{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-65-114","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-65-114","heading":"Interest on judgments","body":"(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, a judgment entered by a court shall bear post-judgment interest and, if appropriate under the facts of the case, prejudgment interest: (A) In an action on a contract at the rate provided by the contract or at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%), whichever is greater; and (B) In any other action at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%). (2) Interest on a judgment shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89. (b) A judgment rendered or to be rendered against a county in the state on a county warrant or other evidence of county indebtedness shall not bear interest. Amended by Act 2019, No. 995,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1140,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1868, No. 9, § 2, p. 32; 1893, No. 78, § 1, p. 145; C. \u0026 M. Dig., § 7360; Pope's Dig., § 9399; Acts 1975, No. 474, § 1; 1985, No. 782, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 29-124; Acts 2009, No. 633, § 15.\n\n(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, a judgment entered by a court shall bear post-judgment interest and, if appropriate under the facts of the case, prejudgment interest: (A) In an action on a contract at the rate provided by the contract or at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%), whichever is greater; and (B) In any other action at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%). (2) Interest on a judgment shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89.\n\n(1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, a judgment entered by a court shall bear post-judgment interest and, if appropriate under the facts of the case, prejudgment interest: (A) In an action on a contract at the rate provided by the contract or at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%), whichever is greater; and (B) In any other action at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%).\n\n(A) In an action on a contract at the rate provided by the contract or at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%), whichever is greater; and\n\n(B) In any other action at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve primary credit rate in effect on the date on which the judgment is entered plus two percent (2%).\n\n(2) Interest on a judgment shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89.\n\n(b) A judgment rendered or to be rendered against a county in the state on a county warrant or other evidence of county indebtedness shall not bear interest.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 65","Subchapter 1"],"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":"1c9ec79ae73f050dc2496d9749d63409f7dcfcdc6ef1bee7d50a578bf08bf3c6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-65-113","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-65-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}