{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-14-501","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-501","heading":"Body politic and corporate","body":"A county government is a body politic and corporate created by the General Assembly and subject to its exercise of power. However, county governments shall possess legislative powers not denied by the Arkansas Constitution or by law. As a corporate body, county governments shall have corporate and governmental powers, a corporate name, and perpetual succession subject to limitations imposed by the General Assembly.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 14","Subchapter 5"],"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":"02562edc5ee2e576042f1f0580ef03b0109641719f00eb45da2cf7716a66a794","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-14-407","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-14-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}