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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-54-1704

Hearing and board findings

Acts 2003, No. 1190, § 4.

(1) At a hearing: A criminal nuisance abatement board may consider any evidence, including evidence of the general reputation of the place or premises; and

(2) The owner of the premises shall have an opportunity to present evidence in his or her defense.

(3) All witnesses at a hearing shall be sworn.

(4) After the hearing, the board may declare the place or premises to be: A public nuisance as defined by §§ 5-74-109, 14-54-1502, and 16-105-402; or

(5) Used for prostitution as defined by § 5-70-102.

(6) After declaring a place or premises a nuisance, the board shall make a factual determination as to the reasons why the board finds that a public nuisance exists.

(7) The sworn testimony and the board's findings shall become a part of the record.

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.