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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-51-102 (2026)

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In addition to all other powers possessed by cities of the first class, these cities may establish a board of civil service commissioners for the police and fire departments of their cities.

History. Acts 1949, No. 326, § 1; 1971, No. 166, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1601.1.

Publisher's Notes. Acts 1949, No. 326, § 3a, provided that none of the provisions of this act would be applicable to civil service commissions in cities of the first class having a commission form of government; however, Acts 1959, No. 97, § 1, repealed § 3a and in §§ 2 and 3 provided that all cities of the first class having duly established civil service commissions under the provisions of Acts 1933, No. 28, and not having fully complied with Acts 1949, No. 326, were to take immediate steps to do so and provided that the action of all civil service commissions referred to were validated and that all civil servants affected should retain all rights acquired.

Case Notes

Cited: Barrows v. City of Fort Smith, — F. Supp. 2d —, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38222 (W.D. Ark. May 9, 2008).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: City of Pine Bluff v. S. States Police Benevolent Ass'n, 285 S.W.3d 217 (Ark. 2008).
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City of Pine Bluff v. S. States Police Benevolent Ass'n, 285 S.W.3d 217 (Ark. 2008). · cites it 4× “2 Act 166 is currently codified in part at Ark. Code Ann. § 14-51-102 (Repl. 1998). In accordance with section 14-51-102, the Pine Bluff City Council enacted Ordinance No.”
Worth v. Civ. Serv. Com'n of El Dorado, 746 S.W.2d 364 (Ark. 1988). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] Ark.Code Ann. §§ 14-51-102 et seq. (1987) [Ark.”
Worth v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 746 S.W.2d 364 (Ark. 1988). · cites it 2× “Ark. Code Ann. §§ 14-51-102 et seq. (1987) [Ark.”
Garner v. Green (E.D. Ark. 2022). “§ 14-51-102, but, if one is in place, it must conform to the standards set out in ARK.”
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