Mechanics' Lien Release - Arkansas
MECHANICS' LIEN RELEASE AND SATISFACTION
Before you use this: Use this signed instrument to identify and release a specific Arkansas mechanics' lien account that was filed with a county circuit clerk. Match the claimant, county, account number, and property description to the filed account. Confirm that the secured debt is fully satisfied before signing. This document does not release a different lien, a third party's lien, or an unresolved claim expressly reserved below.
Prepared by and return after recording to: [FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
County of filed lien account: [________________], Arkansas
Claimant shown in filed account: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Owner or proprietor shown in filed account: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Original lien-account filing date: [__/__/____]
Original lien-account instrument number: [________________________________]
Book and page, if assigned: [________________________________]
Original claim amount: $[________]
Property street address for identification: [________________________________]
Legal description of the property in the filed account: [INSERT COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OR ATTACH AN IDENTIFIED COPY AS EXHIBIT A].
RELEASE
The undersigned [CLAIMANT FULL LEGAL NAME] is the claimant or lawful holder of the filed lien account identified above. The indebtedness secured by that account has been paid and satisfied in full on [__/__/____]. Claimant releases and satisfies that specific mechanics' lien against the described property and requests the clerk of the circuit court for the county identified above to enter satisfaction on the lien record.
This instrument concerns only the lien account identified by its filing date and number. It does not state that any other person's claim has been paid or released.
Reserved claim, if any, that is outside the identified lien account: [NONE / IDENTIFY SEPARATE CLAIM WITHOUT PURPORTING TO PRESERVE THE SATISFIED LIEN]
Claimant's full legal name: [________________________________]
Signer and capacity: [________________________________]
Claimant or authorized signer's signature: ________________________________________
Date signed: [__/__/____]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of [________]
County of [________]
On [__/__/____], [SIGNER NAME] personally appeared before me, established identity by [METHOD], and acknowledged executing this mechanics' lien release in the stated capacity for [CLAIMANT NAME].
Notary public: ________________________________________
Printed name: [________________________________]
My commission expires: [__/__/____]
Seal: [AFFIX SEAL]
CLERK'S FILING RECORD
County circuit clerk: [________________________________]
Date this release was filed or recorded: [__/__/____]
Release instrument number: [________________________________]
About this template
- Last updated
- November 6, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 6, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- Ark. Code Ann. § 18-44-101 (underlying construction lien)
- Ark. Code Ann. § 18-44-117 (lien account filed with circuit clerk)
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Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 6, 2026.
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-44-101 (checked November 6, 2026): "Every contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier as defined in § 18-44-107, who supplies labor, services, material, fixtures, engine, boiler, or machinery in the construction or repair of an improvement to real estate"
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-44-117(a)(1) (checked November 6, 2026): "with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the building, erection, or other improvement to be charged with the lien is situated"
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