{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-16-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-1003","heading":"Married state agency employees","body":"(a) If as a result of a marriage that occurs after August 12, 2005, employees of a state agency are in violation of the prohibition established by § 25-16-1002 , the violation shall be resolved by: (1) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another position within the state agency; (2) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another state agency; or (3) The resignation of one (1) of the employees. (b) (1) The public official of the state agency shall provide written notice to the employees of each of the alternatives under subsection (a) of this section available to eliminate the violation. (2) The employees shall be given the opportunity to select among the available alternatives. (3) If the employees are unable to agree upon an alternative within sixty (60) days of the notice required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, then the public official shall take action to eliminate the violation. Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.\n\n(a) If as a result of a marriage that occurs after August 12, 2005, employees of a state agency are in violation of the prohibition established by § 25-16-1002 , the violation shall be resolved by: (1) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another position within the state agency; (2) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another state agency; or (3) The resignation of one (1) of the employees.\n\n(1) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another position within the state agency;\n\n(2) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another state agency; or\n\n(3) The resignation of one (1) of the employees.\n\n(b) (1) The public official of the state agency shall provide written notice to the employees of each of the alternatives under subsection (a) of this section available to eliminate the violation. (2) The employees shall be given the opportunity to select among the available alternatives. (3) If the employees are unable to agree upon an alternative within sixty (60) days of the notice required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, then the public official shall take action to eliminate the violation.\n\n(1) The public official of the state agency shall provide written notice to the employees of each of the alternatives under subsection (a) of this section available to eliminate the violation.\n\n(2) The employees shall be given the opportunity to select among the available alternatives.\n\n(3) If the employees are unable to agree upon an alternative within sixty (60) days of the notice required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, then the public official shall take action to eliminate the violation.","path":["AR Code","Title 25","Chapter 16","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":"f8cd7468b15a2a18463ee4ea0d8d6c588aec2f1c83a4ce41c737f28b7f417873","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-16-1002","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-16-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}