# Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-709: Proceedings and record - Settlement of claims

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-709
- **Heading:** Proceedings and record - Settlement of claims
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 90 / Subchapter 7 / Section 16-90-709

## Text

(a) (1) Every party to the claim shall be afforded an opportunity to appear and be heard, to offer evidence and argument on any issues relevant to the claim, and to examine witnesses and offer evidence to reply to any matter of an evidentiary nature in the record relevant to the claim. (2) A record of the proceedings of the hearing in a contested case shall be made and shall be transcribed upon request of any party, who shall pay transcription costs unless otherwise ordered by the Crime Victims Reparations Board. (b) Without a hearing, the board may settle a claim by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default. Acts 1987, No. 817, § 9.

(a) (1) Every party to the claim shall be afforded an opportunity to appear and be heard, to offer evidence and argument on any issues relevant to the claim, and to examine witnesses and offer evidence to reply to any matter of an evidentiary nature in the record relevant to the claim. (2) A record of the proceedings of the hearing in a contested case shall be made and shall be transcribed upon request of any party, who shall pay transcription costs unless otherwise ordered by the Crime Victims Reparations Board.

(1) Every party to the claim shall be afforded an opportunity to appear and be heard, to offer evidence and argument on any issues relevant to the claim, and to examine witnesses and offer evidence to reply to any matter of an evidentiary nature in the record relevant to the claim.

(2) A record of the proceedings of the hearing in a contested case shall be made and shall be transcribed upon request of any party, who shall pay transcription costs unless otherwise ordered by the Crime Victims Reparations Board.

(b) Without a hearing, the board may settle a claim by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default.

Acts 1987, No. 817, § 9.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-701 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T16_C90_S7_S16-90-701.md)
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- [Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-704 Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T16_C90_S7_S16-90-704.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-705 Crime Victims Reparations Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T16_C90_S7_S16-90-705.md)
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