Arkansas § 14-284-203 - Methods of establishment.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-284-203 — Methods of establishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-284-203. Methods of establishment.
Fire protection districts may be established to serve all or any defined portion of any county in any of the following ways: By ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the proposed district's petitioning the quorum court to hold a public hearing and to form a district, and by the quorum court's adopting an ordinance calling for notice and a public hearing within the district; By the county court pursuant to an election of the qualified electors of the proposed district initiated, called, and conducted as provided in this subchapter; or By the county court pursuant to a resolution of a suburban improvement district, approved by unanimous vote of its board of commissioners, to convert to a fire protection district to be administered under this subchapter.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-284-203 ("Methods of establishment.") 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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