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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-65-114

Interest on judgments

Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case Francis v. Protective Life Insurance (2007)

Most recently applied in 2021 Ark. App. 247 - Janelle Sellers, as Trustee of the R&Ld Trust II; And Luetta Dawson v. Dan Felton III (May 2021)

Acts 1868, No. 9, § 2, p. 32; 1893, No. 78, § 1, p. 145; C. & M

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(1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, a judgment entered by a court shall bear post-judgment interest and, if appropriate under the facts of the case, prejudgment interest: In an action on a contract at the rate provided by the contract or at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%), whichever is greater; and

(2) In any other action at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%).

(3) Interest on a judgment shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89.

(4) A judgment rendered or to be rendered against a county in the state on a county warrant or other evidence of county indebtedness shall not bear interest.

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.