Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-303

Enforcement

Known as the Disclosure Act

The act spans §§ 21–21 (46 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case James Winfield Wyatt v. Tyray Carr; Pulaski County Board of Election Commissioners; And John Thurston, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State (2020)

Most recently applied in Casey Reed v. Ken Yang; Grant County Board of Election Commissioners; Saline County Board of Election Commissioners; Geral Harrison, in His Capacity as Grant County and Circuit Clerk; Doug Curtis, in His Capacity as Saline County Clerk; Joseph Wood, in His Capacity as Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas; And Cole Jester, in His Capacity as Arkansas Secretary of State (February 2026)

Acts 1979, No. 570, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-3007; Acts 1999, No. 553, § 30.

(1) It shall be the duties and responsibilities of the prosecuting attorneys of this state to supervise compliance with this subchapter and to prosecute persons who violate the provisions of this subchapter.

(2) However, the Arkansas Ethics Commission shall also have authority to investigate and address alleged violations of this subchapter.

(3) In the event the prosecuting attorney shall fail or refuse to enforce the provisions of this subchapter when the facts are known by him or her, or called to his or her attention, any citizen of this state may bring action in circuit court to force compliance with this subchapter.

(4) The citizen shall be entitled to receive reimbursements for expenses and reasonable attorney's fees upon the successful outcome of such litigation.

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.