{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-362-304","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-362-304","heading":"Petition for annexation - Definition","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"enclave\" means an unincorporated improved or developed area that is enclosed within and bounded on all sides by a single city or incorporated town. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an authority may petition a municipality for voluntary annexation in the same manner provided in § 14-40-609 . (c) (1) The creation of an enclave owned by an authority is not prohibited under this section. (2) An authority petitioning a municipality to annex land containing an enclave under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall include the following in the petition: (A) The reason the authority's continued ownership of the enclave is necessary; and (B) The authority's intended use of the enclave. Added by Act 2023, No. 769,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\n(a) As used in this section, \"enclave\" means an unincorporated improved or developed area that is enclosed within and bounded on all sides by a single city or incorporated town.\n\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an authority may petition a municipality for voluntary annexation in the same manner provided in § 14-40-609 .\n\n(c) (1) The creation of an enclave owned by an authority is not prohibited under this section. (2) An authority petitioning a municipality to annex land containing an enclave under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall include the following in the petition: (A) The reason the authority's continued ownership of the enclave is necessary; and (B) The authority's intended use of the enclave.\n\n(1) The creation of an enclave owned by an authority is not prohibited under this section.\n\n(2) An authority petitioning a municipality to annex land containing an enclave under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall include the following in the petition: (A) The reason the authority's continued ownership of the enclave is necessary; and (B) The authority's intended use of the enclave.\n\n(A) The reason the authority's continued ownership of the enclave is necessary; and\n\n(B) The authority's intended use of the enclave.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 362","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":"f48fd9e751915fe87ff6122c76962809defd1a478e2507c3fe2ba55c278e91c6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-362-303","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-362-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}