{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-106-302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-106-302","heading":"Sanctions for frivolous, malicious, or wasteful claim","body":"(a) The court shall, on its own motion or on the motion of a party, dismiss any action brought with respect to prison conditions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or any other federal law, by any incarcerated person if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.\n\n(b) In the event that a claim is, on its face, frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 106","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":"c52a5ff56735be1c7b4ad808901b0979f68b7bb69021e7b776daf9f06b2b1cc5","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-106-301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-106-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}