Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-202 – Procedure to sell.
(a) (1) Bidders may bid at the sale or mail their bid to the office of the Commissioner of State Lands.
(2) Bids shall be delivered at the appropriate place before the deadline established in the notice of the sale.
(b) (1) If at the scheduled public sale a person or entity does not bid at least the amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and the costs of the sale, the Commissioner of State Lands may negotiate a private sale.
(2) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section, a negotiated private sale shall be approved by the Attorney General before conveyance of the land by the Commissioner of State Lands.
(B) A negotiated private sale that occurs later than two (2) years after the scheduled public sales does not require approval by the Attorney General.
(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c)(2) of this section, the Commissioner of State Lands shall conduct tax-delinquent sales in the county where the land is located.
(2) If the Commissioner of State Lands determines that sufficient parcels of land located in one (1) county do not exist to justify a single sale in one (1) county, the Commissioner of State Lands may hold a tax-delinquent land sale in one (1) location and sell land located in more than one (1) county if the counties are adjoining counties.
(d) The sales shall be conducted on the dates specified in the notices required by this subchapter.
(e) (1) After a sale of the land by the Commissioner of State Lands, including a negotiated sale, the Commissioner of State Lands shall notify the owner and all interested parties of the right to redeem the land within ten (10) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the date of the sale by paying all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs due, including the cost of the notice.
(2) The notice under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be sent by regular mail to the last known address of the owner and all interested parties.
(3) If the land is not redeemed, a limited warranty deed shall be issued by the Commissioner of State Lands to the purchaser.
(f) As used in this section, “interested party” has the same meaning as in § 26-37-301.
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Last updated: June 13, 2016 at 18:50 pm