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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1210 - Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

(a)
A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under §
20-17-1209
may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.
(b)
Subject to subsection (c), an anatomical gift by a person authorized under §
20-17-1209
may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under §
20-17-1209
may be:
(1)
amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the amending of the gift; or
(2)
revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.
(c)
A revocation under subsection (b) is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1212 - Search and notification

(a)
The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:
(1)
a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and
(2)
if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.
(b)
If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subsection (a)(1) and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.
(c)
A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1213 - Delivery of document of gift not required - Right to examine

(a)
A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.
(b)
Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under §
20-17-1211
.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1215 - Coordination of procurement and use

Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1216 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person that for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death commits an unclassified felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.
(b)
A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1217 - Other prohibited acts

A person that, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal commits an unclassified felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1218 - Immunity

(a)
A person that acts in accordance with this subchapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding.
(b)
Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.
(c)
In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under this subchapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in §
20-17-1209(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8)
relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1219 - Law governing validity - Choice of law as to execution of document of gift - Presumption of validity

(a)
A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:
(1)
this subchapter;
(2)
the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
(3)
the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
(b)
If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
(c)
A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1221 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance healthcare directive

(a)
In this section:
(1)
"Advance healthcare directive" means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a healthcare decision for the prospective donor.
(2)
"Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.
(3)
"Healthcare decision" means any decision made regarding the health care of the prospective donor.
(b)
If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance healthcare directive, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of an organ for transplantation or therapy may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor, unless the declaration expressly provides to the contrary.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1222 - Cooperation between a coroner or the state medical examiner and a procurement organization

(a)
A coroner and the state medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(b)
If a coroner or the state medical examiner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or the state medical examiner and a post-mortem examination is going to be performed, unless the state medical examiner denies recovery in accordance with §
20-17-1223
the state medical examiner or designee shall conduct a post-mortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.
(c)
A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner or the state medical examiner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or the state medical examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude a coroner or the state medical examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or the state medical examiner.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 12 - REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (§§ 20-17-1201 — 20-17-1227) › Section 20-17-1225 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global And National Commerce Act

This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,
15 U.S.C. § 7001
et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(a) of that act,
15 U.S.C. § 7001
, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act,
15 U.S.C. § 7003(b)
.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act."
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1302 - Findings and purpose

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Perpetual care cemeteries provide historical and cultural benefits to the citizens of the State of Arkansas; and
(2)
A grant program should be established to assist a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress for its care and improvement.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 990,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1303 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund

An Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund is established within the general operating fund of the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress as determined by the board.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 62, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 990,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1304 - Powers and duties of State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services

The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall:
(1)
Review and grant or deny all or part of a grant application submitted under this subchapter; and
(2)
Establish by rule:
(A)
Criteria for grant applications and awards;
(B)
Oversight of all grant expenditures;
(C)
Criteria for reporting and maintaining all grant moneys and expenditures; and
(D)
Criteria for the review of grant awards and expenditures to prevent misuse or abuse of grant money.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 63, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1305 - Eligibility for grants - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "eligible organization" means an organization that agrees to provide for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress as determined by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.
(2)
"Eligible organization" includes a nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b)
An eligible organization is eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery if the perpetual care cemetery:
(1)
Has historical significance to the local community or the State of Arkansas; or
(2)
Is insolvent or in financial distress.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 343,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 64, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 990,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1306 - Application

An eligible organization shall apply for grant payments under this subchapter according to the rules established by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 65, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 990,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1307 - Grant payments - Amount

(a)
The Insurance Commissioner shall make grant payments under this subchapter from:
(1)
Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose; or
(2)
Excess funds transferred under §
20-17-1025
to the Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund from the Insolvent Cemetery Loan Fund.
(b)
The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall not grant more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) in a fiscal year to an eligible organization for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress under this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 66, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 990,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 13 - INSOLVENT CEMETERY GRANT FUND ACT (§§ 20-17-1301 — 20-17-1308) › Section 20-17-1308 - Use of grant awards

A grant award under this subchapter shall be used by an eligible organization exclusively for the care and improvement of the driveways, buildings, and grounds of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 990,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2009, No. 429, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Missing in America Project Act".
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1403 - Verification that the decedent was a veteran

(a)
(1)
The authorizing agent shall conduct a diligent search with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether the decedent was a veteran if:
(A)
The decedent is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(B)
The remains are determined to be unclaimed remains.
(2)
The search must be completed within five (5) days after the decedent's death.
(b)
The authorizing agent may share identifying information of the decedent with a veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to:
(1)
Determine whether the decedent was a veteran; and
(2)
Verify that the decedent is entitled to veteran interment benefits.
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1404 - Authority to cremate unclaimed remains - Retention of the remains

(a)
An authorizing agent may authorize the cremation of an unclaimed deceased veteran's body.
(b)
A funeral establishment that accepts the unclaimed remains of a veteran:
(1)
Shall place the cremated remains in a container marked with the proper identification of the decedent;
(2)
(A)
Shall retain or arrange for the retention of the cremated remains until they are relinquished to:
(i)
A veterans service organization;
(ii)
The Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(iii)
The authorizing agent.
(B)
The veterans service organization or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs must certify that the deceased veteran:
(i)
Is entitled to interment benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(ii)
Will be provided a dignified and honorable funeral at a veterans cemetery; and
(3)
(A)
May dispose of the cremated remains in a manner permitted by law after five (5) days from the date of cremation if the cremated remains are not relinquished to a person as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section.
(B)
The disposal of the remains must comply with the public health and welfare laws of the State of Arkansas.
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1405 - Verification that unclaimed remains are a veteran's - Veteran status unknown at the time of final disposition of the body

A funeral establishment that is also the authorizing agent that determines the final disposition of the remains of a decedent and directs that the body of the decedent be cremated:
(1)
Shall place the cremated remains in a container marked with the proper identification of the decedent;
(2)
Shall store the cremated remains for five (5) days from the date of cremation;
(3)
May share identifying information of the decedent with a veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to:
(A)
Determine whether the decedent was a veteran; and
(B)
Verify that the decedent is entitled to veteran interment benefits; and
(4)
(A)
May dispose of the cremated remains after five (5) days from the date of cremation if the cremated remains are not relinquished to:
(i)
A veterans service organization;
(ii)
The Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(iii)
The next of kin of the decedent.
(B)
The disposal of the remains of the decedent must comply with the public health and welfare laws of the State of Arkansas.
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1406 - Transfer of a veteran's remains

(a)
(1)
If the authorizing agent or funeral establishment determines that the unclaimed remains are those of a veteran, the remains may be relinquished to the control of:
(A)
A veterans service organization; or
(B)
The Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2)
The veterans service organization or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall certify that the deceased veteran:
(A)
Is entitled to interment benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(B)
Will be provided a dignified and honorable funeral at a veterans cemetery.
(b)
The funeral establishment shall:
(1)
Establish and maintain a record identifying the veterans service organization or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs receiving the deceased veteran's remains; and
(2)
Retain the records required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section for five (5) years from the date of transfer of the remains to the veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1407 - Nonliability

A person, funeral establishment, veterans service organization, or Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall not be civilly liable for possessing, delivering, cremating, storing, disposing, or handling in any lawful manner the remains of a decedent under this subchapter.
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408) › Subchapter 14 - MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT ACT (§§ 20-17-1401 — 20-17-1408) › Section 20-17-1408 - Reimbursement

(a)
If a deceased veteran has an estate, the estate shall be responsible for reimbursing a funeral establishment or authorized agent for all reasonable expenses incurred in relation to the disposition of the remains of the deceased veteran.
(b)
The Department of Veterans Affairs and county veterans' service officers shall provide technical assistance and information to funeral establishments, veterans service organizations, estates, and next of kin in order to facilitate a lawful application to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of obtaining reimbursement of the reasonable and authorized expenses for disposition of the remains of a qualified veteran.
Added by Act 2013, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-105) › Section 20-18-101 - Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Vital Statistics Act".
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 31; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-530.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-105) › Section 20-18-103 - Applicability

The provisions of this chapter also apply to all certificates of birth, death, marriage, divorce, or annulment and to reports of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy previously received by the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health and in the custody of the Department of Health.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 28; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-528; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-105) › Section 20-18-105 - Penalties

(a)
The following persons shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both:
(1)
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or report required to be filed under this chapter, or in an application for an amendment thereof or in an application for a certified copy of a vital record or who knowingly supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of any report, record, or certificate, or amendment thereof;
(2)
Any person who without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends, or mutilates any certificate, record, or report required to be filed under this chapter or a certified copy of the certificate, record, or report;
(3)
Any person who knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, furnishes, or attempts to obtain, possess, use, sell, or furnish to another for any purpose of deception any certificate, record, report, or certified copy thereof so made, counterfeited, altered, amended, or mutilated or which is false in whole or in part or which relates to the birth of another person, whether living or deceased;
(4)
Any employee of the Division of Vital Records or any office designated under §
20-18-203(b)
who knowingly furnishes or processes a certificate of birth or certified copy of a certificate of birth with the knowledge that it be used for the purposes of deception; and
(5)
Any person who without lawful authority possesses any certificate, record, or report required by this chapter or a copy or certified copy of the certificate, record, or report knowing that it has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained.
(b)
The following persons shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both:
(1)
Any person who knowingly refuses to provide information required by this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;
(2)
Any person who knowingly transports or accepts for transportation, interment, or other disposition, a dead body without an accompanying permit as provided in this chapter; or
(3)
Any person who knowingly neglects or violates any of the provisions of this chapter or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1954, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 27; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-527; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 4; 2007, No. 827, § 164.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 20-18-201 — 20-18-203) › Section 20-18-201 - Division of Vital Records

(a)
There is established in the Department of Health a Division of Vital Records which shall install, maintain, and operate the only system of vital statistics throughout this state.
(b)
The division shall be provided with sufficient staff, suitable offices, and other resources for the proper administration of the statewide system of vital statistics and for the preservation and security of its official records.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-502; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 20-18-201 — 20-18-203) › Section 20-18-202 - Regulatory powers of the State Board of Health

The State Board of Health may adopt, amend, and repeal rules for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. All rules adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1955, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-503; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 6; 1997, No. 179, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-301 - Content of certificates and reports

(a)
In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates, reports, and records required by this chapter or by rules adopted under this chapter shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics.
(b)
Each certificate, report, record, and form required by this chapter shall be prepared in the format approved by the State Registrar of Vital Records.
(c)
All vital records and reports shall contain the date of filing.
(d)
Information required in certificates, reports, records, or forms authorized by this chapter may be filed, verified, registered, and stored by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by the state registrar.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1958, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-506; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-302 - Persons required to keep records

(a)
(1)
Every person in charge of an institution as defined in this chapter shall keep a record of personal data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution.
(2)
The record shall include such information as required by the certificates of birth and death and the reports of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy forms required by this chapter.
(3)
The record shall be made at the time of admission from information provided by the person being admitted or confined, but when it cannot be so obtained, the information shall be obtained from relatives or other persons acquainted with the facts. The name and address of the person providing the information shall be a part of the record.
(b)
When a dead body is released or disposed of by an institution, the person in charge of the institution shall keep a record showing the name of the decedent, date of death, name and address of the person to whom the dead body or fetus is released, and date of removal from the institution or if finally disposed of by the institution, the date, place, and manner of disposition shall be recorded.
(c)
A funeral director, embalmer, sexton, or other person who removes from the place of death or transports or finally disposes of a dead body or fetus, in addition to filing any certificate or other report required by this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter, shall keep a record which shall identify the dead body, and such information pertaining to the receipt, removal, and delivery of the dead body as may be required in rules adopted by the State Board of Health.
(d)
Records maintained under this section shall be retained for a period of not less than one (1) year and shall be made available for inspection by the State Registrar of Vital Records or his or her representative upon demand.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1959, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 25; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-525; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-303 - Duty to furnish information

(a)
Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish such information as he or she may possess regarding any birth, death, spontaneous fetal death, induced termination of pregnancy, marriage, divorce, or annulment upon demand of the State Registrar of Vital Records.
(b)
Any person or institution that in good faith provides information required by this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter shall not be subject to any action for damages.
(c)
Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, the administrator of each institution shall send to the Division of Vital Records a list showing all births and deaths occurring in that institution during the preceding month. The lists shall be on forms approved by the state registrar.
(d)
Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, each funeral director shall send to the division a list showing all dead bodies embalmed or otherwise prepared for final disposition or dead bodies finally disposed of by the funeral director during the preceding month. The list shall be made on forms provided by the state registrar.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1960, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-526; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-304 - Disclosure of information prohibited - Exceptions

(a)
To protect the integrity of vital records and vital reports, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the system of vital statistics, it shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of or to disclose information contained in vital records or vital reports or to copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital record or vital report except as authorized by this chapter and by rule or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)
(1)
The State Board of Health may authorize by rule the disclosure of information contained in vital records for research purposes.
(2)
The rules shall provide for adequate standards of security and confidentiality of vital records and vital reports.
(3)
(A)
Disclosure of information which may identify any person or institution named in any vital record or vital report may be made only pursuant to rules which require submission of written requests for information by researchers and execution of agreements that protect the confidentiality of the information provided.
(B)
The agreements shall prohibit the release by the researcher of any information that might identify any person or institution other than releases that may be provided for in the agreement.
(4)
Nothing in this section prohibits the release of information or data which would not identify any person or institution named in a vital record or vital report.
(c)
(1)
Appeals from decisions of custodians of vital records or vital reports designated under §
20-18-203(b)
who refuse to disclose information from vital records or vital reports as prescribed by this section and the rules issued under this section shall be made to the State Registrar of Vital Records, whose decision shall be binding upon such custodians.
(2)
Within three (3) working days of the receipt of an appeal of a decision of a custodian of a vital record or vital report designated under §
20-18-203(b)
, the state registrar shall issue a decision on the appeal.
(d)
(1)
The state registrar shall send to the county assessor of each county within this state a monthly report listing the residents of that county who have died.
(2)
The report shall be sent to each county assessor by email.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1961, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 501,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-522; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 11; 1995, No. 1295, § 2; 2005, No. 1892, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-306 - Fees for certified copies

(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all fees for certified copies of vital records or vital reports under this chapter are listed in §
20-7-123
.
(b)
(1)
Certified copies of the records shall be furnished to veterans or their dependents without costs when the Department of Veterans Affairs requires certified copies of the records.
(2)
Any veteran or his or her dependents shall make application and shall execute an unnotarized affidavit that he or she is a veteran or a dependent of a veteran in order to obtain the free certified copy of any vital record.
(3)
Any person who falsely or fraudulently makes an application and unnotarized affidavit that he or she is a veteran or a dependent of a veteran when the person is not a veteran or a dependent of a veteran shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment.
(c)
Certified copies of the records shall be furnished to the Department of Corrections on behalf on a state inmate without costs when requested as release documentation for the state inmate.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 243, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 506,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 24; 1985, No. 351, §§ 3, 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-524; Acts 1989, No. 396, § 5; 1995, No. 1254, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-307 - Amendment of vital records and reports

(a)
A certificate, vital report, or vital record registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the State Board of Health to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records and vital reports.
(b)
(1)
A certificate, vital report, or vital record that is amended under this section shall be marked "AMENDED". The date of amendment, the identity of the person making the amendment, and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be made a part of the vital record or vital report.
(2)
The board shall prescribe by rule the conditions under which additions or minor corrections may be made to certificates or vital records within one (1) year after the date of the event without the certificate's or vital record's being considered as amended.
(c)
Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state and upon request of the person or his or her parents, guardian or legal representative, the State Registrar of Vital Records shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name.
(d)
Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual born in this state has been changed by surgical procedure and that the individual's name has been changed, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended accordingly.
(e)
When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the rules for amending a vital record or when the state registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statements or the documentary evidence and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not amend the vital record and shall advise the applicant of the reason for this action. The state registrar shall advise the applicant of his or her right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(f)
When a certificate or record is amended under this section by the state registrar, the state registrar shall report the amendment to any other custodian of the vital record, and the vital record shall be amended accordingly.
(g)
When an amendment is made to a certificate of marriage, divorce, or annulment by the local official issuing the marriage license or the court entering the decree of divorce or annulment, copies of the amendment shall be forwarded to the state registrar.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1965, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1964, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1963, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-520; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 3 - RECORDS GENERALLY (§§ 20-18-301 — 20-18-308) › Section 20-18-308 - Reproductions of records and files

(a)
To preserve vital records, the State Registrar of Vital Records may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the Division of Vital Records.
(b)
When verified and approved by the state registrar, the reproductions shall be accepted as the original records.
(c)
The documents from which permanent reproductions have been made may be disposed of as provided by rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1966, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-521; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 15.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 18 - VITAL STATISTICS ACT (§§ 20-18-101 — 20-18-705) › Subchapter 4 - BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS (§§ 20-18-401 — 20-18-410) › Section 20-18-402 - Delayed registration of birth

(a)
When the certificate of birth of a person born in the state has not been filed within one (1) year, a delayed certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with rules of the State Board of Health. No delayed certificate shall be registered until the evidentiary requirements as specified in rules have been met.
(b)
The birth shall be registered on a delayed certificate of birth form and the form shall show on its face the date of registration. The delayed certificate shall contain a summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration.
(c)
No delayed certificate of birth shall be registered for a deceased person.
(d)
(1)
When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the rules for delayed registration or when the State Registrar of Vital Records has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence and, if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not register the delayed certificate of birth and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action. The state registrar shall further advise the applicant of his or her right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2)
The board may by rule provide for the dismissal of an application which is not actively prosecuted.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1968, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1967, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 120, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-509; Acts 1995, No. 1254, § 17.