Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-202 (2026)
Initiation of alteration
✓ current as of May 2026
Alteration of county boundaries may be initiated by the General Assembly or by a petition to the General Assembly by persons whose rights and interests would be affected by the boundary change.
History. Acts 1977, No. 742, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3203.
Case Notes
Boundary Disputes.
Disputes as to county line boundaries may be decided by a court in suit between individuals, though counties are not parties to the action. Pruitt v. Sebastian County Coal & Mining Co., 215 Ark. 673, 222 S.W.2d 50 (1949) (decision under prior law).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Henson v. Fleet Mortg. Co., 892 S.W.2d 250 (Ark. 1995).
Henson v. Fleet Mortg. Co., 892 S.W.2d 250 (Ark. 1995). “Further, Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-202 (e) (1987) provides: Sebastian County may have two (2) districts and two (2) county seats, at which county, probate, and circuit courts shall be held as may be provided by law, each district paying its own expenses.”
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