{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1002","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1002","heading":"Findings","body":"The General Assembly finds that:\n\n(1) The citizens of the State of Arkansas are entitled to the maximum protection which is practicable from the effects of strokes;\n\n(2) Each year about seven hundred thousand (700,000) Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke;\n\n(3) On average, a stroke strikes someone every forty-five (45) seconds, and someone dies of a stroke every three and one-tenth (3.1) minutes;\n\n(4) Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, with about four million seven hundred thousand (4,700,000) stroke survivors alive today;\n\n(5) Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, causing fifty-seven and seven-tenths (57.7) deaths per one hundred thousand (100,000) population; and\n\n(6) In Arkansas, the death rate from stroke is seventy-five and nine-tenths (75.9) per one hundred thousand (100,000), the highest in the nation.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 9","Subchapter 10"],"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":"8a2bfd9299438d5a93c4b1a5567f462d9c1f5592625afc2945c3fd75992c45c7","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1001","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}