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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-304

Judicial review

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case City of Barling v. Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (2001)

Most recently applied in City of Dover v. City of Russellville (March 2003)

Acts 1971, No. 298, §§ 2, 3; 1975, No. 309, §§ 2, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-307.2, 19-307.3.

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(1) If it is alleged that the area proposed to be annexed does not conform to the requirements and standards prescribed in § 14-40-302, a legal action may be filed in the circuit court of the county where the lands lie within thirty (30) days after the election to nullify the election and to prohibit further proceedings pursuant to the election.

(2) In any such action filed in the circuit court of the county where the lands lie, the court shall have jurisdiction and the authority to determine whether the procedures outlined in this subchapter have been complied with and whether the municipality has used the proper standards outlined in § 14-40-302 in determining the lands to be annexed.

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.