§ 26-38-201 - Suit to confirm title to land in state. - Arkansas Statutes

26-38-201. Suit to confirm title to land in state.

(a) Whenever any real property, sectional or town or city lots, has been forfeited to the State of Arkansas and conveyed by certification to the Commissioner of State Lands for the nonpayment of taxes, the state may file a suit for confirmation of title in the chancery court wherein the real property lies, requesting that the title to the real property be confirmed and quieted in the State of Arkansas, in care of the Commissioner of State Lands, in fee simple.

(b) Suit to confirm title by the state may be filed at any time subsequent to the conveyance by certification. Further, the state may elect to file for confirmation subsequent to conveyance from the state to any purchaser, donee, or redemptor. In the event confirmation is filed following a conveyance from the state, the decree of confirmation shall inure to the benefit of the purchaser, donee, or redemptor of the lands.