{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-10-2-301","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 10-2-301","heading":"Compelling attendance - Orders - Sentences","body":"(a) The Senate and the House of Representatives meeting separately or in joint meeting may: (1) Issue the necessary subpoenas and process to summon and compel a person to appear before them or a committee thereof; (2) Carry into execution their orders and sentences; and (3) Summon and compel the attendance of witnesses in as full a manner as a court of law and with like effect. (b) A subpoena for a witness shall be issued at the request of: (1) A member of the Senate or a member of the House with the majority support of the member's respective house; (2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate on behalf of the majority of the members of the Senate; (3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives on behalf of the majority of the members of the House; and (4) The party accused. Rev. Stat., ch. 90, § 8; C. \u0026 M. Dig., § 4929; Pope's Dig., § 6151; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-201; Acts 2009, No. 1465, § 2.\n\n(a) The Senate and the House of Representatives meeting separately or in joint meeting may: (1) Issue the necessary subpoenas and process to summon and compel a person to appear before them or a committee thereof; (2) Carry into execution their orders and sentences; and (3) Summon and compel the attendance of witnesses in as full a manner as a court of law and with like effect.\n\n(1) Issue the necessary subpoenas and process to summon and compel a person to appear before them or a committee thereof;\n\n(2) Carry into execution their orders and sentences; and\n\n(3) Summon and compel the attendance of witnesses in as full a manner as a court of law and with like effect.\n\n(b) A subpoena for a witness shall be issued at the request of: (1) A member of the Senate or a member of the House with the majority support of the member's respective house; (2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate on behalf of the majority of the members of the Senate; (3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives on behalf of the majority of the members of the House; and (4) The party accused.\n\n(1) A member of the Senate or a member of the House with the majority support of the member's respective house;\n\n(2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate on behalf of the majority of the members of the Senate;\n\n(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives on behalf of the majority of the members of the House; and\n\n(4) The party accused.","path":["AR Code","Title 10","Chapter 2","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"5be52e14a93cc0f22c3a4ca15869313f6501207ba9ca1dcfbfee1ec6d2eee50a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-10-2-225","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-10-2-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}