Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206)
Subtitle 5 - CIVIL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-55-101 — 16-68-607)
Chapter 60 - VENUE (§§ 16-60-101 — 16-60-207)
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-60-101 — 16-60-109)
Section 16-60-103 - Actions brought where cause of action arose

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 16-60-103 (2023)
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A civil action for the following causes shall be brought in the county where the cause, or some part of the cause, arose:

  • (1) A civil action for the recovery of a fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed by a statute, except that when the violation of the statute for which the claim is made was committed on a watercourse or road that is the boundary of two (2) counties, the civil action may be brought in either county;
  • (2) A civil action against a public officer for an act done by him or her in virtue or under color of his or her office, or for a neglect of official duty; and
  • (3) A civil action upon the official bond of a public officer, except as provided in § 16-106-101.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 830,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

Civil Code, § 90; Acts 1871, No. 48, § 1 [90], p. 219; A.S.A. 1947, § 27-603; Acts 2001, No. 806, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, § 190; 2011, No. 600, § 1.


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