Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-2403 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 24 / Section 16-13-2403
Judges and chancellors
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The qualified electors of the Sixteenth Judicial District shall elect: (A) One (1) circuit judge; (B) One (1) chancellor; and (C) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (2) (A) There is created in the Sixteenth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. (B) The additional judge shall be elected from the district and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit courts. (C) The judge shall serve for elected terms of six (6) years. (D) The counties which compose the Sixteenth Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section which shall be paid for out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties and out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes. (E) There shall be provided for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit courts of this state. (b) (1) The judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve as judge of the juvenile division in lieu of the judge who would otherwise be designated as judge of the juvenile division of chancery court in the judicial district. (2) The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division of chancery court, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits. (c) Effective January 1, 1999, the circuit judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section and the chancery judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section shall become circuit-chancery judgeships and shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1989, No. 949, § 1; 1995, No. 582, § 1; 2001, No. 816, § 1.

(a) (1) The qualified electors of the Sixteenth Judicial District shall elect: (A) One (1) circuit judge; (B) One (1) chancellor; and (C) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (2) (A) There is created in the Sixteenth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. (B) The additional judge shall be elected from the district and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit courts. (C) The judge shall serve for elected terms of six (6) years. (D) The counties which compose the Sixteenth Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section which shall be paid for out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties and out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes. (E) There shall be provided for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit courts of this state.

(1) The qualified electors of the Sixteenth Judicial District shall elect: (A) One (1) circuit judge; (B) One (1) chancellor; and (C) One (1) circuit-chancery judge.

(A) One (1) circuit judge;

(B) One (1) chancellor; and

(C) One (1) circuit-chancery judge.

(2) (A) There is created in the Sixteenth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. (B) The additional judge shall be elected from the district and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit courts. (C) The judge shall serve for elected terms of six (6) years. (D) The counties which compose the Sixteenth Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section which shall be paid for out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties and out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes. (E) There shall be provided for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit courts of this state.

(A) There is created in the Sixteenth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.

(B) The additional judge shall be elected from the district and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit courts.

(C) The judge shall serve for elected terms of six (6) years.

(D) The counties which compose the Sixteenth Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section which shall be paid for out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties and out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes.

(E) There shall be provided for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit courts of this state.

(b) (1) The judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve as judge of the juvenile division in lieu of the judge who would otherwise be designated as judge of the juvenile division of chancery court in the judicial district. (2) The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division of chancery court, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits.

(1) The judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve as judge of the juvenile division in lieu of the judge who would otherwise be designated as judge of the juvenile division of chancery court in the judicial district.

(2) The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division of chancery court, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits.

(c) Effective January 1, 1999, the circuit judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section and the chancery judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section shall become circuit-chancery judgeships and shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.

Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1989, No. 949, § 1; 1995, No. 582, § 1; 2001, No. 816, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-92-117 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 92 / Section 16-92-117
Enhancement of the rate of collection of fine revenue - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "fine" or "fines" means all monetary penalties imposed by the district courts of this state, which include fines payable to the county general fund, the city general fund, and other state agencies, court costs, probation fees, and public service work supervisory fees. (b) (1) The Supreme Court Committee on Automation shall prescribe, in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, Arkansas Legislative Audit, the Association of Arkansas Counties, and the Arkansas Municipal League, appropriate forms for the reporting and allocation of all fines and such other information relevant to the income received by the various state, county, and city entities from district courts. (2) Each district court in this state, if requested, shall provide this information to the committee for the twelve-month period immediately preceding the installation of the computer hardware and software as required by contract for the district court automation system. (c) (1) (A) The state agency or entity which receives fine revenue from a district court in which this system is installed may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system. (B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the state agency or entity affected. (2) (A) The county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which a district court having the system installed is located, or both, may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system. (B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both. (3) (A) (i) Each district court in which the system is installed shall submit a report to the state agency or entity affected, either the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both, for each twelve-month period immediately following installation of the system. (ii) This report shall be compared to the fine revenue received for the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation of the system which shall be the base year. (B) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue in each of the twelve-month periods immediately following installation of the system shall be compared to the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation. (C) (i) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue as determined in this section shall be the basis for determining the funds due the vendor or private contractor for each year that the system is in operation. (ii) This amount shall be determined within forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve-month period. (D) Within sixty (60) days after the twelve-month period, each district court in which the system is installed shall remit to the vendor or private contractor one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the amount as determined in this subdivision (c)(3) for the succeeding twelve (12) months. Acts 2001, No. 1696, §§ 2, 3.

(a) As used in this section, "fine" or "fines" means all monetary penalties imposed by the district courts of this state, which include fines payable to the county general fund, the city general fund, and other state agencies, court costs, probation fees, and public service work supervisory fees.

(b) (1) The Supreme Court Committee on Automation shall prescribe, in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, Arkansas Legislative Audit, the Association of Arkansas Counties, and the Arkansas Municipal League, appropriate forms for the reporting and allocation of all fines and such other information relevant to the income received by the various state, county, and city entities from district courts. (2) Each district court in this state, if requested, shall provide this information to the committee for the twelve-month period immediately preceding the installation of the computer hardware and software as required by contract for the district court automation system.

(1) The Supreme Court Committee on Automation shall prescribe, in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, Arkansas Legislative Audit, the Association of Arkansas Counties, and the Arkansas Municipal League, appropriate forms for the reporting and allocation of all fines and such other information relevant to the income received by the various state, county, and city entities from district courts.

(2) Each district court in this state, if requested, shall provide this information to the committee for the twelve-month period immediately preceding the installation of the computer hardware and software as required by contract for the district court automation system.

(c) (1) (A) The state agency or entity which receives fine revenue from a district court in which this system is installed may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system. (B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the state agency or entity affected. (2) (A) The county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which a district court having the system installed is located, or both, may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system. (B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both. (3) (A) (i) Each district court in which the system is installed shall submit a report to the state agency or entity affected, either the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both, for each twelve-month period immediately following installation of the system. (ii) This report shall be compared to the fine revenue received for the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation of the system which shall be the base year. (B) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue in each of the twelve-month periods immediately following installation of the system shall be compared to the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation. (C) (i) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue as determined in this section shall be the basis for determining the funds due the vendor or private contractor for each year that the system is in operation. (ii) This amount shall be determined within forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve-month period. (D) Within sixty (60) days after the twelve-month period, each district court in which the system is installed shall remit to the vendor or private contractor one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the amount as determined in this subdivision (c)(3) for the succeeding twelve (12) months.

(1) (A) The state agency or entity which receives fine revenue from a district court in which this system is installed may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system. (B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the state agency or entity affected.

(A) The state agency or entity which receives fine revenue from a district court in which this system is installed may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system.

(B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the state agency or entity affected.

(2) (A) The county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which a district court having the system installed is located, or both, may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system. (B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both.

(A) The county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which a district court having the system installed is located, or both, may contract with the vendor or private contractor selected by the committee to pay a percentage of any increased fine revenue to the vendor or private contractor to be used for the maintenance and operation of the system.

(B) The percentage to be received by the vendor or private contractor shall be agreed upon in advance by the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both.

(3) (A) (i) Each district court in which the system is installed shall submit a report to the state agency or entity affected, either the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both, for each twelve-month period immediately following installation of the system. (ii) This report shall be compared to the fine revenue received for the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation of the system which shall be the base year. (B) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue in each of the twelve-month periods immediately following installation of the system shall be compared to the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation. (C) (i) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue as determined in this section shall be the basis for determining the funds due the vendor or private contractor for each year that the system is in operation. (ii) This amount shall be determined within forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve-month period. (D) Within sixty (60) days after the twelve-month period, each district court in which the system is installed shall remit to the vendor or private contractor one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the amount as determined in this subdivision (c)(3) for the succeeding twelve (12) months.

(A) (i) Each district court in which the system is installed shall submit a report to the state agency or entity affected, either the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both, for each twelve-month period immediately following installation of the system. (ii) This report shall be compared to the fine revenue received for the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation of the system which shall be the base year.

(i) Each district court in which the system is installed shall submit a report to the state agency or entity affected, either the county quorum court or the governing body of the city in which the district court is located, or both, for each twelve-month period immediately following installation of the system.

(ii) This report shall be compared to the fine revenue received for the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation of the system which shall be the base year.

(B) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue in each of the twelve-month periods immediately following installation of the system shall be compared to the twelve-month period immediately preceding installation.

(C) (i) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue as determined in this section shall be the basis for determining the funds due the vendor or private contractor for each year that the system is in operation. (ii) This amount shall be determined within forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve-month period.

(i) The dollar amount of increase in fine revenue as determined in this section shall be the basis for determining the funds due the vendor or private contractor for each year that the system is in operation.

(ii) This amount shall be determined within forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve-month period.

(D) Within sixty (60) days after the twelve-month period, each district court in which the system is installed shall remit to the vendor or private contractor one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the amount as determined in this subdivision (c)(3) for the succeeding twelve (12) months.

Acts 2001, No. 1696, §§ 2, 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-58-123 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 58 / Section 16-58-123
Method of service - Owner or officer of steamboat or watercraft
Status: in_force

When any action to recover judgment against the owners or officers of any steamboat, vessel, or other watercraft for any debt or liability created by them, or either of them, is commenced in any county in which the steamboat, vessel, or watercraft was found and, from any cause the summons or other process cannot be served in the action in the county where that action was commenced, a service in any other county in this state has the same effect as if made in the county where the action was brought. Civil Code, § 76; C. & M. Dig., § 1156; Pope's Dig., § 1373; A.S.A. 1947, § 27-345.

When any action to recover judgment against the owners or officers of any steamboat, vessel, or other watercraft for any debt or liability created by them, or either of them, is commenced in any county in which the steamboat, vessel, or watercraft was found and, from any cause the summons or other process cannot be served in the action in the county where that action was commenced, a service in any other county in this state has the same effect as if made in the county where the action was brought.

Civil Code, § 76; C. & M. Dig., § 1156; Pope's Dig., § 1373; A.S.A. 1947, § 27-345.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-89-125 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 89 / Section 16-89-125
Deliberation of jury
Status: in_force

(a) While the jury is absent, the court may adjourn from time to time as to other business, but it shall be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged. (b) When the evidence is concluded, the court shall, on motion of either party, instruct the jury on the law applicable to the case. If the defense is the insanity of the defendant, the jury must be instructed to state that fact in their verdict if they acquit him or her on that ground. (c) A suitable room must be provided for the use of the jury on their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furniture, fuel, lights, and stationery. (d) (1) After the cause is submitted to the jury, they must be kept together in the charge of the sheriff, in the room provided for them, except during their meals and periods for sleep, unless they are permitted to separate by order of the court. (2) Suitable food and lodging must be provided by the sheriff and the expense paid by the county. (3) Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them all papers which have been received as evidence in the cause. (e) After the jury retires for deliberation, if there is a disagreement between them as to any part of the evidence or if they desire to be informed on a point of law, they must require the officer to conduct them into court. Upon their being brought into court, the information required must be given in the presence of or after notice to the counsel of the parties. (f) (1) If, after retirement, one of the jurors becomes so sick as to prevent the continuance of his or her duty, or other accident or cause occurs preventing the jury from being kept together or, after being kept together such a length of time as the court deems proper, they do not agree in a verdict and it satisfactorily appears that there is no probability they can agree, the court may discharge them. (2) In all cases where a jury is discharged, either in the progress of a trial or after the cause is submitted to them, the cause may again be tried at the same or another term of the court. Crim. Code, §§ 225, 245-251, 265; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3179, 3189-3195, 3215; Pope's Dig., §§ 4015, 4025-4031, 4051; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2134 -- 43-2142.

(a) While the jury is absent, the court may adjourn from time to time as to other business, but it shall be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged.

(b) When the evidence is concluded, the court shall, on motion of either party, instruct the jury on the law applicable to the case. If the defense is the insanity of the defendant, the jury must be instructed to state that fact in their verdict if they acquit him or her on that ground.

(c) A suitable room must be provided for the use of the jury on their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furniture, fuel, lights, and stationery.

(d) (1) After the cause is submitted to the jury, they must be kept together in the charge of the sheriff, in the room provided for them, except during their meals and periods for sleep, unless they are permitted to separate by order of the court. (2) Suitable food and lodging must be provided by the sheriff and the expense paid by the county. (3) Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them all papers which have been received as evidence in the cause.

(1) After the cause is submitted to the jury, they must be kept together in the charge of the sheriff, in the room provided for them, except during their meals and periods for sleep, unless they are permitted to separate by order of the court.

(2) Suitable food and lodging must be provided by the sheriff and the expense paid by the county.

(3) Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them all papers which have been received as evidence in the cause.

(e) After the jury retires for deliberation, if there is a disagreement between them as to any part of the evidence or if they desire to be informed on a point of law, they must require the officer to conduct them into court. Upon their being brought into court, the information required must be given in the presence of or after notice to the counsel of the parties.

(f) (1) If, after retirement, one of the jurors becomes so sick as to prevent the continuance of his or her duty, or other accident or cause occurs preventing the jury from being kept together or, after being kept together such a length of time as the court deems proper, they do not agree in a verdict and it satisfactorily appears that there is no probability they can agree, the court may discharge them. (2) In all cases where a jury is discharged, either in the progress of a trial or after the cause is submitted to them, the cause may again be tried at the same or another term of the court.

(1) If, after retirement, one of the jurors becomes so sick as to prevent the continuance of his or her duty, or other accident or cause occurs preventing the jury from being kept together or, after being kept together such a length of time as the court deems proper, they do not agree in a verdict and it satisfactorily appears that there is no probability they can agree, the court may discharge them.

(2) In all cases where a jury is discharged, either in the progress of a trial or after the cause is submitted to them, the cause may again be tried at the same or another term of the court.

Crim. Code, §§ 225, 245-251, 265; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3179, 3189-3195, 3215; Pope's Dig., §§ 4015, 4025-4031, 4051; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2134 -- 43-2142.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-85-101 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 85 / Subchapter 1 / Section 16-85-101
Right to attorney, physician, and phone calls
Status: in_force

(a) While confined and awaiting trial in any prison or jail in this state, no prisoner shall be denied the right to: (1) Consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing; (2) Call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing if in need of one; or (3) Place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local calls. (b) Any officer or other person having charge or supervision of any prisoner in the state who refuses to permit the prisoner to consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing, call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing, or place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1937, No. 306, §§ 2, 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 3043, 3044; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-417.1, 43-417.2; Acts 2001, No. 1682, § 1; 2003, No. 1648, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 236.

(a) While confined and awaiting trial in any prison or jail in this state, no prisoner shall be denied the right to: (1) Consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing; (2) Call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing if in need of one; or (3) Place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local calls.

(1) Consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing;

(2) Call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing if in need of one; or

(3) Place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local calls.

(b) Any officer or other person having charge or supervision of any prisoner in the state who refuses to permit the prisoner to consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing, call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing, or place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

Acts 1937, No. 306, §§ 2, 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 3043, 3044; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-417.1, 43-417.2; Acts 2001, No. 1682, § 1; 2003, No. 1648, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 236.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-86-107 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 86 / Section 16-86-107
Request for examination upon defense of insanity for felony charge
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Whenever a defendant has been held for trial and the defense of insanity is an issue in the matter, the defendant or some person for him or her shall file a motion or request for an order of examination in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. (2) The clerk shall immediately give notice in writing of the filing of the motion or request to the prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy. (3) The motion or request shall be immediately presented to the circuit judge. (b) If the court has reason to believe that the defendant should be examined and observed by reason of the suggestion of the prosecuting attorney or other court official or those interested in the defendant, it may enter the order on its own motion. Acts 1971, No. 433, ch. 6, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1304; Acts 2001, No. 1551, § 7.

(a) (1) Whenever a defendant has been held for trial and the defense of insanity is an issue in the matter, the defendant or some person for him or her shall file a motion or request for an order of examination in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. (2) The clerk shall immediately give notice in writing of the filing of the motion or request to the prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy. (3) The motion or request shall be immediately presented to the circuit judge.

(1) Whenever a defendant has been held for trial and the defense of insanity is an issue in the matter, the defendant or some person for him or her shall file a motion or request for an order of examination in the office of the clerk of the circuit court.

(2) The clerk shall immediately give notice in writing of the filing of the motion or request to the prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy.

(3) The motion or request shall be immediately presented to the circuit judge.

(b) If the court has reason to believe that the defendant should be examined and observed by reason of the suggestion of the prosecuting attorney or other court official or those interested in the defendant, it may enter the order on its own motion.

Acts 1971, No. 433, ch. 6, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1304; Acts 2001, No. 1551, § 7.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-21-1902 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Subchapter 19 / Section 16-21-1902
Prosecuting attorney's fees
Status: in_force

In the Fourteenth Judicial District, the justices of the peace, municipal courts, circuit courts, and other courts shall assess, in all cases, the prosecuting attorney's fees provided by law, and all such fees shall be paid into the county treasury as provided by law. Acts 1977, No. 950, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 24-114.1b.

In the Fourteenth Judicial District, the justices of the peace, municipal courts, circuit courts, and other courts shall assess, in all cases, the prosecuting attorney's fees provided by law, and all such fees shall be paid into the county treasury as provided by law.

Acts 1977, No. 950, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 24-114.1b.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-110-126 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 110 / Subchapter 1 / Section 16-110-126
Testimony required for insufficient property
Status: in_force

(a) When it appears by the affidavit of the plaintiff or by the return of an officer to an order of attachment that no property is known to the plaintiff or the officer on which the order of attachment can be executed, or not enough to satisfy the plaintiff's claim, the defendant may be required by the court to attend before it and give information on oath respecting his or her property. (b) Where it also appears by the affidavit of the plaintiff that some person other than the defendant has in his or her possession property of the defendant, or evidences of debt, the person may also be required by the court to attend before it and give information on oath respecting the property or evidences of debt. Civil Code, § 241; C. & M. Dig., § 524; Pope's Dig., § 561; A.S.A. 1947, § 31-141.

(a) When it appears by the affidavit of the plaintiff or by the return of an officer to an order of attachment that no property is known to the plaintiff or the officer on which the order of attachment can be executed, or not enough to satisfy the plaintiff's claim, the defendant may be required by the court to attend before it and give information on oath respecting his or her property.

(b) Where it also appears by the affidavit of the plaintiff that some person other than the defendant has in his or her possession property of the defendant, or evidences of debt, the person may also be required by the court to attend before it and give information on oath respecting the property or evidences of debt.

Civil Code, § 241; C. & M. Dig., § 524; Pope's Dig., § 561; A.S.A. 1947, § 31-141.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1110 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 11 / Section 16-17-1110
Organization and designation
Status: in_force

The following state district courts shall be organized and designated in numbered judicial districts as follows: (1) (A) The First District is composed of Benton County. (B) The First District has thirteen (13) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Rogers; (ii) One (1) located in Bentonville; (iii) One (1) located in Siloam Springs; (iv) One (1) located in Gentry; (v) One (1) located in Decatur; (vi) One (1) located in Cave Springs; (vii) One (1) located in Centerton; (viii) One (1) located in Gravette; (ix) One (1) located in Little Flock; (x) One (1) located in Lowell; (xi) One (1) located in Pea Ridge; (xii) One (1) located in Sulphur Springs; and (xiii) One (1) located in Bella Vista. (C) (i) The district is served by four (4) state district court judges. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3. (v) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (1)(B) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges. (E) For the purpose of venue, the district court boundaries in Benton County are as follows: (i) Division 1 - Rogers District Court: (a) All of District 94, District 95, and District 96 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; (b) That part of District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 that is in Benton County Quorum Court District 1 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (c) That part of Benton County Quorum Court District 6 as established by the Benton County Election Commission that is in District 96 and District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (d) All of precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49 as they existed on January 1, 2011; (ii) Division 2 - Bentonville District Court: (a) All of District 7, District 8, District 9, and District 10 except for the now-existing precinct 22, of the Benton County Quorum Court as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (b) All of District 99 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 except for the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49; and (c) All of precinct 45 as it existed on January 1, 2011; (iii) Division 3 - Siloam Springs District Court: (a) All of District 97 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (b) All of precinct 7, precinct 14, precinct 16, and precinct 17 as they existed on January 1, 2011; and (iv) Division 4 - Benton County West District Court: (a) All of Benton County Quorum Court District 11 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; and (b) All of precinct 6, precinct 15, precinct 18, precinct 19, and precinct 22 as they existed on January 1, 2011. (F) The First District judges are elected districtwide. (G) The First District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (2) (A) The Second District shall be composed of Washington County and the city limits of Springdale that extend into Benton County. (B) The Second District shall have ten (10) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Springdale; (ii) One (1) located in Elm Springs; (iii) One (1) located in Johnson; (iv) One (1) located in Fayetteville; (v) One (1) located in Elkins; (vi) One (1) located in West Fork; (vii) One (1) located in Greenland; (viii) One (1) located in Prairie Grove; (ix) One (1) located in Lincoln; and (x) One (1) located in Farmington. (C) The Second District shall be served by four (4) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3; and (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4. (D) The presiding judge of the departments under subdivision (2)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Second District. (E) The Second District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (3) (A) The Third District shall be composed of Carroll County and Madison County. (B) The Third District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Berryville; (ii) One (1) located in Eureka Springs; (iii) One (1) located in Huntsville; and (iv) One (1) located in Green Forest. (C) The Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Third District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (4) (A) The Fourth District shall be composed of Boone County, the City of Alpena in Carroll County, Newton County, and Searcy County. (B) The Fourth District has four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Alpena; (ii) One (1) located in Harrison; (iii) One (1) located in Marshall; and (iv) One (1) located in Jasper. (C) The Fourth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fourth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Fourth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (5) (A) The Fifth District shall be composed of Crawford County. (B) The Fifth District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Van Buren; (ii) One (1) located in Mountainburg; (iii) One (1) located in Alma; (iv) One (1) located in Mulberry; and (v) One (1) located in Dyer. (C) The Fifth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fifth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Fifth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (6) (A) The Sixth District is composed of the Greenwood District of Sebastian County and the Fort Smith District of Sebastian County. (B) The Greenwood District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with one (1) judge and three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Greenwood; (ii) One (1) located in Barling; and (iii) One (1) located in Central City. (C) (i) The Fort Smith District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with three (3) departments and one (1) judge for each department. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 2. (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 3. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (6)(C) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Sixth District. (E) The judge of any district court in Sebastian County shall be elected by the electors of the judicial district in which the court is located. (F) The jurisdiction of the district courts in Sebastian County shall be limited to the judicial district in which the court is located; (7) (A) The Eighth District is composed of Pope County. (B) The Eighth District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Russellville; (ii) One (1) located in Atkins; (iii) One (1) located in Dover; (iv) One (1) located in London; and (v) One (1) located in Pottsville. (C) The Eighth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Eighth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Eighth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (8) (A) The Ninth District shall be composed of Faulkner County and Van Buren County. (B) The Ninth District shall have seven (7) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Conway; (ii) One (1) located in Greenbrier; (iii) One (1) located in Guy; (iv) One (1) located in Mayflower; (v) One (1) located in Vilonia; (vi) One (1) located in Clinton; and (vii) One (1) located in Damascus. (C) The Ninth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (8)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Ninth District. (E) The Ninth District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (9) (A) The Tenth District is composed of Baxter County and Marion County. (B) The Tenth District has ten (10) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Briarcliff; (ii) One (1) located in Cotter; (iii) One (1) located in Gassville; (iv) One (1) located in Lakeview; (v) One (1) located in Mountain Home; (vi) One (1) located in Norfork; (vii) One (1) located in Salesville; (viii) One (1) located in Yellville; (ix) One (1) located in Bull Shoals; and (x) One (1) located in Flippin. (C) The Tenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Tenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Tenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (10) (A) The Thirteenth District is composed of Cleburne County. (B) The Thirteenth District has four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Heber Springs; (ii) One (1) located in Greers Ferry; (iii) One (1) located in Concord; and (iv) One (1) located in Quitman. (C) The Thirteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirteenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Thirteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction. (F) Court costs in the Cleburne County District Court - Quitman Department shall be allocated as described in § 16-10-604(d)(1)(A) ; (11) (A) The Fourteenth District is composed of Independence County. (B) The Fourteenth District has one (1) department located in Batesville. (C) The Fourteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fourteenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Fourteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (12) (A) The Seventeenth District is composed of Greene County. (B) The Seventeenth District has two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Paragould; and (ii) One (1) located in Marmaduke. (C) The Seventeenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Seventeenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Seventeenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (13) (A) The Eighteenth District shall be composed of the Chickasawba District and the Osceola District in Mississippi County. (B) The Eighteenth District has five (5) departments in the Chickasawba District as follows: (i) One (1) located in Blytheville; (ii) One (1) located in Manila; (iii) One (1) located in Leachville; (iv) One (1) located in Gosnell; and (v) One (1) located in Dell. (C) The Eighteenth District has one (1) department located in Osceola in the Osceola District. (D) The Eighteenth District is served by two (2) state district court judges, with one (1) elected from the Chickasawba District and one (1) elected from the Osceola District. (E) Each district court within the Eighteenth District only has jurisdiction within each of the district court's respective districts; (14) (A) The Nineteenth District shall be composed of Craighead County. (B) The Nineteenth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) department located in Jonesboro; and (ii) One (1) department located in Lake City. (C) The Nineteenth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (14)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Nineteenth District. (E) The Nineteenth District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Nineteenth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (15) (A) The Twentieth District is composed of Poinsett County. (B) The Twentieth District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Marked Tree; (ii) One (1) located in Trumann; (iii) One (1) located in Tyronza; (iv) One (1) located in Lepanto; and (v) One (1) located in Harrisburg. (C) The Twentieth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twentieth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Twentieth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (16) (A) The Twenty-First District shall be composed of Crittenden County. (B) The Twenty-First District shall have six (6) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Earle; (ii) One (1) located in Gilmore; (iii) One (1) located in Jericho; (iv) One (1) located in Marion; (v) One (1) located in Turrell; and (vi) One (1) located in West Memphis. (C) The Twenty-First District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-First District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-First District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (17) (A) The Twenty-Second District shall be composed of Lee County and Phillips County. (B) The Twenty-Second District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Marianna; (ii) One (1) located in Helena-West Helena; (iii) One (1) located in Lake View; (iv) One (1) located in Elaine; and (v) One (1) located in Marvell. (C) The Twenty-Second District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Second District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (18) (A) The Twenty-Third District shall be composed of White County and Prairie County. (B) The Twenty-Third District shall have thirteen (13) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Beebe; (ii) One (1) located in Searcy; (iii) One (1) located in Bald Knob; (iv) One (1) located in Bradford; (v) One (1) located in Judsonia; (vi) One (1) located in McRae; (vii) One (1) located in Kensett; (viii) One (1) located in Pangburn; (ix) One (1) located in Rose Bud; (x) One (1) located in Des Arc; (xi) One (1) located in Hazen; (xii) One (1) located in Biscoe; and (xiii) One (1) located in De Valls Bluff. (C) The Twenty-Third District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (18)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Twenty-Third District. (E) The Twenty-Third District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Twenty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (19) (A) The Twenty-Fifth District is composed of St. Francis County. (B) The Twenty-Fifth District has three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Forrest City; (ii) One (1) located in Madison; and (iii) One (1) located in Palestine. (C) The Twenty-Fifth District is served by two (2) state district court judges. (D) The Twenty-Fifth District judges are elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Fifth District courts have districtwide jurisdiction; (20) (A) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be composed of Ashley County. (B) The Twenty-Sixth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Crossett; and (ii) One (1) located in Hamburg. (C) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Sixth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Sixth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (21) (A) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be composed of Desha County and Chicot County. (B) The Twenty-Seventh District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Dermott; (ii) One (1) located in Eudora; (iii) One (1) located in Lake Village; (iv) One (1) located in Dumas; and (v) One (1) located in McGehee. (C) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Seventh District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Seventh District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (22) (A) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be composed of Bradley County and Drew County. (B) The Twenty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Monticello; and (ii) One (1) located in Warren. (C) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (23) (A) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be composed of Jefferson County and Lincoln County. (B) The Twenty-Ninth District shall have nine (9) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Pine Bluff; (ii) One (1) located in Altheimer; (iii) One (1) located in Humphrey; (iv) One (1) located in White Hall; (v) One (1) located in Wabbaseka; (vi) One (1) located in Redfield; (vii) One (1) located in Star City; (viii) One (1) located in Grady; and (ix) One (1) located in Gould. (C) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be served by three (3) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; and (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (23)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state's district court judges of the Twenty-Ninth District. (E) The Twenty-Ninth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Twenty-Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (24) (A) The Thirty-First District is composed of Pulaski County. (B) The Thirty-First District shall have eleven (11) departments that shall be served by eight (8) state district judges. All the following judges shall be elected districtwide and shall have districtwide territorial jurisdiction: (i) The Jacksonville District Court and the Maumelle District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; (ii) The Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (iii) The Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (iv) The Little Rock District Court - Third Division, the Wrightsville District Court, and the Cammack Village District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; (v) The North Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (vi) The North Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (vii) The Pulaski County District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; and (viii) The Sherwood District Court shall be served by one (1) judge. (C) (i) Any judge serving as a local district judge in the Thirty-First District whose base annual salary is paid by a city and whose base annual salary is more than the annual salary paid to a state district judge, upon becoming a state district judge, shall continue to be paid by the city the differential amount between his or her annual salary as of December 31, 2016, and the annual salary established by the state for a state district judge. (ii) The differential amount as calculated as of December 31, 2016, shall continue as long as the judge continues to serve as a state district judge. (iii) Upon leaving office of state district court judge, by retirement or otherwise, his or her successor shall be paid only the salary established for a state district judge without regard to the differential amount provided for in this section; (25) (A) The Thirty-Second District is composed of Saline County and the City of Alexander in Pulaski County. (B) The Thirty-Second District has six (6) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Benton; (ii) One (1) located in Bryant; (iii) One (1) located in Alexander; (iv) One (1) located in Bauxite; (v) One (1) located in Haskell; and (vi) One (1) located in Shannon Hills. (C) (i) The Thirty-Second District is served by two (2) state district court judges. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (25)(B) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges in the Thirty-Second District. (E) The Thirty-Second District judges are elected districtwide. (F) The Thirty-Second District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (26) (A) The Thirty-Third District shall be composed of Grant County and Hot Spring County. (B) The Thirty-Third District shall have three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Sheridan; (ii) One (1) located in Malvern; and (iii) One (1) located in Rockport. (C) The Thirty-Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Third District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (27) (A) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be composed of Calhoun County, Cleveland County, and Dallas County. (B) The Thirty-Fourth District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Hampton; (ii) One (1) located in Rison; (iii) One (1) located in Fordyce; and (iv) One (1) located in Sparkman. (C) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Fourth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Fourth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; (28) (A) The Thirty-Fifth District is composed of Union County. (B) The Thirty-Fifth District has one (1) department located in El Dorado and one (1) state district court judge. (C) The Thirty-Fifth District judge is elected districtwide. (D) The Thirty-Fifth District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (29) (A) The Thirty-Seventh District is composed of Miller County and Lafayette County. (B) The Thirty-Seventh District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Lewisville; (ii) One (1) located in Bradley; (iii) One (1) located in Stamps; and (iv) Two (2) located in Texarkana. (C) The Thirty-Seventh District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Seventh District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Seventh District court has districtwide jurisdiction; (30) (A) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be composed of Hempstead County and Nevada County. (B) The Thirty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Hope; and (ii) One (1) located in Prescott. (C) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; and (31) (A) The Fortieth District shall be composed of Clark County. (B) The Fortieth District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Arkadelphia; (ii) One (1) located in Amity; (iii) One (1) located in Caddo Valley; and (iv) One (1) located in Gurdon. (C) The Fortieth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fortieth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Fortieth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction. Amended by Act 2023, No. 40,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 87,§ 1, eff. 2/9/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 935,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 723,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1081,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 2011, No. 1219, § 9.

The following state district courts shall be organized and designated in numbered judicial districts as follows:

(1) (A) The First District is composed of Benton County. (B) The First District has thirteen (13) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Rogers; (ii) One (1) located in Bentonville; (iii) One (1) located in Siloam Springs; (iv) One (1) located in Gentry; (v) One (1) located in Decatur; (vi) One (1) located in Cave Springs; (vii) One (1) located in Centerton; (viii) One (1) located in Gravette; (ix) One (1) located in Little Flock; (x) One (1) located in Lowell; (xi) One (1) located in Pea Ridge; (xii) One (1) located in Sulphur Springs; and (xiii) One (1) located in Bella Vista. (C) (i) The district is served by four (4) state district court judges. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3. (v) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (1)(B) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges. (E) For the purpose of venue, the district court boundaries in Benton County are as follows: (i) Division 1 - Rogers District Court: (a) All of District 94, District 95, and District 96 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; (b) That part of District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 that is in Benton County Quorum Court District 1 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (c) That part of Benton County Quorum Court District 6 as established by the Benton County Election Commission that is in District 96 and District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (d) All of precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49 as they existed on January 1, 2011; (ii) Division 2 - Bentonville District Court: (a) All of District 7, District 8, District 9, and District 10 except for the now-existing precinct 22, of the Benton County Quorum Court as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (b) All of District 99 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 except for the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49; and (c) All of precinct 45 as it existed on January 1, 2011; (iii) Division 3 - Siloam Springs District Court: (a) All of District 97 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (b) All of precinct 7, precinct 14, precinct 16, and precinct 17 as they existed on January 1, 2011; and (iv) Division 4 - Benton County West District Court: (a) All of Benton County Quorum Court District 11 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; and (b) All of precinct 6, precinct 15, precinct 18, precinct 19, and precinct 22 as they existed on January 1, 2011. (F) The First District judges are elected districtwide. (G) The First District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The First District is composed of Benton County.

(B) The First District has thirteen (13) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Rogers; (ii) One (1) located in Bentonville; (iii) One (1) located in Siloam Springs; (iv) One (1) located in Gentry; (v) One (1) located in Decatur; (vi) One (1) located in Cave Springs; (vii) One (1) located in Centerton; (viii) One (1) located in Gravette; (ix) One (1) located in Little Flock; (x) One (1) located in Lowell; (xi) One (1) located in Pea Ridge; (xii) One (1) located in Sulphur Springs; and (xiii) One (1) located in Bella Vista.

(i) One (1) located in Rogers;

(ii) One (1) located in Bentonville;

(iii) One (1) located in Siloam Springs;

(iv) One (1) located in Gentry;

(v) One (1) located in Decatur;

(vi) One (1) located in Cave Springs;

(vii) One (1) located in Centerton;

(viii) One (1) located in Gravette;

(ix) One (1) located in Little Flock;

(x) One (1) located in Lowell;

(xi) One (1) located in Pea Ridge;

(xii) One (1) located in Sulphur Springs; and

(xiii) One (1) located in Bella Vista.

(C) (i) The district is served by four (4) state district court judges. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3. (v) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4.

(i) The district is served by four (4) state district court judges.

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1.

(iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3.

(v) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (1)(B) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges.

(E) For the purpose of venue, the district court boundaries in Benton County are as follows: (i) Division 1 - Rogers District Court: (a) All of District 94, District 95, and District 96 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; (b) That part of District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 that is in Benton County Quorum Court District 1 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (c) That part of Benton County Quorum Court District 6 as established by the Benton County Election Commission that is in District 96 and District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (d) All of precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49 as they existed on January 1, 2011; (ii) Division 2 - Bentonville District Court: (a) All of District 7, District 8, District 9, and District 10 except for the now-existing precinct 22, of the Benton County Quorum Court as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (b) All of District 99 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 except for the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49; and (c) All of precinct 45 as it existed on January 1, 2011; (iii) Division 3 - Siloam Springs District Court: (a) All of District 97 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (b) All of precinct 7, precinct 14, precinct 16, and precinct 17 as they existed on January 1, 2011; and (iv) Division 4 - Benton County West District Court: (a) All of Benton County Quorum Court District 11 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; and (b) All of precinct 6, precinct 15, precinct 18, precinct 19, and precinct 22 as they existed on January 1, 2011.

(i) Division 1 - Rogers District Court: (a) All of District 94, District 95, and District 96 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; (b) That part of District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 that is in Benton County Quorum Court District 1 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (c) That part of Benton County Quorum Court District 6 as established by the Benton County Election Commission that is in District 96 and District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (d) All of precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49 as they existed on January 1, 2011;

(a) All of District 94, District 95, and District 96 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002;

(b) That part of District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 that is in Benton County Quorum Court District 1 as established by the Benton County Election Commission;

(c) That part of Benton County Quorum Court District 6 as established by the Benton County Election Commission that is in District 96 and District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and

(d) All of precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49 as they existed on January 1, 2011;

(ii) Division 2 - Bentonville District Court: (a) All of District 7, District 8, District 9, and District 10 except for the now-existing precinct 22, of the Benton County Quorum Court as established by the Benton County Election Commission; (b) All of District 99 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 except for the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49; and (c) All of precinct 45 as it existed on January 1, 2011;

(a) All of District 7, District 8, District 9, and District 10 except for the now-existing precinct 22, of the Benton County Quorum Court as established by the Benton County Election Commission;

(b) All of District 99 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002 except for the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49; and

(c) All of precinct 45 as it existed on January 1, 2011;

(iii) Division 3 - Siloam Springs District Court: (a) All of District 97 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and (b) All of precinct 7, precinct 14, precinct 16, and precinct 17 as they existed on January 1, 2011; and

(a) All of District 97 of the House of Representatives as drawn by The Board of Apportionment in 2002; and

(b) All of precinct 7, precinct 14, precinct 16, and precinct 17 as they existed on January 1, 2011; and

(iv) Division 4 - Benton County West District Court: (a) All of Benton County Quorum Court District 11 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; and (b) All of precinct 6, precinct 15, precinct 18, precinct 19, and precinct 22 as they existed on January 1, 2011.

(a) All of Benton County Quorum Court District 11 as established by the Benton County Election Commission; and

(b) All of precinct 6, precinct 15, precinct 18, precinct 19, and precinct 22 as they existed on January 1, 2011.

(F) The First District judges are elected districtwide.

(G) The First District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(2) (A) The Second District shall be composed of Washington County and the city limits of Springdale that extend into Benton County. (B) The Second District shall have ten (10) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Springdale; (ii) One (1) located in Elm Springs; (iii) One (1) located in Johnson; (iv) One (1) located in Fayetteville; (v) One (1) located in Elkins; (vi) One (1) located in West Fork; (vii) One (1) located in Greenland; (viii) One (1) located in Prairie Grove; (ix) One (1) located in Lincoln; and (x) One (1) located in Farmington. (C) The Second District shall be served by four (4) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3; and (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4. (D) The presiding judge of the departments under subdivision (2)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Second District. (E) The Second District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Second District shall be composed of Washington County and the city limits of Springdale that extend into Benton County.

(B) The Second District shall have ten (10) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Springdale; (ii) One (1) located in Elm Springs; (iii) One (1) located in Johnson; (iv) One (1) located in Fayetteville; (v) One (1) located in Elkins; (vi) One (1) located in West Fork; (vii) One (1) located in Greenland; (viii) One (1) located in Prairie Grove; (ix) One (1) located in Lincoln; and (x) One (1) located in Farmington.

(i) One (1) located in Springdale;

(ii) One (1) located in Elm Springs;

(iii) One (1) located in Johnson;

(iv) One (1) located in Fayetteville;

(v) One (1) located in Elkins;

(vi) One (1) located in West Fork;

(vii) One (1) located in Greenland;

(viii) One (1) located in Prairie Grove;

(ix) One (1) located in Lincoln; and

(x) One (1) located in Farmington.

(C) The Second District shall be served by four (4) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3; and (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4.

(i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1;

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2;

(iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3; and

(iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 4.

(D) The presiding judge of the departments under subdivision (2)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Second District.

(E) The Second District judges shall be elected districtwide.

(F) The Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(3) (A) The Third District shall be composed of Carroll County and Madison County. (B) The Third District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Berryville; (ii) One (1) located in Eureka Springs; (iii) One (1) located in Huntsville; and (iv) One (1) located in Green Forest. (C) The Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Third District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Third District shall be composed of Carroll County and Madison County.

(B) The Third District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Berryville; (ii) One (1) located in Eureka Springs; (iii) One (1) located in Huntsville; and (iv) One (1) located in Green Forest.

(i) One (1) located in Berryville;

(ii) One (1) located in Eureka Springs;

(iii) One (1) located in Huntsville; and

(iv) One (1) located in Green Forest.

(C) The Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Third District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(4) (A) The Fourth District shall be composed of Boone County, the City of Alpena in Carroll County, Newton County, and Searcy County. (B) The Fourth District has four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Alpena; (ii) One (1) located in Harrison; (iii) One (1) located in Marshall; and (iv) One (1) located in Jasper. (C) The Fourth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fourth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Fourth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Fourth District shall be composed of Boone County, the City of Alpena in Carroll County, Newton County, and Searcy County.

(B) The Fourth District has four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Alpena; (ii) One (1) located in Harrison; (iii) One (1) located in Marshall; and (iv) One (1) located in Jasper.

(i) One (1) located in Alpena;

(ii) One (1) located in Harrison;

(iii) One (1) located in Marshall; and

(iv) One (1) located in Jasper.

(C) The Fourth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Fourth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Fourth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(5) (A) The Fifth District shall be composed of Crawford County. (B) The Fifth District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Van Buren; (ii) One (1) located in Mountainburg; (iii) One (1) located in Alma; (iv) One (1) located in Mulberry; and (v) One (1) located in Dyer. (C) The Fifth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fifth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Fifth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Fifth District shall be composed of Crawford County.

(B) The Fifth District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Van Buren; (ii) One (1) located in Mountainburg; (iii) One (1) located in Alma; (iv) One (1) located in Mulberry; and (v) One (1) located in Dyer.

(i) One (1) located in Van Buren;

(ii) One (1) located in Mountainburg;

(iii) One (1) located in Alma;

(iv) One (1) located in Mulberry; and

(v) One (1) located in Dyer.

(C) The Fifth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Fifth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Fifth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(6) (A) The Sixth District is composed of the Greenwood District of Sebastian County and the Fort Smith District of Sebastian County. (B) The Greenwood District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with one (1) judge and three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Greenwood; (ii) One (1) located in Barling; and (iii) One (1) located in Central City. (C) (i) The Fort Smith District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with three (3) departments and one (1) judge for each department. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 2. (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 3. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (6)(C) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Sixth District. (E) The judge of any district court in Sebastian County shall be elected by the electors of the judicial district in which the court is located. (F) The jurisdiction of the district courts in Sebastian County shall be limited to the judicial district in which the court is located;

(A) The Sixth District is composed of the Greenwood District of Sebastian County and the Fort Smith District of Sebastian County.

(B) The Greenwood District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with one (1) judge and three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Greenwood; (ii) One (1) located in Barling; and (iii) One (1) located in Central City.

(i) One (1) located in Greenwood;

(ii) One (1) located in Barling; and

(iii) One (1) located in Central City.

(C) (i) The Fort Smith District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with three (3) departments and one (1) judge for each department. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 2. (iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 3.

(i) The Fort Smith District of Sebastian County has one (1) district court with three (3) departments and one (1) judge for each department.

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 1.

(iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 2.

(iv) One (1) judgeship shall be designated Division 3.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (6)(C) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Sixth District.

(E) The judge of any district court in Sebastian County shall be elected by the electors of the judicial district in which the court is located.

(F) The jurisdiction of the district courts in Sebastian County shall be limited to the judicial district in which the court is located;

(7) (A) The Eighth District is composed of Pope County. (B) The Eighth District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Russellville; (ii) One (1) located in Atkins; (iii) One (1) located in Dover; (iv) One (1) located in London; and (v) One (1) located in Pottsville. (C) The Eighth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Eighth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Eighth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Eighth District is composed of Pope County.

(B) The Eighth District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Russellville; (ii) One (1) located in Atkins; (iii) One (1) located in Dover; (iv) One (1) located in London; and (v) One (1) located in Pottsville.

(i) One (1) located in Russellville;

(ii) One (1) located in Atkins;

(iii) One (1) located in Dover;

(iv) One (1) located in London; and

(v) One (1) located in Pottsville.

(C) The Eighth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Eighth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Eighth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(8) (A) The Ninth District shall be composed of Faulkner County and Van Buren County. (B) The Ninth District shall have seven (7) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Conway; (ii) One (1) located in Greenbrier; (iii) One (1) located in Guy; (iv) One (1) located in Mayflower; (v) One (1) located in Vilonia; (vi) One (1) located in Clinton; and (vii) One (1) located in Damascus. (C) The Ninth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (8)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Ninth District. (E) The Ninth District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Ninth District shall be composed of Faulkner County and Van Buren County.

(B) The Ninth District shall have seven (7) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Conway; (ii) One (1) located in Greenbrier; (iii) One (1) located in Guy; (iv) One (1) located in Mayflower; (v) One (1) located in Vilonia; (vi) One (1) located in Clinton; and (vii) One (1) located in Damascus.

(i) One (1) located in Conway;

(ii) One (1) located in Greenbrier;

(iii) One (1) located in Guy;

(iv) One (1) located in Mayflower;

(v) One (1) located in Vilonia;

(vi) One (1) located in Clinton; and

(vii) One (1) located in Damascus.

(C) The Ninth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (8)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Ninth District.

(E) The Ninth District judges shall be elected districtwide.

(F) The Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(9) (A) The Tenth District is composed of Baxter County and Marion County. (B) The Tenth District has ten (10) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Briarcliff; (ii) One (1) located in Cotter; (iii) One (1) located in Gassville; (iv) One (1) located in Lakeview; (v) One (1) located in Mountain Home; (vi) One (1) located in Norfork; (vii) One (1) located in Salesville; (viii) One (1) located in Yellville; (ix) One (1) located in Bull Shoals; and (x) One (1) located in Flippin. (C) The Tenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Tenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Tenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Tenth District is composed of Baxter County and Marion County.

(B) The Tenth District has ten (10) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Briarcliff; (ii) One (1) located in Cotter; (iii) One (1) located in Gassville; (iv) One (1) located in Lakeview; (v) One (1) located in Mountain Home; (vi) One (1) located in Norfork; (vii) One (1) located in Salesville; (viii) One (1) located in Yellville; (ix) One (1) located in Bull Shoals; and (x) One (1) located in Flippin.

(i) One (1) located in Briarcliff;

(ii) One (1) located in Cotter;

(iii) One (1) located in Gassville;

(iv) One (1) located in Lakeview;

(v) One (1) located in Mountain Home;

(vi) One (1) located in Norfork;

(vii) One (1) located in Salesville;

(viii) One (1) located in Yellville;

(ix) One (1) located in Bull Shoals; and

(x) One (1) located in Flippin.

(C) The Tenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Tenth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Tenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(10) (A) The Thirteenth District is composed of Cleburne County. (B) The Thirteenth District has four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Heber Springs; (ii) One (1) located in Greers Ferry; (iii) One (1) located in Concord; and (iv) One (1) located in Quitman. (C) The Thirteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirteenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Thirteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction. (F) Court costs in the Cleburne County District Court - Quitman Department shall be allocated as described in § 16-10-604(d)(1)(A) ;

(A) The Thirteenth District is composed of Cleburne County.

(B) The Thirteenth District has four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Heber Springs; (ii) One (1) located in Greers Ferry; (iii) One (1) located in Concord; and (iv) One (1) located in Quitman.

(i) One (1) located in Heber Springs;

(ii) One (1) located in Greers Ferry;

(iii) One (1) located in Concord; and

(iv) One (1) located in Quitman.

(C) The Thirteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Thirteenth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Thirteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction.

(F) Court costs in the Cleburne County District Court - Quitman Department shall be allocated as described in § 16-10-604(d)(1)(A) ;

Quitman Department shall be allocated as described in § 16-10-604(d)(1)(A) ;

(11) (A) The Fourteenth District is composed of Independence County. (B) The Fourteenth District has one (1) department located in Batesville. (C) The Fourteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fourteenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Fourteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Fourteenth District is composed of Independence County.

(B) The Fourteenth District has one (1) department located in Batesville.

(C) The Fourteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Fourteenth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Fourteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(12) (A) The Seventeenth District is composed of Greene County. (B) The Seventeenth District has two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Paragould; and (ii) One (1) located in Marmaduke. (C) The Seventeenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Seventeenth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Seventeenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Seventeenth District is composed of Greene County.

(B) The Seventeenth District has two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Paragould; and (ii) One (1) located in Marmaduke.

(i) One (1) located in Paragould; and

(ii) One (1) located in Marmaduke.

(C) The Seventeenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Seventeenth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Seventeenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(13) (A) The Eighteenth District shall be composed of the Chickasawba District and the Osceola District in Mississippi County. (B) The Eighteenth District has five (5) departments in the Chickasawba District as follows: (i) One (1) located in Blytheville; (ii) One (1) located in Manila; (iii) One (1) located in Leachville; (iv) One (1) located in Gosnell; and (v) One (1) located in Dell. (C) The Eighteenth District has one (1) department located in Osceola in the Osceola District. (D) The Eighteenth District is served by two (2) state district court judges, with one (1) elected from the Chickasawba District and one (1) elected from the Osceola District. (E) Each district court within the Eighteenth District only has jurisdiction within each of the district court's respective districts;

(A) The Eighteenth District shall be composed of the Chickasawba District and the Osceola District in Mississippi County.

(B) The Eighteenth District has five (5) departments in the Chickasawba District as follows: (i) One (1) located in Blytheville; (ii) One (1) located in Manila; (iii) One (1) located in Leachville; (iv) One (1) located in Gosnell; and (v) One (1) located in Dell.

(i) One (1) located in Blytheville;

(ii) One (1) located in Manila;

(iii) One (1) located in Leachville;

(iv) One (1) located in Gosnell; and

(v) One (1) located in Dell.

(C) The Eighteenth District has one (1) department located in Osceola in the Osceola District.

(D) The Eighteenth District is served by two (2) state district court judges, with one (1) elected from the Chickasawba District and one (1) elected from the Osceola District.

(E) Each district court within the Eighteenth District only has jurisdiction within each of the district court's respective districts;

(14) (A) The Nineteenth District shall be composed of Craighead County. (B) The Nineteenth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) department located in Jonesboro; and (ii) One (1) department located in Lake City. (C) The Nineteenth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (14)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Nineteenth District. (E) The Nineteenth District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Nineteenth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Nineteenth District shall be composed of Craighead County.

(B) The Nineteenth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) department located in Jonesboro; and (ii) One (1) department located in Lake City.

(i) One (1) department located in Jonesboro; and

(ii) One (1) department located in Lake City.

(C) The Nineteenth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (14)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Nineteenth District.

(E) The Nineteenth District judges shall be elected districtwide.

(F) The Nineteenth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(15) (A) The Twentieth District is composed of Poinsett County. (B) The Twentieth District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Marked Tree; (ii) One (1) located in Trumann; (iii) One (1) located in Tyronza; (iv) One (1) located in Lepanto; and (v) One (1) located in Harrisburg. (C) The Twentieth District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twentieth District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Twentieth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twentieth District is composed of Poinsett County.

(B) The Twentieth District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Marked Tree; (ii) One (1) located in Trumann; (iii) One (1) located in Tyronza; (iv) One (1) located in Lepanto; and (v) One (1) located in Harrisburg.

(i) One (1) located in Marked Tree;

(ii) One (1) located in Trumann;

(iii) One (1) located in Tyronza;

(iv) One (1) located in Lepanto; and

(v) One (1) located in Harrisburg.

(C) The Twentieth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Twentieth District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Twentieth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(16) (A) The Twenty-First District shall be composed of Crittenden County. (B) The Twenty-First District shall have six (6) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Earle; (ii) One (1) located in Gilmore; (iii) One (1) located in Jericho; (iv) One (1) located in Marion; (v) One (1) located in Turrell; and (vi) One (1) located in West Memphis. (C) The Twenty-First District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-First District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-First District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-First District shall be composed of Crittenden County.

(B) The Twenty-First District shall have six (6) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Earle; (ii) One (1) located in Gilmore; (iii) One (1) located in Jericho; (iv) One (1) located in Marion; (v) One (1) located in Turrell; and (vi) One (1) located in West Memphis.

(i) One (1) located in Earle;

(ii) One (1) located in Gilmore;

(iii) One (1) located in Jericho;

(iv) One (1) located in Marion;

(v) One (1) located in Turrell; and

(vi) One (1) located in West Memphis.

(C) The Twenty-First District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Twenty-First District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Twenty-First District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(17) (A) The Twenty-Second District shall be composed of Lee County and Phillips County. (B) The Twenty-Second District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Marianna; (ii) One (1) located in Helena-West Helena; (iii) One (1) located in Lake View; (iv) One (1) located in Elaine; and (v) One (1) located in Marvell. (C) The Twenty-Second District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Second District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Second District shall be composed of Lee County and Phillips County.

(B) The Twenty-Second District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Marianna; (ii) One (1) located in Helena-West Helena; (iii) One (1) located in Lake View; (iv) One (1) located in Elaine; and (v) One (1) located in Marvell.

(i) One (1) located in Marianna;

(ii) One (1) located in Helena-West Helena;

(iii) One (1) located in Lake View;

(iv) One (1) located in Elaine; and

(v) One (1) located in Marvell.

(C) The Twenty-Second District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Twenty-Second District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Twenty-Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(18) (A) The Twenty-Third District shall be composed of White County and Prairie County. (B) The Twenty-Third District shall have thirteen (13) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Beebe; (ii) One (1) located in Searcy; (iii) One (1) located in Bald Knob; (iv) One (1) located in Bradford; (v) One (1) located in Judsonia; (vi) One (1) located in McRae; (vii) One (1) located in Kensett; (viii) One (1) located in Pangburn; (ix) One (1) located in Rose Bud; (x) One (1) located in Des Arc; (xi) One (1) located in Hazen; (xii) One (1) located in Biscoe; and (xiii) One (1) located in De Valls Bluff. (C) The Twenty-Third District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (18)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Twenty-Third District. (E) The Twenty-Third District judges shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Twenty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Third District shall be composed of White County and Prairie County.

(B) The Twenty-Third District shall have thirteen (13) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Beebe; (ii) One (1) located in Searcy; (iii) One (1) located in Bald Knob; (iv) One (1) located in Bradford; (v) One (1) located in Judsonia; (vi) One (1) located in McRae; (vii) One (1) located in Kensett; (viii) One (1) located in Pangburn; (ix) One (1) located in Rose Bud; (x) One (1) located in Des Arc; (xi) One (1) located in Hazen; (xii) One (1) located in Biscoe; and (xiii) One (1) located in De Valls Bluff.

(i) One (1) located in Beebe;

(ii) One (1) located in Searcy;

(iii) One (1) located in Bald Knob;

(iv) One (1) located in Bradford;

(v) One (1) located in Judsonia;

(vi) One (1) located in McRae;

(vii) One (1) located in Kensett;

(viii) One (1) located in Pangburn;

(ix) One (1) located in Rose Bud;

(x) One (1) located in Des Arc;

(xi) One (1) located in Hazen;

(xii) One (1) located in Biscoe; and

(xiii) One (1) located in De Valls Bluff.

(C) The Twenty-Third District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; and

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (18)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges of the Twenty-Third District.

(E) The Twenty-Third District judges shall be elected districtwide.

(F) The Twenty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(19) (A) The Twenty-Fifth District is composed of St. Francis County. (B) The Twenty-Fifth District has three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Forrest City; (ii) One (1) located in Madison; and (iii) One (1) located in Palestine. (C) The Twenty-Fifth District is served by two (2) state district court judges. (D) The Twenty-Fifth District judges are elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Fifth District courts have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Fifth District is composed of St. Francis County.

(B) The Twenty-Fifth District has three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Forrest City; (ii) One (1) located in Madison; and (iii) One (1) located in Palestine.

(i) One (1) located in Forrest City;

(ii) One (1) located in Madison; and

(iii) One (1) located in Palestine.

(C) The Twenty-Fifth District is served by two (2) state district court judges.

(D) The Twenty-Fifth District judges are elected districtwide.

(E) The Twenty-Fifth District courts have districtwide jurisdiction;

(20) (A) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be composed of Ashley County. (B) The Twenty-Sixth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Crossett; and (ii) One (1) located in Hamburg. (C) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Sixth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Sixth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be composed of Ashley County.

(B) The Twenty-Sixth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Crossett; and (ii) One (1) located in Hamburg.

(i) One (1) located in Crossett; and

(ii) One (1) located in Hamburg.

(C) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Twenty-Sixth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Twenty-Sixth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(21) (A) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be composed of Desha County and Chicot County. (B) The Twenty-Seventh District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Dermott; (ii) One (1) located in Eudora; (iii) One (1) located in Lake Village; (iv) One (1) located in Dumas; and (v) One (1) located in McGehee. (C) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Seventh District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Seventh District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be composed of Desha County and Chicot County.

(B) The Twenty-Seventh District shall have five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Dermott; (ii) One (1) located in Eudora; (iii) One (1) located in Lake Village; (iv) One (1) located in Dumas; and (v) One (1) located in McGehee.

(i) One (1) located in Dermott;

(ii) One (1) located in Eudora;

(iii) One (1) located in Lake Village;

(iv) One (1) located in Dumas; and

(v) One (1) located in McGehee.

(C) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Twenty-Seventh District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Twenty-Seventh District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(22) (A) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be composed of Bradley County and Drew County. (B) The Twenty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Monticello; and (ii) One (1) located in Warren. (C) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Twenty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Twenty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be composed of Bradley County and Drew County.

(B) The Twenty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Monticello; and (ii) One (1) located in Warren.

(i) One (1) located in Monticello; and

(ii) One (1) located in Warren.

(C) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Twenty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Twenty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(23) (A) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be composed of Jefferson County and Lincoln County. (B) The Twenty-Ninth District shall have nine (9) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Pine Bluff; (ii) One (1) located in Altheimer; (iii) One (1) located in Humphrey; (iv) One (1) located in White Hall; (v) One (1) located in Wabbaseka; (vi) One (1) located in Redfield; (vii) One (1) located in Star City; (viii) One (1) located in Grady; and (ix) One (1) located in Gould. (C) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be served by three (3) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; and (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (23)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state's district court judges of the Twenty-Ninth District. (E) The Twenty-Ninth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (F) The Twenty-Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be composed of Jefferson County and Lincoln County.

(B) The Twenty-Ninth District shall have nine (9) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Pine Bluff; (ii) One (1) located in Altheimer; (iii) One (1) located in Humphrey; (iv) One (1) located in White Hall; (v) One (1) located in Wabbaseka; (vi) One (1) located in Redfield; (vii) One (1) located in Star City; (viii) One (1) located in Grady; and (ix) One (1) located in Gould.

(i) One (1) located in Pine Bluff;

(ii) One (1) located in Altheimer;

(iii) One (1) located in Humphrey;

(iv) One (1) located in White Hall;

(v) One (1) located in Wabbaseka;

(vi) One (1) located in Redfield;

(vii) One (1) located in Star City;

(viii) One (1) located in Grady; and

(ix) One (1) located in Gould.

(C) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be served by three (3) state district court judges: (i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1; (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; and (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3.

(i) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1;

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2; and

(iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 3.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (23)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state's district court judges of the Twenty-Ninth District.

(E) The Twenty-Ninth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(F) The Twenty-Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(24) (A) The Thirty-First District is composed of Pulaski County. (B) The Thirty-First District shall have eleven (11) departments that shall be served by eight (8) state district judges. All the following judges shall be elected districtwide and shall have districtwide territorial jurisdiction: (i) The Jacksonville District Court and the Maumelle District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; (ii) The Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (iii) The Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (iv) The Little Rock District Court - Third Division, the Wrightsville District Court, and the Cammack Village District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; (v) The North Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (vi) The North Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (vii) The Pulaski County District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; and (viii) The Sherwood District Court shall be served by one (1) judge. (C) (i) Any judge serving as a local district judge in the Thirty-First District whose base annual salary is paid by a city and whose base annual salary is more than the annual salary paid to a state district judge, upon becoming a state district judge, shall continue to be paid by the city the differential amount between his or her annual salary as of December 31, 2016, and the annual salary established by the state for a state district judge. (ii) The differential amount as calculated as of December 31, 2016, shall continue as long as the judge continues to serve as a state district judge. (iii) Upon leaving office of state district court judge, by retirement or otherwise, his or her successor shall be paid only the salary established for a state district judge without regard to the differential amount provided for in this section;

(A) The Thirty-First District is composed of Pulaski County.

(B) The Thirty-First District shall have eleven (11) departments that shall be served by eight (8) state district judges. All the following judges shall be elected districtwide and shall have districtwide territorial jurisdiction: (i) The Jacksonville District Court and the Maumelle District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; (ii) The Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (iii) The Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (iv) The Little Rock District Court - Third Division, the Wrightsville District Court, and the Cammack Village District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; (v) The North Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (vi) The North Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge; (vii) The Pulaski County District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; and (viii) The Sherwood District Court shall be served by one (1) judge.

(i) The Jacksonville District Court and the Maumelle District Court shall be served by one (1) judge;

(ii) The Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge;

(iii) The Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge;

(iv) The Little Rock District Court - Third Division, the Wrightsville District Court, and the Cammack Village District Court shall be served by one (1) judge;

(v) The North Little Rock District Court - First Division shall be served by one (1) judge;

(vi) The North Little Rock District Court - Second Division shall be served by one (1) judge;

(vii) The Pulaski County District Court shall be served by one (1) judge; and

(viii) The Sherwood District Court shall be served by one (1) judge.

(C) (i) Any judge serving as a local district judge in the Thirty-First District whose base annual salary is paid by a city and whose base annual salary is more than the annual salary paid to a state district judge, upon becoming a state district judge, shall continue to be paid by the city the differential amount between his or her annual salary as of December 31, 2016, and the annual salary established by the state for a state district judge. (ii) The differential amount as calculated as of December 31, 2016, shall continue as long as the judge continues to serve as a state district judge. (iii) Upon leaving office of state district court judge, by retirement or otherwise, his or her successor shall be paid only the salary established for a state district judge without regard to the differential amount provided for in this section;

(i) Any judge serving as a local district judge in the Thirty-First District whose base annual salary is paid by a city and whose base annual salary is more than the annual salary paid to a state district judge, upon becoming a state district judge, shall continue to be paid by the city the differential amount between his or her annual salary as of December 31, 2016, and the annual salary established by the state for a state district judge.

(ii) The differential amount as calculated as of December 31, 2016, shall continue as long as the judge continues to serve as a state district judge.

(iii) Upon leaving office of state district court judge, by retirement or otherwise, his or her successor shall be paid only the salary established for a state district judge without regard to the differential amount provided for in this section;

(25) (A) The Thirty-Second District is composed of Saline County and the City of Alexander in Pulaski County. (B) The Thirty-Second District has six (6) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Benton; (ii) One (1) located in Bryant; (iii) One (1) located in Alexander; (iv) One (1) located in Bauxite; (v) One (1) located in Haskell; and (vi) One (1) located in Shannon Hills. (C) (i) The Thirty-Second District is served by two (2) state district court judges. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2. (D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (25)(B) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges in the Thirty-Second District. (E) The Thirty-Second District judges are elected districtwide. (F) The Thirty-Second District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Thirty-Second District is composed of Saline County and the City of Alexander in Pulaski County.

(B) The Thirty-Second District has six (6) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Benton; (ii) One (1) located in Bryant; (iii) One (1) located in Alexander; (iv) One (1) located in Bauxite; (v) One (1) located in Haskell; and (vi) One (1) located in Shannon Hills.

(i) One (1) located in Benton;

(ii) One (1) located in Bryant;

(iii) One (1) located in Alexander;

(iv) One (1) located in Bauxite;

(v) One (1) located in Haskell; and

(vi) One (1) located in Shannon Hills.

(C) (i) The Thirty-Second District is served by two (2) state district court judges. (ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1. (iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(i) The Thirty-Second District is served by two (2) state district court judges.

(ii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 1.

(iii) One (1) judgeship shall be designated as Division 2.

(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (25)(B) of this section is determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges in the Thirty-Second District.

(E) The Thirty-Second District judges are elected districtwide.

(F) The Thirty-Second District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(26) (A) The Thirty-Third District shall be composed of Grant County and Hot Spring County. (B) The Thirty-Third District shall have three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Sheridan; (ii) One (1) located in Malvern; and (iii) One (1) located in Rockport. (C) The Thirty-Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Third District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Thirty-Third District shall be composed of Grant County and Hot Spring County.

(B) The Thirty-Third District shall have three (3) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Sheridan; (ii) One (1) located in Malvern; and (iii) One (1) located in Rockport.

(i) One (1) located in Sheridan;

(ii) One (1) located in Malvern; and

(iii) One (1) located in Rockport.

(C) The Thirty-Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Thirty-Third District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Thirty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(27) (A) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be composed of Calhoun County, Cleveland County, and Dallas County. (B) The Thirty-Fourth District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Hampton; (ii) One (1) located in Rison; (iii) One (1) located in Fordyce; and (iv) One (1) located in Sparkman. (C) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Fourth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Fourth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be composed of Calhoun County, Cleveland County, and Dallas County.

(B) The Thirty-Fourth District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Hampton; (ii) One (1) located in Rison; (iii) One (1) located in Fordyce; and (iv) One (1) located in Sparkman.

(i) One (1) located in Hampton;

(ii) One (1) located in Rison;

(iii) One (1) located in Fordyce; and

(iv) One (1) located in Sparkman.

(C) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Thirty-Fourth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Thirty-Fourth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction;

(28) (A) The Thirty-Fifth District is composed of Union County. (B) The Thirty-Fifth District has one (1) department located in El Dorado and one (1) state district court judge. (C) The Thirty-Fifth District judge is elected districtwide. (D) The Thirty-Fifth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Thirty-Fifth District is composed of Union County.

(B) The Thirty-Fifth District has one (1) department located in El Dorado and one (1) state district court judge.

(C) The Thirty-Fifth District judge is elected districtwide.

(D) The Thirty-Fifth District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(29) (A) The Thirty-Seventh District is composed of Miller County and Lafayette County. (B) The Thirty-Seventh District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Lewisville; (ii) One (1) located in Bradley; (iii) One (1) located in Stamps; and (iv) Two (2) located in Texarkana. (C) The Thirty-Seventh District is served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Seventh District judge is elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Seventh District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(A) The Thirty-Seventh District is composed of Miller County and Lafayette County.

(B) The Thirty-Seventh District has five (5) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Lewisville; (ii) One (1) located in Bradley; (iii) One (1) located in Stamps; and (iv) Two (2) located in Texarkana.

(i) One (1) located in Lewisville;

(ii) One (1) located in Bradley;

(iii) One (1) located in Stamps; and

(iv) Two (2) located in Texarkana.

(C) The Thirty-Seventh District is served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Thirty-Seventh District judge is elected districtwide.

(E) The Thirty-Seventh District court has districtwide jurisdiction;

(30) (A) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be composed of Hempstead County and Nevada County. (B) The Thirty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Hope; and (ii) One (1) located in Prescott. (C) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Thirty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Thirty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; and

(A) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be composed of Hempstead County and Nevada County.

(B) The Thirty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Hope; and (ii) One (1) located in Prescott.

(i) One (1) located in Hope; and

(ii) One (1) located in Prescott.

(C) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Thirty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Thirty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; and

(31) (A) The Fortieth District shall be composed of Clark County. (B) The Fortieth District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Arkadelphia; (ii) One (1) located in Amity; (iii) One (1) located in Caddo Valley; and (iv) One (1) located in Gurdon. (C) The Fortieth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge. (D) The Fortieth District judge shall be elected districtwide. (E) The Fortieth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.

(A) The Fortieth District shall be composed of Clark County.

(B) The Fortieth District shall have four (4) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Arkadelphia; (ii) One (1) located in Amity; (iii) One (1) located in Caddo Valley; and (iv) One (1) located in Gurdon.

(i) One (1) located in Arkadelphia;

(ii) One (1) located in Amity;

(iii) One (1) located in Caddo Valley; and

(iv) One (1) located in Gurdon.

(C) The Fortieth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.

(D) The Fortieth District judge shall be elected districtwide.

(E) The Fortieth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 40,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 87,§ 1, eff. 2/9/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 935,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 723,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1081,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 2011, No. 1219, § 9.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-2001 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 20 / Section 16-13-2001
Composition
Status: in_force

The Twelfth Judicial District shall be composed of Sebastian County. Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1995, No. 900, § 1.

The Twelfth Judicial District shall be composed of Sebastian County.

Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1995, No. 900, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-93-615 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 93 / Subchapter 6 / Section 16-93-615
Parole eligibility procedures - Offenses committed after January 1, 1994
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) An inmate under sentence for any felony, except those listed in § 5-4-104(c)(2) or subsection (b) of this section, shall be transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , subject to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board and conditions adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board. (B) The determination under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be made by reviewing information such as the result of the risk-needs assessment to inform the decision of whether to release a person on parole by quantifying that person's risk to reoffend, and if parole is granted, this information shall be used to set conditions for supervision. (C) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall begin transfer release proceedings or a preliminary review under this subchapter no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility date, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize jacket review procedures no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility at all institutions holding parole-eligible inmates to prepare parole applications. (D) This review may be conducted without a hearing when the inmate has not received a major disciplinary report against him or her that resulted in the loss of good time, there has not been a request by a victim to have input on transfer conditions, and there is no indication in the risk-needs assessment review that special conditions need to be placed on the inmate. (2) (A) When one (1) or more of the circumstances in subdivision (a)(1) of this section are present, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a hearing to determine the appropriateness of the inmate for transfer. (B) The Post-Prison Transfer Board has two (2) options: (i) To transfer the individual to the Division of Community Correction accompanied by notice of conditions of the transfer, including without limitation: (a) Supervision levels; (b) Economic fee sanction; (c) Treatment program; (d) Programming requirements; and (e) Facility placement when appropriate; or (ii) To deny transfer based on a set of established criteria and to accompany the denial with a prescribed course of action to be undertaken by the inmate to rectify the Post-Prison Transfer Board's concerns. (C) Upon completion of the course of action determined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board and after final review of the inmate's file to ensure successful completion, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize the inmate's transfer to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , in accordance with administrative policies and procedures governing the transfer and subject to conditions attached to the transfer. (3) Should an inmate fail to fulfill the course of action outlined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board to facilitate transfer to community correction, it shall be the responsibility of the inmate to petition the Post-Prison Transfer Board for rehearing. (4) (A) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct open meetings and shall make public its findings for each eligible candidate for parole. (B) (i) Open meetings held under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section may be conducted through video-conference technology if the person is housed at that time in a county jail and if the technology is available. (ii) Open meetings utilizing video-conference technology shall be conducted in public. (5) Inmate interviews and related deliberations may be closed to the public. (b) (1) An inmate under sentence for one (1) of the following felonies is eligible for discretionary transfer to the Division of Community Correction by the Post-Prison Transfer Board after having served one-third (1/3) or one-half (½) of his or her sentence, with credit for meritorious good time, depending on the seriousness determination made by the Arkansas Sentencing Commission, or one-half (½) of the time to which his or her sentence is commuted by executive clemency, with credit for meritorious good time: (A) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following offenses: (i) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , or attempted capital murder; (ii) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 , or attempted murder in the first degree; (iii) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (iv) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (v) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; or (vi) An offense under § 5-54-201 et seq.; (B) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following Class Y felonies: (i) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ; (ii) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 , or attempted aggravated robbery; (iii) Terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ; (iv) Causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202(a) ; (v) Arson, § 5-38-301 ; (vi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 ; or (vii) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, § 5-74-107 ; (C) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , an offense for which the inmate is required upon release to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; (D) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (E) Domestic battering in the first degree, § 5-26-303 ; (F) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, § 5-64-405 ; or (G) Simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, § 5-74-106 . (2) The transfer of an offender convicted of an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section is not automatic. (3) (A) Review of an inmate convicted of the enumerated offenses in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be based upon policies and procedures adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board for the review, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a risk-needs assessment review. (B) The policies and procedures shall include a provision for notification of the victim or victims that a hearing shall be held and records kept of the proceedings and that there be a listing of the criteria upon which a denial may be based. (4) Any transfer of an offender specified in this subsection shall be issued upon an order, duly adopted, of the Post-Prison Transfer Board in accordance with such policies and procedures. (5) After the Post-Prison Transfer Board has fully considered and denied the transfer of an offender sentenced for committing an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may delay any reconsideration of the transfer for a maximum period of two (2) years. (6) Notification of the court, prosecutor, county sheriff, and the victim or the victim's next of kin for a person convicted of an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall follow the procedures set forth below: (A) (i) Before the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall grant any transfer, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall solicit the written or oral recommendations of the committing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the county sheriff of the county from which the inmate was committed. (ii) If the person whose transfer is being considered by the Post-Prison Transfer Board was convicted of one (1) of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall also notify the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin of the transfer hearing and shall solicit written or oral recommendations of the victim or his or her next of kin regarding the granting of the transfer unless the prosecuting attorney has notified the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the prisoner that the victim or his or her next of kin does not want to be notified of future transfer hearings. (iii) The recommendations shall not be binding upon the Post-Prison Transfer Board in the granting of any transfer but shall be maintained in the inmate's file. (iv) When soliciting recommendations from a victim of a crime, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall notify the victim or his or her next of kin of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing; (B) (i) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not schedule transfer hearings at which victims or relatives of victims of crimes are invited to appear at a facility wherein inmates are housed other than the Central Administration Building of the Division of Correction at Pine Bluff. (ii) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Post-Prison Transfer Board from conducting transfer hearings in two (2) sessions, one (1) at the place of the inmate's incarceration for interviews with the inmate, the inmate's witnesses, and correctional personnel, and the second session for victims and relatives of victims as set out in subdivision (b)(6)(B)(i) of this section; (C) (i) At the time that any person eligible under subdivision (c)(1) of this section is transferred by the Post-Prison Transfer Board, the Division of Community Correction shall give written notice of the granting of the transfer to the county sheriff, the committing court, and the chief of police of each city of the first class of the county from which the person was sentenced. (ii) If the person is transferred to a county other than that from which he or she was committed, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall give notice to the chief of police or marshal of the city to which he or she is transferred, to the chief of police of each city of the first class and the county sheriff of the county to which he or she is transferred, and to the county sheriff of the county from which the person was committed; and (D) (i) It shall be the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the inmate was committed to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the desire of the victim or his or her next of kin to be notified of any future transfer hearings and to forward to the Post-Prison Transfer Board the last known address and telephone number of the victim or his or her next of kin. (ii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board of any change in address or telephone number. (iii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future transfer hearings. (c) (1) In all other felonies committed before January 1, 2025, before the Post-Prison Transfer Board sets conditions for transfer of an inmate to community correction, a victim, or his or her next of kin in cases in which the victim is unable to express his or her wishes, who has expressed the wish to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be notified of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing. (2) (A) A victim or his or her next of kin who wishes to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board in writing at the time of sentencing. (B) A victim or his or her next of kin who does not so inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be notified by the Post-Prison Transfer Board. (3) (A) Victim input to the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be limited to oral or written recommendations on conditions relevant to the offender under review for transfer. (B) The recommendations shall not be binding on the Post-Prison Transfer Board, but shall be given due consideration within the resources available for transfer. (d) (1) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall approve a set of conditions that shall be applicable to all inmates transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction. (2) The set of conditions is subject to periodic review and revision as the Post-Prison Transfer Board deems necessary. (e) (1) The course of action required by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be outside the current resources of the Division of Correction nor the conditions set be outside the current resources of the Division of Community Correction. (2) However, the Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction shall strive to accommodate the actions required by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board to the best of their abilities. (f) Transfer is not an award of clemency, and it shall not be considered as a reduction of sentence or a pardon. (g) Every inmate while on transfer status shall remain in the legal custody of the Division of Correction under the supervision of the Division of Community Correction and subject to the orders of the Post-Prison Transfer Board. (h) An inmate who is sentenced under the provisions of § 5-4-501(c) or § 5-4-501(d) for a serious violent felony or a felony involving violence may be considered eligible for parole or for community correction transfer upon reaching regular parole or transfer eligibility, but only after reaching a minimum age of fifty-five (55) years. (i) Decisions on parole release, courses of action applicable prior to transfer, and transfer conditions to be set by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be based on a reasoned and rational plan developed in conjunction with an accepted risk-needs assessment tool such that each decision is defensible based on preestablished criteria. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 191, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 190, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 189, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 188, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2021, No. 1102,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1152,§ 16, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 609,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 609,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 25, eff. 4/1/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 485,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 136,§ 1, eff. 2/20/2013. Acts 2011, No. 570, § 100.

(a) (1) (A) An inmate under sentence for any felony, except those listed in § 5-4-104(c)(2) or subsection (b) of this section, shall be transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , subject to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board and conditions adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board. (B) The determination under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be made by reviewing information such as the result of the risk-needs assessment to inform the decision of whether to release a person on parole by quantifying that person's risk to reoffend, and if parole is granted, this information shall be used to set conditions for supervision. (C) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall begin transfer release proceedings or a preliminary review under this subchapter no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility date, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize jacket review procedures no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility at all institutions holding parole-eligible inmates to prepare parole applications. (D) This review may be conducted without a hearing when the inmate has not received a major disciplinary report against him or her that resulted in the loss of good time, there has not been a request by a victim to have input on transfer conditions, and there is no indication in the risk-needs assessment review that special conditions need to be placed on the inmate. (2) (A) When one (1) or more of the circumstances in subdivision (a)(1) of this section are present, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a hearing to determine the appropriateness of the inmate for transfer. (B) The Post-Prison Transfer Board has two (2) options: (i) To transfer the individual to the Division of Community Correction accompanied by notice of conditions of the transfer, including without limitation: (a) Supervision levels; (b) Economic fee sanction; (c) Treatment program; (d) Programming requirements; and (e) Facility placement when appropriate; or (ii) To deny transfer based on a set of established criteria and to accompany the denial with a prescribed course of action to be undertaken by the inmate to rectify the Post-Prison Transfer Board's concerns. (C) Upon completion of the course of action determined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board and after final review of the inmate's file to ensure successful completion, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize the inmate's transfer to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , in accordance with administrative policies and procedures governing the transfer and subject to conditions attached to the transfer. (3) Should an inmate fail to fulfill the course of action outlined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board to facilitate transfer to community correction, it shall be the responsibility of the inmate to petition the Post-Prison Transfer Board for rehearing. (4) (A) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct open meetings and shall make public its findings for each eligible candidate for parole. (B) (i) Open meetings held under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section may be conducted through video-conference technology if the person is housed at that time in a county jail and if the technology is available. (ii) Open meetings utilizing video-conference technology shall be conducted in public. (5) Inmate interviews and related deliberations may be closed to the public.

(1) (A) An inmate under sentence for any felony, except those listed in § 5-4-104(c)(2) or subsection (b) of this section, shall be transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , subject to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board and conditions adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board. (B) The determination under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be made by reviewing information such as the result of the risk-needs assessment to inform the decision of whether to release a person on parole by quantifying that person's risk to reoffend, and if parole is granted, this information shall be used to set conditions for supervision. (C) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall begin transfer release proceedings or a preliminary review under this subchapter no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility date, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize jacket review procedures no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility at all institutions holding parole-eligible inmates to prepare parole applications. (D) This review may be conducted without a hearing when the inmate has not received a major disciplinary report against him or her that resulted in the loss of good time, there has not been a request by a victim to have input on transfer conditions, and there is no indication in the risk-needs assessment review that special conditions need to be placed on the inmate.

(A) An inmate under sentence for any felony, except those listed in § 5-4-104(c)(2) or subsection (b) of this section, shall be transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , subject to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board and conditions adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board.

(B) The determination under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be made by reviewing information such as the result of the risk-needs assessment to inform the decision of whether to release a person on parole by quantifying that person's risk to reoffend, and if parole is granted, this information shall be used to set conditions for supervision.

(C) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall begin transfer release proceedings or a preliminary review under this subchapter no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility date, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize jacket review procedures no later than six (6) months before a person's transfer eligibility at all institutions holding parole-eligible inmates to prepare parole applications.

(D) This review may be conducted without a hearing when the inmate has not received a major disciplinary report against him or her that resulted in the loss of good time, there has not been a request by a victim to have input on transfer conditions, and there is no indication in the risk-needs assessment review that special conditions need to be placed on the inmate.

(2) (A) When one (1) or more of the circumstances in subdivision (a)(1) of this section are present, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a hearing to determine the appropriateness of the inmate for transfer. (B) The Post-Prison Transfer Board has two (2) options: (i) To transfer the individual to the Division of Community Correction accompanied by notice of conditions of the transfer, including without limitation: (a) Supervision levels; (b) Economic fee sanction; (c) Treatment program; (d) Programming requirements; and (e) Facility placement when appropriate; or (ii) To deny transfer based on a set of established criteria and to accompany the denial with a prescribed course of action to be undertaken by the inmate to rectify the Post-Prison Transfer Board's concerns. (C) Upon completion of the course of action determined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board and after final review of the inmate's file to ensure successful completion, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize the inmate's transfer to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , in accordance with administrative policies and procedures governing the transfer and subject to conditions attached to the transfer.

(A) When one (1) or more of the circumstances in subdivision (a)(1) of this section are present, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a hearing to determine the appropriateness of the inmate for transfer.

(B) The Post-Prison Transfer Board has two (2) options: (i) To transfer the individual to the Division of Community Correction accompanied by notice of conditions of the transfer, including without limitation: (a) Supervision levels; (b) Economic fee sanction; (c) Treatment program; (d) Programming requirements; and (e) Facility placement when appropriate; or (ii) To deny transfer based on a set of established criteria and to accompany the denial with a prescribed course of action to be undertaken by the inmate to rectify the Post-Prison Transfer Board's concerns.

(i) To transfer the individual to the Division of Community Correction accompanied by notice of conditions of the transfer, including without limitation: (a) Supervision levels; (b) Economic fee sanction; (c) Treatment program; (d) Programming requirements; and (e) Facility placement when appropriate; or

(a) Supervision levels;

(b) Economic fee sanction;

(c) Treatment program;

(d) Programming requirements; and

(e) Facility placement when appropriate; or

(ii) To deny transfer based on a set of established criteria and to accompany the denial with a prescribed course of action to be undertaken by the inmate to rectify the Post-Prison Transfer Board's concerns.

(C) Upon completion of the course of action determined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board and after final review of the inmate's file to ensure successful completion, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall authorize the inmate's transfer to the Division of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614 , 16-93-616 , and 16-93-617 , in accordance with administrative policies and procedures governing the transfer and subject to conditions attached to the transfer.

(3) Should an inmate fail to fulfill the course of action outlined by the Post-Prison Transfer Board to facilitate transfer to community correction, it shall be the responsibility of the inmate to petition the Post-Prison Transfer Board for rehearing.

(4) (A) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct open meetings and shall make public its findings for each eligible candidate for parole. (B) (i) Open meetings held under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section may be conducted through video-conference technology if the person is housed at that time in a county jail and if the technology is available. (ii) Open meetings utilizing video-conference technology shall be conducted in public.

(A) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct open meetings and shall make public its findings for each eligible candidate for parole.

(B) (i) Open meetings held under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section may be conducted through video-conference technology if the person is housed at that time in a county jail and if the technology is available. (ii) Open meetings utilizing video-conference technology shall be conducted in public.

(i) Open meetings held under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section may be conducted through video-conference technology if the person is housed at that time in a county jail and if the technology is available.

(ii) Open meetings utilizing video-conference technology shall be conducted in public.

(5) Inmate interviews and related deliberations may be closed to the public.

(b) (1) An inmate under sentence for one (1) of the following felonies is eligible for discretionary transfer to the Division of Community Correction by the Post-Prison Transfer Board after having served one-third (1/3) or one-half (½) of his or her sentence, with credit for meritorious good time, depending on the seriousness determination made by the Arkansas Sentencing Commission, or one-half (½) of the time to which his or her sentence is commuted by executive clemency, with credit for meritorious good time: (A) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following offenses: (i) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , or attempted capital murder; (ii) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 , or attempted murder in the first degree; (iii) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (iv) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (v) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; or (vi) An offense under § 5-54-201 et seq.; (B) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following Class Y felonies: (i) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ; (ii) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 , or attempted aggravated robbery; (iii) Terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ; (iv) Causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202(a) ; (v) Arson, § 5-38-301 ; (vi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 ; or (vii) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, § 5-74-107 ; (C) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , an offense for which the inmate is required upon release to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; (D) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (E) Domestic battering in the first degree, § 5-26-303 ; (F) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, § 5-64-405 ; or (G) Simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, § 5-74-106 . (2) The transfer of an offender convicted of an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section is not automatic. (3) (A) Review of an inmate convicted of the enumerated offenses in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be based upon policies and procedures adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board for the review, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a risk-needs assessment review. (B) The policies and procedures shall include a provision for notification of the victim or victims that a hearing shall be held and records kept of the proceedings and that there be a listing of the criteria upon which a denial may be based. (4) Any transfer of an offender specified in this subsection shall be issued upon an order, duly adopted, of the Post-Prison Transfer Board in accordance with such policies and procedures. (5) After the Post-Prison Transfer Board has fully considered and denied the transfer of an offender sentenced for committing an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may delay any reconsideration of the transfer for a maximum period of two (2) years. (6) Notification of the court, prosecutor, county sheriff, and the victim or the victim's next of kin for a person convicted of an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall follow the procedures set forth below: (A) (i) Before the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall grant any transfer, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall solicit the written or oral recommendations of the committing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the county sheriff of the county from which the inmate was committed. (ii) If the person whose transfer is being considered by the Post-Prison Transfer Board was convicted of one (1) of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall also notify the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin of the transfer hearing and shall solicit written or oral recommendations of the victim or his or her next of kin regarding the granting of the transfer unless the prosecuting attorney has notified the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the prisoner that the victim or his or her next of kin does not want to be notified of future transfer hearings. (iii) The recommendations shall not be binding upon the Post-Prison Transfer Board in the granting of any transfer but shall be maintained in the inmate's file. (iv) When soliciting recommendations from a victim of a crime, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall notify the victim or his or her next of kin of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing; (B) (i) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not schedule transfer hearings at which victims or relatives of victims of crimes are invited to appear at a facility wherein inmates are housed other than the Central Administration Building of the Division of Correction at Pine Bluff. (ii) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Post-Prison Transfer Board from conducting transfer hearings in two (2) sessions, one (1) at the place of the inmate's incarceration for interviews with the inmate, the inmate's witnesses, and correctional personnel, and the second session for victims and relatives of victims as set out in subdivision (b)(6)(B)(i) of this section; (C) (i) At the time that any person eligible under subdivision (c)(1) of this section is transferred by the Post-Prison Transfer Board, the Division of Community Correction shall give written notice of the granting of the transfer to the county sheriff, the committing court, and the chief of police of each city of the first class of the county from which the person was sentenced. (ii) If the person is transferred to a county other than that from which he or she was committed, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall give notice to the chief of police or marshal of the city to which he or she is transferred, to the chief of police of each city of the first class and the county sheriff of the county to which he or she is transferred, and to the county sheriff of the county from which the person was committed; and (D) (i) It shall be the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the inmate was committed to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the desire of the victim or his or her next of kin to be notified of any future transfer hearings and to forward to the Post-Prison Transfer Board the last known address and telephone number of the victim or his or her next of kin. (ii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board of any change in address or telephone number. (iii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future transfer hearings.

(1) An inmate under sentence for one (1) of the following felonies is eligible for discretionary transfer to the Division of Community Correction by the Post-Prison Transfer Board after having served one-third (1/3) or one-half (½) of his or her sentence, with credit for meritorious good time, depending on the seriousness determination made by the Arkansas Sentencing Commission, or one-half (½) of the time to which his or her sentence is commuted by executive clemency, with credit for meritorious good time: (A) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following offenses: (i) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , or attempted capital murder; (ii) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 , or attempted murder in the first degree; (iii) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (iv) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (v) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; or (vi) An offense under § 5-54-201 et seq.; (B) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following Class Y felonies: (i) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ; (ii) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 , or attempted aggravated robbery; (iii) Terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ; (iv) Causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202(a) ; (v) Arson, § 5-38-301 ; (vi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 ; or (vii) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, § 5-74-107 ; (C) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , an offense for which the inmate is required upon release to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; (D) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (E) Domestic battering in the first degree, § 5-26-303 ; (F) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, § 5-64-405 ; or (G) Simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, § 5-74-106 .

(A) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following offenses: (i) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , or attempted capital murder; (ii) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 , or attempted murder in the first degree; (iii) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (iv) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (v) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; or (vi) An offense under § 5-54-201 et seq.;

(i) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , or attempted capital murder;

(ii) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 , or attempted murder in the first degree;

(iii) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ;

(iv) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ;

(v) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; or

(vi) An offense under § 5-54-201 et seq.;

(B) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , the following Class Y felonies: (i) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ; (ii) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 , or attempted aggravated robbery; (iii) Terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ; (iv) Causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202(a) ; (v) Arson, § 5-38-301 ; (vi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 ; or (vii) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, § 5-74-107 ;

(i) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ;

(ii) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 , or attempted aggravated robbery;

(iii) Terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ;

(iv) Causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202(a) ;

(v) Arson, § 5-38-301 ;

(vi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 ; or

(vii) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, § 5-74-107 ;

(C) Unless the offense is listed under § 16-93-612(e)(1) , an offense for which the inmate is required upon release to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.;

(D) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ;

(E) Domestic battering in the first degree, § 5-26-303 ;

(F) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, § 5-64-405 ; or

(G) Simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, § 5-74-106 .

(2) The transfer of an offender convicted of an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section is not automatic.

(3) (A) Review of an inmate convicted of the enumerated offenses in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be based upon policies and procedures adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board for the review, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a risk-needs assessment review. (B) The policies and procedures shall include a provision for notification of the victim or victims that a hearing shall be held and records kept of the proceedings and that there be a listing of the criteria upon which a denial may be based.

(A) Review of an inmate convicted of the enumerated offenses in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be based upon policies and procedures adopted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board for the review, and the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall conduct a risk-needs assessment review.

(B) The policies and procedures shall include a provision for notification of the victim or victims that a hearing shall be held and records kept of the proceedings and that there be a listing of the criteria upon which a denial may be based.

(4) Any transfer of an offender specified in this subsection shall be issued upon an order, duly adopted, of the Post-Prison Transfer Board in accordance with such policies and procedures.

(5) After the Post-Prison Transfer Board has fully considered and denied the transfer of an offender sentenced for committing an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may delay any reconsideration of the transfer for a maximum period of two (2) years.

(6) Notification of the court, prosecutor, county sheriff, and the victim or the victim's next of kin for a person convicted of an offense listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall follow the procedures set forth below: (A) (i) Before the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall grant any transfer, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall solicit the written or oral recommendations of the committing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the county sheriff of the county from which the inmate was committed. (ii) If the person whose transfer is being considered by the Post-Prison Transfer Board was convicted of one (1) of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall also notify the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin of the transfer hearing and shall solicit written or oral recommendations of the victim or his or her next of kin regarding the granting of the transfer unless the prosecuting attorney has notified the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the prisoner that the victim or his or her next of kin does not want to be notified of future transfer hearings. (iii) The recommendations shall not be binding upon the Post-Prison Transfer Board in the granting of any transfer but shall be maintained in the inmate's file. (iv) When soliciting recommendations from a victim of a crime, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall notify the victim or his or her next of kin of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing; (B) (i) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not schedule transfer hearings at which victims or relatives of victims of crimes are invited to appear at a facility wherein inmates are housed other than the Central Administration Building of the Division of Correction at Pine Bluff. (ii) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Post-Prison Transfer Board from conducting transfer hearings in two (2) sessions, one (1) at the place of the inmate's incarceration for interviews with the inmate, the inmate's witnesses, and correctional personnel, and the second session for victims and relatives of victims as set out in subdivision (b)(6)(B)(i) of this section; (C) (i) At the time that any person eligible under subdivision (c)(1) of this section is transferred by the Post-Prison Transfer Board, the Division of Community Correction shall give written notice of the granting of the transfer to the county sheriff, the committing court, and the chief of police of each city of the first class of the county from which the person was sentenced. (ii) If the person is transferred to a county other than that from which he or she was committed, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall give notice to the chief of police or marshal of the city to which he or she is transferred, to the chief of police of each city of the first class and the county sheriff of the county to which he or she is transferred, and to the county sheriff of the county from which the person was committed; and (D) (i) It shall be the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the inmate was committed to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the desire of the victim or his or her next of kin to be notified of any future transfer hearings and to forward to the Post-Prison Transfer Board the last known address and telephone number of the victim or his or her next of kin. (ii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board of any change in address or telephone number. (iii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future transfer hearings.

(A) (i) Before the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall grant any transfer, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall solicit the written or oral recommendations of the committing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the county sheriff of the county from which the inmate was committed. (ii) If the person whose transfer is being considered by the Post-Prison Transfer Board was convicted of one (1) of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall also notify the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin of the transfer hearing and shall solicit written or oral recommendations of the victim or his or her next of kin regarding the granting of the transfer unless the prosecuting attorney has notified the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the prisoner that the victim or his or her next of kin does not want to be notified of future transfer hearings. (iii) The recommendations shall not be binding upon the Post-Prison Transfer Board in the granting of any transfer but shall be maintained in the inmate's file. (iv) When soliciting recommendations from a victim of a crime, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall notify the victim or his or her next of kin of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing;

(i) Before the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall grant any transfer, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall solicit the written or oral recommendations of the committing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the county sheriff of the county from which the inmate was committed.

(ii) If the person whose transfer is being considered by the Post-Prison Transfer Board was convicted of one (1) of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall also notify the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin of the transfer hearing and shall solicit written or oral recommendations of the victim or his or her next of kin regarding the granting of the transfer unless the prosecuting attorney has notified the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the prisoner that the victim or his or her next of kin does not want to be notified of future transfer hearings.

(iii) The recommendations shall not be binding upon the Post-Prison Transfer Board in the granting of any transfer but shall be maintained in the inmate's file.

(iv) When soliciting recommendations from a victim of a crime, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall notify the victim or his or her next of kin of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing;

(B) (i) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not schedule transfer hearings at which victims or relatives of victims of crimes are invited to appear at a facility wherein inmates are housed other than the Central Administration Building of the Division of Correction at Pine Bluff. (ii) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Post-Prison Transfer Board from conducting transfer hearings in two (2) sessions, one (1) at the place of the inmate's incarceration for interviews with the inmate, the inmate's witnesses, and correctional personnel, and the second session for victims and relatives of victims as set out in subdivision (b)(6)(B)(i) of this section;

(i) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not schedule transfer hearings at which victims or relatives of victims of crimes are invited to appear at a facility wherein inmates are housed other than the Central Administration Building of the Division of Correction at Pine Bluff.

(ii) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Post-Prison Transfer Board from conducting transfer hearings in two (2) sessions, one (1) at the place of the inmate's incarceration for interviews with the inmate, the inmate's witnesses, and correctional personnel, and the second session for victims and relatives of victims as set out in subdivision (b)(6)(B)(i) of this section;

(C) (i) At the time that any person eligible under subdivision (c)(1) of this section is transferred by the Post-Prison Transfer Board, the Division of Community Correction shall give written notice of the granting of the transfer to the county sheriff, the committing court, and the chief of police of each city of the first class of the county from which the person was sentenced. (ii) If the person is transferred to a county other than that from which he or she was committed, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall give notice to the chief of police or marshal of the city to which he or she is transferred, to the chief of police of each city of the first class and the county sheriff of the county to which he or she is transferred, and to the county sheriff of the county from which the person was committed; and

(i) At the time that any person eligible under subdivision (c)(1) of this section is transferred by the Post-Prison Transfer Board, the Division of Community Correction shall give written notice of the granting of the transfer to the county sheriff, the committing court, and the chief of police of each city of the first class of the county from which the person was sentenced.

(ii) If the person is transferred to a county other than that from which he or she was committed, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall give notice to the chief of police or marshal of the city to which he or she is transferred, to the chief of police of each city of the first class and the county sheriff of the county to which he or she is transferred, and to the county sheriff of the county from which the person was committed; and

(D) (i) It shall be the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the inmate was committed to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the desire of the victim or his or her next of kin to be notified of any future transfer hearings and to forward to the Post-Prison Transfer Board the last known address and telephone number of the victim or his or her next of kin. (ii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board of any change in address or telephone number. (iii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future transfer hearings.

(i) It shall be the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the inmate was committed to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board at the time of commitment of the desire of the victim or his or her next of kin to be notified of any future transfer hearings and to forward to the Post-Prison Transfer Board the last known address and telephone number of the victim or his or her next of kin.

(ii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board of any change in address or telephone number.

(iii) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the Post-Prison Transfer Board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future transfer hearings.

(c) (1) In all other felonies committed before January 1, 2025, before the Post-Prison Transfer Board sets conditions for transfer of an inmate to community correction, a victim, or his or her next of kin in cases in which the victim is unable to express his or her wishes, who has expressed the wish to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be notified of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing. (2) (A) A victim or his or her next of kin who wishes to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board in writing at the time of sentencing. (B) A victim or his or her next of kin who does not so inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be notified by the Post-Prison Transfer Board. (3) (A) Victim input to the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be limited to oral or written recommendations on conditions relevant to the offender under review for transfer. (B) The recommendations shall not be binding on the Post-Prison Transfer Board, but shall be given due consideration within the resources available for transfer.

(1) In all other felonies committed before January 1, 2025, before the Post-Prison Transfer Board sets conditions for transfer of an inmate to community correction, a victim, or his or her next of kin in cases in which the victim is unable to express his or her wishes, who has expressed the wish to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be notified of the date, time, and place of the transfer hearing.

(2) (A) A victim or his or her next of kin who wishes to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board in writing at the time of sentencing. (B) A victim or his or her next of kin who does not so inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be notified by the Post-Prison Transfer Board.

(A) A victim or his or her next of kin who wishes to be consulted by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board in writing at the time of sentencing.

(B) A victim or his or her next of kin who does not so inform the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be notified by the Post-Prison Transfer Board.

(3) (A) Victim input to the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be limited to oral or written recommendations on conditions relevant to the offender under review for transfer. (B) The recommendations shall not be binding on the Post-Prison Transfer Board, but shall be given due consideration within the resources available for transfer.

(A) Victim input to the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be limited to oral or written recommendations on conditions relevant to the offender under review for transfer.

(B) The recommendations shall not be binding on the Post-Prison Transfer Board, but shall be given due consideration within the resources available for transfer.

(d) (1) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall approve a set of conditions that shall be applicable to all inmates transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction. (2) The set of conditions is subject to periodic review and revision as the Post-Prison Transfer Board deems necessary.

(1) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall approve a set of conditions that shall be applicable to all inmates transferred from the Division of Correction to the Division of Community Correction.

(2) The set of conditions is subject to periodic review and revision as the Post-Prison Transfer Board deems necessary.

(e) (1) The course of action required by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be outside the current resources of the Division of Correction nor the conditions set be outside the current resources of the Division of Community Correction. (2) However, the Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction shall strive to accommodate the actions required by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board to the best of their abilities.

(1) The course of action required by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall not be outside the current resources of the Division of Correction nor the conditions set be outside the current resources of the Division of Community Correction.

(2) However, the Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction shall strive to accommodate the actions required by the Board of Corrections or the Post-Prison Transfer Board to the best of their abilities.

(f) Transfer is not an award of clemency, and it shall not be considered as a reduction of sentence or a pardon.

(g) Every inmate while on transfer status shall remain in the legal custody of the Division of Correction under the supervision of the Division of Community Correction and subject to the orders of the Post-Prison Transfer Board.

(h) An inmate who is sentenced under the provisions of § 5-4-501(c) or § 5-4-501(d) for a serious violent felony or a felony involving violence may be considered eligible for parole or for community correction transfer upon reaching regular parole or transfer eligibility, but only after reaching a minimum age of fifty-five (55) years.

(i) Decisions on parole release, courses of action applicable prior to transfer, and transfer conditions to be set by the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be based on a reasoned and rational plan developed in conjunction with an accepted risk-needs assessment tool such that each decision is defensible based on preestablished criteria.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 191, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 190, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 189, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 188, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 1102,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1152,§ 16, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 609,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 609,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 25, eff. 4/1/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 485,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 136,§ 1, eff. 2/20/2013.

Acts 2011, No. 570, § 100.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-421 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 66 / Subchapter 4 / Section 16-66-421
Instrument of conveyance
Status: in_force

(a) The officer who shall sell any real estate or lease of lands for more than three (3) years shall make the purchaser a deed, to be paid for by the purchaser, reciting the names of the parties to the execution, the date when issued, the date of the judgment, order, or decree, and other particulars as recited in the execution and a description of the time, place, and manner of sale. This recital shall be received in evidence of the facts therein stated. (b) (1) Every officer executing any deed for land, tenements, and hereditaments sold under execution shall acknowledge the deed before the circuit court of the county in which the estate is situated. If the officer dies, leaves the state, resigns, or is removed from office before making the acknowledgment, the deed may be proved before the court as other deeds. (2) The clerk of the court shall endorse upon the deed a certificate of the acknowledgment or proof, under the seal of the court, and shall make an entry in the minutes of the court of the acknowledgment, with the names of the parties to the suit and a description of the property conveyed by the deed. (c) Every deed, so executed, acknowledged, or proved shall be recorded as other conveyances of land. Thereafter the deed or a copy thereof or of the record certified by the recorder shall be received in any court in this state without further proof of the execution thereof. (d) If any officer executes a deed for land, tenements, or hereditaments sold under execution or by virtue of the order, sentence, or decree of any court and the deed is not acknowledged in open court, as provided by law, the deed or deeds of conveyance may be acknowledged or proven before any officer authorized by the laws of this state to take the acknowledgment or proof of deeds of conveyance and recorded as other deeds. The acknowledgment and recordation of the deed shall be as valid as if the deed were acknowledged in open court. (e) When any officer dies, is removed from office, or is disqualified, after the sale of any property and before executing a conveyance therefor, the purchaser may petition the court out of which the execution issued, stating the facts. If he or she satisfies the court that the purchase money has been paid, the court shall order the sheriff then in office to execute and acknowledge a deed to the purchaser, reciting the facts. The deed shall be executed accordingly and shall have the same effect to all intents and purposes as if made by the officer so deceased, removed from office, or disqualified. Rev. Stat., ch. 60, §§ 54, 56-58, 61; Acts 1855, § 1, p. 81; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4334, 4336-4339, 4359; Pope's Dig., §§ 5346, 5348-5351, 5371; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 30-446 -- 30-451.

(a) The officer who shall sell any real estate or lease of lands for more than three (3) years shall make the purchaser a deed, to be paid for by the purchaser, reciting the names of the parties to the execution, the date when issued, the date of the judgment, order, or decree, and other particulars as recited in the execution and a description of the time, place, and manner of sale. This recital shall be received in evidence of the facts therein stated.

(b) (1) Every officer executing any deed for land, tenements, and hereditaments sold under execution shall acknowledge the deed before the circuit court of the county in which the estate is situated. If the officer dies, leaves the state, resigns, or is removed from office before making the acknowledgment, the deed may be proved before the court as other deeds. (2) The clerk of the court shall endorse upon the deed a certificate of the acknowledgment or proof, under the seal of the court, and shall make an entry in the minutes of the court of the acknowledgment, with the names of the parties to the suit and a description of the property conveyed by the deed.

(1) Every officer executing any deed for land, tenements, and hereditaments sold under execution shall acknowledge the deed before the circuit court of the county in which the estate is situated. If the officer dies, leaves the state, resigns, or is removed from office before making the acknowledgment, the deed may be proved before the court as other deeds.

(2) The clerk of the court shall endorse upon the deed a certificate of the acknowledgment or proof, under the seal of the court, and shall make an entry in the minutes of the court of the acknowledgment, with the names of the parties to the suit and a description of the property conveyed by the deed.

(c) Every deed, so executed, acknowledged, or proved shall be recorded as other conveyances of land. Thereafter the deed or a copy thereof or of the record certified by the recorder shall be received in any court in this state without further proof of the execution thereof.

(d) If any officer executes a deed for land, tenements, or hereditaments sold under execution or by virtue of the order, sentence, or decree of any court and the deed is not acknowledged in open court, as provided by law, the deed or deeds of conveyance may be acknowledged or proven before any officer authorized by the laws of this state to take the acknowledgment or proof of deeds of conveyance and recorded as other deeds. The acknowledgment and recordation of the deed shall be as valid as if the deed were acknowledged in open court.

(e) When any officer dies, is removed from office, or is disqualified, after the sale of any property and before executing a conveyance therefor, the purchaser may petition the court out of which the execution issued, stating the facts. If he or she satisfies the court that the purchase money has been paid, the court shall order the sheriff then in office to execute and acknowledge a deed to the purchaser, reciting the facts. The deed shall be executed accordingly and shall have the same effect to all intents and purposes as if made by the officer so deceased, removed from office, or disqualified.

Rev. Stat., ch. 60, §§ 54, 56-58, 61; Acts 1855, § 1, p. 81; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4334, 4336-4339, 4359; Pope's Dig., §§ 5346, 5348-5351, 5371; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 30-446 -- 30-451.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-112-202 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 112 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-112-202
Form of motion
Status: in_force

Except when direct appeal is available, a person convicted of a crime may make a motion for the performance of fingerprinting, forensic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing, or other tests which may become available through advances in technology to demonstrate the person's actual innocence if: (1) The specific evidence to be tested was secured as a result of the conviction of an offense's being challenged under § 16-112-201 ; (2) The specific evidence to be tested was not previously subjected to testing and the person making the motion under this section did not: (A) Knowingly and voluntarily waive the right to request testing of the evidence in a court proceeding commenced on or after August 12, 2005; or (B) Knowingly fail to request testing of the evidence in a prior motion for post-conviction testing; (3) The specific evidence was previously subjected to testing and the person making a motion under this section requests testing that uses a new method or technology that is substantially more probative than the prior testing; (4) The specific evidence to be tested is in the possession of the state and has been subject to a chain of custody and retained under conditions sufficient to ensure that the evidence has not been substituted, contaminated, tampered with, replaced, or altered in any respect material to the proposed testing; (5) The proposed testing is reasonable in scope, utilizes scientifically sound methods, and is consistent with accepted forensic practices; (6) The person making a motion under this section identifies a theory of defense that: (A) Is not inconsistent with an affirmative defense presented at the trial of the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ; and (B) Would establish the actual innocence of the person in relation to the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ; (7) The identity of the perpetrator was at issue during the investigation or prosecution of the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ; (8) The proposed testing of the specific evidence may produce new material evidence that would: (A) Support the theory of defense described in subdivision (6) of this section; and (B) Raise a reasonable probability that the person making a motion under this section did not commit the offense; (9) The person making a motion under this section certifies that he or she will provide a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or other sample or a fingerprint for comparison; and (10) The motion is made in a timely fashion subject to the following conditions: (A) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of timeliness if the motion is made within thirty-six (36) months of the date of conviction. The presumption may be rebutted upon a showing: (i) That the motion for a test under this section is based solely upon information used in a previously denied motion; or (ii) Of clear and convincing evidence that the motion filed under this section was filed solely to cause delay or harassment; and (B) There shall be a rebuttable presumption against timeliness for any motion not made within thirty-six (36) months of the date of conviction. The presumption may be rebutted upon a showing: (i) That the person making a motion under this section was or is incompetent and the incompetence substantially contributed to the delay in the motion for a test; (ii) That the evidence to be tested is newly discovered evidence; (iii) That the motion is not based solely upon the person's own assertion of innocence and a denial of the motion would result in a manifest injustice; (iv) That a new method of technology that is substantially more probative than prior testing is available; or (v) Of good cause. Acts 2001, No. 1780, § 5; 2005, No. 2250, § 3.

Except when direct appeal is available, a person convicted of a crime may make a motion for the performance of fingerprinting, forensic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing, or other tests which may become available through advances in technology to demonstrate the person's actual innocence if:

(1) The specific evidence to be tested was secured as a result of the conviction of an offense's being challenged under § 16-112-201 ;

(2) The specific evidence to be tested was not previously subjected to testing and the person making the motion under this section did not: (A) Knowingly and voluntarily waive the right to request testing of the evidence in a court proceeding commenced on or after August 12, 2005; or (B) Knowingly fail to request testing of the evidence in a prior motion for post-conviction testing;

(A) Knowingly and voluntarily waive the right to request testing of the evidence in a court proceeding commenced on or after August 12, 2005; or

(B) Knowingly fail to request testing of the evidence in a prior motion for post-conviction testing;

(3) The specific evidence was previously subjected to testing and the person making a motion under this section requests testing that uses a new method or technology that is substantially more probative than the prior testing;

(4) The specific evidence to be tested is in the possession of the state and has been subject to a chain of custody and retained under conditions sufficient to ensure that the evidence has not been substituted, contaminated, tampered with, replaced, or altered in any respect material to the proposed testing;

(5) The proposed testing is reasonable in scope, utilizes scientifically sound methods, and is consistent with accepted forensic practices;

(6) The person making a motion under this section identifies a theory of defense that: (A) Is not inconsistent with an affirmative defense presented at the trial of the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ; and (B) Would establish the actual innocence of the person in relation to the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ;

(A) Is not inconsistent with an affirmative defense presented at the trial of the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ; and

(B) Would establish the actual innocence of the person in relation to the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ;

(7) The identity of the perpetrator was at issue during the investigation or prosecution of the offense being challenged under § 16-112-201 ;

(8) The proposed testing of the specific evidence may produce new material evidence that would: (A) Support the theory of defense described in subdivision (6) of this section; and (B) Raise a reasonable probability that the person making a motion under this section did not commit the offense;

(A) Support the theory of defense described in subdivision (6) of this section; and

(B) Raise a reasonable probability that the person making a motion under this section did not commit the offense;

(9) The person making a motion under this section certifies that he or she will provide a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or other sample or a fingerprint for comparison; and

(10) The motion is made in a timely fashion subject to the following conditions: (A) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of timeliness if the motion is made within thirty-six (36) months of the date of conviction. The presumption may be rebutted upon a showing: (i) That the motion for a test under this section is based solely upon information used in a previously denied motion; or (ii) Of clear and convincing evidence that the motion filed under this section was filed solely to cause delay or harassment; and (B) There shall be a rebuttable presumption against timeliness for any motion not made within thirty-six (36) months of the date of conviction. The presumption may be rebutted upon a showing: (i) That the person making a motion under this section was or is incompetent and the incompetence substantially contributed to the delay in the motion for a test; (ii) That the evidence to be tested is newly discovered evidence; (iii) That the motion is not based solely upon the person's own assertion of innocence and a denial of the motion would result in a manifest injustice; (iv) That a new method of technology that is substantially more probative than prior testing is available; or (v) Of good cause.

(A) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of timeliness if the motion is made within thirty-six (36) months of the date of conviction. The presumption may be rebutted upon a showing: (i) That the motion for a test under this section is based solely upon information used in a previously denied motion; or (ii) Of clear and convincing evidence that the motion filed under this section was filed solely to cause delay or harassment; and

(i) That the motion for a test under this section is based solely upon information used in a previously denied motion; or

(ii) Of clear and convincing evidence that the motion filed under this section was filed solely to cause delay or harassment; and

(B) There shall be a rebuttable presumption against timeliness for any motion not made within thirty-six (36) months of the date of conviction. The presumption may be rebutted upon a showing: (i) That the person making a motion under this section was or is incompetent and the incompetence substantially contributed to the delay in the motion for a test; (ii) That the evidence to be tested is newly discovered evidence; (iii) That the motion is not based solely upon the person's own assertion of innocence and a denial of the motion would result in a manifest injustice; (iv) That a new method of technology that is substantially more probative than prior testing is available; or (v) Of good cause.

(i) That the person making a motion under this section was or is incompetent and the incompetence substantially contributed to the delay in the motion for a test;

(ii) That the evidence to be tested is newly discovered evidence;

(iii) That the motion is not based solely upon the person's own assertion of innocence and a denial of the motion would result in a manifest injustice;

(iv) That a new method of technology that is substantially more probative than prior testing is available; or

(v) Of good cause.

Acts 2001, No. 1780, § 5; 2005, No. 2250, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-21-2201 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Subchapter 22 / Section 16-21-2201
Election
Status: in_force

(a) The qualified electors of the Seventeenth Judicial District-West shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney. (b) The qualified electors of the Seventeenth Judicial District-East shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney. Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; 1983, No. 669, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365.

(a) The qualified electors of the Seventeenth Judicial District-West shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney.

(b) The qualified electors of the Seventeenth Judicial District-East shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney.

Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; 1983, No. 669, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-46-202 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-46-202
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1148,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013. Rev. Stat., ch. 59, §§ 2, 3; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4116, 4117; Pope's Dig., §§ 5125, 5126; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 28-902, 28-903.

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1148,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013.

Rev. Stat., ch. 59, §§ 2, 3; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4116, 4117; Pope's Dig., §§ 5125, 5126; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 28-902, 28-903.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-126-105 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 126 / Section 16-126-105
Consumption instead of sale as proximate cause of injury generally
Status: in_force

Except in the knowing sale of alcohol to a minor or to a clearly intoxicated person, the General Assembly hereby finds and declares that the consumption of any alcoholic beverage, rather than the furnishing of any alcoholic beverage, is the proximate cause of injuries or property damage inflicted upon persons or property by a legally intoxicated person. Acts 1999, No. 1596, § 5.

Except in the knowing sale of alcohol to a minor or to a clearly intoxicated person, the General Assembly hereby finds and declares that the consumption of any alcoholic beverage, rather than the furnishing of any alcoholic beverage, is the proximate cause of injuries or property damage inflicted upon persons or property by a legally intoxicated person.

Acts 1999, No. 1596, § 5.