§ 16-60-107. Contract actions by resident subcontractor, supplier, or materialman against nonresident prime contractor or subcontractor — Affidavit of contractor
(a) A civil action in contract by a resident subcontractor, supplier, or materialman against a prime contractor or subcontractor who is a nonresident of this state or who is a foreign corporation may be brought in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time the cause of action arose. (b) When a judgment […]
§ 16-60-108. Action by insured or beneficiary against surety on contractor’s performance bond
A civil action brought in this state by or in behalf of an insured or beneficiary against a domestic or foreign surety on a contractor’s payment or performance bond may be brought in the county: (1) In which the loss occurred; (2) Of the insured’s residence at the time of loss; or (3) Of the […]
§ 16-60-109. Actions against a public school district
A civil action, other than a civil action described in § 16-60-104 or a civil action for personal injury or death, against a public school district, a public school district board of directors, or a public school district’s officer, agent, servant, or employee acting within the course and scope of his or her agency or […]
§ 16-60-101. Venue in circuit courts — General rules and exceptions
(a) A civil action other than a civil action mentioned in §§ 16-60-102 — 16-60-109, 16-106-101, and specific venue provisions codified in another title of the Arkansas Code shall be brought in any of the following counties: (1) The county in which a substantial part of the event or omission giving rise to the cause […]
§ 16-60-102. Local actions
A civil action for the following causes shall be brought in the county in which the subject of the civil action, or some part of the civil action, is situated: (1) The recovery of real property, or of an estate or interest in real property; (2) The partition of real property; (3) The sale of […]
§ 16-60-103. Actions brought where cause of action arose
A civil action for the following causes shall be brought in the county where the cause, or some part of the cause, arose: (1) A civil action for the recovery of a fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed by a statute, except that when the violation of the statute for which the claim is made was […]
§ 16-60-104. Actions that shall be brought in Pulaski County
The following civil actions shall be brought in Pulaski County: (1) (A) A civil action on behalf of the state, or which may be brought in the name of the state, or in which the state has or claims an interest, except as provided in § 16-106-101. (B) However, if a civil action could otherwise […]
§ 16-60-105. Actions for medical injury
A civil action for medical injury brought under § 16-114-201 et seq. against a medical care provider, as defined in § 16-114-201, shall be filed in the county in which the alleged act or omission occurred.
§ 16-60-106. Actions on debt, account, or note against certain public entities
A civil action on a debt, account, or note, or for goods or services against a city of the first class, a city of the second class, an incorporated town, a public facilities board, or a county shall be brought in the county in which the city, town, public facilities board, or county lies.