Arkansas § 16-22-201 Qualifications for admission

Arkansas Statutes

§ 16-22-201 — Qualifications for admission

Arkansas § 16-22-201

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-22-201 (2026).

Text

(a)Every citizen of the age of twenty-one (21) years, of good moral character, and who possesses the requisite qualifications of learning and ability may, upon application and in the manner provided for in this subchapter, be admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the courts of this state.

(b)It shall be lawful for the Supreme Court to admit to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the courts of this state any citizen under the age of twenty-one (21) years who is of good moral character and who possesses the other requisite qualifications of learning and ability, and who is a graduate of any accredited, recognized, or Class A law school.

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(a) Every citizen of the age of twenty-one (21) years, of good moral character, and who possesses the requisite qualifications of learning and ability may, upon application and in the manner provided for in this subchapter, be admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the courts of this state. (b) It shall be lawful for the Supreme Court to admit to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the courts of this state any citizen under the age of twenty-one (21) years who is of good moral character and who possesses the other requisite qualifications of learning and ability, and who is a graduate of any accredited, recognized, or Class A law school.

Legislative History

Civil Code, § 760; Acts 1873, No. 88, § 1 [760], p. 213; 1917, No. 362, § 1, p. 1787; C. & M. Dig., § 596; Acts 1927, No. 199, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 633; A.S.A. 1947, § 25-101.