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Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-304

Financial records

Acts 1991, No. 800, § 3; 2019, No. 315, § 980.

All counties of the State of Arkansas shall maintain financial records for the county as follows, if they are currently being maintained:

(1) Social Security and federal income tax records maintained per federal regulations;

(2) State income tax records maintained per state law and rules;

(3) Wage garnishments maintained until after a lien is satisfied;

(4) Maintain for seventy-five (75) years: Payroll records and ledger; and

(5) Retirement records;

(6) Maintain for ten (10) years: Appropriation journal (record of disbursements); and

(7) Warrant register or check disbursement record;

(8) Maintain for seven (7) years: County general claims certificate or invoice;

(9) County road claims certificate or invoice; and

(10) County school claims certificate or invoice;

(11) Maintain for five (5) years: Unemployment insurance state contribution; and

(12) Workers' compensation insurance payment; and

(13) Maintain for three (3) years: Warrants or checks, or both, with documentation;

(14) Bank records for trust, agency, fee, and court accounts (bank statements and canceled checks); and

(15) Receipt books and disbursement journal;

(16) For county treasurer's records: Maintain permanently: Treasurer's operating and clearing account ledgers;

(17) Treasurer's trust and agency account ledgers;

(18) Treasurer's city account ledgers;

(19) Treasurer's improvement district account ledgers; and

(20) Treasurer's school district account ledgers;

(21) Maintain for seven (7) years: Land redemption receipts;

(22) Annual settlement with county court; and

(23) Record of school bond indebtedness and matured school district bonds; and

(24) Maintain for three (3) years: Receipt books;

(25) Bank statements and canceled checks;

(26) Canceled warrants;

(27) Treasurer's monthly reconciliation;

(28) Treasurer's monthly report to quorum court;

(29) Delinquent land redemption distribution reports;

(30) Delinquent personal distribution reports;

(31) County officials' monthly reports;

(32) Municipal court monthly reports;

(33) Treasurer's monthly report to prosecuting attorney;

(34) School district bank statements;

(35) Annual report to county school supervisor;

(36) Register of school warrants;

(37) Teachers and school employee contracts; and

(38) Surety bond of school district treasurer and superintendent.

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.