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§ 16-106-101. Actions generally

(a) All actions in favor of and in which the state is interested shall be brought in the name of the state and shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney. (b) All actions by or against the state shall be prosecuted and defended, proceeded in, and conducted to final judgment in the same manner as […]

§ 16-106-102. Actions against corporations

(a) Any action required by law to be brought in the name of the state against any corporation, or to vacate or repeal any charter, may be brought in any county in the state before any court having jurisdiction of the action. (b) Service of process in any such action may be made in any […]

§ 16-106-105. Actions against state regarding federal land grants

(a) All actions and suits for the recovery of the purchase money of lands which were granted to this state by the United States by Acts of Congress, March 2, 1827, June 23, 1836, and September 4, 1841, and any and all lands which have at any time, and from time to time, been granted […]

§ 16-106-106. Setoff against state

In suits brought in behalf of the state, no debt or claim shall be allowed as a setoff other than those which have been exhibited to the Auditor of State and by him or her allowed, except only in cases when it shall be proven to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant at […]

§ 16-106-107. Enforcement of execution

(a) Whenever an execution against a public debtor shall not be satisfied in the regular course of proceeding and the Attorney General or prosecuting attorney is of the opinion that the lack of satisfaction is caused by fraudulent concealment of the debtor’s property, or by any other obstruction thereto, he or she may cause actions […]

§ 16-106-108. Disposition of state money

(a) The county sheriff or other officer collecting any money due to the state shall pay the money into the State Treasury and obtain a final discharge therefor. No money due the state shall be paid to the Attorney General or any other attorney or agent employed in the collection of the money, or to […]

§ 16-106-109. Appeal and error by state

(a) Appeals and writs of error may be brought by any of the prosecuting attorneys, in the name and on behalf of the state, in like manner as by individuals, except when it may be otherwise provided by law. (b) All appeals or writs of error taken or prosecuted by the state shall, ipso facto, […]

§ 16-106-111. Exception to judicial immunity — Definitions

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The common law doctrine of judicial immunity from civil suit has been accepted by the courts under Peterson v. Judges of Jefferson County Circuit Court, 2014 Ark. 228 (per curiam) and Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547 (1967), and is state law; and (2) An exception to this […]