Arkansas § 14-284-226 - Conversion to fire protection district.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-284-226 — Conversion to fire protection district., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-284-226. Conversion to fire protection district.
The governing body of a fire department that seeks to become a fire protection district shall make the request by petition to the quorum court of the county, or counties if the fire department serves more than one (1) county. Upon the request by petition in subsection (a) of this section, the quorum court shall grant the petition to convert the fire department to a fire protection district within sixty (60) days of receipt of the petition. The quorum court shall respond in writing to the fire department within the sixty-day period under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section if there are issues or questions the quorum court would like addressed in the petition, but in no event shall the quorum court delay the sixty-day period under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section. The fire protection district assessments shall be listed annually beginning with the next ad valorem real property tax statement and collected under § 14-284-216.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-284-226 ("Conversion to fire protection district.") 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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