Arkansas § 18-4-203 Tolling of civil actions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 18-4-203 — Tolling of civil actions

Arkansas § 18-4-203

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Ark. Code Ann. § 18-4-203 (2026).

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If a criminal proceeding is brought against a person to establish the person's guilt concerning the unlawful killing of the decedent, a civil action that involves an issue of whether the person unlawfully killed the decedent may be brought within one (1) year after a final determination is made in the criminal proceeding, including a determination concerning the person's:

(1)Mental capacity under § 5-2-312 or § 5-2-313 or similar provisions of another state's law; or (2) Fitness to proceed under § 5-2-309 or a similar provision of another state's law.

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If a criminal proceeding is brought against a person to establish the person's guilt concerning the unlawful killing of the decedent, a civil action that involves an issue of whether the person unlawfully killed the decedent may be brought within one (1) year after a final determination is made in the criminal proceeding, including a determination concerning the person's: (1) Mental capacity under § 5-2-312 or § 5-2-313 or similar provisions of another state's law; or (2) Fitness to proceed under § 5-2-309 or a similar provision of another state's law.