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Ark. Code Ann. § 25-20-509: Eminent domain
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 25
- Chapter 20
- Subchapter 5
(a) A public body under this subchapter may acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property, rights, easements, franchises, and other property that it finds necessary for its purposes under § 18-15-301 et seq. or § 18-15-401 et seq. or in the manner provided by law under which one (1) of the public body's participating public agencies may exercise a power of eminent domain.
(b) In exercising the power of eminent domain, a public body shall have the right by its agents or employees to peacefully enter upon any lands, structures, or rights-of-way to make surveys, tests, and measurements thereon but is liable for any damage that may result by reason of its actions.
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