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9-12-301. Grounds for divorce.
(a) A plaintiff who seeks to dissolve and set aside a covenant marriage
shall state in his or her petition for divorce that he or she is seeking to
dissolve a covenant marriage as authorized under the Covenant Marriage Act
of 2001, § 9-11-801 et seq.
(b) The circuit court shall have power to dissolve and set aside a marriage
contract, not only from bed and board, but from the bonds of matrimony, for
the following causes:
(1) When either party, at the time of the contract, was and still is
impotent;
(2) When either party shall be convicted of a felony or other infamous
crime;
(3) When either party shall:
(A) Be addicted to habitual drunkenness for one (1) year;
(B) Be guilty of such cruel and barbarous treatment as to endanger the life
of the other; or
(C) Offer such indignities to the person of the other as shall render his or
her condition intolerable;
(4) When either party shall have committed adultery subsequent to the
marriage;
(5) When husband and wife have lived separate and apart from each other for
eighteen (18) continuous months without cohabitation, the court shall grant
an absolute decree of divorce at the suit of either party, whether the
separation was the voluntary act of one (1) party or by the mutual consent
of both parties or due to the fault of either party or both parties;
(6)(A) In all cases in which a husband and wife have lived separate and
apart for three (3) consecutive years without cohabitation by reason of the
incurable insanity of one (1) of them, the court shall grant a decree of
absolute divorce upon the petition of the sane spouse if the proof shows
that the insane spouse has been committed to an institution for the care and
treatment of the insane for three (3) or more years prior to the filing of
the suit, has been adjudged to be of unsound mind by a court of competent
jurisdiction, and has not been discharged from such adjudication by the
court and the proof of insanity is supported by the evidence of two (2)
reputable physicians familiar with the mental condition of the spouse, one
(1) of whom shall be a regularly practicing physician in the community
wherein the spouse resided, and when the insane spouse has been confined in
an institution for the care and treatment of the insane, that the proof in
the case is supported by the evidence of the superintendent or one (1) of
the physicians of the institution wherein the insane spouse has been
confined.
(B)(i) In all decrees granted under this subdivision (b)(6), the court shall
require the plaintiff to provide for the care and maintenance of the insane
defendant so long as he or she may live.
(ii) The trial court will retain jurisdiction of the parties and the cause
from term to term for the purpose of making such further orders as equity
may require to enforce the provisions of the decree requiring the plaintiff
to furnish funds for such care and maintenance;
(C)(i) Service of process upon an insane spouse shall be had by service of
process upon the duly appointed, qualified, and acting guardian of the
insane spouse or upon a duly appointed guardian ad litem for the insane
spouse, and when the insane spouse is confined in an institution for the
care of the insane, upon the superintendent or physician in charge of the
institution wherein the insane spouse is at the time confined.
(ii) However, when the insane spouse is not confined in an institution,
service of process upon the duly appointed, qualified, and acting guardian
of the insane spouse or duly appointed guardian ad litem and thereafter
personal service or constructive service on an insane defendant by
publication of warning order for four (4) weeks shall be sufficient; and
(7) When either spouse legally obligated to support the other, and having
the ability to provide the other with the common necessaries of life,
willfully fails to do so.
History. Civil Code, § 464; Acts 1873, No. 88, § 1[464], p. 213; C. & M.
Dig., § 3500; Acts 1937, No. 167, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 4381; Acts 1939, No.
20, §§ 1, 2; 1943, No. 428, § 1; 1947, No. 159, § 1; 1953, No. 161, § 1;
1953, No. 348, § 2; 1963, No. 74, § 1; 1981, No. 633, § 5; 1985, No. 360, §
1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-1202; Acts 1991, No. 131, §§ 1, 2; 2005, No. 1890, § 1.
9-12-303. Venue - Service of process.
(a) The proceedings shall be in the county where the
complainant resides unless the complainant is a nonresident of the State of
Arkansas and the defendant is a resident of the state, in which case the
proceedings shall be in the county where the defendant resides, and, in any
event, the process may be directed to any county in the state.
(b) In actions initiated by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the
Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration or the
Department of Human Services, proceedings may also be commenced in the
county where the defendant resides.
(c) When a spouse initiates an action against the other spouse for an
absolute divorce, divorce from bed and board, or separate maintenance, then
the venue for the initial action shall also be the venue for any of the
three (3) named actions filed by the other spouse, regardless of the
residency of the other spouse.
History. Rev. Stat., ch. 51, § 5; C. & M. Dig., § 3502; Pope's Dig., § 4383;
Acts 1963, No. 190, § 1; 1979, No. 799, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-1204; Acts
1987, No. 12, § 1; 1995, No. 1184, § 4.
9-12-322. Divorcing parents to attend parenting
class.
(a) When the parties to a divorce action have minor children residing with
one (1) or both parents, the court, prior to or after entering a decree of
divorce, may require the parties to:
(1) Complete at least two (2) hours of classes concerning parenting issues
faced by divorced parents; or
(2) Submit to mediation in regard to addressing parenting, custody, and
visitation issues.
(b) Each party shall be responsible for his or her cost of attending classes
or mediation.
(c) The parties may:
(1) Choose a mediator from a list provided by the judge of those mediators
who have met the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission's
requirement guidelines for inclusion on a court-connected mediation roster;
or
(2) Select a mediator not on the roster, if approved by the judge.
(d) A party may move to dispense with the referral to mediation for good
cause shown.
History. Acts 1999, No. 704, § 1; 2001, No. 198, § 1.
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9-12-312. Alimony - Child support - Bond - Method of
payment.
(a)(1) When a decree is entered, the court shall make
orders concerning the alimony of the wife or the husband and the care of the
children, if there are any, as are reasonable from the circumstances of the
parties and the nature of the case. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or
agreed to by the parties, the liability for alimony shall automatically
cease upon the earlier of:
(A) The date of the remarriage of the person who was awarded the alimony; or
(B) The establishment of a relationship that produces a child or children
and results in a court order directing another person to pay support to the
recipient of alimony, which circumstances shall be considered the equivalent
of remarriage; or
(C) The establishment of a relationship that produces a child or children
and results in a court order directing the recipient of alimony to provide
support of another person who is not a descendant by birth or adoption of
the payer of the alimony, which circumstances shall be considered the
equivalent of remarriage.
(2) In determining a reasonable amount of support, initially or upon review
to be paid by the non-custodial parent, the court shall refer to the most
recent revision of the family support chart. It shall be a rebuttable
presumption for the award of child support that the amount contained in the
family support chart is the correct amount of child support to be awarded.
Only upon a written finding or specific finding on the record that the
application of the support chart would be unjust or inappropriate, as
determined under established criteria set forth in the family support chart,
shall the presumption be rebutted.
(3) The family support chart shall be revised at least once every four (4)
years by a committee to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Arkansas
Supreme Court to ensure that the support amounts are appropriate for child
support awards. The committee shall also establish the criteria for
deviation from use of the chart amount.
(4) The Arkansas Supreme Court shall approve the family support chart and
criteria upon revision by the committee for use in this state and shall
publish it through per curiam order of the court.
(5)(A) The court may provide for the payment of support beyond the
eighteenth birthday of the child to address the educational needs of a child
whose eighteenth birthday falls prior to graduation from high school so long
as such support is conditional on the child remaining in school.
(B) The court may also provide for the continuation of support for an
individual with a disability which affects the ability of the individual to
live independently from the custodial parent.
(b) In addition to any other remedies available, alimony may be awarded
under proper circumstances to either party in fixed installments for a
specified period of time subject to the contingencies of the death of either
party, the remarriage of the receiving party, or such other contingencies as
are set forth in the award, so that the payments qualify as periodic
payments within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c)(1) Where the order provides for payment of money for the support and
care of any children, the court, in its discretion, may require the person
ordered to make the payments to furnish and file with the clerk of the court
a bond or post security or give some other guarantee in such amount and with
such sureties as the court shall direct.
(2) The bond, security, or guarantee is to be conditioned on compliance with
that part of the order of the court concerning the support and care of the
children.
(3) If such action is taken due to a delinquency under the order, proper
advance notice to the non-custodial parent shall be given.
(d) All orders requiring payments of money for the support and care of any
children shall direct the payments to be made through the registry of the
court unless the court in its discretion determines that it would be in the
best interest of the parties to direct otherwise. However, in all cases
brought pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the court shall
order that all payments be made through the Arkansas child support
clearinghouse in accordance with § 9-14-801 et seq.
(e)(1)(A) Except as set forth in subdivision (e)(5) of this section, all
orders directing payments through the registry of the court or through the
Arkansas child support clearinghouse shall set forth a fee to be paid by the
non-custodial parent or obligated spouse in the amount of thirty-six dollars
($36.00) per year.
(B) The fee shall be collected from the non-custodial parent or obligated
spouse at the time of the first support payment and during the anniversary
month of the entry of the order each year thereafter, or nine dollars
($9.00) per quarter at the option of the obligated parent, until no children
remain minor and the support obligation is extinguished and any arrears are
completely liquidated.
(2) The clerk, upon direction from the court and as an alternative to
collecting the annual fee during the anniversary month each year after entry
of the order, may prorate the first fee collected at the time of the first
payment of support under the order to the number of months remaining in the
calendar year and thereafter collect all fees as provided in this subsection
during the month of January of each year.
(3) Payments made for this fee shall be made on an annual basis in the form
of a check or money order payable to the clerk of the court or such other
legal tender which the clerk may accept. This fee payment shall be separate
and apart from the support payment and under no circumstances shall the
support payment be reduced to fulfill the payment of this fee.
(4) Upon the nonpayment of the annual fee by the non-custodial parent within
ninety (90) days, the clerk may notify the payor under the order of income
withholding for child support who shall withhold the fee in addition to any
support and remit it to the clerk.
(5) In counties where an annual fee is collected and the court grants at
least two thousand five hundred (2,500) divorces each year, the court may
require that the initial annual fee be paid by the non-custodial parent or
obligated spouse prior to the filing of the order.
(6) All moneys collected by the clerk as a fee as provided in this
subsection shall be used by the clerk's office to offset administrative
costs as a result of this subchapter. At least twenty percent (20%) of the
moneys collected annually shall be used to purchase, maintain, and operate
an automated data system for use in administering the requirements of this
subchapter. The acquisition and update of software for the automated data
system shall be a permitted use of these funds. All fees collected under
this subsection shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the
fund to be known as the "support collection costs fund". Moneys deposited in
this fund shall be appropriated and expended for the uses designated in this
subdivision (e)(6) by the quorum court at the direction of the clerk of the
court.
(f) The clerk of the court shall maintain accurate records of all support
orders and payments made under this section and shall post to individual
child support account ledgers maintained in the clerk's office all payments
received directly by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue
Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and reported to the
clerk by the Office of Child Support Enforcement. The Office of Child
Support Enforcement shall provide the clerk with sufficient information to
identify the custodial and non-custodial parents, a docket number, and the
amount and date of payment. The clerk shall keep on file the information
provided by the Office of Child Support Enforcement for audit purposes.
(g) The clerk may accept the support payment in any form of cash or
commercial paper, including personal check, and may require that the
custodial parent or non-obligated spouse be named as payee thereon.
History. Rev. Stat., ch. 51, § 9; C. & M. Dig., § 3508; Pope's Dig., § 4390;
Acts 1951, No. 56, § 1; 1979, No. 705, § 3; 1981, No. 657, § 1; 1985, No.
989, § 1; 1986 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 12, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-1211; Acts
1987, No. 599, § 1; 1989, No. 100, § 1; 1989, No. 948, § 2; 1989 (3rd Ex.
Sess.), No. 54, § 2; 1991, No. 1008, § 2; 1991, No. 1098, § 2; 1991, No.
1102, § 2; 1993, No. 1242, §§ 5, 9; 1995, No. 1184, § 5; 1995, No. 1353, §
1; 1997, No. 208, § 7; 1997, No. 1273, § 1; 1997, No. 1296, § 10; 1999, No.
1514, § 3.
9-14-105. Petition for support.
(a) The circuit courts in the several counties in this state shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in all civil cases and matters relating to the
support of a minor child or support owed to a person eighteen (18) or older
which accrued during that person's minority.
(b) The following may file a petition to require the noncustodial parent or
parents of a minor child to provide support for the minor child:
(1) Any parent having physical custody of a minor child;
(2) Any other person or agency to whom physical custody of a minor child has
been given or relinquished;
(3) A minor child by and through his guardian or next friend; or
(4) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the
Department of Finance and Administration when the parent or person to whom
physical custody has been relinquished or awarded is receiving assistance in
the form of Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, Title IV-E of
the Social Security Act - Foster Care, or has contracted with the department
for the collection of support.
(c) Any person age eighteen (18) or above to whom support was owed during
his or her minority may file a petition for a judgment against the
nonsupporting parent or parents. Upon hearing, a judgment may be entered
upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence for the amount of support owed
and unpaid.
(d) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Minor child" means a child less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) "Noncustodial parent" means a parent who resides outside the household
or institution in which the minor child resides.
(e) Any action filed pursuant to this subchapter may be brought at any time
up to and including five (5) years from the date the child reaches the age
of eighteen (18) years of age.
(f) This section shall apply to all actions pending as of March 29, 1991,
and filed thereafter and shall retroactively apply to all child support
orders now existing.
History. Acts 1989, No. 383, § 1; 1991, No. 870, § 1; 1993, No. 1242, § 1;
1995, No. 1184, § 6.
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9-13-101. Award of custody.
(a)(1)(A)(i) In an action for divorce, the award of custody of a child of
the marriage shall be made without regard to the sex of a parent but solely
in accordance with the welfare and best interest of the child.
(ii) In determining the best interest of the child, the court may consider
the preferences of the child if the child is of a sufficient age and
capacity to reason, regardless of chronological age.
(B) When a court order holds that it is in the best interest of a child to
award custody to a grandparent, the award of custody shall be made without
regard to the sex of the grandparent.
(2)(A) Upon petition by a grandparent who meets the requirements of
subsection (b) of this section and subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a
circuit court shall grant the grandparent a right to intervene pursuant to
Rule 24(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(B)(i) A grandparent shall be entitled to notice and shall be granted an
opportunity to be heard in any child custody proceeding involving a
grandchild who is twelve (12) months of age or younger when:
(a) A grandchild resides with this grandparent for at least six (6)
continuous months prior to the grandchild's first birthday;
(b) The grandparent was the primary caregiver for and financial supporter of
the grandchild during the time the grandchild resided with the grandparent;
and
(c) The continuous custody occurred within one (1) year of the date the
child custody proceeding was initiated.
(ii) A grandparent shall be entitled to notice and shall be granted an
opportunity to be heard in any child custody proceeding involving a
grandchild who is twelve (12) months of age or older when:
(a) A grandchild resides with this grandparent for at least one (1)
continuous year regardless of age;
(b) The grandparent was the primary caregiver for and financial supporter of
the grandchild during the time the grandchild resided with the grandparent;
and
(c) The continuous custody occurred within one (1) year of the date the
child custody proceeding was initiated.
(iii) Notice to a grandparent shall be given by the moving party.
(3) For purposes of this section, "grandparent" does not mean a parent of a
putative father of a child.
(4)(A) The party that initiates a child custody proceeding shall notify the
circuit court of the name and address of any grandparent who is entitled to
notice under the provisions of subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(B) The notice shall be in accordance with § 16-55-114.
(b)(1)(A)(i) When in the best interests of a child, custody shall be awarded
in such a way so as to assure the frequent and continuing contact of the
child with both parents.
(ii) To this effect, the circuit court may consider awarding joint custody
of a child to the parents in making an order for custody.
(B) If a grandparent meets the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) and
(2)(B) of this section and is a party to the proceedings, the circuit court
may consider the continuing contact between the child and a grandparent who
is a party, and the circuit court may consider orders to assure the
continuing contact between the grandparent and the child.
(2) To this effect, in making an order for custody, the court may consider,
among other facts, which party is more likely to allow the child or children
frequent and continuing contact with the noncustodial parent and the
noncustodial grandparent who meets the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)
and (2)(B) of this section.
(c)(1) Where a party to an action concerning custody of or a right to
visitation with a child has committed an act of domestic violence against
the party making the allegation or a family or household member of either
party and such allegations are proven by a preponderance of the evidence,
the circuit court must consider the effect of such domestic violence upon
the best interests of the child, whether or not the child was physically
injured or personally witnessed the abuse, together with such facts and
circumstances as the circuit court deems relevant in making a direction
pursuant to this section.
(2) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best
interest of the child to be placed in the custody of an abusive parent in
cases where there is a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the
parent has engaged in a pattern of domestic abuse.
(d)(1) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts is authorized
to establish an attorney ad litem program to represent children in circuit
court cases where custody is an issue.
(2) When a circuit judge determines that the appointment of an attorney ad
litem would facilitate a case in which custody is an issue and further
protect the rights of the child, the circuit judge may appoint a private
attorney to represent the child.
(3)(A) The Supreme Court, with the advice of the circuit judges, shall adopt
standards of practice and qualifications for service for attorneys who seek
to be appointed to provide legal representation for children in custody
cases.
(B)(i) In extraordinary cases, the circuit court may appoint an attorney ad
litem who does not meet the required standards and qualifications.
(ii) The attorney may not be appointed in subsequent cases until he or she
has made efforts to meet the standards and qualifications.
(4) When attorneys are appointed pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of this
section, the fees for services and reimbursable expenses shall be paid from
funds appropriated for that purpose to the Administrative Office of the
Courts.
(5)(A) When a circuit judge orders the payment of funds for the fees and
expenses authorized by this section, the circuit judge shall transmit a copy
of the order to the Administrative Office of the Courts, which is authorized
to pay the funds.
(B) The circuit court may also require the parties to pay all or a portion
of the expenses, depending on the ability of the parties to pay.
(6) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish guidelines to
provide a maximum amount of expenses and fees per hour and per case which
will be paid pursuant to this section.
(7) In order to ensure that each judicial district will have an appropriate
amount of funds to utilize for ad litem representation in custody cases, the
funds appropriated shall be apportioned based upon a formula developed by
the Administrative Office of the Courts and approved by the Arkansas
Judicial Council and the Rules and Regulations Subcommittee of the Arkansas
Legislative Council.
(8)(A) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop a statistical
survey that each attorney who serves as an ad litem shall complete upon the
conclusion of the case.
(B) Statistics shall include the ages of children served, whether the
custody issue arises at a divorce or post-divorce stage, whether
psychological services were ordered, and any other relevant information.
History. Acts 1979, No. 278, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2726; Acts 1997, No.
905, § 1; 1997, No. 1328 § 1; 1999, No. 708, § 2; 2001, No. 1235, § 1; 2001,
No. 1497, § 1; 2003, No. 92, § 1; 2005, No. 80, § 1.
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9-12-315. Division of property.
(a) At the time a divorce decree is entered:
(1)(A) All marital property shall be distributed one-half (1/2) to each
party unless the court finds such a division to be inequitable. In that
event the court shall make some other division that the court deems
equitable taking into consideration:
(i) The length of the marriage;
(ii) Age, health, and station in life of the parties;
(iii) Occupation of the parties;
(iv) Amount and sources of income;
(v) Vocational skills;
(vi) Employability;
(vii) Estate, liabilities, and needs of each party and opportunity of each
for further acquisition of capital assets and income;
(viii) Contribution of each party in acquisition, preservation, or
appreciation of marital property, including services as a homemaker; and
(ix) The federal income tax consequences of the court's division of
property.
(B) When property is divided pursuant to the foregoing considerations the
court must state its basis and reasons for not dividing the marital property
equally between the parties, and the basis and reasons should be recited in
the order entered in the matter.
(2) All other property shall be returned to the party who owned it prior to
the marriage unless the court shall make some other division that the court
deems equitable taking into consideration those factors enumerated in
subdivision (a)(1) of this section, in which event the court must state in
writing its basis and reasons for not returning the property to the party
who owned it at the time of the marriage.
(3)(A) Every such final order or judgment shall designate the specific real
and personal property to which each party is entitled.
(B) When it appears from the evidence in the case to the satisfaction of the
court that the real estate is not susceptible of the division as provided
for in this section without great prejudice to the parties interested, the
court shall order a sale of the real estate. The sale shall be made by a
commissioner to be appointed by the court for that purpose at public auction
to the highest bidder upon the terms and conditions and at the time and
place fixed by the court. The proceeds of every such sale, after deducting
the cost and expenses of the sale, including the fee allowed the
commissioner by the court for his or her services, shall be paid into the
court and by the court divided among the parties in proportion to their
respective rights in the premises.
(C) The proceedings for enforcing these orders may be by petition of either
party specifying the property the other has failed to restore or deliver,
upon which the court may proceed to hear and determine the same in a summary
manner after ten (10) days' notice to the opposite party. Such order,
judgment, or decree shall be a bar to all claims of dower or curtesy in and
to any of the lands or personalty then owned or thereafter acquired by
either party.
(4) When stocks, bonds, or other securities issued by a corporation,
association, or government entity make up part of the marital property, the
court shall designate in its final order or judgment the specific property
in securities to which each party is entitled, or after determining the fair
market value of the securities, may order and adjudge that the securities be
distributed to one (1) party on condition that one-half (1/2) the fair
market value of the securities in money or other property be set aside and
distributed to the other party in lieu of division and distribution of the
securities.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "marital property" means all property
acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage except:
(1) Property acquired prior to marriage or by gift or by reason of the death
of another, including, but not limited to, life insurance proceeds, payments
made under a deferred compensation plan, or an individual retirement
account, and property acquired by right of survivorship, by a trust
distribution, by bequest or inheritance, or by a payable on death or a
transfer on death arrangement;
(2) Property acquired in exchange for property acquired prior to the
marriage or in exchange for property acquired by gift, bequest, devise, or
descent;
(3) Property acquired by a spouse after a decree of divorce from bed and
board;
(4) Property excluded by valid agreement of the parties;
(5) The increase in value of property acquired prior to marriage or by gift
or by reason of the death of another, including, but not limited to, life
insurance proceeds, payments made under a deferred compensation plan, or an
individual retirement account, and property acquired by right of
survivorship, by a trust distribution, by bequest or inheritance, or by a
payable on death or a transfer on death arrangement, or in exchange therefor;
(6) Benefits received or to be received from a workers' compensation claim,
personal injury claim, or social security claim when those benefits are for
any degree of permanent disability or future medical expenses; and
(7) Income from property owned prior to the marriage or from property
acquired by gift or by reason of the death of another, including, but not
limited to, life insurance proceeds, payments made under a deferred
compensation plan, or an individual retirement account, and property
acquired by right of survivorship, by a trust distribution, by bequest or
inheritance, or by a payable on death or a transfer on death arrangement, or
in exchange therefor.
(c) The court is not required to address the division of property at the
time a divorce decree is entered if either party is involved in a bankruptcy
proceeding.
History. Civil Code, § 461; Acts 1891, No. 26, § 1, p. 27; 1893, No. 102, §
1, p. 176; C. & M. Dig., § 3511; Pope's Dig., § 4393; Acts 1953, No. 348, §
3; 1979, No. 705, § 1; 1981, No. 69, § 1; 1981, No. 714, § 2; 1981, No. 798,
§§ 1, 2; 1981, No. 799, §§ 1, 2; 1983, No. 369, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §
34-1214; Acts 1987, No. 676, § 1; 1989, No. 366, § 1; 1991, No. 1167, § 1;
1993, No. 1067, § 1; 2001, No. 1671, § 1.
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