Bill > SB298

This bill repeals Arkansas Code § 18-60-510, which currently allows individuals to challenge a quiet title decree (a legal ruling that settles ownership of land) under certain circumstances. Specifically, the existing law permits any person to set aside (overturn) a quiet title decree within three years if they can offer a meritorious defense, and it provides additional protections for people with disabilities, allowing them to challenge the decree within three years after their disability is removed. By repealing this statute, the bill eliminates these provisions and makes quiet title decrees more difficult to challenge after they have been issued. The purpose appears to be to create greater finality and certainty in land ownership disputes, reducing the potential for prolonged legal challenges to property ownership determinations. This change would likely provide more stability for property owners by making it harder to reopen settled land ownership cases after a certain period of time.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb298&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R