Arkansas Code Title 18, Subtitle 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Slayer Law

• § 18-4-201 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Slayer Law".
• § 18-4-202 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Decedent" means a person whose life is taken by a slayer; (2) "Property" means real or personal property;...
• § 18-4-203 - Tolling of Civil Actions.
  If a criminal proceeding is brought against a person to establish the person's guilt concerning the unlawful killing of the decedent, a civil action...
• § 18-4-204 - Slayer Barred From Testate or Intestate Succession and Other Rights.
  (a) A slayer is deemed to have died immediately before the death of the decedent.(b) A slayer shall not acquire any property or property...
• § 18-4-205 - Insurance and Annuity Benefits.
  (a) Insurance and annuity proceeds payable to a slayer as the beneficiary or assignee of a policy or certificate of insurance or an annuity...
• § 18-4-206 - Persons Acquiring Property From Slayer Protected.
  The provisions of this subchapter do not affect the right of a person who before the interests of the slayer have been adjudicated acquires...
• § 18-4-207 - Remedies Supplemental.
  This subchapter supplements: (1) The common law of the State of Arkansas as it exists on August 16, 2013, unless application of the common...
• § 18-4-208 - Effect on Existing Proceedings.
  This subchapter applies to a civil or criminal action that is pending at the time of August 16, 2013, in which a final, nonappealable...

Last modified: November 15, 2016