Arkansas § 13-4-302 Court records

Arkansas Statutes

§ 13-4-302 — Court records

Arkansas § 13-4-302

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Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-302 (2026).

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If a county of the State of Arkansas maintains records for the county courts, the county shall maintain these records as follows:

(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:

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If a county of the State of Arkansas maintains records for the county courts, the county shall maintain these records as follows: (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.