Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1212 3
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By: Representatives Steimel, Painter 5
By: Senator Flippo 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CIVIL OFFICE 9
HOLDINGS; TO ALLOW A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TO ALSO 10
SERVE AS A POLICE OFFICER IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CIVIL OFFICE 16
HOLDINGS; AND TO ALLOW A JUSTICE OF THE 17
PEACE TO ALSO SERVE AS A POLICE OFFICER 18
IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14 -14-115(a)(1), concerning civil office 23
holdings for county officials, is amended to read as follows: 24
(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, A a 25
person elected or appointed to any of the following county offices shall not 26
be elected or appointed to another civil office during the term for which he 27
or she has been elected: 28
(A) County judge; 29
(B) Justice of the peace; 30
(C) Sheriff; 31
(D) Circuit clerk; 32
(E) County clerk; 33
(F) Assessor; 34
(G) Coroner; 35
(H) Treasurer; 36 HB1212
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(I) County surveyor; or 1
(J) Collector. 2
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 14 -14-115(c), concerning civil office 4
holdings for county officials, is amended to add an additional subdivision to 5
read as follows: 6
(c) This section does not prevent a person: 7
(1) From being elected or appointed to an office under 8
subdivision (a)(1) of this section if he or she held a civil office before 9
January 1, 2017; or 10
(2) From continuing to hold a civil office the person held 11
before appointment or election to an office under subdivision (a)(1) of this 12
section; or 13
(3) Who was elected or appointed as a justice of the peace from 14
serving as a city police officer or school resource officer as described in § 15
6-10-128 outside the quorum court district he or she represents during his or 16
her term. 17
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