§ RULE 3 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION--CLERK DEFINED

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RULE 3. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION--“CLERK” DEFINED

    (a) A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the clerk of the court who shall note thereon the date and precise time of filing.

    (b) The term “clerk of the court” as used in these Rules means the circuit clerk and, with respect to probate matters, any county clerk who serves as ex officio clerk of the probate division of the circuit court pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-502(b)(2)(B). In counties where the county clerk serves as the ex officio clerk of any division of the circuit court, the filing requirement shall be satisfied when the complaint is filed with either the circuit clerk or the county clerk.