Arkansas § 22-9-401 Coverage

Arkansas Statutes

§ 22-9-401 — Coverage

Arkansas § 22-9-401

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-401 (2026).

Text

(a)All surety bonds required by the State of Arkansas or any subdivisions thereof by any county, municipality, school district, or other local taxing unit, or by any agency of any of the foregoing for the repair, alteration, construction, or improvement of any public works, including, but not limited to, buildings, levees, sewers, drains, roads, streets, highways, and bridges shall be liable on all claims for labor and materials entering into the construction, or necessary or incident to or used in the course of construction, of the public improvements.

(b)Claims for labor and materials shall include, but not be limited to, fuel oil, gasoline, camp equipment, food for workers, feed for animals, premiums for bonds and liability and workers' compensation insurance, rentals on machinery, eq

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(a) All surety bonds required by the State of Arkansas or any subdivisions thereof by any county, municipality, school district, or other local taxing unit, or by any agency of any of the foregoing for the repair, alteration, construction, or improvement of any public works, including, but not limited to, buildings, levees, sewers, drains, roads, streets, highways, and bridges shall be liable on all claims for labor and materials entering into the construction, or necessary or incident to or used in the course of construction, of the public improvements. (b) Claims for labor and materials shall include, but not be limited to, fuel oil, gasoline, camp equipment, food for workers, feed for animals, premiums for bonds and liability and workers' compensation insurance, rentals on machinery, equipment, and draft animals, and taxes or payments due the State of Arkansas or any political subdivision thereof which shall have arisen on account of, or in connection with, wages earned by workers on the project covered by the bond.

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Cannon Contracting, Inc., Intervenor v. City of Pine Bluff, David Mitchell Construction, Inc. David R. Mitchell Theresa Mitchell Karl F. Dix, Jr. Pine Bluff National Bank Nobel Insurance Company, Surety Association of America, Amicus on Behalf of Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Cannon Contracting, Inc., Intervenor v. City of Pine Bluff, David Mitchell Construction, Inc. David R. Mitchell Theresa Mitchell Karl F. Dix, Jr. Pine Bluff National Bank Nobel Insurance Company, Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Cannon Contracting, Inc., Intervenor v. City of Pine Bluff, David Mitchell Construction, Inc. David R. Mitchell Theresa Mitchell Karl F. Dix, Jr. Pine Bluff National Bank Nobel Insurance Company, Surety Association of America, Amicus on Behalf Of

354 F.3d 945 (Eighth Circuit, 2004)

15 case citations

Woodard v. White Spot Cafe

785 S.W.2d 54 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 1990)

8 case citations

Integon Indemnity Corp. v. Bull

842 S.W.2d 1 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1992)

6 case citations

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. City of Pine Bluff

354 F.3d 945 (Eighth Circuit, 2004)

1 case citations

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. v. Hogan Construction Co.

721 F. Supp. 1050 (E.D. Arkansas, 1989)

Opinion No.

(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 2005)

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Little Rock Quarry Co.

830 S.W.2d 362 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1992)

Legislative History

Acts 1929, No. 368, § 1; 1935, No. 82, § 1; Pope's Dig., §§ 958, 7771, 8004, 8883; Acts 1953, No. 261, §§ 1, 2; 1957, No. 209, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-604.