{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1602","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-1602","heading":"Awarding of public funds to entities that perform abortions prohibited","body":"(a) An agency or instrumentality of the state shall not award a grant to pay the direct or indirect costs of performing, inducing, referring, or counseling in favor of abortions, including without limitation: (1) Administrative costs and expenses; (2) Overhead costs; (3) Employee salaries; (4) Rent and mortgage payments; and (5) Telephone and other utility payments. (b) An agency or instrumentality of the state shall not grant, appropriate, or distribute a grant to an individual or entity that: (1) Performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions; or (2) Is an affiliate of a person or entity that performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions. Added by Act 2015, No. 996,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.\n\n(a) An agency or instrumentality of the state shall not award a grant to pay the direct or indirect costs of performing, inducing, referring, or counseling in favor of abortions, including without limitation: (1) Administrative costs and expenses; (2) Overhead costs; (3) Employee salaries; (4) Rent and mortgage payments; and (5) Telephone and other utility payments.\n\n(1) Administrative costs and expenses;\n\n(2) Overhead costs;\n\n(3) Employee salaries;\n\n(4) Rent and mortgage payments; and\n\n(5) Telephone and other utility payments.\n\n(b) An agency or instrumentality of the state shall not grant, appropriate, or distribute a grant to an individual or entity that: (1) Performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions; or (2) Is an affiliate of a person or entity that performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions.\n\n(1) Performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions; or\n\n(2) Is an affiliate of a person or entity that performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 16","Subchapter 16"],"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":"99d31de232e556262be63eba38b4a211df069784c514d59473aae825f05a079a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1601","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}