Arkansas § 10-2-202 - Salary of deceased member.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 10-2-202 — Salary of deceased member., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-2-202. Salary of deceased member.
The Auditor of State is authorized and directed to pay to the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse then to the surviving children, or if there is no surviving spouse or children then to the next of kin of any member of the General Assembly who shall die before the expiration of his or her elected term, the monthly salary of the deceased member due and payable from the time of death to: The expiration of the deceased member's term; or Until the deceased member's successor shall have been elected and qualified. The payment shall be made monthly and shall be payable from the funds appropriated for the payment of legislative salaries.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 10-2-202 cover?
Section 10-2-202 ("Salary of deceased member.") 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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