Proposed amendments to three rules of appellate procedure

 A per curiam opinion of the Arkansas Supreme Court, delivered January 29, 2026, notes proposed amendments to three of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure - Civil.  A copy of the per curiam opinion can be found at this link: https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/524121/1/document.do

The first proposed change involves Ark. R. App. P.-Civ. 3(f).  The proposal eliminates the requirement that notices of appeal or cross-appeal be served "by any form of mail which requires a signed receipt."  The requirement is no longer necessary in the age of electronic filing.

The second proposed change relates to the first.  If adopted, Ark. R. App. P.-Civ. 4(a) will require that a notice of cross appeal will be required ten days after the notice of appeal is filed, not ten days after receipt.

The final proposed change is similar to the second and also relates to the first.  The proposed new Ark. R. App. P.-Civ. 6 will require an appellee to file a designation of other parts of the record to be included on appeal within ten days after the notice of appeal is filed, not ten days after receipt.

Comments on these proposals are due on or before April 1, 2026.