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Arkansas Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Ark.) Court of Appeals (Ark. Ct. App.) U.S. District Court—Eastern District (E.D. Ark.) * U.S. District Court—Western District (W.D. Ark.) * —————  * Not available — Browse for information.

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “327 Ark. 6” or “56 Ark. App. 1” or “935 S.W.2d 568”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Arkansas Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Ark. Const.) ... [Arkansas Legislature] — This is a PDF file of 160 pages.
   Bills ♦ Resolutions
   Current Session Previous Sessions

2. General Acts of Arkansas (Ark. Acts) ♦ Initiative Measures

3. Arkansas Code (Ark. Code)
   See also uniform laws.
   Additional Resources

   NOTE—Regular legislative sessions of the Arkansas General Assembly begin in each odd-numbered year. Sessions are consecutively numbered; the session beginning in 2001 was the 83rd General Assembly. Extraordinary sessions can occur in even-numbered years (and would carry the same session number as the preceding regular session).

Arkansas Rules of Procedure and Practice

Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
U.S. District Court Rules—Eastern and Western Districts (D. Ark. R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules—Eastern and Western Districts (D. Ark. Bankr. R.)

Arkansas Administrative Law Sources

1. Administrative Rules ... [Arkansas Sec'y of State] — This is a form to search the rules. There is no function for browsing.
2. Arkansas Register ... [Arkansas Sec'y of State] — Monthly issues starting with January 2000.

Arkansas Local Law Sources

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Benton County <4> Jackson County <1> Madison County <2> Pulaski County <1> <3> Saline County <1> Sebastian County <2> Washington County <4>      
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Arkadelphia <1> Eureka Springs <3> Fayetteville <1> Fort Smith <3> Little Rock <3> Lowell <3> Maumelle <3> North Little Rock <3> Pine Bluff <3> Rogers <3> Siloam Springs <3> Texarkana <3> Tontitown <2>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Arkansas Law-Related Periodicals

Other Arkansas Commentary

1. Guide to Doing Business in Arkansas. Rose Law Firm. ... [Lex Mundi]

Arkansas Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Arkansas Court Information

Web Sites
Judicial Branch Supreme Court Court of Appeals ————— 1st Judicial Circuit 16th Judicial Circuit ————— U.S. District Court—Eastern District     —Western District U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Eastern and Western Districts
1. Contact Information — Arkansas Judicial Directory
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Map of Judicial Circuits [1] [2]

Arkansas Forms

1. Arkansas Courts — Forms

2. U.S. District Courts
   Eastern District Litigation Forms
   Western District Forms

3. Finance & Administration Dep't—Income Tax Administration Office Links to tax forms and information (including taxpayers othern than individuals and corporations).
   Individual Income Tax Forms and Instructions
   Corporation Income Tax Forms and Instructions

4. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Arkansas Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General ————— Finance and Administration Department [see Revenue Division] Secretary of State
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
Arkansas Bar Association Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
See also a licensed attorney search form. See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Continuing Legal Education Board ————— Board of Law Examiners ————— University of Arkansas School of Law William H. Bowen School of Law (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)
1. National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information ... [Univ. of Arkansas Sch. of Law] — Federally mandated and funded entity that conducts research and analysis and provides up-to-date information to farmers and agri-businesses, attorneys, community groups, and others confronting agricultural law issues involving many topics including government farm programs, farm finance and credit, hired labor practices, land use, liability and insurance coverage, environmental law, international trade and biotechnology.

2. Consulate General of Canada in Dallas • Consulat Général du Canada à Dallas ... Canadian consular office serving Arkansas.

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Arkansas Supreme Court ————— Pulaski County University of Arkansas: Robert A. and Vivian Young Law Library University of Arkansas at Little Rock
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
Arkansas Bar Association Pamphlets
  The People's Court: Small Claims Court in Arkansas Arkansas Veterans' [Benefits] Handbook Handbook for Personal Representatives in Arkansas Senior Citizens' Handbook Caregivers' Resource Guide Consumer Law Handbook ————— Manual Sobre las leyes y el Consumidor
These pamphlets are intended to provide information to nonlawyers. The pamphlet concerning consumer law is available in Spanish as well as English.
1. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Arkansas Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Arkansas law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Arkansas.

2. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Arkansas Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   2. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.