Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-89-112. Proof requirements--Certain offenses

(c)(1) If on the trial of any indictment or other proceeding in a criminal cause, the existence, constitution, or powers of any banking company shall become material or are in any manner drawn in question it shall not be necessary to produce a certified copy of the charter or act of incorporation, but the existence, constitution, or powers may be proved by general reputation or by the printed statute book of the state by which the corporation was created.

(2) On the trial of any indictment for counterfeiting any bill or note of any bank in this state, or of the United States, or of any other state or territory of the United States, the prosecuting attorney shall not be required to produce, on the trial, an authenticated copy of the charter of the bank, but the charter may be established in the manner prescribed in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.