{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-18-603","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 25-18-603","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Public records\" means the same as defined in § 25-19-103(7)(A) ; and (2) (A) \"State agencies\" means all state departments, boards, and commissions. (B) \"State agencies\" does not include: (i) The elected constitutional officers and their staffs; (ii) The General Assembly and its committees and staffs; (iii) The Supreme Court; (iv) The Court of Appeals; (v) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and (vi) Public institutions of higher education with respect to academic, research, health care, and existing information and technology applications and underlying support. Acts 2005, No. 918, § 1; 2007, No. 751, § 20.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Public records\" means the same as defined in § 25-19-103(7)(A) ; and\n\n(2) (A) \"State agencies\" means all state departments, boards, and commissions. (B) \"State agencies\" does not include: (i) The elected constitutional officers and their staffs; (ii) The General Assembly and its committees and staffs; (iii) The Supreme Court; (iv) The Court of Appeals; (v) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and (vi) Public institutions of higher education with respect to academic, research, health care, and existing information and technology applications and underlying support.\n\n(A) \"State agencies\" means all state departments, boards, and commissions.\n\n(B) \"State agencies\" does not include: (i) The elected constitutional officers and their staffs; (ii) The General Assembly and its committees and staffs; (iii) The Supreme Court; (iv) The Court of Appeals; (v) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and (vi) Public institutions of higher education with respect to academic, research, health care, and existing information and technology applications and underlying support.\n\n(i) The elected constitutional officers and their staffs;\n\n(ii) The General Assembly and its committees and staffs;\n\n(iii) The Supreme Court;\n\n(iv) The Court of Appeals;\n\n(v) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and\n\n(vi) Public institutions of higher education with respect to academic, research, health care, and existing information and technology applications and underlying support.","path":["AR Code","Title 25","Chapter 18","Subchapter 6"],"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":"8c241bb7232da7edda853ffe5d261bf90204e68adb94bcf06b65630cdb085a85","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-18-602","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-18-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}