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Ouachita County (Arkansas) Collector: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

Ouachita County's tax collector, the Sheriff ex officio with chief deputy collector Adam LaDuke, 145 Jefferson St. SW, Camden (870-837-2260), takes the State's disabled veteran exemption; the page says nothing about it, the office moves to a combined Treasurer/Collector on the November 2026 ballot, and since Act 876 of 2025 the VA letter is a one-time filing.

Also called: property tax, collector, DAV exemption, 26-3-306, homestead, personal property, Act 876, VA letter, Adam LaDuke, David Norwood, Treasurer/Collector, 870-837-2260, Camden, East Camden, Stephens, Bearden, Chidester, Louann.

For: Veteran or service member, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The exemption is the State's, under section 26-3-306, as the Arkansas entry on the disabled veteran property tax exemption explains: no tax on the home, its land and personal property for a veteran VA rates 100% permanent and total or pays special monthly compensation for the loss or loss of use of a limb or blindness, carried on by an unremarried surviving spouse and minor children. Act 876 of 2025 added to section 26-3-306(b) that the VA letter "is required to be submitted only one (1) time" and that "annual submission of a letter from the department is not required", from the 2025 assessment year, so long as you tell the collector if you stop qualifying or move. File again for a new home. The county's pages. The Collector's page lists Sheriff David Norwood as Ouachita County Tax Collector and Adam LaDuke as Chief Deputy Collector, 145 Jefferson St. SW, 870-837-2260, with online payment; it says nothing about the disabled veteran exemption. The Assessor's page (Dr. Tonya McKenzie, (870) 837-2240) reads "Page Under Construction". Bring the VA letter to the Collector, or have Veterans Services (870-837-2216) help with it. Who will hold the office. The Quorum Court's minutes of September 1, 2026 record the Election Commission's statement that Missy Chambers will appear on the November 2026 ballot, unopposed, for the combined office of Treasurer/Collector; ask which office holds your exemption file after the new term begins. The office. Mail: P.O. Box 217, Camden, AR 71711; fax 870-837-2215, [email protected].

Thresholds

Thresholds for Ouachita County (Arkansas) Collector: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
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100% permanent and total, special monthly compensation, or qualifying survivorThe county collector administers the State exemption under Ark. Code Ann. Section 26-3-306. The disability test is the State test, not a county one.

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