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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 6 - TREASURER OF STATE (§§ 25-16-601 — 25-16-615) › Section 25-16-614 - Examination of office

(a)
The Governor shall be authorized and required to appoint and commission expert accountants to examine and report to the Governor the state of the Treasurer of State's office. The Governor may order an examination at his or her discretion provided he or she orders at least one (1) each year.
(b)
(1)
At least one (1) appointment of an accountant shall be made each year, and the number of accountants shall not exceed two (2).
(2)
The duties of accountants shall be to examine carefully and fully the books of the Treasurer of State, to count the cash belonging to the state on hand, and to prepare a complete printed statement of their labor. Accountants shall attach to this statement the following oath subscribed and sworn to by them:
"I do solemnly swear that I have made a complete examination of the books belonging to the office of the Treasurer of State for one (1) year last past, and counted the cash on hand, and the foregoing statement is true and correct, and I further swear that I did not directly nor indirectly inform anyone of my appointment nor of my intention to examine said books until I entered actively upon my duty."
(3)
(A)
When the Governor appoints and commissions the accountants, he or she shall swear them not to divulge their appointments until they shall have entered upon the active duties of their office.
(B)
If the expert or accountant shall divulge, directly or indirectly, the fact that he or she has been appointed or commissioned to that office, or the time when the Governor has ordered the examination, he or she shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished as in other cases.
(4)
The Governor is authorized to pay the accountants out of the contingent fund a sum of money not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for each examination made.
(c)
Upon the presentation of the accountant duly commissioned, the Treasurer of State shall give the accountant free access to his or her books and permit him or her to count the cash on hand.
(d)
On the refusal of the Treasurer of State to comply with the provisions of this section, his or her office shall be declared vacant and the offense deemed a felony, and on conviction thereof he or she shall be sentenced to the Division of Correction for a term not exceeding five (5) years.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1024, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1891, No. 46, §§ 1-4, p. 76; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4513-4516; Pope's Dig., §§ 5570-5573; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-620 -- 12-623.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 6 - TREASURER OF STATE (§§ 25-16-601 — 25-16-615) › Section 25-16-615 - Examination of records by joint legislative committee

(a)
Immediately after the commencement of each session of the General Assembly, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State to submit all accounts, books, vouchers, and other official documents in his or her office to a joint committee of the General Assembly for examination and settlement.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the committee to examine the books, accounts, vouchers, and other official documents of the Treasurer of State and make a report of the results of the examination to both houses of the General Assembly.
(c)
(1)
If each house shall approve the report of the committee, an order shall be made directing the committee to cause the proper entries to be made in the books of the Treasurer of State, showing the results of the settlement.
(2)
If the committee shall make an unfavorable report upon finding that the Treasurer of State has not performed the duties required of him or her by law and if the report shall be approved by both houses of the General Assembly, an order shall be made directing the Governor to cause suit to be brought against the delinquent on his or her official bond.
Rev. Stat., ch. 18, §§ 36-39; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4517-4520; Pope's Dig., §§ 5574-5577; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-624 -- 12-627.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-701 - Private practice of law prohibited

During his or her term of office, the Attorney General shall not engage in the private practice of law, which shall include, but not be limited to, acting as office counsel, participating in litigation, and accepting retainers.
Acts 1977, No. 251, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-701.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-702 - Representation of state agencies and officers generally - Employment of outside counsel

(a)
The Attorney General shall be the attorney for all state officials, departments, institutions, and agencies. Whenever any officer or department, institution, or agency of the state needs the services of an attorney, the matter shall be certified to the Attorney General for attention.
(b)
(1)
All office work and advice for state officials, departments, institutions, and agencies shall be given by the Attorney General and his or her assistants, and no special counsel shall be employed or additional expense paid for those services.
(2)
If, in the opinion of the Attorney General, it shall at any time be necessary to employ special counsel to prosecute any suit brought on behalf of the state or to defend a suit brought against any official, board, commission, or agency of the state, the Attorney General, with the approval of the Governor, may employ special counsel. The compensation for the special counsel shall be fixed by the court where the litigation is pending, with the written approval of the Governor and the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall not enter into any contract for the employment of outside legal counsel without first seeking prior review by the Legislative Council.
(c)
If any official, department, institution, or agency of the state needs the service of an attorney and the Attorney General fails to render the service when requested in writing, then, upon the establishment of that fact, the Governor may appoint counsel to look after the matter or may authorize the employment of counsel by the officer, department, agency, or institution needing the services of an attorney.
(d)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to indictment and upon conviction fined in any sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and, upon proper proceedings, removed from office.
(e)
The Attorney General shall have authority to initiate civil lawsuits under all state and federal environmental protection statutes.
Acts 1933, No. 14, §§ 1, 2, 5-7; Pope's Dig., §§ 5599, 5600, 5602-5604; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-701, 12-708 -- 12-711; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 46, § 16; 1991, No. 609, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-703 - Representation of state interests in federal courts

(a)
The Attorney General shall maintain and defend the interests of the state in matters before the United States Supreme Court and all other federal courts and shall be the legal representative of all state officers, boards, and commissions in all litigation where the interests of the state are involved.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall relieve the Attorney General of discharging any and all duties required of him or her under the common law or by any of the statutes of this state, nor shall it relieve the prosecuting attorneys of any duties required of them by the statutes of this state.
Acts 1911, No. 131, §§ 2, 6; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4522, 4525; Pope's Dig., §§ 5579, 5582; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-706, 12-712.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-704 - Representation of state interests in Supreme Court - Writs of quo warranto

(a)
The Attorney General shall attend the several sittings of the Supreme Court and shall maintain and defend the interests of the state in all matters before that tribunal.
(b)
He or she shall have full power to issue writs of quo warranto in all cases where the writs should properly issue.
(c)
If he or she shall fail to attend any term of the Supreme Court in which cases may be pending for or against the state, shall fail to prosecute or defend the cases, and shall fail to furnish a substitute, the court may appoint a substitute. The attorney so appointed shall receive, as a compensation for his or her services for attending any term of the court and prosecuting or defending the suits, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), to be paid out of the salary of the Attorney General on the certificate of the court.
Acts 1843, § 2, p. 117; 1857, § 6, p. 117; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4527, 4528; Pope's Dig., §§ 5584, 5585; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-713, 12-714.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-706 - Opinions

(a)
(1)
Upon request, the Attorney General without fee or reward shall give his or her opinion to the Governor and to the heads of the executive departments of this state upon any constitutional or other legal question that may concern the official action of those officers.
(2)
When requested, he or she shall give his or her opinion to the prosecuting attorney of any district upon any legal question that concerns the financial interests of the state or any county and upon any question connected with the administration of the criminal laws of the state.
(3)
When requested, he or she shall also give his or her opinion to either house of the General Assembly and any member thereof upon the constitutionality of any proposed bill and to all state boards and commissions upon any question connected with the discharge of the duties of those boards and commissions.
(b)
The Attorney General is required to furnish to county boards of election commissioners an official opinion upon any inquiry submitted to him or her concerning the provisions of the election laws of this state.
(c)
All opinions shall be written when the inquiry is in writing and request is made for a written opinion.
(d)
(1)
Whenever any real estate is bought for the State of Arkansas by any agency, department, board, or commission authorized to buy real estate, it shall be the duty of the seller of the property at the seller's own expense to provide a commitment to issue a title insurance policy acceptable to the agency, department, board, or commission.
(2)
Upon request, the Attorney General shall provide to the agency, department, board, or commission buying the property advice and counsel regarding the purchase of the property.
(e)
Nothing in subsections (a)-(d) of this section shall relieve the Attorney General of discharging any and all duties required of him or her under the common law or by any of the statutes of this state or relieve the prosecuting attorneys of any duties required of them by the statutes of this state.
Acts 1843, § 2, p. 117; 1857, § 3, p. 117; 1893, No. 145, § 5, p. 251; 1911, No. 131, §§ 1, 3, 6; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4521, 4523, 4525, 4526; Pope's Dig., §§ 5578, 5580, 5582, 5583; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-702 -- 12-704, 12-706; Acts 2001, No. 534, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-707 - Amounts due state to be certified to Attorney General

(a)
Within ten (10) days after any amount of money is due and payable to the state, the official, department, institution, or other agency through which the amount is payable shall certify that fact to the Attorney General for his or her attention.
(b)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to indictment and upon conviction fined in any sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and, upon proper proceedings, removed from office.
Acts 1933, No. 14, §§ 3, 7; Pope's Dig., § 5601; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-711, 12-718.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-708 - Appointment of special counsel to collect moneys due state

(a)
When there is past due and unpaid any special license fee, franchise tax, privilege tax, or other moneys due the state by individuals, officers, companies, firms, or corporations, and when in his or her judgment it would be in the best interest of the state to do so, the Attorney General may appoint special counsel to take any steps necessary for the collection of all those sums that are due and unpaid.
(b)
In all cases in which the Attorney General may appoint special counsel under the provisions of this section, the special counsel shall receive a reasonable compensation for his or her services, dependent on recovery, to be fixed by the Attorney General where collection is made without suit, and by the court or judge trying the cause where suits are instituted. The compensation shall in no case be more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount recovered.
(c)
The venue of all suits contemplated by the provisions of this section shall be in the circuit court of any county in Arkansas where legal service of summons can be made.
(d)
In cases in which the Attorney General deems it for the best interest of the state to do so, he or she is given authority to make any compromises of delinquent taxes or moneys, as herein described, as in his or her judgment shall secure for the state the most advantageous settlement.
(e)
All moneys collected under the provisions of this section, less the compensation of special counsel fixed under authority of subsection (b) of this section, shall be paid over promptly to the Treasurer of State, who shall issue his or her receipt therefor to the Attorney General.
(f)
This section shall not be so construed as to repeal §
22-5-401
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 523,§ 13, eff. 4/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 819,§ 14, eff. 5/1/2021.
Acts 1923, No. 157, §§ 1-6; Pope's Dig., §§ 5593-5598; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-719 -- 12-724.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-709 - Suits against officers indebted to state

(a)
The Attorney General is authorized and empowered, and it is made his or her duty, to institute and prosecute all suits in behalf of the state against all officers of the state who are indebted to the state by reason of any moneys collected or received and not accounted for according to law.
(b)
Suits against these officers may be brought in any county of this state, at the option of the Attorney General, except in cases wherein the prosecuting attorneys of the different judicial districts are expressly authorized by law to bring suit.
(c)
Whenever it shall become necessary to institute legal proceedings on the part of the state against defaulting or delinquent state officers, the Governor shall have the power to employ such competent attorneys at law as he or she may deem proper to assist the Attorney General in the proceedings and to pay a reasonable fee for the services rendered by them.
(d)
Whenever under the provisions of this section the Attorney General shall fail to bring suit against any officer in default or to investigate the books and accounts of any officer when there are reasonable grounds for believing that he or she is a defaulter, the Governor may employ some competent attorney to prosecute the action. The attorney shall be allowed a reasonable fee.
Acts 1883, No. 45, §§ 1, 2, p. 68; 1883, No. 85, § 1, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4529-4531; Pope's Dig., §§ 5586-5588; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-715 -- 12-717.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-711 - Disputes between Attorney General and a constitutional officer

In the event that the Attorney General and a constitutional officer disagree on the interpretation of any constitutional provision, act, rule, or regulation which affects the duties of that constitutional officer, the constitutional officer is authorized to employ special counsel to resolve the disagreement by litigation. This special counsel shall receive a reasonable compensation for his or her services.
Acts 1975, No. 246, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-126.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-712 - Funding restriction

The Attorney General shall not enter into any contract for the employment of outside legal counsel without first seeking prior review by the Legislative Council.
Acts 1993, No. 557, § 19.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-713 - Attorney General - Designated law enforcement agency

(a)
The office of the Attorney General is designated as a law enforcement agency.
(b)
A person designated and employed as a special investigator by the Attorney General shall:
(1)
Be a certified law enforcement officer under §
12-9-101
et seq.; and
(2)
Have statewide law enforcement jurisdiction and authority.
Acts 2009, No. 81, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-716 - Fees

(a)
(1)
The Office of the Attorney General may charge a fee to a governmental unit to reimburse the Office of the Attorney General for an expenditure made on behalf of a governmental unit.
(2)
A fee under subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited by the Office of the Attorney General into the State Central Services Fund as a refund to an expenditure.
(b)
All monies and funds received by the Office of the Attorney General as attorney's fees shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund as direct revenues of the Office of the Attorney General.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 495,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by Act 2019, No. 897,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 7 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 25-16-701 — 25-16-718) › Section 25-16-717 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 544,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 974,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 8 - MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 25-16-801 — 25-16-806) › Section 25-16-801 - Appointments from congressional districts

(a)
(1)
Whenever any laws of this state shall provide for the appointment of members of boards and commissions from each congressional district, they shall be deemed to mean the congressional districts of the state existing at the time of the appointment, and not the congressional districts existing at the time of the passage of those laws.
(2)
Whenever the total membership of any board or commission shall exceed the number of congressional districts from which appointments are to be made, the members in excess of congressional district appointees shall be appointed from the state at large.
(b)
If the number of congressional districts in this state shall be reduced to fewer than six (6), the members of all boards and commissions of this state, including the Legislative Council and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, who are selected or apportioned on the basis of congressional districts, shall continue to be selected or apportioned upon the basis of the six (6) congressional districts, as established by Act 297 of 1951 [repealed], until otherwise specifically provided by law.
Acts 1967, No. 235, § 2; 1969, No. 465, Art. 4, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-406.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 8 - MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 25-16-801 — 25-16-806) › Section 25-16-803 - Terms not to expire between biennial general election and Governor's swearing in

The terms of office of members of boards and commissions of this state which by law expire between the date of the biennial general election and the date of the swearing in of the Governor elected at the election shall be extended until the date of the swearing in of the Governor. However, this section shall have no effect upon the filling of vacancies otherwise occurring during that time period.
Acts 1983, No. 225, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-627.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 8 - MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 25-16-801 — 25-16-806) › Section 25-16-805 - Special board members

(a)
When any member of a state commission, board, council, committee, or similar body is disqualified or is otherwise temporarily unable or unwilling to serve in regard to any matter or matters pending before the entity, the Governor or other appointing authority may appoint a qualified person to serve as a special member of the entity to hear and participate in the decision on the particular matter or matters.
(b)
The special board member appointed under this section shall have all authority and responsibility of a regular board member with respect to the particular matter or matters before the entity but shall have no authority or responsibility with respect to any other matter or matters before the board.
(c)
The chair of the entity requesting a special board member shall inform the Governor or other appointing authority of the request in writing no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting in which the special board member shall serve.
(d)
A person appointed as a special member of a state commission, board, council, committee, or similar body pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be entitled to receive stipends and expense reimbursement in the same amount and under the same procedure as prescribed for regular members. The stipends and expense reimbursement shall be paid from the same source as stipends and expense reimbursement payment to regular members.
Acts 1993, No. 1251, §§ 1-4; 1997, No. 250, § 238.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-901 - Definitions - Limitations

(a)
For purposes of this subchapter, the term "state board" means every state board, commission, committee, council, task force, and similar entity except the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
(b)
This subchapter shall have no effect on the payment of mileage, expense reimbursement, and per diem authorized by law to be paid to members of the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-902 - Expense reimbursement

(a)
Every state board may, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, authorize expense reimbursement for each board member for performing official board duties.
(b)
The expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rate established for state employees by state travel regulations.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-904 - Stipend - Authorization for $85

Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, may authorize payment to its members of a stipend not to exceed eighty-five dollars ($85.00) per day for each meeting, examination, evaluation, or inspection attended or for any day while performing any proper business of the board, and the board members shall receive no other compensation, expense reimbursement, or in-lieu-of payments except as provided in §
25-16-902
:
(1)
Auctioneer's Licensing Board;
(2)
Arkansas Economic Development Commission;
(3)
Supervisory Board for the Arkansas Crime Information Center;
(4)
Board of Corrections;
(5)
State Board of Education;
(6)
State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services;
(7)
State Board of Health;
(8)
Arkansas Health Policy Council;
(9)
State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission;
(10)
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;
(11)
Post-Prison Transfer Board;
(12)
Arkansas Racing Commission;
(13)
Arkansas Sentencing Commission;
(14)
Career Education and Workforce Development Board;
(15)
Oil and Gas Commission;
(16)
Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board;
(17)
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission;
(18)
Red River Commission;
(19)
Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf;
(20)
Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority; and
(21)
[Repealed.]
(22)
Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board.
(23)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 246, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 392,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 824,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 93, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 4; 1997, No. 540, § 51; 1997, No. 693, § 2; 1999, No. 1053, § 1; 1999, No. 1286, § 1; 2001, No. 726, § 1; 2001, No. 1650, § 2; 2001, No. 1803, § 6; 2007, No. 67, § 2; 2009, No. 261, § 5; 2011, No. 521, § 27; 2011, No. 808, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-905 - Stipend - Authorization for $110

Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, may authorize payment to its members of a stipend not to exceed one hundred ten dollars ($110) per day for each meeting, examination, evaluation, or inspection attended or for any day while performing any proper business of the board, and the board members shall not receive any other compensation, expense reimbursement, or in-lieu-of payments except as provided in §
25-16-902
:
(1)
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners;
(2)
Arkansas State Medical Board;
(3)
State Board of Optometry;
(4)
Sex Offender Assessment Committee;
(5)
Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
(6)
Arkansas State Board of Nursing;
(7)
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy;
(8)
Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine; and
(9)
Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 89,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 5; 1999, No. 492, § 1; 1999, No. 1053, § 2; 1999, No. 1353, § 16; 1999, No. 1553, § 18; 2001, No. 1601, § 10; 2001, No. 1650, § 3; 2007, No. 67, § 3; 2009, No. 746, § 2; 2009, No. 1484, § 10; 2011, No. 786, § 2; 2011, No. 808, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-906 - Stipend - State employees - Salaried members - Members of General Assembly

(a)
No state employee shall receive any stipend under this subchapter.
(b)
Those persons who are paid a salary for serving as a member of a state board shall continue to receive the salary and shall receive no stipend under this subchapter.
(c)
State board members who are also members of the General Assembly shall continue to receive mileage, expense reimbursement, and per diem as prescribed for legislators attending meetings of interim committees of the General Assembly.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 6; 1997, No. 1354, § 42.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-907 - Effective date

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subchapter becomes effective on a board-by-board basis on the date of the board's first regularly scheduled meeting in 1996, and, thereafter, this subchapter shall be the sole authority for expense reimbursement, per diem, and stipends.
(2)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for boards which do not have regularly scheduled meetings, this subchapter becomes effective on a board-by-board basis on the date of the board's first meeting in 1996, and, thereafter, this subchapter shall be the sole authority for expense reimbursement, per diem, and stipends.
(b)
Any state board may, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during any meeting in 1995, exercise its powers under this subchapter for calendar year 1995, but, until a board acts or has the opportunity to act in 1996, the law existing on February 1, 1995, as to the board's expense reimbursement and per diem authorization shall apply.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 9 - STATE BOARDS - COMPENSATION (§§ 25-16-901 — 25-16-908) › Section 25-16-908 - Distribution of copies

As soon as possible after April 11, 1995, the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide a copy of this subchapter to every state board which is subject to the provisions hereof.
Acts 1995, No. 1211, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1001 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Employee" means a person whose employment is not seasonal or temporary and whose actual performance of duty requires one thousand (1,000) or more hours during a fiscal year;
(2)
"Public official" means:
(A)
The Secretary of State, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of State Lands, a member of the Senate, or a member of the House of Representatives; and
(B)
The executive head of any agency, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, or council of this state;
(3)
"Relative" means a husband, wife, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter, son, stepdaughter, stepson, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece;
(4)
"State agency" means:
(A)
All boards, commissions, departments, agencies, institutions, state-supported institutions of higher learning, and offices of constitutional officers of the State of Arkansas; and
(B)
The General Assembly, including divisions, commissions, and bureaus operating under the authority of the General Assembly; and
(5)
"Supervisory employee" means any individual having:
(A)
Authority in the interest of the state agency to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees of a state agency; or
(B)
The responsibility to direct other employees of a state agency, to adjust their grievances, or to effectively recommend an action if the exercise of authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature but requires the use of independent judgment.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1002 - Prohibited employment of relatives

(a)
A public official shall not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in or to a position in the state agency in which the official is serving or over which the official exercises jurisdiction or control, any person who:
(1)
Is a relative of the public official; and
(2)
Is an employee of a state agency or as a result of the public official's action would be an employee of a state agency.
(b)
Within each state agency, no employees who are related shall be placed within the same direct line of supervision whereby one (1) relative is a supervisory employee and responsible for supervising the job performance or work activities of another relative.
(c)
If a person is placed on the payroll of a state agency in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section:
(1)
The person shall not be entitled to pay at the rate for which the employee was initially hired;
(2)
The person shall be entitled to receive pay at the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate under §
11-4-210
or the federal minimum hourly wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act,
29 U.S.C. § 201
et seq., for time actually worked while in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section; and
(3)
The employment shall be void.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1003 - Married state agency employees

(a)
If as a result of a marriage that occurs after August 12, 2005, employees of a state agency are in violation of the prohibition established by §
25-16-1002
, the violation shall be resolved by:
(1)
Transferring one (1) of the employees to another position within the state agency;
(2)
Transferring one (1) of the employees to another state agency; or
(3)
The resignation of one (1) of the employees.
(b)
(1)
The public official of the state agency shall provide written notice to the employees of each of the alternatives under subsection (a) of this section available to eliminate the violation.
(2)
The employees shall be given the opportunity to select among the available alternatives.
(3)
If the employees are unable to agree upon an alternative within sixty (60) days of the notice required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, then the public official shall take action to eliminate the violation.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1004 - Criminal penalty

(a)
A person commits an offense if the person approves an account or draws or authorizes the drawing of a warrant or order to pay the compensation of another person employed in violation of §
25-16-1002
.
(b)
An offense under subsection (a) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1005 - Civil penalties

(a)
A public official who knowingly violates §
25-16-1002(a)
shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)
(1)
The Attorney General may file suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court to collect the penalty.
(2)
Penalties collected under this section shall be deposited to the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1006 - Administration and enforcement

(a)
The Office of Personnel Management shall establish rules and forms for all state agencies that will enable each public official and each supervisory employee within a state agency to determine whether:
(1)
The hiring of a job applicant would violate §
25-16-1002
or §
25-16-1003
; or
(2)
The promotion or transfer of an employee of a state agency would violate §
25-16-1003
.
(b)
The office shall also establish rules concerning the procedures for:
(1)
Reporting suspected violations of this subchapter to the office; and
(2)
(A)
Referring suspected violations to the Attorney General or the Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District for enforcing civil penalties under §
25-16-1005
.
(B)
If the Attorney General is suspected of violating this subchapter, the office shall refer the matter to the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6304, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 10 - HIRING OF RELATIVES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS (§§ 25-16-1001 — 25-16-1007) › Section 25-16-1007 - Applicability

This subchapter shall not apply to the hiring, transfer, or promotion of any person employed in a state agency as of August 12, 2005.
Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 11 - FORFEITURE OF OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE RELATED TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (§§ 25-16-1101 — 25-16-1107) › Section 25-16-1101 - Legislative intent

(a)
It is the policy of the State of Arkansas to promote integrity in public employment.
(b)
It is the intent of this subchapter to require that a public servant who pleads guilty to or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of the following to forfeit his or her office, position, or employment, and thereafter he or she is disqualified from holding an office, position, or employment with a governmental body:
(1)
A felony offense relating to his or her office, position, or employment;
(2)
A misdemeanor offense involving fraud, dishonesty, bribery, forgery, or other form of corruption relating to his or her office, position, or employment; or
(3)
Theft of property under §
5-36-103
when the victim of the theft is the governmental body with which the public servant is associated.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 995,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 679, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 11 - FORFEITURE OF OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE RELATED TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (§§ 25-16-1101 — 25-16-1107) › Section 25-16-1102 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Governmental body" means any office, department, commission, council, board, committee, legislative body, agency, or other establishment of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of the state, municipality, county, school district, institution of higher education, improvement district, or any political district or subdivision;
(2)
"Offense" means conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine, or both, is authorized by statute;
(3)
(A)
"Public servant" means a public official, public employee, or public appointee.
(B)
"Public servant" does not mean a member of the General Assembly or a person holding an office of trust or profit in the state under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 9;
(4)
"Relating to" means an offense that directly involves a person's performance in the office, position, or employment held by a person in a governmental body; and
(5)
"Public official" means a member of the General Assembly or person holding an office of trust or profit in the state under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 9.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 995,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 995,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 679, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 11 - FORFEITURE OF OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE RELATED TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (§§ 25-16-1101 — 25-16-1107) › Section 25-16-1103 - Forfeiture of office

(a)
A public servant holding an office, position, or employment in a governmental body shall forfeit the office, position, or employment if he or she pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of:
(1)
A felony offense relating to the public servant's office, position, or employment;
(2)
A misdemeanor offense involving fraud, dishonesty, bribery, forgery, or other form of corruption relating to the public servant's office, position, or employment; or
(3)
Theft of property under §
5-36-103
when the victim of the theft is the governmental body with which the public servant is associated.
(b)
(1)
A public official may be removed from office under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5.
(2)
The General Assembly or the state may consider the following offenses when determining if a public official is qualified:
(A)
A felony offense;
(B)
Theft of property under §
5-36-103
;
(C)
Abuse of office under §
5-52-107
; or
(D)
Witness tampering under §
5-53-110
.
(c)
A public official or public servant may hold a public office after he or she is removed from an office, position, or employment with a governing body if an offense identified in subdivision (b)(2) of this section is expunged and permitted under applicable law.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 995,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 679, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 11 - FORFEITURE OF OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE RELATED TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (§§ 25-16-1101 — 25-16-1107) › Section 25-16-1104 - Disqualification from office

A public servant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of an offense under §
25-16-1103(a)
shall be disqualified and barred from holding an office, position, or employment in a governmental body.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 995,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 679, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 11 - FORFEITURE OF OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE RELATED TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (§§ 25-16-1101 — 25-16-1107) › Section 25-16-1106 - Applicability

(a)
This subchapter shall apply to a public servant that, on or after July 31, 2009, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a felony offense relating to his or her office, position, or employment in any governmental body.
(b)
This subchapter shall not supersede any provision of Arkansas law which provides forfeiture of or disqualification from service as a public servant for an offense other than a felony.
Acts 2009, No. 679, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 16 - STATE OFFICERS (§§ 25-16-101 — 25-16-1107) › Subchapter 11 - FORFEITURE OF OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE RELATED TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (§§ 25-16-1101 — 25-16-1107) › Section 25-16-1107 - Effect of expungement

An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for forfeiture of office or disqualification from office under this subchapter.
Acts 2009, No. 679, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 17 - MANAGEMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS (§§ 25-17-101 — 25-17-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-17-101 — 25-17-103) › Section 25-17-101 - Antidiscrimination clause required in contracts

All agencies of the state or any department thereof shall include in all contracts negotiated or renegotiated by them for and on the behalf of the state a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any qualified employee or qualified applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, or ancestry and shall require the contractor to include a similar provision in all subcontracts.
Acts 1977, No. 954, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-1506; Acts 1991, No. 343, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 17 - MANAGEMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS (§§ 25-17-101 — 25-17-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-17-101 — 25-17-103) › Section 25-17-103 - Repair of damage to charitable institution

In case of destruction of any of the charitable institutions by fire or tornado, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered upon the approval of the Governor to borrow money at a reasonable rate of interest and immediately repair the damage done to the building.
Acts 1911, No. 434, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 17 - MANAGEMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS (§§ 25-17-101 — 25-17-307) › Subchapter 2 - HONORARY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 25-17-201 — 25-17-212) › Section 25-17-201 - Boards created for management of various institutions

The following honorary boards are created:
(1)
A board of five (5) members constituting the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf;
(2)
A board of five (5) members constituting the Board of Corrections;
(3)
A board of seven (7) members constituting the Board of Trustees of the University of Central Arkansas, hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate;
(4)
A board of seven (7) members to be appointed from the state at large, constituting the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State University System; and
(5)
A board of (5) five members to be appointed from counties in the Second Agricultural and Mechanical District, constituting the Board of Trustees of Arkansas Tech University.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 18,§ 21, eff. 2/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 344,§ 12, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1943, No. 1, § 2; 1953, No. 140, § 1; 1963, No. 161, § 4; 1971, No. 9, § 5; 1971, No. 512, §§ 7, 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-201; Acts 1997, No. 948, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 17 - MANAGEMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS (§§ 25-17-101 — 25-17-307) › Subchapter 2 - HONORARY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 25-17-201 — 25-17-212) › Section 25-17-202 - Powers and duties

The boards created in §
25-17-201
are charged with the management and control of the respective institutions of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1943, No. 1, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-202.