§ 10-6-112 - Assumption and exercise of powers and duties of legislator -- Ouster. - Arkansas Statutes

10-6-112. Assumption and exercise of powers and duties of legislator -- Ouster.

(a) If in the event of an attack a legislator is unavailable, his or her emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of the legislator except for the power and duty to appoint emergency interim successors.

(b) An emergency interim successor shall exercise these powers and assume these duties until the incumbent legislator, an emergency interim successor higher in order of succession, or a legislator appointed or elected and legally qualified can act.

(c) Each house of the General Assembly, in accordance with its own rules, shall determine who is entitled under the provisions of this chapter to exercise the powers and assume the duties of its members.

(d) All constitutional and statutory provisions pertaining to ouster of a legislator shall be applicable to an emergency interim successor who is exercising the powers and assuming the duties of a legislator.