{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-106-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-106-202","heading":"Premature, frivolous, or malicious lawsuits","body":"(a) A civil action or claim initiated against the state, the Board of Corrections, the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, another state agency, or a political subdivision, or an original action in an appellate court, or an appeal of an action, whether or not the plaintiff was represented in court, by an inmate in a penal institution or an incarcerated person appearing pro se may be: (1) Dismissed without prejudice by the court on its own motion or on a motion of the defendant, if all administrative remedies available to the inmate have not been exhausted; or (2) Dismissed with prejudice by the court on a motion of the defendant if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous or malicious. (b) As used in this section, \"civil action\" does not include a petition for a writ of habeas corpus or other petition for post-conviction release in which the court is jurisdictionally empowered to grant release from incarceration or a reduction in sentence. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 966, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1997, No. 371, § 1.\n\n(a) A civil action or claim initiated against the state, the Board of Corrections, the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, another state agency, or a political subdivision, or an original action in an appellate court, or an appeal of an action, whether or not the plaintiff was represented in court, by an inmate in a penal institution or an incarcerated person appearing pro se may be: (1) Dismissed without prejudice by the court on its own motion or on a motion of the defendant, if all administrative remedies available to the inmate have not been exhausted; or (2) Dismissed with prejudice by the court on a motion of the defendant if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous or malicious.\n\n(1) Dismissed without prejudice by the court on its own motion or on a motion of the defendant, if all administrative remedies available to the inmate have not been exhausted; or\n\n(2) Dismissed with prejudice by the court on a motion of the defendant if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous or malicious.\n\n(b) As used in this section, \"civil action\" does not include a petition for a writ of habeas corpus or other petition for post-conviction release in which the court is jurisdictionally empowered to grant release from incarceration or a reduction in sentence.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 106","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":"3459e96adcdd4fa5605f196678d0f25f90518a72e482aec65bdd96d7a86f8d13","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-106-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-106-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}