Arkansas § 13-4-302 - Court records.

§ 13-4-302. Court records.

If a county of the State of Arkansas maintains records for the county courts, the county shall maintain these records as follows: For circuit court, civil and criminal, domestic relations, and probate records: The county shall permanently maintain: Complete case files and written exhibits for all courts; Case indices for all courts; Case dockets for all courts; Grand jury reports; Grand juror lists; Petit jury lists in criminal cases; Original records, documents, and transcripts relating to the summoning of jurors and jury selection for a petit jury in a criminal case; and All probate records required to be maintained under § 28-1-108; The county shall maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit: Records and reports of costs; and Fees assessed and collected; and The county shall maintain for three (3) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit: Canceled checks; Bank statements; Petit jury lists in civil cases and original records, documents, and transcripts relating to the summoning of jurors and jury selection for a petit jury in a civil case; and Served and quashed warrants. The county shall maintain records of the juvenile division of circuit court, in accordance with § 9-27-309 and other provisions of Title 9 and the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.; For county court records: The county shall permanently maintain: County court records; Cemetery permits; Statements of receipt and expenditures; and County improvement district reports; and The county shall maintain for ten (10) years, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit: County court files; County general claims dockets; County road claims dockets; Contracts for lease-purchase on rental payments; County school board financial reports; Solid waste disposal revenue bonds; and Allocations of state funds for solid waste disposal; and For quorum court records: The county shall permanently maintain: Ordinance, appropriation ordinance, and resolution registers; Records of proceedings; Codification of ordinances; Registers of county advisory and administrative boards; Appointments to subordinate service districts; and Quorum court minutes; and The county shall maintain for one (1) year the county treasurer's monthly financial report.