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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1137
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5 By: Representative Walker
6 By: Senator Irvin
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO SEPARATE THE OFFICES OF SHERIFF AND TAX
10 COLLECTOR IN SEARCY COUNTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 Subtitle
14 AN ACT TO SEPARATE THE OFFICES OF
15 SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECTOR IN SEARCY
16 COUNTY.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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20 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY.
21 (a) Effective January 1, 2027, the offices of sheriff and tax
22 collector in Searcy County, Arkansas, shall be separate offices.
23 (b) At the 2026 general election, the electors of Searcy County shall
24 elect both a sheriff and a tax collector, and each officer so elected shall
25 take office on January 1, 2027.
26 (c) The sheriff and the tax collector in Searcy County shall each give
27 bond for the faithful performance of their respective duties as provided by
28 law.
29 (d) The sheriff and the tax collector of Searcy County shall each
30 receive compensation that shall be determined by the Searcy County Quorum
31 Court within the minimum and maximum compensation range prescribed by the
32 General Assembly and shall hire deputies and have other allowances as
33 prescribed by the Searcy County Quorum Court.
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