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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-304

Prohibited activities

Known as the Disclosure Act

The act spans §§ 21–21 (46 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Biedenharn v. Thicksten (2005)

Most recently applied in Biedenharn v. Thicksten (April 2005)

Acts 1979, No. 570, §§ 3, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-3003, 12-3004; Acts 2001, No. 1839, § 22; 2007, No. 221, § 16; 2011, No. 721, § 15; 2019, No. 315, § 2329.

(1) No public servant shall use or attempt to use his or her official position to secure special privileges or exemptions for himself or herself or his or her spouse, child, parents, or other persons standing in the first degree of relationship, or for those with whom he or she has a substantial financial relationship that are not available to others except as may be otherwise provided by law.

(2) No public servant shall accept employment or engage in any public or professional activity while serving as a public official which he or she might reasonably expect would require or induce him or her to disclose any information acquired by him or her by reason of his or her official position that is declared by law or rule to be confidential.

(3) No public servant shall disclose any such information gained by reason of his or her position, nor shall he or she otherwise use such information for his or her personal gain or benefit.

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.