Arkansas § 21-12-402 Private person to deliver official records - Penalty for noncompliance

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§ 21-12-402 — Private person to deliver official records - Penalty for noncompliance

Arkansas § 21-12-402

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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-12-402 (2026).

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If any private person shall have or obtain possession of any books, records, or papers appertaining to any public officer, he or she shall deliver them to the officer entitled to them, and if he or she fails so to do, he or she shall be proceeded against in all respects as is provided in this subchapter in cases of officers. Rev. Stat., ch. 121, § 10; C. & M. Dig., § 8341; Pope's Dig., § 10937; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-2010.

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If any private person shall have or obtain possession of any books, records, or papers appertaining to any public officer, he or she shall deliver them to the officer entitled to them, and if he or she fails so to do, he or she shall be proceeded against in all respects as is provided in this subchapter in cases of officers. Rev. Stat., ch. 121, § 10; C. & M. Dig., § 8341; Pope's Dig., § 10937; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-2010.