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§ 13-4-302. Court records

AR Code § 13-4-302 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) (A) For circuit court, civil and criminal, domestic relations, and probate records:

(i) The county shall permanently maintain:

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

(b) Case indices for all courts;

(c) Case dockets for all courts;

(d) Grand jury reports;

(e) Grand juror lists;

(f) Petit jury lists in criminal cases;

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

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

(ii) The county shall maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(a) Records and reports of costs; and

(b) Fees assessed and collected; and

(iii) The county shall maintain for three (3) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(a) Canceled checks;

(b) Bank statements;

(c) 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

(d) Served and quashed warrants.

(B) The county shall maintain records of the juvenile division of circuit court, in accordance with § 9-27-309 and other provisions of Title 9 and the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.;

(2) For county court records:

(A) The county shall permanently maintain:

(i) County court records;

(ii) Cemetery permits;

(iii) Statements of receipt and expenditures; and

(iv) County improvement district reports; and

(B) The county shall maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(i) County court files;

(ii) County general claims dockets;

(iii) County road claims dockets;

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

(v) County school board financial reports;

(vi) Solid waste disposal revenue bonds; and

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

(3) For quorum court records:

(A) The county shall permanently maintain:

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

(ii) Records of proceedings;

(iii) Codification of ordinances;

(iv) Registers of county advisory and administrative boards;

(v) Appointments to subordinate service districts; and

(vi) Quorum court minutes; and

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

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§ 13-4-302. Court records