Arkansas Code § 13-4-302 - Court Records

All counties of the State of Arkansas shall maintain records for the county courts as follows, if they are currently being maintained:

(1) For circuit court, civil and criminal, domestic relations, juvenile, and probate records:

(A) Permanently maintain:

(i) Complete case files and written exhibits for all courts;

(ii) Case indices for all courts;

(iii) Case dockets for all courts;

(iv) Grand jury reports;

(v) Grand juror lists;

(vi) Petit jury lists in criminal cases;

(vii) Original records, documents, and transcripts relating to the summoning of jurors and jury selection for a petit jury in a criminal case; and

(viii) All probate records required to be maintained under § 28-1-108;

(B) Maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(i) Records and reports of costs; and

(ii) Fees assessed and collected; and

(C) Maintain for three (3) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(i) Canceled checks;

(ii) Bank statements;

(iii) Petit jury lists in civil cases and original records, documents, and transcripts relating to the summoning of jurors and jury selection for a petit jury in a civil case; and

(iv) Served and quashed warrants;

(2) For county court records:

(A) Permanently maintain:

(i) County court record;

(ii) Cemetery permits;

(iii) Statement of receipt and expenditures; and

(iv) County improvement districts; and

(B) Maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(i) County court file;

(ii) County general claims docket;

(iii) County road claims docket;

(iv) Contracts for lease-purchase on rental payments;

(v) County school board financial reports;

(vi) Solid waste disposal revenue bonds; and

(vii) Allocation of state funds for solid waste disposal; and

(3) For quorum court records:

(A) Permanently maintain:

(i) Ordinance, appropriation ordinance, and resolution register;

(ii) Record of proceedings;

(iii) Codification of ordinances;

(iv) Register of county advisory and administrative boards;

(v) Appointments to subordinate service districts; and

(vi) Quorum court minutes; and

(B) Maintain for one (1) year the county treasurer's monthly financial report.

Section: 13-4-302  13-4-303  13-4-304  13-4-305  13-4-306  13-4-307  13-4-308    Next

Last modified: November 15, 2016