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26-18-809. Civil damages for certain unauthorized collection actions.
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26-18-809. Civil damages for certain unauthorized collection actions.
(a) In General. If, in connection with any collection of state tax with respect to a taxpayer, any employee of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, recklessly or intentionally disregards any provision of this title, or any rule promulgated under this title, such taxpayer may bring a civil action for damages against the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration. Except as provided in § 26-18-808, such civil action shall be the exclusive remedy for recovering damages resulting from such actions.
(b) Damages. In any action brought under subsection (a) of this section, upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the lesser of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or the sum of:
(1) Actual, direct economic damages sustained by the plaintiff as a proximate result of the reckless or intentional actions of the officer or employee; and
(2) The costs of the action.
(c)Limitations.
(1) Requirement that Administrative Remedies Be Exhausted. A judgment for damages shall not be awarded under subsection (b) of this section unless the court determines that the plaintiff has exhausted the administrative remedies available to such plaintiff within the division.
(2) Mitigation of Damages. The amount of damages awarded under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be reduced by the amount of such damages which could have reasonably been mitigated by the plaintiff.
(3) Period for Bringing Action. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action to enforce liability created under this section may be brought without regard to the amount in controversy and may be broug
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-18-809
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26-18-809. Civil damages for certain unauthorized collection actions.
(a) In General. If, in connection with any collection of state tax with respect to a taxpayer, any employee of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, recklessly or intentionally disregards any provision of this title, or any rule promulgated under this title, such taxpayer may bring a civil action for damages against the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration. Except as provided in § 26-18-808, such civil action shall be the exclusive remedy for recovering damages resulting from such actions.
(b) Damages. In any action brought under subsection (a) of this section, upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the lesser of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or the sum of:
(1) Actual, direct economic damages sustained by the plaintiff as a proximate result of the reckless or intentional actions of the officer or employee; and
(2) The costs of the action.
(c)Limitations.
(1) Requirement that Administrative Remedies Be Exhausted. A judgment for damages shall not be awarded under subsection (b) of this section unless the court determines that the plaintiff has exhausted the administrative remedies available to such plaintiff within the division.
(2) Mitigation of Damages. The amount of damages awarded under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be reduced by the amount of such damages which could have reasonably been mitigated by the plaintiff.
(3) Period for Bringing Action. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action to enforce liability created under this section may be brought without regard to the amount in controversy and may be brought only within two (2) years after the date the right of action accrues.
(d) Damages for Frivolous or Groundless Claims. Whenever it appears to the court that the taxpayer's position in proceedings before the court instituted or maintained by such taxpayer under this section, is frivolous or groundless, then damages in an amount not in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the Department of Finance and Administration by the court in the court's decision. Damages so awarded shall be assessed at the same time as the decision and shall be paid upon notice and demand from the secretary.
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26-18-808. Civil damages for failure to release lien.
(a) In General. If any employee of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration knowingly, or by reason of negligence, fails to release a lien under § 26-18-706 or § 26-18-811 on property of the taxpayer, such taxpayer may bring a civil action for damages against the secretary in court.
(b) Damages. In any action brought under subsection (a) of this section, upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(1) Actual, direct, economic damages sustained by the plaintiff which, but for the action of the defendant, would not have been sustained; plus
(2) The costs of the action.
(c)Limitations.
(1) Requirement that Administrative Remedies Be Exhausted. A judgment for damages shall not be awarded under subsection (b) of this section, unless the court determines that the plaintiff has exhausted the administrative remedies available to such plaintiff within the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(2) Mitigation of Damages. The amount of damages awarded under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be reduced by the amount of such damages which could have reasonably been mitigated by the plaintiff.
(3) Period for Bringing Action. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, an action to enforce liability created under this section may be brought without regard to the amount in controversy and may be brought only within two (2) years after the date the right of action accrues.
(d) Notice of Failure to Release Lien. The secretary shall by rule prescribe reasonable procedures for a taxpayer to notify the secretary of the failure to release a lie
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-18-808
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 26-18-808. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.