# Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1010: Fees

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1010
- **Heading:** Fees
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 10 / Section 18-15-1010

## Text

(a) The appraisers provided for in this section and §§ 18-15-1001 - 18-15-1009 shall be entitled to receive as compensation for viewing and appraising the land and property and making award of the damage therefor the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per day for each day in which the appraisers are actually engaged in this service. The sum shall be paid by the levee or drainage districts, as the case may be. (b) (1) In the event that there are exceptions filed to the award of any board or appraisers, the fees for conducting a trial of the cause shall be the same as are prescribed in ordinary proceedings in the common law court. (2) The fees shall be paid by the levee or drainage district in all cases in which the judgment of the circuit court is in excess of the award made by the appraisers. The landowners shall pay the cost accruing when the judgment of the circuit court does not exceed the amount awarded by the appraisers. Acts 1945, No. 177, §§ 6, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 35-1106, 35-1107.

(a) The appraisers provided for in this section and §§ 18-15-1001 - 18-15-1009 shall be entitled to receive as compensation for viewing and appraising the land and property and making award of the damage therefor the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per day for each day in which the appraisers are actually engaged in this service. The sum shall be paid by the levee or drainage districts, as the case may be.

(b) (1) In the event that there are exceptions filed to the award of any board or appraisers, the fees for conducting a trial of the cause shall be the same as are prescribed in ordinary proceedings in the common law court. (2) The fees shall be paid by the levee or drainage district in all cases in which the judgment of the circuit court is in excess of the award made by the appraisers. The landowners shall pay the cost accruing when the judgment of the circuit court does not exceed the amount awarded by the appraisers.

(1) In the event that there are exceptions filed to the award of any board or appraisers, the fees for conducting a trial of the cause shall be the same as are prescribed in ordinary proceedings in the common law court.

(2) The fees shall be paid by the levee or drainage district in all cases in which the judgment of the circuit court is in excess of the award made by the appraisers. The landowners shall pay the cost accruing when the judgment of the circuit court does not exceed the amount awarded by the appraisers.

Acts 1945, No. 177, §§ 6, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 35-1106, 35-1107.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1001 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1001.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1002 Power of eminent domain](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1002.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1003 Appraisers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1003.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1004 Petition - Appraisal - Summons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1004.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1005 Exception - Trial - Injunction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1005.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1006 Payment of award - Adjudication of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1006.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1007 Refusal to pay award upon abandonment of line](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1007.md)
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- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1009 Limitation on actions and damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1009.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1010 Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1010.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-1011 Acquisition of flowage and storage rights and other servitudes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T18_C15_S10_S18-15-1011.md)

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