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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-68-306

Liability of attorney when bond not given

Civil Code, § 703; C. & M

When process is issued in an action by the direction of an attorney for a plaintiff who is required by § 16-68-301 to give security for costs, but who has failed to do so, the attorney shall be liable as surety for the costs of the action until a bond is given. The attorney's liability may be enforced by orders of court and by proceedings as for contempt if they are not obeyed.

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.