§ 9-3-101. Chapter supplemental
It is the purpose of this chapter to set up a method, in addition to all others now provided by law, for determining the establishment of residence and domicile in Arkansas.
§ 9-3-102. Voting privileges unaffected
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect or extend the privilege of franchise to vote at any election held within the state because of having been admitted to become a resident domiciled within the state under this chapter.
§ 9-3-103. Jurisdiction of courts
Exclusive jurisdiction to declare a person a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas is conferred upon the circuit courts.
§ 9-3-104. Administration by Secretary of State
The Secretary of State shall be the administrative officer of this chapter.
§ 9-3-105. Rules
The Secretary of State shall have power to make such rules as may be necessary for properly carrying into execution the various provisions of this chapter.
§ 9-3-106. Qualifications to become domiciled
(a) Any person who is a citizen of the United States may become a resident and domiciled in the State of Arkansas. (b) No person shall be admitted to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas who has not resided in the state for at least thirty (30) days preceding his or her […]
§ 9-3-107. Sex or marital status not a bar
The right of any citizen of the United States to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas shall not be denied or abridged because of sex or marital status.
§ 9-3-110. Declaration of intent — Publication of notice — Exceptions
(a) Any person desiring to make a declaration of domicile under this chapter shall declare on oath before the clerk of any court authorized under this chapter to have jurisdiction, or the clerk’s authorized deputy, in the county in which the person owns real estate and has resided for thirty (30) days after reaching eighteen […]
§ 9-3-111. Petition for domicile
(a) (1) Not less than ninety (90) days nor more than two (2) years after a declaration of intention has been made, the person shall make and file in duplicate a petition in writing. (2) The petition shall be signed by the applicant in his or her own handwriting and duly verified. (b) (1) (A) […]
§ 9-3-112. Public notice of petition and final hearing
Immediately after filing of the petition, the clerk of the court shall give notice thereof by posting in a public and conspicuous place in his or her office or in the building in which the clerk’s office is situated, under an appropriate heading, the name, residence, the state in which the petitioner formerly resided, the […]
§ 9-3-113. Declarations of applicant
Before he or she is permitted under this chapter to be declared a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas, the applicant shall declare in open court that he or she is a resident of Arkansas and that Arkansas is his or her domicile, that he or she absolutely and entirely renounces residence and domicile […]
§ 9-3-114. Hearings upon petitions — Final orders
(a) (1) Every final hearing upon a petition to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas shall be held in open court before a judge of this state. (2) Every final order that may be made upon the petition shall be under the hand of the court and entered in full upon the […]
§ 9-3-115. Admission within thirty days of general election prohibited
No person shall be admitted as a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas under this chapter, nor shall any certificate of residence and domicile be issued by any court, within thirty (30) days preceding the holding of any general election within the state.
§ 9-3-116. Admission of surviving spouse and minor children
When any person who has declared his or her intention to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas dies before he or she has received a certificate from the Secretary of State showing him or her to be a resident domiciled in this state, the surviving spouse and minor children of the person, […]
§ 9-3-117. Duties of clerks of court
(a) (1) It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court exercising jurisdiction in matters of residence and domicile to send to the Secretary of State at Little Rock, within thirty (30) days after the issuance of a certificate of residence and domicile in the State of Arkansas, a duplicate of the certificate, […]
§ 9-3-118. Clerk’s fees — Deposits for witness expenses
(a) (1) The clerk of the court exercising jurisdiction in matters provided for under this chapter shall charge, collect, and account for the following fees in each proceeding: (A) For receiving and filing a declaration of intention and issuing a duplicate, five dollars ($5.00); (B) For making, filing, and docketing the petition of a person […]
§ 9-3-119. Cancellation of certificate — Renunciation of residence and domicile
(a) (1) It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of a county, upon affidavit showing good cause, to institute proceedings in any court having jurisdiction under this chapter for the purpose of setting aside and cancelling any certificate issued under this chapter on the ground of fraud or on the ground that the […]
§ 9-3-120. Certified copies of papers, etc., as evidence
Certified copies of all papers, documents, certificates, and records required to be used, filed, recorded, or kept under any and all of the provisions of this chapter shall be admitted in evidence equally with the originals in any and all proceedings under this chapter and in all cases in which the originals might be admissible […]