, § 9, p. 103; C. & M. Dig., § 4593; Pope's Dig., § 5681; Acts 1945, No. 271, § 2; 1953, No. 178, § 1; 1959, No. 38, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1727.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-305 - Collector of revenue

(a)
The collector of revenue shall be allowed commissions for collecting the revenue and for certifying the amount of real property tax reduction to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State pursuant to §
26-26-310
, as follows:
(1)
For the first ten thousand dollars ($10,000) collected, five percent (5%) in kind;
(2)
For all sums over ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and under twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) collected, four and one-half percent (4.5%) in kind;
(3)
For all sums over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) collected, four percent (4%) in kind; and
(4)
For the amount of real property tax reduction certified to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, four percent (4%) in kind.
(b)
All commissions allowed to the collector by this section or any other law shall be paid into the county treasury as general revenues.
(c)
(1)
Commissions received by the county collector shall be used by the county collector to offset administrative costs.
(2)
(A)
The county collector may set aside up to ten percent (10%) of the gross commissions collected annually to be credited to the county collector's automation fund:
(i)
To operate the office of the county collector;
(ii)
For administrative costs; and
(iii)
To purchase, maintain, and operate an automated record-keeping system.
(B)
The acquisition and update of software for the automated accounting and record-keeping system shall be a permitted use of these funds.
(3)
Moneys deposited into this fund may accumulate and shall be appropriated and expended for the uses designated in this section by the quorum court at the direction of the county collector.
(d)
All moneys not used by the county collector to offset administrative costs or set aside into the county collector's automation fund shall be prorated to the appropriate taxing entities.
Acts 1883, No. 114, § 120 (last par.), p. 199; C. & M. Dig., § 10071; Pope's Dig., § 13832; Acts 1941, No. 120, § 1; 1943, No. 31, § 1; 1949, No. 348, §§ 1, 2; 1951, No. 105, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1726, 12-1726n; Acts 2001, No. 1215, § 1; 2001, No. 1275, § 1; 2003, No. 847, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-306 - Recorders

(a)
(1)
The uniform fees to be charged by the recorders in the various counties in this state shall be as follows:
(A)
For recording deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, release deeds, powers of attorney, plats, survey plats, notary bonds, foreign judgments, materialmen's liens, and other recordable instruments, except as otherwise prescribed in this section, fifteen dollars ($15.00) for one (1) page, one (1) side only, and five dollars ($5.00) for each additional page;
(B)
(i)
For recording mortgage assignments, mortgage releases, mortgage modifications, correction deeds, and other instruments when multiple previously recorded instruments are listed for the purpose of assigning, releasing, modifying, or correcting the previously recorded instruments, an additional fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per instrument listed not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) shall be charged.
(ii)
However, the recorder shall not charge an additional fee under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section for any reference to a previously recorded instrument for a purpose other than to assign, release, modify, or correct a previously recorded deed or other similar instrument; and
(C)
Eight dollars ($8.00) for filing or recording a certificate of assessment or any other instrument not specified in this subsection.
(2)
If the recorder waives the requirements of §
14-15-402(b)(1)
for good cause, the instrument may be recorded for an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(b)
(1)
All fees collected under this section shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the fund to be known as the "county recorder's cost fund".
(2)
Moneys deposited into this fund shall be appropriated and expended for the uses designated in this section by the quorum court at the direction of the recorder.
(3)
Appropriated moneys shall be placed into line items within the recorder's budget as approved by the quorum court.
(c)
(1)
All moneys collected by the recorder as a fee as provided in this section shall be used by the recorder's office to offset administrative costs.
(2)
(A)
At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the moneys collected annually shall be used to purchase, maintain, and operate an automated records system. The acquisition and update of software for the automated records system shall be a permitted use of these funds.
(B)
At the discretion of the recorder, any funds not needed by the recorder for any of the purposes under this subdivision (c)(2) may be transferred to the county general fund.
(C)
Any funds in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) held at any time in the county recorder's cost fund shall be transferred to the county general fund.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 982,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1945, No. 55, § 2; 1963, No. 124, § 1; 1977, No. 333, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1720; Acts 1989, No. 534, § 2; 1995, No. 768, § 1; 2001, No. 1144, § 1; 2003, No. 1339, § 1; 2007, No. 615, § 1; 2009, No. 202, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-308 - Constables

(a)
The quorum court may fix the salary of the constables that are elected within the jurisdiction of the quorum court.
(b)
All constables in this state shall collect and account for all fees collected, and the fees shall be deposited with the county treasurer in the constable's jurisdiction not more than thirty (30) days after their collection.
(c)
Constables shall collect and account for the following fees:
(1)
For serving a warrant in a criminal case, for each defendant ............... $ 2.00
(2)
For taking a criminal to jail ............... 2.00
(3)
For summoning each jury before a justice of the peace ............... 1.00
(4)
For levying each execution ............... 2.00
(5)
For taking each delivery bond ............... 1.00
(6)
For summoning each witness ............... .75
(7)
For levying a writ of attachment ............... 2.00
(8)
For every return of non est on a writ, original or judicial, or subpoena ............... .20
(9)
For return of nulla bona ............... .20
(10)
For attending a trial of each case in the court of a justice of the peace ............... .50
(11)
For attending and calling court at each trial upon continuance ............... .50
(12)
For care of each prisoner while in actual custody for each day ............... .75
(13)
For summoning each defendant ............... 2.00.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 31, p. 167; 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 58, § 11, p. 103; 1885, No. 97, § 1, p. 156; 1885, No. 98, § 2, p. 157; 1899, No. 190, § 1, p. 334; 1903, No. 32, § 1, p. 55; C. & M. Dig., § 4598; Pope's Dig., § 5687; Acts 1947, No. 221, § 1; 1961, No. 472, § 1; 1971, No. 233, § 1; 1973, No. 141, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1730; Acts 2011, No. 561, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-309 - Notaries public

(a)
A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in this state may charge and collect a fee for a notarial act if the fee:
(1)
Is a reasonable amount as determined by the notary public; and
(2)
The fee is disclosed to and agreed upon by the client or principal before executing the notarial act.
(b)
(1)
A notary public who knowingly charges, demands, or receives any fees not provided by law, or who charges, demands, or receives a fee amount that violates subsection (a) of this section, is guilty of a violation.
(2)
Upon conviction, the notary public shall be fined no less than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 537,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 570,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1923, No. 142, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 5685, 5686; Acts 1969, No. 155, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1733, 12-1739; Acts 1989, No. 304, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-310 - Officers and employees generally - Disposition of funds

(a)
(1)
All fees, fines, penalties, and other moneys collected by any county officer, deputy, or county employee shall be deposited with the county treasurer on the first day of each month or within ten (10) days thereafter, and, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be placed in the county general fund.
(2)
Inmate commissary trust account balances belonging to the inmate and held by the county sheriff are not deemed county funds and are not subject to this section.
(b)
The county treasurer shall keep a complete and accurate record of the receipt of such moneys and shall provide a written receipt to the person or office making such a deposit.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 741,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2016.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1158,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 405,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 127, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1741.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS (§§ 21-6-301 — 21-6-311) › Section 21-6-311 - Debit card and credit card payments

(a)
A county may:
(1)
Accept a legal payment and any associated costs through a debit card or credit card in accordance with applicable state and federal law; and
(2)
(A)
Enter into a contract with a debit card company or credit card company and pay any fee normally charged by the debit card company or credit card company for allowing the county to accept the debit card or credit card as payment as authorized under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(B)
When a payment is made through a debit card or credit card, the county shall assess a transaction fee equal to the amount charged to the county by the debit card company or credit card company which may be added to the payment amount.
(b)
This section does not affect §
16-13-705
or §
26-35-506
.
Added by Act 2021, No. 66,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS OF THE COURT (§§ 21-6-401 — 21-6-416) › Section 21-6-402 - Circuit court clerks - Miscellaneous fees

(a)
(1)
The fees to be charged by the clerks of the circuit courts for the following matters in the circuit courts in the state shall be as prescribed in this section.
(2)
No portion of these fees shall be refunded.
(b)
The fees shall be:
(1)
For drawing and issuing, sealing any summons, subpoena ............... $2.50
(2)
For writs or executions ............... 20.00
(3)
For certificate and seal ............... 5.00
(4)
For making and preparing any transcript:
(A)
Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per page for the first one thousand (1,000) pages;
(B)
Two dollars ($2.00) per page for pages one thousand one (1,001) through two thousand (2,000);
(C)
One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for pages two thousand one (2,001) through three thousand (3,000);
(D)
One dollar ($1.00) per page for pages three thousand one (3,001) through four thousand (4,000); and
(E)
Fifty cents (50¢) per page for any page over four thousand one (4,001);
(5)
For indexing each page ............... .25
(6)
For certifying costs ............... 2.50
(7)
For authentication certificate ............... 5.00
(8)
For filing an application for appointment to serve civil process under Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 20............... 140.00
(9)
For filing a renewal of an appointment to serve civil process under Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 20 ............... 50.00.
(c)
The fees to be charged by the circuit court clerks of this state to the Department of Finance and Administration shall be as follows:
(1)
For filing a certificate of indebtedness issued by the Department of Finance and Administration ............... 8.00
(2)
For filing a release of a certificate of indebtedness ............... 6.00
(3)
For an execution on a certificate of indebtedness filed by the Department of Finance and Administration ............... 10.00.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 68,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1945, No. 55, § 1; 1977, No. 333, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1710; Acts 1999, No. 1081, § 7; 2003, No. 1765, § 26; 2005, No. 919, § 1; 2005, No. 1934, § 14; 2009, No. 328, § 6; 2011, No. 1145, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS OF THE COURT (§§ 21-6-401 — 21-6-416) › Section 21-6-407 - Fees of clerks of county courts - Method of payment

(a)
(1)
The fees provided for in §
21-6-406
shall be paid by the county under the order and direction of the county court.
(2)
The county court shall examine and approve each fee account.
(3)
If found correct, the county court shall make an order showing the amount due by the county by items and shall direct the clerk to draw his or her warrant on the county treasury for the amount due by the county.
(b)
All fees of county clerks for extending the taxes, other than those paid by special improvement districts, shall be paid from the general fund of the county.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 13, p. 167; 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 58, § 6, p. 103; 1887, No. 89, § 1 (last par.), p. 139; 1889, No. 7, § 1, p. 5; C. & M. Dig., § 4578; Acts 1929, No. 172, § 35; Pope's Dig., § 5663; Acts 1947, No. 111, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1719.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS OF THE COURT (§§ 21-6-401 — 21-6-416) › Section 21-6-415 - County court clerks - Uniform filing fees

(a)
The uniform filing fees to be charged by the clerks of the county court for initiating a cause of action in the county court shall be thirty dollars ($30.00), and no portion of the filing fee shall be refunded.
(b)
No county shall authorize, and no county court clerk shall assess or collect, any other filing fees other than those authorized unless specifically provided by state law.
(c)
The provisions of §
21-6-413(e)
shall apply to filing fees collected under this section.
Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 260; 2003, No. 1765, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS OF THE COURT (§§ 21-6-401 — 21-6-416) › Section 21-6-416 - Court clerks - Technology fees - Definition

(a)
(1)
The court technology fee to be charged by the clerks of the Supreme Court, circuit courts, and district courts of this state shall be as prescribed in this section.
(2)
No portion of the court technology fee shall be refunded.
(b)
The court technology fee is as follows:
(1)
For all civil actions and misdemeanors filed in either the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals............... $15.00
(2)
For initiating a cause of action in the civil, domestic relations, or probate division of circuit court, including appeals............... 15.00
(3)
For initiating a cause of action in the civil or small claims division of district court............... 15.00.
(c)
(1)
The fee provided under subdivision (b)(1) of this section collected in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals shall be remitted by the Clerk of the Supreme Court on or before the fifteenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section on a form provided by the Office of Administrative Services for deposit into the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund established by §
16-13-712
.
(2)
The fee provided under subdivisions (b)(2) and (3) of this section collected in circuit court or district court shall be remitted by the county or city official, agency, or department designated under §
16-13-709
as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in circuit court or district court on or before the fifteenth day of each month to the section, on a form provided by the office, for deposit into the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund established by §
16-13-712
.
(d)
No fee shall be charged or collected by the clerks of the circuit or district courts when the court by order, under Rule 72 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure, allows an indigent person to prosecute a cause of action in forma pauperis.
(e)
Prosecuting attorneys filing actions on behalf of the state, with the exception of child support cases, are exempt from paying fees under this section.
(f)
Fees under this section shall not be charged or collected in cases brought in the circuit court under the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, §
9-27-301
et seq., by a governmental entity or nonprofit corporation, including without limitation an attorney ad litem appointed in a dependency-neglect case or the Department of Human Services.
(g)
As used in this section, "circuit court clerk" means the circuit clerk and with respect to probate matters any county clerk who serves as ex officio clerk of the probate division of the circuit court.
Acts 2009, No. 328, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS FEES (§§ 21-6-501 — 21-6-505) › Section 21-6-502 - Service of subpoena or warrant - Officers

For issuing a subpoena or warrant of arrest and for summoning or arresting the witnesses, officers shall be allowed the same fees as are allowed to clerks and sheriffs for similar services.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 18, p. 167; C. & M. Dig., § 4586; Pope's Dig., § 5672; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1715.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS FEES (§§ 21-6-501 — 21-6-505) › Section 21-6-504 - Limitation on fees in criminal cases

(a)
(1)
In criminal cases where the costs are paid by the county, no sheriff, coroner, constable, or other person serving subpoenas for witnesses shall be allowed to receive from the county pay for making more than two (2) returns on subpoenas in any given case.
(2)
In no case shall either of the officers or other person charge or receive pay or mileage in serving any writ, process, or subpoena in a criminal case for more than the actual number of miles traveled.
(b)
No clerk or magistrate shall receive pay from any county for the issuance of more than two (2) subpoenas in a criminal case.
Acts 1875, No. 77, §§ 20, 33, p. 167; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4589, 4600; Pope's Dig., §§ 5677, 5689; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1724, 12-1732.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 6 - FEES (§§ 21-6-101 — 21-6-505) › Subchapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS FEES (§§ 21-6-501 — 21-6-505) › Section 21-6-505 - Expenses of keeping seized property

The sheriff, constable, or other officer shall safely keep all property taken or seized under legal process and shall be allowed by the court the necessary expenses of doing so, to be paid by the plaintiff, and taxed in the cost.
Acts 1875, No. 77, § 21; C. & M. Dig., § 4590; Pope's Dig., § 5678; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1725.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 7 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-402) › Subchapter 2 - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-211) › Section 21-7-201 - Penalties

(a)
(1)
Any officer who shall refuse or neglect to keep a record complying in all particulars with the requirements of this subchapter or who shall refuse access to the record, within reasonable hours, to any officer by law entitled to inspect the same, or who shall neglect or refuse to make returns as provided in this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance.
(2)
Upon conviction, he or she shall, for each such offense, be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and be removed from office.
(b)
(1)
The writ of mandamus shall lie to compel the production to the proper officer of the records and reports prescribed in this subchapter.
(2)
Any officer who shall knowingly and willfully make a false report of the amount received or expended shall be deemed guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall suffer the penalties affixed by law thereto.
(c)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to release the officer offending against the provisions of this subchapter from any liability upon his or her official bond, to exempt him or her from the operation of the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 7, § 27, or to relieve him or her from prosecution and punishment for the crime of embezzlement.
Acts 1875, No. 47, § 9, p. 124; C. & M. Dig., § 4643; Pope's Dig., § 5732; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1810.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 7 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-402) › Subchapter 2 - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-211) › Section 21-7-202 - Treasurer of State's fiscal responsibility

The Treasurer of State shall be responsible for all moneys and evidences of value in his or her hands from fees and emoluments of office, in the same manner as for the other public moneys, and shall disburse the same only in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
Acts 1875, No. 47, § 3, p. 124; C. & M. Dig., § 4635; Pope's Dig., § 5724; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 7 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-402) › Subchapter 2 - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-211) › Section 21-7-203 - Monthly reports by certain state officers - Disposition of funds

(a)
(1)
The Secretary of State, Auditor of State, and Commissioner of State Lands shall each render to the Treasurer of State, on the first day of each month, a statement of the amounts received by him or her from fees and emoluments of office during the month preceding.
(2)
The officer shall, at the same time, deposit with the Treasurer of State the amounts in the identical pieces of money, or the evidence of value so received.
(3)
The Treasurer of State shall render to the Auditor of State, in like manner in all respects, monthly statements in detail of the amounts by him or her directly received from fees and emoluments proper from the office of the Treasurer of State.
(b)
The officers shall each incorporate into his or her regular report to the Governor, for transmission to the General Assembly, a classified statement of the sums received by him or her from fees and emoluments since the date of his or her last report.
Acts 1875, No. 47, § 2, p. 124; C. & M. Dig., § 4634; Pope's Dig., § 5723; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1802.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 7 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-402) › Subchapter 2 - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-211) › Section 21-7-207 - Reports in case of vacancy in office

(a)
In case any officer shall die or resign, or his or her office become otherwise vacated before the expiration of the full term, the report of the officer's receipts and expenditures as required pursuant to this subchapter shall immediately, upon such vacation, be rendered for that portion of the year during which the office was occupied by him or her.
(b)
The net amount of money to be credited to such outgoing officer shall be proportioned at the rate of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year for the length of time he or she occupied the office.
(c)
In case of death of an officer, the report and settlement as therein prescribed shall be made by his or her executor or administrator under the same penalties for refusal or neglect to render the report or for knowingly and willfully filing a false report as prescribed for an offending officer in §
21-7-201
.
Acts 1875, No. 47, § 10, p. 124; C. & M. Dig., § 4644; Pope's Dig., § 5733; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1811.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 7 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-402) › Subchapter 2 - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-211) › Section 21-7-208 - Estimate of expenditures

(a)
(1)
Any officer coming within the purview of this subchapter may submit to the officer to whom he or she is required to make a report, as provided in this subchapter, an estimate of the amount of expenditures proposed.
(2)
The officer making the expenditures shall, with his or her annual report, make a full statement of particulars and produce vouchers showing the manner of expenditure of the amount.
(b)
(1)
If the estimate is approved by the reviewing officer, no further approval of such amount shall be required.
(2)
If any officer shall submit his or her estimate of expenditure as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, and the estimate shall not be approved, the officer shall have the same right of appeal from the decision as provided in §
21-7-206
[repealed].
Acts 1875, No. 47, § 8, p. 124; C. & M. Dig., § 4642; Pope's Dig., § 5731; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1809.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 7 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-402) › Subchapter 2 - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (§§ 21-7-201 — 21-7-211) › Section 21-7-209 - Credit for fees prohibited - Exception

(a)
(1)
Except as stated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no officer coming within the purview of this subchapter shall give credit to any person for fees or other emoluments or perquisites of his or her office unless in cases where parties are permitted by law to give bond for costs and the bond has been given as prescribed by law.
(2)
In case any such prohibited credit shall be given, the amount thereof shall be charged to the officer as cash.
(b)
A public officer performing services for an agency of the State of Arkansas for which a fee is provided in §
21-6-307
or §
21-6-406
may extend credit to that agency provided that statements demanding payment are submitted on at least a quarterly basis.
(c)
(1)
Circuit court clerks and probate clerks of the circuit court, sheriffs, and other elected county officials are authorized to extend credit for the payment of court costs and fees to licensed attorneys, financial institutions, improvement districts, and state and federal agencies and may extend credit for payment of recording fees to the Commissioner of State Lands.
(2)
Each official may establish policies within his or her office to implement the provisions of this section, which shall include a provision that withdraws this privilege from any person whose account remains past due and unpaid for thirty (30) days until the delinquent account is paid in full.
(d)
When elected county officials are authorized to extend credit to attorneys or other persons or entities or agencies for court costs and fees and the official does so and is unable to collect such court costs or fees from the person, entity, or agency, the official shall not be personally liable for payment of such court costs and fees.
Acts 1875, No. 47, § 7, p. 124; C. & M. Dig., § 4641; Pope's Dig., § 5730; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1736; Acts 1987, No. 720, § 1; 1989, No. 269, § 1; 1989, No. 871, § 1; 2001, No. 854, § 1.