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004.03.1-008. Judicial Decisions, Affidavits and Lawsuits.

AR ADC 004.03.1-008Arkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 004. Department of Corrections
Division 03. Office of the Secretary
Rule 1. Administrative Rules
General Administration and Management
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-008
Formerly cited as AR ADC 004.00.2-008
004.03.1-008. Judicial Decisions, Affidavits and Lawsuits.
I. POLICY OF DEPARTMENT:
To establish uniform procedures for handling legal matters affecting the Department.
II. EXPLANATION:
A. Judicial Decisions
Copies of judicial decisions which may affect any administrative procedure and which are received by any Administrator on behalf of any employee, inmate, or parolee must be forwarded immediately to the Department's Legal Counsel who will disseminate copies of the decisions.
B. Affidavits
Employees of the Department are required to file affidavits with reference to any work related suit filed against them and/or the Department of which they have personal knowledge. Copies of said affidavit are to be immediately forwarded to the Director's Office and the Office of the Attorney General.
C. Lawsuits
Whenever a lawsuit filed against the Department or any division thereof is served, copies of same are to be sent immediately to the Director's Office and the Department's Legal counsel and the Attorney General. The Chief Administrative Officer of the institution named in the lawsuit is to direct a memorandum to the Attorney General requesting representation of the defendants in the lawsuit.

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Adopted Feb. 1, 1980. Amended Jan. 17, 2010.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-008, AR ADC 004.03.1-008
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