Arkansas § 16-63-506 Failure to properly verify

Arkansas Statutes

§ 16-63-506 — Failure to properly verify

Arkansas § 16-63-506

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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-63-506 (2026).

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(a)If a claim governed by § 16-63-505 is not verified as required by § 16-63-505 , the claim shall be stricken unless it is verified within ten (10) days after the omission is called to the attention of the party asserting the claim or his or her attorney of record.

(b)(1) If a claim is verified in violation of § 16-63-505 , the court, upon motion or upon its own initiative, shall impose upon the persons who signed the verification, a represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may include dismissal of the claim and an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the claim, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

(2)Other compensatory damages may be recovered only upon the demonstration that the claim wa

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(a) If a claim governed by § 16-63-505 is not verified as required by § 16-63-505 , the claim shall be stricken unless it is verified within ten (10) days after the omission is called to the attention of the party asserting the claim or his or her attorney of record. (b) (1) If a claim is verified in violation of § 16-63-505 , the court, upon motion or upon its own initiative, shall impose upon the persons who signed the verification, a represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may include dismissal of the claim and an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the claim, including a reasonable attorney's fee. (2) Other compensatory damages may be recovered only upon the demonstration that the claim was commenced or continued for the purpose of harassing, intimidating, punishing, or maliciously inhibiting a person or entity from making a privileged communication or performing an act in furtherance of the right of free speech or the right to petition government for a redress of grievances under the United States Constitution or the Arkansas Constitution in connection with an issue of public interest or concern.