{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-49-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-49-202","heading":"Petition","body":"(a) A guardian, in the case of an adult who is an alleged incompetent person, or a parent or guardian, in the case of a minor who is an alleged incompetent person, may petition the court for the sterilization, under this chapter, of an alleged incompetent. (b) The petition shall state and allege the following: (1) The name, age, sex, residence, and post office address of the alleged incompetent person; (2) The name, residence, and post office address of any guardians of the person who is an alleged incompetent person; (3) The names and addresses, so far as known or can reasonably be ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the alleged incompetent by blood or marriage; (4) The name and address of any person or institution having the care and custody of the alleged incompetent person; and (5) That the alleged incompetent person is incompetent, as defined in § 20-49-101(3) . Acts 1971, No. 433, ch. 5, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-501.\n\n(a) A guardian, in the case of an adult who is an alleged incompetent person, or a parent or guardian, in the case of a minor who is an alleged incompetent person, may petition the court for the sterilization, under this chapter, of an alleged incompetent.\n\n(b) The petition shall state and allege the following: (1) The name, age, sex, residence, and post office address of the alleged incompetent person; (2) The name, residence, and post office address of any guardians of the person who is an alleged incompetent person; (3) The names and addresses, so far as known or can reasonably be ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the alleged incompetent by blood or marriage; (4) The name and address of any person or institution having the care and custody of the alleged incompetent person; and (5) That the alleged incompetent person is incompetent, as defined in § 20-49-101(3) .\n\n(1) The name, age, sex, residence, and post office address of the alleged incompetent person;\n\n(2) The name, residence, and post office address of any guardians of the person who is an alleged incompetent person;\n\n(3) The names and addresses, so far as known or can reasonably be ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the alleged incompetent by blood or marriage;\n\n(4) The name and address of any person or institution having the care and custody of the alleged incompetent person; and\n\n(5) That the alleged incompetent person is incompetent, as defined in § 20-49-101(3) .","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 49","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":"7052e6ce9c677ea33877312c55b238eb6b20d09c5e05cddc520b786a08ff6bc2","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-49-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-49-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}