Electronic Filing Terms of Use

Consistent with the provisions of Administrative Order 21 you agree to the following:

• 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.
  
  
• You will complete all registration requirements prior to using the electronic filing system.
  
  
  1. You must attend a one-hour online training session. You may register for training at https://www.tybera.com/support/arkansas-support/. After attending training you will be eligible for one hour of general CLE credit.
     
     
  2. To pay the one-time account registration fee of $100 online, please visit ar.gov/Eflexpay, or mail in your payment made 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
     
     
     
     
  3. After completing training, you must request an account at https://efile.arcourts.gov/.
  
  
• 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 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 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. by calling the Administrative Office of the Courts Help Desk 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.