(a) It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court when any map or plat of any addition to any city or incorporated town in the State of Arkansas has been filed in his or her office as required by § 14-41-201(a) to forthwith certify under his or her hand and seal of office, to the county clerk of the county, in those counties where there are both county and circuit clerks, the name of the addition and the date of the filing of the plat.
(b) The failure of the clerk to so certify the matters to the county clerk for thirty (30) days shall be a misdemeanor. On conviction, the clerk shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).