{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-2-7-310","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 2-7-310","heading":"Release of creditor - Effective period","body":"(a) The Director of the Arkansas Farm Mediation Program shall issue a release upon request to any creditor who has paid any required fees and: (1) Who has attended an initial mediation meeting under § 2-7-301 or § 2-7-307 ; (2) Who has served a mediation notice on the farmer and the farmer has not requested mediation within the time allowed; (3) When the farmer has waived mediation with respect to that creditor or the agricultural property at issue; (4) When the agricultural property has been abandoned by the farmer; (5) In the discretion of the director if the default is other than monetary; (6) When ordered to do so by a court upon a finding by the court that mediation would be unduly burdensome and an extreme hardship on the creditor; (7) Upon the failure of a farmer to appear at a scheduled mediation meeting; or (8) As otherwise provided by rule. (b) A release is effective as to any proceeding commenced or continued or any action taken one (1) year or less after its date of issuance, but a release is not effective as to any proceeding commenced or action taken more than one (1) year after its date of issuance. Acts 1989, No. 829, § 8.\n\n(a) The Director of the Arkansas Farm Mediation Program shall issue a release upon request to any creditor who has paid any required fees and: (1) Who has attended an initial mediation meeting under § 2-7-301 or § 2-7-307 ; (2) Who has served a mediation notice on the farmer and the farmer has not requested mediation within the time allowed; (3) When the farmer has waived mediation with respect to that creditor or the agricultural property at issue; (4) When the agricultural property has been abandoned by the farmer; (5) In the discretion of the director if the default is other than monetary; (6) When ordered to do so by a court upon a finding by the court that mediation would be unduly burdensome and an extreme hardship on the creditor; (7) Upon the failure of a farmer to appear at a scheduled mediation meeting; or (8) As otherwise provided by rule.\n\n(1) Who has attended an initial mediation meeting under § 2-7-301 or § 2-7-307 ;\n\n(2) Who has served a mediation notice on the farmer and the farmer has not requested mediation within the time allowed;\n\n(3) When the farmer has waived mediation with respect to that creditor or the agricultural property at issue;\n\n(4) When the agricultural property has been abandoned by the farmer;\n\n(5) In the discretion of the director if the default is other than monetary;\n\n(6) When ordered to do so by a court upon a finding by the court that mediation would be unduly burdensome and an extreme hardship on the creditor;\n\n(7) Upon the failure of a farmer to appear at a scheduled mediation meeting; or\n\n(8) As otherwise provided by rule.\n\n(b) A release is effective as to any proceeding commenced or continued or any action taken one (1) year or less after its date of issuance, but a release is not effective as to any proceeding commenced or action taken more than one (1) year after its date of issuance.","path":["AR Code","Title 2","Chapter 7","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":"1bf94a7fc54f718d3118ab47a7e3cfae7a09520f047882a5e75b9cfba07beec9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-2-7-309","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-2-9-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}