HB1959

House Bill 1959 aims to simplify the legal process for reviving outstanding judgments in Arkansas. It abolishes the archaic writ of 'scire facias' and replaces it with a more straightforward notice-based procedure. Judgment creditors will now serve notice to debtors via first-class mail at their last known address to maintain judgment liens for additional ten-year periods. The bill outlines the specific information required in the notice and provides procedures for cases where the debtor's location is unknown. Additionally, the bill establishes a $20.00 fee for filing this notice with the circuit court clerk. It also clarifies that filing this notice will not trigger a standard 'reopening fee' typically associated with initiating or reopening causes of action in circuit court.