§ 25-16-1103. Forfeiture of office
(a) A public servant holding an office, position, or employment in a governmental body shall forfeit the office, position, or employment if he or she pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of: (1) A felony offense relating to the public servant’s office, position, or employment; (2) A misdemeanor offense involving fraud, […]
§ 25-16-1104. Disqualification from office
A public servant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of an offense under § 25-16-1103(a) shall be disqualified and barred from holding an office, position, or employment in a governmental body.
§ 25-16-1105. Enforcement
(a) (1) Forfeiture of an office, position, or employment may be raised at the time a public servant pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of an offense under § 25-16-1103(a). (2) (A) If the issue of forfeiture is raised against a public servant, the circuit court shall order the public servant […]
§ 25-16-1106. Applicability
(a) This subchapter shall apply to a public servant that, on or after July 31, 2009, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a felony offense relating to his or her office, position, or employment in any governmental body. (b) This subchapter shall not supersede any provision of Arkansas law which […]
§ 25-16-1107. Effect of expungement
An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for forfeiture of office or disqualification from office under this subchapter.
§ 25-16-713. Attorney General — Designated law enforcement agency
(a) The office of the Attorney General is designated as a law enforcement agency. (b) A person designated and employed as a special investigator by the Attorney General shall: (1) Be a certified law enforcement officer under § 12-9-101 et seq.; and (2) Have statewide law enforcement jurisdiction and authority.
§ 25-16-714. Procurement of contingency fee contracts — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Government attorney” means an attorney employed by the state as a staff attorney in the Attorney General’s office; (2) “Private attorney” means a private attorney or law firm; and (3) “State transparency website” means the website developed by the Department of Finance and Administration under the Arkansas Financial […]
§ 25-16-715. Transparency — Contingency fee contracts
(a) A copy of each executed contingency fee contract and the Attorney General’s written determination to enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney shall be posted on the state transparency website for public inspection within five (5) business days after the date the contract is executed and shall remain posted on the […]
§ 25-16-716. Fee reimbursement
(a) The Office of the Attorney General may charge a fee to a governmental unit to reimburse the office for an expenditure made on behalf of a governmental unit. (b) A fee under subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited by the office into the State Central Services Fund as a refund to an […]
§ 25-16-801. Appointments from congressional districts
(a) (1) Whenever any laws of this state shall provide for the appointment of members of boards and commissions from each congressional district, they shall be deemed to mean the congressional districts of the state existing at the time of the appointment, and not the congressional districts existing at the time of the passage of […]