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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 25-17-203 - Eligibility for membership

(a)
Members of the boards appointed by the Governor under the provisions of §
25-17-201
, in addition to possessing the qualifications of an elector, shall reside in the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Commissioner of State Lands, Justices of the Supreme Court, and the directing head of any state department, state agency, or state institution shall be ineligible for membership on any of the boards provided for in §
25-17-201
during the time for which they were elected or appointed.
(c)
No individual may be a member of more than one (1) of the boards created under the provisions of §
25-17-201
at the same time.
Acts 1943, No. 1, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-204; Acts 1991, No. 795, § 2.
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 25-17-204 - Appointment and terms of members generally

(a)
By and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint the members of the boards.
(b)
The term of office for each member shall commence January 15 and shall end on January 14 of the fifth or seventh year, as the number of years the full term may be, following the year in which the term commenced. The terms shall be arranged so that the term of one (1) member of each board shall expire each year.
(c)
(1)
Within twenty (20) days after the convening of the General Assembly in a regular session or a fiscal session, the Governor shall submit to the Senate for confirmation the names of those board members and appointees who are by law required to be confirmed by the Senate.
(2)
However, the names of appointees to fill vacancies which occur after the first twenty (20) days of the session of the General Assembly, but prior to the adjournment thereof, shall be submitted within five (5) days from the date of each vacancy.
(3)
In the event of rejection by the Senate of an appointee whose name has been so submitted, the Governor shall submit the name of another appointee to fill the vacancy within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the Secretary of the Senate of the rejection.
(4)
In the event the Governor within the time herein required should fail to appoint or fail to submit to the Senate for confirmation the name of any appointee, then the office shall be vacant, and the Senate shall proceed to fill the vacancy by an appointee of its own choice.
(d)
Any vacancies arising in the membership of the boards for any reason other than the expiration of the regular terms for which the members were appointed shall be filled by the appointment of the Governor, subject to the approval by a majority of the remaining members of the respective boards and shall be thereafter effective until the expiration of the regular terms.
(e)
The Secretary of State shall furnish a certificate to each board member within ten (10) days following appointment, whereupon the appointee shall notify the Governor and the Secretary of State in writing of his or her acceptance of the appointment within thirty (30) days. If the appointee shall fail to give notice of his or her acceptance within the time required, then the appointment shall be declared void and another appointment shall be made.
Acts 1943, No. 1, §§ 4, 6; 1947, No. 417, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-601, 7-203, 7-205; Acts 2009, No. 962, § 49.
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 25-17-205 - Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf - Deaf and blind members - Parents or guardians as members

(a)
There shall be at all times one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf who is a deaf person who fluently utilizes deaf sign language.
(b)
The second vacancy arising on the board shall be filled by the appointment of a person who is legally blind.
(c)
(1)
The Governor shall appoint one (1) person who is the parent of a blind student and one (1) person who is the parent of a deaf student to serve as advisory nonvoting members of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
(2)
The term of office of the advisory members shall be the same as the term of office of the other members of the board. Any vacancy arising in an advisory position shall be filled in the same manner as those of other vacancies arising in the membership of the board.
(3)
A state employee who is a parent or a legal guardian of a student at the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be eligible to serve as a regular or advisory member of the board.
Acts 1979, No. 497, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-203.1; Acts 1991, No. 795, § 1; 1993, No. 450, § 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 2 - HONORARY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 25-17-201 — 25-17-212) › Section 25-17-207 - Oath of members

(a)
Before entering upon his or her respective duties, each board member shall take, subscribe, and file in the office of the Secretary of State an oath that he or she will:
(1)
Support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas;
(2)
Faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter; and
(3)
Not be or become directly or indirectly interested in any contract made by the board.
(b)
(1)
Any violation of the oath shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
Any contract entered into in violation of the oath shall be void.
Acts 1943, No. 1, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-205; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 365.
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 25-17-208 - Meetings generally

(a)
(1)
Unless otherwise provided by law, each honorary board or commission shall meet in regular session at least once each semiannual period and shall meet in special session as often as its business may require.
(2)
As used in this section, the term "honorary board or commission" means any state board or commission whose members receive no compensation other than stipends or reimbursement of expenses.
(b)
(1)
All meetings shall be open to the public except when the board or commission has under consideration the employment, discharge, or investigation of an individual.
(2)
The board or commission by a majority vote thereof may declare the matter they are about to consider to be privileged and may declare a closed session for the period of time during which this matter is being discussed.
(3)
At the end of that time and before any new subject is discussed, the secretary of the board or commission shall announce to the public and press who may be in attendance that the meeting is reopened for the discussion of further business.
Acts 1947, No. 417, § 2; 1949, No. 75, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-602; Acts 1991, No. 248, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 240.
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 25-17-210 - Removal of members generally

(a)
The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing.
(b)
The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, but the member removed or his or her successor shall have no right to vote on the question of removal.
(c)
The documentation of removal action shall be filed with the Secretary of State together with a complete record of the proceedings at the hearing.
(d)
(1)
An appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court by the Governor or the member ordered removed, and the appeal shall be tried de novo on the record of the hearing before the Governor.
(2)
An appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court, where the appeal shall likewise be tried de novo.
Acts 1943, No. 1, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-205.
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 25-17-211 - Absence of member from meetings as grounds for removal

(a)
Attendance Required. In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all board or commission members have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board or commission.
(b)
Excessive Absences. A board or commission member shall be subject to removal from the board or commission in the event the member shall fail to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence. Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings, without attending any intermediary called special meetings, shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.
(c)
Notice and Removal Procedures. Removal of board or commission members shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)
(A)
Within thirty (30) days after each regular board or commission meeting, the secretary of each board or commission shall notify the Governor in writing of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings.
(B)
The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year;
(2)
Any board or commission secretary's failing to submit the notices and documentation required by this section shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at §
25-17-210
;
(3)
(A)
Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the board or commission secretary, the Governor shall notify the board or commission member in writing of his or her intent to remove the member for cause.
(B)
This notice shall suffice for the notice required in §
25-17-210(a)
;
(4)
Within twenty (20) days of the date of the Governor's notice, the member may request an excused absence as provided by this section or may file notice with the Governor's office that the member disputes the attendance records and the reasons thereby;
(5)
The Governor shall grant an excuse for illness of the member when the illness is verified by a written sworn statement by the attending physician or other proper excuse as determined by the Governor; and
(6)
After twenty (20) days of the date of the Governor's notice, if no rebuttal is received or other adequate documentation submitted, the member may be removed in accordance with the provisions set forth at §
25-17-210
.
(d)
Reimbursements Withheld. Any board or commission member referred to the Governor because of excessive absences under the provisions of this section shall not be entitled to any per diem or expense reimbursement for travel or attendance of any subsequent meeting until the board or commission receives notification from the Governor that the member has been excused for the absences.
Acts 1947, No. 417, § 3; 1949, No. 75, § 2; 1961, No. 66, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-603; Acts 1997, No. 219, § 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 3 - REGULATION OF PROPERTY (§§ 25-17-301 — 25-17-307) › Section 25-17-301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Executive head", when used with reference to the University of Arkansas, means the President of the University of Arkansas System;
(2)
"Institution" means the educational, charitable, correctional, penal, and other institutions owned and operated by the State of Arkansas and shall include the respective state parks of this state;
(3)
"Property" means both real and personal property owned by or under the control of the institution and shall include all highways, streets, alleys, and rights-of-way that are contiguous or adjacent to property owned or controlled by the institution; and
(4)
"Property under the control of" shall include that property upon which any registered institutional organization is maintained or property rented or leased for the purpose of facilitating events or functions of the institution.
Acts 1967, No. 328, § 1; 1971, No. 325, § 1; 1981, No. 805, §§ 1, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 7-112, 7-112.1; Acts 2007, No. 498, § 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 3 - REGULATION OF PROPERTY (§§ 25-17-301 — 25-17-307) › Section 25-17-302 - Applicability - Cumulative effect

(a)
This subchapter shall apply to and encompass all lands, buildings, and improvements which are owned by each respective state institution which may be owned by the State of Arkansas for the use of the institution, or which may be under the control of the institution but is not to be interpreted as in any way interfering with the ownership and control which is by law vested in the governing board of each institution as to its lands, buildings, and improvements.
(b)
The provisions of this subchapter shall be cumulative to any remedies which each institution may possess for enforcing its rules, including its rights to impose sanctions through fees and charges and its rights to discipline, deny service, and expel.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2925, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 328, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-117.
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 3 - REGULATION OF PROPERTY (§§ 25-17-301 — 25-17-307) › Section 25-17-303 - Enforcement

(a)
The prosecuting attorney or the city attorney, as may be appropriate, shall appear and prosecute all actions arising in any court under the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
All fines which may be collected by any court on account of the violation of §
5-40-104
[repealed] or §
25-17-307
shall be paid into the same fund as are fines levied for the same or similar violations by the court hearing the matter.
Acts 1967, No. 328, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-118.
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 3 - REGULATION OF PROPERTY (§§ 25-17-301 — 25-17-307) › Section 25-17-306 - Institutional law enforcement officers exempt from personal liability

Any institutional law enforcement officers so appointed and designated and any other institutional employees so authorized executing the duties delegated to them under this subchapter shall not be personally liable for injuries to persons or for damages to property dealt with while acting within the scope of their authorized authority on behalf of the State of Arkansas and its institutions.
Acts 1967, No. 328, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-120; Acts 2007, No. 498, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-103) › Section 25-18-101 - Reproduction of records generally

(a)
For the purposes of this section, "business" means and includes business, industry, profession, occupation, and calling of every kind.
(b)
(1)
The head of any business or head of any state, county, or municipal department, commission, bureau, or board may cause any or all records kept by the official, department, commission, board, or business to be photographed, microfilmed, photostated, or reproduced on film. At the time of reproduction, he or she shall attach his or her certificate to the record certifying that it is the original record, and the certificate shall be reproduced with the original.
(2)
The film or reproducing material shall be of durable material, and the device used to reproduce records on the film or material shall be such as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in all details.
(c)
(1)
The photostatic copy, photograph, microfilm, or photographic film of the original records shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes and shall be admissible in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies.
(2)
A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of a record for all purposes recited in this subsection shall be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original.
(d)
Whenever photostatic copies, photographs, microfilms, or reproductions on films of public records kept by a state official, department, commission, or board shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provision made for preserving, examining, and using them, the head of the state department, commission, bureau, or board may certify those facts to the Governor, who shall have the power to authorize the disposal, archival storage, or destruction of the records or papers.
Acts 1947, No. 218, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 16-501 -- 16-504.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-103) › Section 25-18-102 - Microfilming of records by Secretary of State

(a)
The Secretary of State is authorized and empowered to proceed to have microfilmed any state records and documents which, in his or her opinion, with the advice of the State Board of Finance and the heads of the various state departments, may be of the most importance from an historical and legal point of view.
(b)
The microfilm records shall be properly indexed and placed in a fireproof vault which will be available to all department heads, officials, employees, and the public. The operator and supervisor are directed to place the microfilm record of all state documents or records on the microfilm reader machine for the use of any citizens, officials, or employees of the state at their request.
(c)
The Secretary of State is charged with the general direction of this microfilming program, provided that the Governor by proclamation may transfer these duties to some other official or department.
Acts 1947, No. 281, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-414.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-103) › Section 25-18-103 - Fee for facsimile copies

The fees charged by the Secretary of State for facsimile copies of any state record document shall be the same as is provided by law for certified copies.
Acts 1947, No. 281, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-415.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-202 - Messages, reports, and other documents - Number of copies

If any report, bill, or other document is ordered to be printed by the General Assembly and no number of copies is designated, there shall be printed at the public expense not more than two hundred forty (240) copies.
Acts 1874, No. 6, § 22, p. 42; C. & M. Dig., § 9239; Pope's Dig., § 11925; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-203 - Messages, reports, and other documents - Covers and title pages

In printing messages, reports, and other documents ordered to be printed by the General Assembly or by any officer, in pursuance of law or resolution of either house of the General Assembly, the contractor may attach covers and prefix a title page to each message or report of a state officer or superintendent of a state institution, but the contractor shall dispense with full title pages in reports of committees and other short documents and affix only a half-title at the top of the first page of every document.
Acts 1874, No. 6, § 15, p. 42; C. & M. Dig., § 9227; Pope's Dig., § 11913; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-204 - Journals of legislative proceedings

Whenever any journal of the proceedings of the House of Representatives and Senate for any regular or extraordinary session of those bodies, or either of them, is authorized to be published by any enactment of the General Assembly, publication shall be made and the published journal shall be released for distribution within six (6) months of the date of adjournment of those bodies at any session of the General Assembly.
Acts 1949, No. 141, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-439.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-206 - Digests, acts, and journals - Distribution

(a)
It shall be the Secretary of State's duty to distribute the acts and journals and all laws as are by law required to be distributed among the different counties of this state.
(b)
The Secretary of State shall issue his or her requisition for the acts in whatever quantities are necessary to make the distribution required by law.
(c)
(1)
The Secretary of State shall reserve from sale copies of the acts of the General Assembly for free distribution of one (1) copy of each, as they are published and bound, to the following officers, only upon written request therefor within thirty (30) days following the date of adjournment sine die of any legislative session:
(A)
County judges;
(B)
County clerks;
(C)
Prosecuting attorneys;
(D)
District judges;
(E)
Circuit judges;
(F)
The Supreme Court Reporter;
(G)
Supreme Court Justices;
(H)
Court of Appeals Judges;
(I)
The Supreme Court Librarian;
(J)
The Attorney General;
(K)
Each state department;
(L)
Circuit clerks;
(M)
Sheriffs;
(N)
Tax collectors;
(O)
County treasurers;
(P)
Assessors; and
(Q)
Members of the General Assembly.
(2)
However, the Attorney General upon written request within the same time period shall be supplied with two (2) copies of each.
(d)
Members of the General Assembly shall be entitled to one (1) copy of the journal of the preceding session and of the session of which they are members.
Acts 1849, § 2, p. 75; C. & M. Dig., § 4403; Acts 1921, No. 207, § 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 5418, 5434; Acts 1939, No. 162, § 1; 1951, No. 84, § 1; 1965, No. 405, § 1; 1973, No. 835, § 3; 1975, No. 831, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-415, 14-416, 14-416.1, 14-419; Acts 1995, No. 709, §§ 15, 16; 1995, No. 933, § 1; 1997, No. 976, §§ 16, 17; 2003, No. 1165, § 14[12]; 2003, No. 1185, § 266.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-207 - Digests, acts, and journals - Delivery to successors - Annual settlement

(a)
(1)
The officers, except the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the members of the General Assembly, receiving digests, acts, and journals shall keep them in good order and turn over the volumes to their successors in office.
(2)
On failure to do so without properly accounting for the books, they shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(b)
(1)
All officers, except members of the General Assembly, receiving or having custody of books under §§
25-18-206
-
25-18-209
and
25-18-220
[repealed] shall be liable under their bonds for the full value of the books.
(2)
All officers settling with any courts or other authority shall account for the books at each annual settlement in like manner as for all money and other assets of their office. Those officers shall make good to the State Treasury the value in money of all books not legally accounted for and shall exhibit the State Treasury receipt for the money in the settlement.
Acts 1921, No. 207, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 5437; Acts 1939, No. 162, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-417, 14-420.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-208 - Digests, acts, and journals - Lost or destroyed books

If any of the digests, acts, and journals shall be lost or destroyed, the officer whose books have become lost or destroyed may obtain a duplicate copy from the Secretary of State by furnishing the Secretary of State a statement under oath of the facts in the case, setting out the reason why the books are missing and that the loss is due to no fault or negligence of the officer and whether or not settlement for the books has been made under §
25-18-207
.
Acts 1921, No. 207, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 5438; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-418.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-209 - Sale of digests and acts - Price

(a)
(1)
The Secretary of State shall have the authority and power and is required to sell Crawford and Moses' Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas at five dollars ($5.00) per copy and to sell the acts of the General Assembly at the actual pro rata cost to the state for publishing them in order to recover the per volume cost to the state.
(2)
This section shall not apply to acts of the General Assembly prior to 1917, which acts shall be sold at one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per set, except those acts which are bound in paper, which shall sell at one dollar ($1.00) per set.
(b)
The Secretary of State shall have the authority to make reduction in price of the books when they become damaged, the reduction per set not to be less than one-half (½) the original selling price.
(c)
(1)
The price of Mansfield's Digest is fixed at one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per copy.
(2)
The Secretary of State shall retain five hundred (500) copies for use of the state.
Acts 1891, No. 124, § 1, p. 212; 1921, No. 207, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 4418; Pope's Dig., §§ 5433, 5449; Acts 1973, No. 835, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-412, 14-414.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-214 - Clerks - Personal liability

(a)
The clerk and his or her bondsmen shall be personally liable and responsible for the safekeeping of bound volumes of the reports.
(b)
The volume shall not be loaned or removed except that the clerk, upon approval of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, may remove or otherwise dispose of bound volumes if the official reports are available in electronic or other readily accessible medium in each county in the State of Arkansas for the general use of the courts, county officials, and attorneys.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3582, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1941, No. 413, § 1; 1971, No. 322, § 1; 1975, No. 328, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-422; Acts 1991, No. 549, § 5; 2009, No. 221, § 13; 2011, No. 1122, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-218 - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals reports - Medium of publication - Distribution

(a)
(1)
The reports of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall be published and distributed in such format and medium as the Supreme Court may direct.
(2)
The medium shall be a permanent, secure, and unalterable record of the final, official decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
(b)
(1)
The reports shall be made publicly available for viewing at no charge via the Internet or other medium that is readily accessible by the public.
(2)
However, the Administrative Office of the Courts may establish:
(A)
A system of subscription-based access to additional features; and
(B)
Reasonable charges for the provision of reports on disc or other physical medium.
Acts 1925, No. 357, § 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 1616, 13329; Acts 1955, No. 429, § 3; 1975, No. 328, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-421, 14-421.1; Acts 1987, No. 644, § 1; 1989, No. 488, § 7; 1995, No. 549, § 1; 2009, No. 221, § 17.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-222 - References to deaf people

The archaic terms "dumb" and "deaf-mute" that formerly related to deaf people shall be struck from all future state publications that in any way refer to the deaf.
Acts 1979, No. 664, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-715.3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-223 - Book report of Secretary of State

(a)
(1)
(A)
The Secretary of State shall compile, edit, and publish a bound book report of the Secretary of State for the period ending December 31, 2018.
(B)
The book report shall pertain to substantially the same subject matter as the earlier biennial reports of the Secretary of State and other data, both historical and contemporary, that in the opinion of the Secretary of State would be of interest to all citizens of Arkansas.
(2)
The book report shall be printed under the proper contract for state printing.
(b)
The Secretary of State shall distribute the book reports in the following manner:
(1)
One (1) copy to each city, county, regional, public school, parochial school, and institution of higher learning library in the State of Arkansas; and
(2)
One (1) copy to elected officials upon written request received by the Secretary of State no later than March 31, 2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 395,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1985, No. 643, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-406n; Acts 1987, No. 1063, § 2; 1997, No. 365, § 1; 2009, No. 192, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-224 - Distribution of quasijudicial opinions and orders

(a)
(1)
(A)
Any quasijudicial board, commission, or agency of the state shall, on request, provide copies of its opinions and orders to any publication or reporting service which routinely reports on its opinions and orders.
(B)
If such a board, commission, or agency affirms and adopts as its own the opinion or order of a hearing officer, administrative law judge, or referee, a copy of the opinion or order affirmed shall be attached to the order or opinion of the board, commission, or agency.
(2)
Such quasijudicial board, commission, or agency may make a charge for providing such opinions and orders, but the charge shall be limited to the actual cost of reproduction and shall be approved by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(b)
Administrative decisions of the Office of Hearings and Appeals and opinions of the Department of Finance and Administration which contain information which is confidential pursuant to the Arkansas Tax Procedure Act, §
26-18-101
et seq., shall be exempt from the disclosure provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3583, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 563, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 2 - STATE PUBLICATIONS (§§ 25-18-201 — 25-18-225) › Section 25-18-225 - Publishing and distribution of Arkansas acts

(a)
The Secretary of State shall permanently maintain the original and one (1) copy of all:
(1)
Acts of the General Assembly;
(2)
Memorials;
(3)
Resolutions;
(4)
Proposed constitutional amendments, both initiated and referred; and
(5)
Proposed initiated acts.
(b)
The Secretary of State shall arrange for the printing and distribution of these documents as provided in this section.
(c)
(1)
The Secretary of State shall:
(A)
Make true and accurate reproductions, as technology permits, of the original documents of:
(i)
Acts;
(ii)
Initiated acts;
(iii)
Resolutions;
(iv)
Memorials; and
(v)
Constitutional amendments, both initiated and referred; and
(B)
Deliver them to the contractor for printing as the Acts of Arkansas.
(2)
General acts and appropriation acts shall be numbered consecutively as they are approved by the appropriate body.
(3)
General acts and appropriation acts shall be printed consecutively.
(d)
(1)
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to have prepared a full, thorough, and complete index.
(2)
A general index shall cover:
(A)
General acts;
(B)
Appropriation acts;
(C)
Initiated acts;
(D)
Special and local acts;
(E)
Memorials; and
(F)
Resolutions.
(e)
The Secretary of State shall insert his or her certificate in the pamphlet containing the printed laws, resolutions, memorials, and similar items that the laws thus printed are "correct copies of the original on file in the Office of the Secretary of State".
(f)
The Secretary of State is authorized, if that office determines it to be in the public interest, to publish and distribute separate acts, or a group of acts dealing with the same or related subjects, in pamphlet or book form.
(g)
The Acts of Arkansas shall be published containing the acts of the General Assembly exactly as enacted by the General Assembly. Acts passed by the General Assembly in markup format shall be published in markup format. No correction, change, renumbering, substitution, redesignation, or rearrangement shall be made to the text of the acts published in the Acts of Arkansas.
Acts 1995, No. 879, §§ 1-6; 1999, No. 751, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 3 - DEPOSITORIES (§§ 25-18-301 — 25-18-308) › Section 25-18-301 - Designation of official state depository

The Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville shall be designated as an official state depository of all public documents published by or under the authority of the state or any division thereof.
Acts 1947, No. 170, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-428.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 3 - DEPOSITORIES (§§ 25-18-301 — 25-18-308) › Section 25-18-305 - Federal publications

The Secretary of State is further directed to send to the Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville a copy of all publications of the federal government, where there are duplicate copies in the library of the Secretary of State. This shall include the
Congressional Globe, Congressional Record
, executive documents, departmental and commercial reports, and any federal documents.
Acts 1905, No. 80, § 3, p. 201; C. & M. Dig., § 4405; Pope's Dig., § 5420; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-433.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 3 - DEPOSITORIES (§§ 25-18-301 — 25-18-308) › Section 25-18-306 - Selective and partial depositories

(a)
In addition to the Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, which was designated as a depository of all state, city, and county documents under the provisions of §
25-18-301
, the library of each of the state-supported institutions of higher learning in this state is designated as a selective or partial depository of state, city, and county documents.
(b)
Each department or division of the state, city, and county which is directed to furnish copies of publications to the Mullins Library is authorized and directed to send to the Arkansas State Library a list of all publications published by the department or division during the preceding quarter.
(c)
The Arkansas State Library shall prepare a checklist of all publications published by all counties, cities, departments, and agencies of this state and shall furnish quarterly a copy of the checklist to each of the institutions of higher learning in this state.
Acts 1971, No. 163, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-440.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 3 - DEPOSITORIES (§§ 25-18-301 — 25-18-308) › Section 25-18-307 - Procedure to obtain state and local publications

(a)
Any institution of higher learning desiring to obtain copies of any publication contained in the checklist shall order the number of copies, not to exceed three (3) copies of any one (1) report or publication, desired from the Arkansas State Library.
(b)
The Arkansas State Library shall collect the orders and shall periodically obtain from state agencies and departments, and from the various cities and counties, a sufficient number of copies and documents and publications to fill the orders.
(c)
The Arkansas State Library shall furnish all institutions of higher learning copies of any documents and publications so ordered without charge or cost.
Acts 1971, No. 163, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-441.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 3 - DEPOSITORIES (§§ 25-18-301 — 25-18-308) › Section 25-18-308 - State and local publications furnished to Arkansas State Library

Each department or division of the state, a city, or a county under whose jurisdiction any printed or processed book, pamphlet, report, or other publication is issued at the expense of a municipal corporation or of a county, or of a county and a city, or of the state is directed to furnish without charge to the Arkansas State Library the number of copies of such publications as the library may order.
Acts 1971, No. 163, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-442.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 4 - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (§§ 25-18-401 — 25-18-403) › Section 25-18-401 - Disclosure required

No public official or employee acting in behalf of a governmental agency or another agency wholly or partially supported by or expending public funds shall:
(1)
Agree or authorize another to agree that all or part of a litigation settlement agreement to which the agency is a party shall be kept secret, sealed, or otherwise withheld from public disclosure; or
(2)
Seek a court order denying public access to any court record or other document containing the terms of a settlement agreement resolving a claim by or against the agency.
Acts 1991, No. 781, § 1; 1997, No. 873, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 4 - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (§§ 25-18-401 — 25-18-403) › Section 25-18-402 - Exemptions

This subchapter does not prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and his or her authorized agents from entering into agreements with taxpayers pursuant to §
26-18-705
which shall not be subject to public disclosure if the subject matter of the agreement is protected from public disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., or §
26-18-303
, or other state law.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3584, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 781, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 4 - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (§§ 25-18-401 — 25-18-403) › Section 25-18-403 - Penalty

Any person who violates the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation and punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
Acts 1991, No. 781, § 3; 2005, No. 1994, § 159.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 5 - CONTRACTS (§ 25-18-501) › Section 25-18-501 - State agency contracts

When any state agency enters into a contract with any entity, the contract shall be deemed a public record in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
Acts 1997, No. 1083, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 6 - RETENTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS BY STATE AGENCIES (§§ 25-18-601 — 25-18-605) › Section 25-18-601 - Legislative intent

(a)
The General Assembly finds that while the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., provides disclosure guarantees for public records, due to Acts 2001, No. 1252, there is no general requirement for agencies to preserve public records.
(b)
Therefore, the State of Arkansas is in need of a general records retention law to preserve records that are commonly found in most state agencies for disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., for historical purposes and for the efficient operation of state government.
Acts 2005, No. 918, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 6 - RETENTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS BY STATE AGENCIES (§§ 25-18-601 — 25-18-605) › Section 25-18-602 - Applicability

(a)
This subchapter shall not apply to city, county, or local governmental entities.
(b)
This subchapter shall apply only to records created by each state agency after the date the state agency complies with the rules and guidelines promulgated under this subchapter.
Acts 2005, No. 918, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 6 - RETENTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS BY STATE AGENCIES (§§ 25-18-601 — 25-18-605) › Section 25-18-603 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Public records" means the same as defined in §
25-19-103(7)(A)
; and
(2)
(A)
"State agencies" means all state departments, boards, and commissions.
(B)
"State agencies" does not include:
(i)
The elected constitutional officers and their staffs;
(ii)
The General Assembly and its committees and staffs;
(iii)
The Supreme Court;
(iv)
The Court of Appeals;
(v)
The Administrative Office of the Courts; and
(vi)
Public institutions of higher education with respect to academic, research, health care, and existing information and technology applications and underlying support.
Acts 2005, No. 918, § 1; 2007, No. 751, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 6 - RETENTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS BY STATE AGENCIES (§§ 25-18-601 — 25-18-605) › Section 25-18-604 - Retention requirement

(a)
The Department of Finance and Administration shall direct the development of rules and guidelines for the retention of public records commonly found in most state agencies.
(b)
(1)
The department shall promulgate pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., rules and guidelines governing the retention and management of public records commonly found in most state agencies, including, but not limited to, electronic records.
(2)
The Arkansas General Records Retention Schedule, previously promulgated and adopted as Agency Policy 200.000 of the Office of Information Technology, shall be an official rule of the department subject to revision under subsection (d) of this section.
(c)
Each state agency shall comply with the rules and guidelines promulgated under this subchapter by July 1, 2007.
(d)
The department shall make periodic updates to the rules governing the retention and management of public records commonly found in most state agencies pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2928, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 918, § 1; 2007, No. 751, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 6 - RETENTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS BY STATE AGENCIES (§§ 25-18-601 — 25-18-605) › Section 25-18-605 - Conflict with federal or state laws

(a)
If any rule promulgated under this subchapter is found to conflict with current federal or state law for the retention of public records, the federal or state law shall override the rule promulgated under this subchapter.
(b)
Rules promulgated under this subchapter shall not require the disclosure of public records otherwise exempt from disclosure by federal or state law.
Acts 2005, No. 918, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES (§§ 25-18-701 — 25-18-703) › Section 25-18-701 - Use of electronic records

All state agencies shall use or permit the use of electronic records and electronic signatures.
Acts 2007, No. 722, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-18-101 — 25-18-703) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES (§§ 25-18-701 — 25-18-703) › Section 25-18-702 - Standards and policies

(a)
The Director of the Division of Information Systems shall establish standards and polices governing the use, management, retention, privacy, and security of electronic records of state agencies.
(b)
The standards and policies shall address:
(1)
The manner and format in which the electronic records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes;
(2)
Differing levels of criteria from which state agencies may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application;
(3)
The use of electronic signatures, including without limitation the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, the identification of the author of an electronic record, and the verification or authentication of the signature of the author of an electronic record;
(4)
Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and
(5)
Any other required attributes for electronic records that are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
(c)
The director shall make a monthly report to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology regarding the status of the development of the standards and policies described in this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6306, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6305, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2007, No. 722, § 1.