{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-1-803","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 21-1-803","heading":"Prohibited activities","body":"(a) A public employee willfully refuses to perform the duties of his or her employment with a public employer when, acting in concert with one (1) or more public employees, he or she: (1) Strikes or walks away from the duties of his or her employment with the public employer; (2) Physically obstructs the activity or operation of the public employer; or (3) Physically impedes the operations of a public employer. (b) A public employee who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be terminated by the public employer. (c) A public employee terminated under subsection (b) of this section is ineligible for employment with a public employer in any position or capacity for twelve (12) months after being terminated for willfully refusing to perform the duties of his or her employment with a public employer. (d) A public employer shall include in the public employer's personnel manual a statement that willfully refusing to perform the duties of his or her employment with a public employer constitutes grounds for dismissal. Added by Act 2021, No. 612,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) A public employee willfully refuses to perform the duties of his or her employment with a public employer when, acting in concert with one (1) or more public employees, he or she: (1) Strikes or walks away from the duties of his or her employment with the public employer; (2) Physically obstructs the activity or operation of the public employer; or (3) Physically impedes the operations of a public employer.\n\n(1) Strikes or walks away from the duties of his or her employment with the public employer;\n\n(2) Physically obstructs the activity or operation of the public employer; or\n\n(3) Physically impedes the operations of a public employer.\n\n(b) A public employee who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be terminated by the public employer.\n\n(c) A public employee terminated under subsection (b) of this section is ineligible for employment with a public employer in any position or capacity for twelve (12) months after being terminated for willfully refusing to perform the duties of his or her employment with a public employer.\n\n(d) A public employer shall include in the public employer's personnel manual a statement that willfully refusing to perform the duties of his or her employment with a public employer constitutes grounds for dismissal.","path":["AR Code","Title 21","Chapter 1","Subchapter 8"],"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":"52384d30d898d1cd992f70d9fe521b99e95af83987171f9967240902cd7d2d5c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-1-802","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-1-804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}