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14-284-407. Fire protection services organization of volunteer fire department or district after January 1, 1992.
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14-284-407. Fire protection services organization of volunteer fire department or district after January 1, 1992.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent the organization of a volunteer fire department or district pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas law. If such a volunteer fire department or district is organized after January 1, 1992, the Department of Finance and Administration shall distribute funds provided by § 26-57-614 and this subchapter upon due compliance by the volunteer fire department and district with the eligibility requirements of this subchapter and §§ 20-22-801 — 20-22-809.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-284-407
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14-284-407. Fire protection services organization of volunteer fire department or district after January 1, 1992.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent the organization of a volunteer fire department or district pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas law. If such a volunteer fire department or district is organized after January 1, 1992, the Department of Finance and Administration shall distribute funds provided by § 26-57-614 and this subchapter upon due compliance by the volunteer fire department and district with the eligibility requirements of this subchapter and §§ 20-22-801 — 20-22-809.
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20-22-801. Legislative findings.
It is found and determined by the General Assembly that a system of certification and classification of fire departments should be established to encourage the improvement of the fire protection services in this state and to provide the people of this state with information about the level of service they are receiving. It is further found and determined that the public policy of this state should be to encourage individuals and organizations to provide fire protection services and that, to further this policy, workers' compensation coverage should be extended to volunteer firefighters of rural fire departments and that the civil liability of certified fire departments and their firefighters should be limited.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-801
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20-22-809. Workers' compensation.
(a) For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage in cases of injury to or death of an individual, volunteer firefighters of certified fire departments, other than municipal fire departments, who meet the requirements of this section are county employees and shall receive minimum compensation. Their survivors shall receive death benefits in the same manner as regular county employees for injury or death arising out of and in the course of their activities as firefighters.
(b) Volunteer firefighters requesting workers' compensation coverage shall annually file with the county clerk evidence that:
(1) The firefighter has met the minimum training standards recommended by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board; and
(2) The volunteer firefighter is a member of a certified fire department other than a municipal fire department.
(c) A member of a fire department under § 20-22-806 who does not engage in firefighting is eligible for workers' compensation under this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-809
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26-57-614. Fire protection services — Additional tax.
(a)(1) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that additional funding is needed to improve the fire protection services in this state.
(2) It is further found and determined that the public policy of this state is to provide adequate fire protection services for property of citizens through the use of properly trained and equipped firefighters, and that the provisions of this section and §§ 14-284-401 — 14-284-409 are necessary in furtherance of the public health and safety.
(b) In addition to the premium taxes collected from insurers under other provisions of Arkansas law, each authorized insurer and each formerly authorized insurer shall pay to the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund a tax at the rate of one-half of one percent (½%) on net direct written premiums for coverages upon real and personal property, including, but not limited to, fire, allied lines, farm owner and homeowner multiple peril, vehicle physical damage, and vehicle collision, or any combination thereof.
(c) This tax shall be collected by the Insurance Commissioner from the insurers at the same time and in the same manner as provided in the premium tax sections of the laws of this state under this subchapter and deposited into the fund.
(d) An assessment upon which this premium tax is based shall be made on forms prescribed by the commissioner.
(e)(1) A premium tax payment shall be made upon a company check payable to the fund.
(2) If the cumulative premium tax payment is less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), then the insurer may defer payment to the following quarter or quarters of the current calendar year but shall pay the tax no later than March 1 of the following year.
(f) The provisions of this section and § 14-2
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-614
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 26-57-614. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.