Arkansas § 13-2-201 - State and local publications defined — Exemptions.

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§ 13-2-201. State and local publications defined — Exemptions.

As used in this subchapter, the terms “state publication” and “local publication” shall include any document issued or printed by any state agency or local government which may be released for distribution, but these terms do not include: The bound volumes of the printed acts of each of the sessions of the General Assembly; The bound volumes of the Arkansas Supreme Court Reports; Printed copies of the Arkansas Statutes of 1947 Annotated or pocket part supplements thereto; Any other printed document which may be obtained from the office of the Secretary of State upon the payment of a charge or fee therefor; Correspondence and intraoffice or interoffice or agency communications or documents which are not of vital interest to the public; Publications of state or local agencies intended or designed to be of limited distribution to meet the requirements of educational, cultural, scientific, professional, or similar use of a limited or restricted purpose and which are not designed for general distribution. Similarly, other publications or printed documents which are prepared to meet the limited distribution requirements of a governmental grant or use which are not intended for general distribution shall also be deemed exempt from the provisions of this subchapter unless funds have been provided for printing of a quantity of such publications sufficient for distribution. A depository copy of each document noted in subdivisions (a)(1), (2), (3), and (6) shall be made available to the Arkansas State Library.

Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 13-2-201 cover?

Section 13-2-201 ("State and local publications defined — Exemptions.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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