§ 16-123-343. Prevailing party
(a) A court in a civil action brought under this subchapter or the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission in an administrative hearing under § 16-123-331 may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party. (b) However, nothing contained in this subchapter shall waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Arkansas or any of its officials, […]
§ 16-124-104. Damages caused by illegal drug use — Distribution
(a) One (1) or more of the following persons may bring an action in circuit court for damages caused by use of an illegal drug by an individual: (1) A parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or sibling of the individual drug user; (2) An individual who was exposed to an illegal drug in utero; (3) […]
§ 16-123-344. Intimidation or interference
A person commits an offense if the person, whether or not acting under color of law, intentionally intimidates or interferes with or attempts to intimidate or interfere with a person: (1) Because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin and because the person is or has been selling, purchasing, […]
§ 16-124-105. Action by drug user prohibited — Exceptions
(a) (1) An individual drug user shall not bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. (2) An individual drug user may bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug only if all of the following conditions are […]
§ 16-123-345. Incentives for self-testing and self-correction
(a) (1) A report or result of a self-test, as that term is defined by rule of the Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, shall be considered to be privileged under subdivision (a)(2) of this section if a person: (A) Conducts or authorizes an independent third party to conduct a self-test of any aspect […]
§ 16-123-346. Fair housing education program
(a) The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall establish a statewide education and outreach program through contracts with local governments or their agencies, public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions, or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. (b) The program […]
§ 16-123-347. Arkansas Fair Housing Commission Trust Fund
(a) There is hereby established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “Arkansas Fair Housing Commission Trust Fund”. (b) The fund shall consist of: (1) Funds received by the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, and any […]
§ 16-123-332. Administrative penalties
(a) If the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission determines at a hearing under § 16-123-331 that a respondent has engaged in or is about to engage in a discriminatory housing practice, the commission may order the appropriate relief, including actual damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, and court costs. (b) To vindicate the public interest, the commission may […]
§ 16-123-333. Effect of a commission order
An Arkansas Fair Housing Commission order under § 16-123-331 does not affect any contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease that: (1) Was consummated before the commission issued the order; and (2) Involved a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant who did not have actual notice of the charge filed under this subchapter.
§ 16-123-334. Licensed or regulated businesses
If the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission issues an order with respect to a discriminatory housing practice that occurred in the course of a business subject to a licensing or regulation by a government agency, the commission, not later than thirty (30) days after the issuance of the order, shall send copies of the findings of […]