§ 16-46-206 - Copies of public officers -- Copies of bonds given in judicial proceedings and probate matters. - Arkansas Statutes

16-46-206. Copies of public officers -- Copies of bonds given in judicial proceedings and probate matters.

(a) Copies of all bonds required by law to be given by sheriffs, collectors, state and county treasurers, the Clerk of the Supreme Court and clerks of circuit courts, and all officers of or under the state who are required by law to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties, duly certified under the seal of office of the officer in whose custody the bonds are required by law to be kept, shall be received as evidence to the same extent as the originals.

(b) Copies of all bonds required by law to be given by executors, administrators, guardians, and commissioners for the faithful performance of their duties as such, and the bonds of principal and security, required to be taken in the course of any judicial proceedings in any of the courts of this state, duly certified and attested, under the seal of office of the officer to whom by law the custody of the bonds is committed, shall be evidence to the same extent as the originals.