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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)(1) At the expense of the county, the clerk of the circuit court in each county shall maintain a book record that is both designated and labeled “Medical, Nursing, Hospital, and Ambulance Service Provider Liens” and includes an index of properly labeled liens.
(2) A clerk shall make a record in the book record of liens filed in the order in which they are filed, noting the names and addresses of patients of practitioners, nurses, hospitals, ambulance service providers, other persons on whose behalf a notice of lien has been filed, tortfeasors, and insurers.
(3) If a clerk is authorized to electronically maintain records under § 13-4-301, he or she may maintain an electronic file only of the book record required under this subsection.
(b)(1) On the presentation of a release of a lien, the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the lien is filed and recorded shall:
(A) Note on the file and in the book record the date when the release was filed; and
(B) Note on the release the fact that it has been so recorded.
(2) A release so noted or recorded in the book record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court shall be prima facie evidence of the release of the lien.
(c) The clerk of the circuit court shall collect the fee as prescribed in § 21-6-306, § 21-6-402, or § 21-6-403, whichever is applicable, for the filing of the release of any lien and noting on the record and on the release the fact that the release has been so filed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 18. Property § 18-46-115. Records of liens and releases - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-46-115/
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