AR HB1463

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-10-211(a) to establish record retention requirements for towns, cities, and counties maintaining district court records.

Requires permanent retention of case indices, case dockets, active warrants, waivers, expungement and sealed records, DWI conviction files, and domestic battering files.

Requires retention for at least 7 years of complete case files, written exhibits, show cause orders, case information including arrest reports and affidavits, and files for cases resulting in suspended imposition of sentence.

Requires retention for at least 3 years of financial records including bank reconciliations, cancelled checks, receipts, deposit collection records, citation books, arrest warrants, and fee/fine collection reports.

Adds served or unexecuted search warrants to the 3-year retention category, effective upon approval on March 20, 2015.