{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-284-203","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-284-203","heading":"Methods of establishment","body":"Fire protection districts may be established to serve all or any defined portion of any county in any of the following ways:\n\n(1) By ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the proposed district's petitioning the quorum court to hold a public hearing and to form a district, and by the quorum court's adopting an ordinance calling for notice and a public hearing within the district;\n\n(2) By the county court pursuant to an election of the qualified electors of the proposed district initiated, called, and conducted as provided in this subchapter; or\n\n(3) By the county court pursuant to a resolution of a suburban improvement district, approved by unanimous vote of its board of commissioners, to convert to a fire protection district to be administered under this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 284","Subchapter 2"],"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":"7e568b44f3437287f68d3095b2b53af9eeb9574cc953ce2acca6e6e3d6811a92","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-284-202","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-284-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}