Arkansas Code Title 1, Chapter 5 - Holidays and Observances

• § 1-5-101 - Official Holidays.
  (a) The following days are declared to be the sole official holidays applicable to state government in Arkansas: (1) New Year's Day -- January...
• § 1-5-102 - State Offices to Be Closed on Holidays -- Exceptions.
  (a) All state offices shall be closed on all days declared to be legal holidays under the laws of this state, and all persons...
• § 1-5-103 - State Office Closings by Proclamation.
  Nothing in §§ 1-5-101, 1-5-102, and 1-5-104 shall be construed as prohibiting the Governor from establishing by executive proclamation additional days when state offices...
• § 1-5-104 - Entitlement to Paid Holiday or Equivalent Time.
  (a) To be eligible for holiday pay, the employee must be on pay status his or her last scheduled work day before the holiday...
• § 1-5-105 - Commercial Paper Payable Day After Holiday.
  All bills of exchange, drafts, or promissory notes which shall become payable on a legal holiday shall be payable on the day next succeeding...
• § 1-5-106 - Memorial Days Generally.
  The following days shall not be legal holidays but shall be memorial days to be commemorated by the issuance of appropriate proclamations by the...
• § 1-5-107 - Confederate Flag Day.
  The Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday of each year is designated as "Confederate Flag Day" in this state.
• § 1-5-108 - White Cane Safety Day.
  (a) October 15 of each year is declared to be "White Cane Safety Day".(b) The Governor shall annually prior to October 15 issue a...
• § 1-5-109 - Prisoners of War Remembrance Day.
  (a) The ninth day of April of each year shall hereafter be known as "Prisoners of War Remembrance Day".(b) On this day every Arkansan...
• § 1-5-110 - National Garden Week.
  The first full week in June is hereby established as "National Garden Week".
• § 1-5-111 - Arkansas Agriculture Recognition Day.
  The first Friday in March of each year is designated as "Arkansas Agriculture Recognition Day" in this state.
• § 1-5-112 - Pow/mia Recognition Day.
  (a) The third Friday in September shall be known as "POW/MIA Recognition Day" to honor American prisoners of war and those missing in action,...
• § 1-5-113 - Native American Heritage Week.
  (a) The third week in September of each year shall be known in Arkansas as "Native American Heritage Week" to honor the integral role...
• § 1-5-114 - Juneteenth Independence Day.
  (a) The third Saturday in June shall be known as "Juneteenth Independence Day" to commemorate the end of over two hundred (200) years of...
• § 1-5-115 - Firefighter Recognition Day.
  (a) January 27 of each year shall be known as "Firefighter Recognition Day" in order to honor the men and women who make extraordinary...
• § 1-5-116 - Hemophilia Awareness Day.
  (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Hemophilia is the name of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding;...

Last modified: November 15, 2016