Arkansas § 14-120-323 - Trial date — Continuance or dismissal.

Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-120-323 — Trial date — Continuance or dismissal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 14-120-323. Trial date — Continuance or dismissal.

The suit shall stand for trial on any day of the first term of court held after the filing of the complaint, provided that two (2) weeks' publication shall have been made, as directed in this subchapter, before the day of trial, unless a continuance is granted for good cause shown within the discretion of the court. Continuance may be granted as to part of the delinquent lands, town lots, suburban lots, rural lots, industrial tracts, blocks, railroads, tramroads, telegraph, telephone, and electric power lines and underground cables, pipelines, and all other real property and interests in real property, without affecting the disposition finally of other tracts, as to which no such continuances are granted. After the complaint is filed and before a decree is rendered, any person may have the complaint dismissed as to tracts of lands, town lots, suburban lots, rural lots, industrial tracts, blocks, railroads, tramroads, telegraph, telephone, and electric power lines and underground cables, pipelines, and all other real property and interests in real property by paying to the clerk of the court the taxes with interest at six percent (6%) per annum thereon from the date they were due and payable, a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of taxes due upon such tract and all costs of the proceeding attributable to the tract.

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 14-120-323

What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-120-323 cover?

Section 14-120-323 ("Trial date — Continuance or dismissal.") 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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