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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-67-317

Payment of award

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 2015 Ark. App. 130 - City of Siloam Springs v. La-De, LLC (2015)

Most recently applied in City of Siloam Springs v. La-De, LLC (November 2015)

Acts 1953, No. 115, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-537; Acts 2013, No. 502, § 2; 2015, No. 1101, § 2.

(1) Upon the application of any party in interest and upon due notice to all parties, the court may order that the money deposited in the court, or any part thereof, be paid immediately to the person or persons entitled thereto.

(2) If the compensation finally awarded exceeds the amount of money deposited by twenty percent (20%) or more, the court shall enter judgment against the State of Arkansas and in favor of the party entitled thereto for the amount of the deficiency and shall award the party entitled to judgment its costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in preparing and conducting the final hearing and adjudication, including without limitation the cost of appraisals and fees for experts.

(3) If the compensation finally awarded is less than the amount of money deposited and paid to the persons entitled thereto, the court shall enter judgment in favor of the State of Arkansas and against the proper parties for the amount of the excess.

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.