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Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-204

Destruction of original

Acts 1995, No. 1061, § 2; 1997, No. 882, § 2; 2001, No. 311, § 1; 2016 (3rd Ex

(1) When any document is recorded by the means prescribed by § 13-4-201, the paper original may be destroyed unless the document is over fifty (50) years old and handwritten or has been determined to be of historical value by the Arkansas State Archives.

(2) If the paper original does not meet these criteria, the electronically stored document shall be considered the “original” document and shall be treated as such when proffered with the recorder's certification.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.