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Act 160 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1196 3
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By: Representative Maddox 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO SEPARATE THE OFFICES OF SHERIFF AND TAX 9
COLLECTOR IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY; AND FOR OTHER 10
PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
TO SEPARATE THE OFFICES OF SHERIFF AND 15
TAX COLLECTOR IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18
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SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. 20
(a) Effective January 1, 2027, the offices of sheriff and tax 21
collector in Montgomery County, Arkansas, shall be separate offices. 22
(b) At the 2026 general election, the electors of Montgomery County 23
shall elect both a sheriff and a tax collector, and each officer so elected 24
shall take office on January 1, 2027. 25
(c) The sheriff and the tax collector in Montgomery County shall each 26
give bond for the faithful performance of their respective duties as provided 27
by law. 28
(d) The sheriff and the tax collector of Montgomery County shall each 29
receive compensation that shall be determined by the Montgomery County Quorum 30
Court within the minimum and maximum compensation range prescribed by the 31
General Assembly and shall hire deputies and have other allowances as 32
prescribed by the Montgomery County Quorum Court. 33
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APPROVED: 2/25/25 35
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