The Supreme Court of Arkansas has adopted the following form of summons for use in all cases in which personal service is pursuant to Rule 4(c), (f), and (h) of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure. The form incorporates a proof of service to be made by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other person, as appropriate, in accordance with Rule 4(g).
The form may be modified as needed in special circumstances, and additional notices, if required, should be inserted as appropriate. Examples include the notices required by statute in unlawful-detainer and replevin actions, see Ark. Code Ann. ยงยง 18-60-307(a) and 18-60-808(a), and the notice of the consent jurisdiction of a state district court that must be included pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order No. 18(6)(d)(1).
This form is not for use in cases of constructive service pursuant to Rule 4(g)(3). The adoption of this form is in compliance with Rule 4(b) and does not modify or amend any part of that rule.
Effective July 1, 2012
Corrected August 14, 2012
Revised January 1, 2019
Reporter’s Notes (2019 Amendment): In the introduction to the summons form, the second paragraph now provides that the form “may be modified as needed in special circumstances.” It also states that “[a]dditional notices, if required, should be inserted as appropriate.” The revised form combines these sentences and adds a sentence listing examples of the notices that may be “inserted as appropriate,” including the notice of consent jurisdiction that is required by Administrative Order No. 18(6)(d)(1).