If you are requesting an Attorney account, you must be an attorney in good standing licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas or admitted on a case pro hac vice.
If you are requesting a Pro Se account, you must be a litigant appearing pro se in a particular case in which the court has mandated electronic filing.
You will complete all registration requirements prior to using the electronic filing system.
You must pay a one-time registration fee of $100 to set up your account, payable to the Bar of Arkansas to the following address.
Electronic Filing Registration
Administrative Office of the Courts
625 Marshall Street
Justice Building, Suite 1100
Little Rock, AR 72201
If you are requesting an attorney or pro hac vice account, your name, bar number, and e-mail address must accompany the payment.
If you are a pro hac vice attorney, you must also provide a letter of good standing from your local bar.
If you are requesting a Pro Se account, AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PRO SE REQUEST FOR ELECTRONIC FILING ACCOUNT available at this link must accompany your payment.
You will submit court filings electronically on court cases for which you are an active party or attorney of record.
You will submit court filings as instructed during training and as documented in the training material.
You consent to the replacement of a signature on filed documents by a login process with a user name and password followed by an approval process.
You will accept electronic notices through eFlex as a valid and effective service for all electronically filed documents replacing the need for paper notification except for a complaint, petition, or other document that must be served with a summons, in addition to a summons or subpoena.
You will accept electronic notices through eFlex as the official court notification of a document filed with the court.
You will accept electronic notices through email as a courtesy notification of a document filed with the court, with the understanding the official electronic court notifications reside only in eFlex.
You agree that the email address provided in the account request and maintained in your eFlex user profile supersedes the court's case management system for the purpose of electronic notification resulting in valid and effective service of filed documents.
You will properly maintain your user profile, including email and physical addresses, phone number, user name, and password.
You will regularly monitor the eFlex notifications, filing statuses, associated email accounts and attempted eFlex logins. The IP address for each attempted login will be documented for additional security.
You agree that if there is no user login activity for 2 years the account may be suspended and a written request to reactivate the account will be required.
You will be responsible for notifying the Administrative Office of the Courts at 501-410-1900 or toll free at 1-866-823-5778 in the event you suspect fraudulent use of your account.
You will submit documents in accordance with Administrative Order 19 and any other relevant court rules regarding confidential information.
You will comply with the rules governing electronic filing Administrative Order 21 and any other relevant court rules.
You may request electronic filing technical assistance weekdays 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. by calling the Administrative Office of the Courts Helpdesk at (501)410-1900 or toll-free 1-866-823-5778.
You may request electronic filing technical assistance by e-mail at courts.efiling@arcourts.gov during regular business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
This agreement shall remain in place as long as you are a registered user of the electronic filing system.
This agreement may be revised from time to time in order to comply with Administrative Order 21 and updates to system policies and procedures as authorized under Section 13 of Administrative Order 21.
