Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-604 (2026)
Duties generally
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State:
- To receive and keep all the moneys of the state not expressly required by law to be kept by some other person;
- To disburse the public moneys upon warrants drawn upon the State Treasury according to law and not otherwise;
- To keep a just, true, and comprehensive account of all moneys received and disbursed by him or her in books to be kept for that purpose, in which he or she shall state from whom moneys have been received and on what account and to whom and on what account disbursed;
- To keep a just and true account of each head of appropriation made by law and the disbursements under them;
- To render his or her accounts to the Auditor of State for settlement quarterly; and
- To perform all other duties which may be required of him or her by law.
History. Rev. Stat., ch. 18, § 22; Acts 1853, § 1, p. 127; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4387, 4490; Pope's Dig., §§ 5399, 5526; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-302, 12-609; Acts 2009, No. 962, § 48; 2017, No. 291, § 2.
Amendments. The 2009 amendment, in (6), deleted “regular” preceding “meeting” and “biennial” preceding “session” and substituted “the preceding year” for “the two (2) preceding years” in the first sentence; and deleted “biennial” preceding “report” in the last sentence.
The 2017 amendment deleted former (6), and redesignated former (7) as present (6).
Cross References. No money paid from treasury unless appropriated, Ark. Const., Art. 16, § 12.
Quarterly reports of Treasurer of State, § 21-7-301.
Receipts for funds paid into State Treasury, § 19-2-102.
State institutions, Treasurer of State not entitled to membership on boards of management, § 25-17-203.
Statement of fees received to be included in regular report to Governor, § 21-7-203.
Treasurer of State liable for fees received from other officers, § 21-7-202.
Case Notes
Receipt of Moneys.
Constitution does not require cash funds of state institutions and agencies derived from student fees, sale of farm produce, and dormitory charges, to be turned over to the state treasury. Gipson v. Ingram, 215 Ark. 812, 223 S.W.2d 595 (1949).
Rehabilitation Act Immunity.
Treasurer of State did not waive his immunity to Rehabilitation Act of 1973 claims, 29 U.S.C. § 794, because the State Treasurer's Office did not accept federal assistance for itself and the Treasurer of State did not make use of federal funds but, as required by this section, held funds for other agencies in Arkansas that had accepted federal assistance. Singer v. Harris, 897 F.3d 970 (8th Cir. 2018).
Cited: State v. Newton, 33 Ark. 276 (1878).