Arkansas Statutes
§ 16-106-302 — Sanctions for frivolous, malicious, or wasteful claim
Arkansas·Title 16
(a)The court shall, on its own motion or on the motion of a party, dismiss any action brought with respect to prison conditions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or any other federal law, by any incarcerated person if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.
(b)In the event that a claim is, on its face, frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies.
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Related
Brown v. Arkansas Department of Correction
6 S.W.3d 102 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1999)
Legislative History
Acts 1997, No. 851, § 2.
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Contempt