Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-108 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 1 / Section 16-17-108
Salaries of personnel and other requirements of various district courts
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salaries of the judges and other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as follows: (1) (A) The Arkansas County District Court - Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), and the deputy court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (B) The salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Stuttgart and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county; (2) The Arkansas County District Court - Southern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and the deputy clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). The salaries shall be determined by the governing body of the City of DeWitt and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county; (3) (A) The Ashley County District Court - Crossett Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(3), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Crossett; (4) (A) The Ashley County District Court - Hamburg Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(4), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Hamburg; (5) The Baxter County District Court Clerk shall receive compensation in an amount as may be provided by the City of Mountain Home and the Baxter County Quorum Court. The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the City of Mountain Home and one-half (½) by Baxter County; (6) (A) The Calhoun County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the Hampton City Council and the Calhoun County Quorum Court and shall be paid by the City of Hampton and Calhoun County in equal monthly installments; (7) (A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Dermott Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) However, the district court clerk's position may be a full-time or part-time position. (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(7)(A)(i) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dermott. (C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Dermott; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; (8) (A) The Chicot County District Court - Eudora Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(8)(A) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Eudora. (C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Eudora; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; (9) (A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Lake Village Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) If authorized by the governing body of the City of Lake Village and the Chicot County Quorum Court, the district court judge shall be authorized to employ a full-time or part-time deputy district court clerk at an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). (iii) The salaries shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(9)(A), as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Lake Village. (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Lake Village; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; (10) The Clark County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), to be established annually by the Clark County Quorum Court. Upon approval by the Clark County Quorum Court, the Clark County District Court Judge may appoint one (1) deputy district court clerk to receive a salary as established by the Clark County Quorum Court; (11) The salaries and operations of the Clay County District Courts shall be funded through a written interlocal agreement between Clay County, Greene County, and the respective cities operating a department within Clay County and Greene County; (12) (A) The Cleveland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the Rison City Council and the Cleveland County Quorum Court; (13) Necessary expenses appropriated for the Craighead County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the county from the respective cities of the first class and cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the government of Craighead County as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the towns and cities and the county during the preceding calendar year; (14) The Cross County District Court employees' salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Wynne, the City of Cherry Valley, and the City of Parkin, for the cities' respective departments; (15) (A) The Dallas County District Court Clerks shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). (B) The salaries shall be determined by the Fordyce City Council and the Dallas County Quorum Court, and the salaries shall be paid by the City of Fordyce and Dallas County in equal monthly installments; (16) (A) The Desha County District Court - Dumas Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the deputy district clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the Desha County Quorum Court and one-half (½) by the City of Dumas and shall be determined by the Desha County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dumas; (17) The Desha County District Court - McGehee Department Clerk shall be employed and paid by the City of McGehee at such a salary as the governing body of the City of McGehee shall determine; (18) The Washington County District Court - Elkins Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); (19) (A) (i) The Fulton County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (ii) The annual salary of the Fulton County District Court Clerk shall be not less than seventeen thousand seven hundred forty-eight dollars ($17,748) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) (i) The expense of salaries, along with all other necessary and customary expenses of the court, shall be shared by Fulton County, the City of Salem, and the City of Mammoth Spring, based on a percentage of the actual number of cases handled through the court for each governmental entity. (ii) The percentage shall be determined annually by dividing the total number of cases handled by the district court into the number of cases handled annually for each of the aforementioned governmental entities. (iii) On January 1 of each year, each share shall be estimated based on the number of cases handled by the district court for each of the respective governmental entities for the preceding year. (iv) However, on December 31 of each year, each share shall be adjusted to reflect the actual percentage for each governmental entity for that year based on the actual case load. (C) The salaries and expenses shall be paid in equal monthly installments by Fulton County, and the City of Salem and the City of Mammoth Spring shall reimburse the county on a monthly basis for their respective shares of salaries and expenses; (20) (A) The Garland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000) nor more than sixty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($68,400). (B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Hot Springs and the Garland County Quorum Court; (21) (A) The Grant County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Grant County Quorum Court. (B) The district court clerk's salary shall be paid as follows: (i) Twenty-seven percent (27%) to be paid by the City of Sheridan; and (ii) Seventy-three percent (73%) to be paid by Grant County; (22) The salaries and operations of the Greene County District Courts shall be funded through a written interlocal agreement between Greene County, Clay County, and the respective cities operating a department within Greene County and Clay County; (23) (A) The Hempstead County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (B) The amount of the salary shall be determined by agreement between the governing body of the City of Hope and the Hempstead County Quorum Court; (24) The Hot Spring County - Malvern Department District Court Judge shall be entitled to an additional deputy district court clerk whose salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Malvern and the Hot Spring County Quorum Court, and the salary shall be paid by the city and county in the same proportion as the city and county shared in the revenues generated by the court in the previous year; (25) (A) (i) The Howard County District Court Judge shall have an annual salary of not less than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000). (ii) The Howard County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), unless provided for otherwise by ordinance of the Howard County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Nashville. (B) The salaries are to be paid one-half (½) by the City of Nashville and one-half (½) by Howard County; (26) (A) The Izard County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seven thousand four hundred dollars ($7,400) nor more than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000). (B) However, the salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Melbourne City Council and the Izard County Quorum Court; (27) The Jacksonville District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-three thousand nine hundred thirty-seven dollars ($33,937) nor more than thirty-six thousand nine hundred dollars ($36,900); (28) (A) The Newton County District Court - Jasper Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-eight thousand six hundred dollars ($28,600) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) All salaries and all other expenses of the office shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) by the county; (29) The Jefferson County District Court Clerks for Division 1 and Division 2 shall receive annual salaries of not less than thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000), as may be approved by the Jefferson County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Pine Bluff; (30) The expenses related to the operation of the Johnson County District Court shall be apportioned between Johnson County and any city in Johnson County operating a department by agreement between the governing bodies of the county and the respective cities; (31) (A) The Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the City of Lewisville shall pay to the district court clerk at least eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($8,800) but not more than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) of the salary, and Lafayette County shall pay to the district court clerk not less than thirteen thousand two hundred dollars ($13,200) but not more than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) of the salary. (B) The amount and manner of payment of the salary of the district court clerk may be established within the ranges specified in subdivision (a)(31)(A) of this section by mutual agreement of the Lafayette County Quorum Court and the Lewisville City Council, as well as the amount and manner of payment of all other expenses of operation of the Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court; (32) (A) The Little River County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000), as determined by the governing body of the City of Ashdown and the Little River County Quorum Court. (B) The salary shall be paid sixty-two percent (62%) by Little River County and thirty-eight percent (38%) by the City of Ashdown, unless otherwise agreed by the Little River County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Ashdown; (33) (A) Necessary expenses appropriated by the City of Lonoke for the Lonoke County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the City of Lonoke by the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county during the preceding year. (B) An itemized bill shall be prepared by the City of Lonoke fixing the apportioned expenses, and payment shall be made no later than sixty (60) days following the submission by the City of Lonoke of the bills; (34) (A) The Maumelle District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be as determined by the City of Maumelle Board of Directors; (35) (A) The Miller County District Court shall have two (2) departments, the City of Texarkana Department and the Miller County Department. (B) The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of city ordinances and those cases arising out of violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising within the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by the City of Texarkana in an amount to be determined by its governing body. (C) The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of any of the laws of the state committed outside the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising outside the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by Miller County in an amount to be determined by its quorum court; (36) The Monroe County District Court - Brinkley Department Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), and the Monroe County District Court - Brinkley Department Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars ($10,488) and not more than thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500); (37) The Monroe County District Court - Clarendon Department Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) and the Monroe County District Court - Clarendon Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eight thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars ($8,988); (38) (A) The Montgomery County District Court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000), and the district court secretary shall receive an annual salary of not less than sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) nor more than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000). (B) Montgomery County shall pay eighty percent (80%) of the salaries, and the City of Mt. Ida shall pay twenty percent (20%) of the salaries; (39) (A) The Nevada County District Court Clerk salary shall be not less than twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000) nor more than thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000). (B) The salary for the district court clerk shall be established within these ranges by the Nevada County Quorum Court and the Prescott City Council, and the salary shall be paid sixty percent (60%) by Nevada County and forty percent (40%) by the City of Prescott. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments; (40) (A) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, are each authorized to employ a chief district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500), a deputy district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000), and two (2) district court clerks, whose salaries shall each be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). (B) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, subject to the approval of the governing body of North Little Rock, may each employ an additional district court clerk whose salary shall be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); (41) The Pike County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary in an amount set by the Pike County Quorum Court. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the salaries shall be paid by Pike County, and twenty-five percent (25%) shall be paid by the City of Murfreesboro; (42) (A) The salary of the Poinsett County District Court Clerk of each department will be as determined by the Poinsett County Quorum Court and the governing body of each municipality where the department is located. (B) The salary of each district court clerk shall be payable one-half (½) by Poinsett County and one-half (½) by the municipality. (C) Each municipality shall receive from the county each month the county's share of the district court clerk's salaries; (43) The Pope County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), the chief deputy district court clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and the deputy district court clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000); (44) The Washington County District Court - Prairie Grove Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000); (45) The Pulaski County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty-two thousand eight hundred sixty-eight dollars ($52,868) nor more than seventy-eight thousand nine hundred thirty-eight dollars ($78,938), and the district court bailiff shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000) nor more than fifty-eight thousand five hundred forty-seven dollars ($58,547); (46) (A) The Saline County District Court - Benton Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000). (B) The salary shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Benton and the Saline County Quorum Court; (47) (A) The Scott County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). (B) The salary shall be subject to the approval of the Waldron City Council and the Scott County Quorum Court and shall be paid in equal monthly installments, one-half (½) to be paid by the City of Waldron and one-half (½) to be paid by Scott County; (48) (A) The Searcy County District Court - Marshall Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-four thousand seven hundred twenty dollars ($24,720) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as determined by the Searcy County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Marshall by ordinances or resolutions adopted by the respective bodies. (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid fifty percent (50%) by Searcy County and fifty percent (50%) by the City of Marshall. (C) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments; (49) (A) The Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District Judges, Departments 1, 2, and 3, shall jointly appoint a qualified elector of the state to serve as district court clerk. (B) (i) The district court clerk shall have at least five (5) years' previous experience as a court clerk or deputy court clerk or equivalent education, training, and experience as determined by the Director of Human Resources for the City of Fort Smith. (ii) Appointment and removal of the district court clerk shall be in conformance with the City of Fort Smith's current personnel policies in place at the time of appointment and removal of the district court clerk. (C) The salaries of the district court clerk, deputy district court clerks, court personnel, and any special district court judges authorized by this subdivision (a)(49) and the operating expenses of the Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District shall be paid seventy percent (70%) by the City of Fort Smith and thirty percent (30%) by Sebastian County; (50) (A) The Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District salaries of the district court clerk and the district court clerk's deputies shall be set by the Sebastian County Quorum Court. (B) The salaries shall be paid ninety percent (90%) by Sebastian County and ten percent (10%) by the City of Greenwood. (C) In order to defray the expenses of operating the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District, ninety percent (90%) of the Sebastian County net fines, ten percent (10%) of the City of Greenwood net fines, and fifteen percent (15%) of all other cities' net fines processed by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District may or shall be deposited into a bank account entitled the "Greenwood District Court Operating Fund" to be administered by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District Judge under a budget approved as follows: (i) The district court judge shall submit a proposed annual budget to a committee composed of the members of the quorum court that represent the Greenwood District of Sebastian County; (ii) The committee shall approve the district court judge's budget or formulate a reasonable budget that shall be approved by the Sebastian County Quorum Court, unless found by a majority of the quorum court to be clearly excessive; and (iii) If funds provided from the fines as set out in this subdivision (a)(50) become insufficient or excessive, the committee shall adjust the percentage of fines on a pro rata basis to increase or decrease the funds necessary to operate the district court pursuant to the budget established in this subdivision (a)(50). (D) The Sebastian County District Court Judge - Greenwood District shall be bonded in accordance with §§ 19-1-401 - 19-1-403 ; (51) (A) The Sevier County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than eighty percent (80%) of the annual salary established by law for circuit court judges. (B) The Sevier County District Court Clerk shall have an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000). (C) The salaries, expenses, and operating costs of the Sevier County District Court shall be paid equally by the City of DeQueen and Sevier County; (52) (A) The Sherwood District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Sherwood; (53) (A) The Stone County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). (B) The salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Mountain View City Council and the Stone County Quorum Court; (54) The Van Buren County District Court - Clinton Department Clerk and any district court clerk deputy salaries shall be apportioned between the county and any city in the county by agreement between the respective governing bodies; (55) The Washington County District Court - West Fork Department annual salary for each district court clerk shall be not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); and (56) The White County District Court - Beebe Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000). (b) The local salary supplement paid to a district court judge under § 16-17-115(c) shall not be used when calculating the salary established in this section. Amended by Act 2023, No. 483,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. 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(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salaries of the judges and other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as follows: (1) (A) The Arkansas County District Court - Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), and the deputy court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (B) The salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Stuttgart and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county; (2) The Arkansas County District Court - Southern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and the deputy clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). The salaries shall be determined by the governing body of the City of DeWitt and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county; (3) (A) The Ashley County District Court - Crossett Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(3), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Crossett; (4) (A) The Ashley County District Court - Hamburg Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(4), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Hamburg; (5) The Baxter County District Court Clerk shall receive compensation in an amount as may be provided by the City of Mountain Home and the Baxter County Quorum Court. The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the City of Mountain Home and one-half (½) by Baxter County; (6) (A) The Calhoun County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the Hampton City Council and the Calhoun County Quorum Court and shall be paid by the City of Hampton and Calhoun County in equal monthly installments; (7) (A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Dermott Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) However, the district court clerk's position may be a full-time or part-time position. (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(7)(A)(i) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dermott. (C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Dermott; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; (8) (A) The Chicot County District Court - Eudora Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(8)(A) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Eudora. (C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Eudora; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; (9) (A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Lake Village Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) If authorized by the governing body of the City of Lake Village and the Chicot County Quorum Court, the district court judge shall be authorized to employ a full-time or part-time deputy district court clerk at an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). (iii) The salaries shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(9)(A), as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Lake Village. (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Lake Village; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; (10) The Clark County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), to be established annually by the Clark County Quorum Court. Upon approval by the Clark County Quorum Court, the Clark County District Court Judge may appoint one (1) deputy district court clerk to receive a salary as established by the Clark County Quorum Court; (11) The salaries and operations of the Clay County District Courts shall be funded through a written interlocal agreement between Clay County, Greene County, and the respective cities operating a department within Clay County and Greene County; (12) (A) The Cleveland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the Rison City Council and the Cleveland County Quorum Court; (13) Necessary expenses appropriated for the Craighead County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the county from the respective cities of the first class and cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the government of Craighead County as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the towns and cities and the county during the preceding calendar year; (14) The Cross County District Court employees' salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Wynne, the City of Cherry Valley, and the City of Parkin, for the cities' respective departments; (15) (A) The Dallas County District Court Clerks shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). (B) The salaries shall be determined by the Fordyce City Council and the Dallas County Quorum Court, and the salaries shall be paid by the City of Fordyce and Dallas County in equal monthly installments; (16) (A) The Desha County District Court - Dumas Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the deputy district clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the Desha County Quorum Court and one-half (½) by the City of Dumas and shall be determined by the Desha County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dumas; (17) The Desha County District Court - McGehee Department Clerk shall be employed and paid by the City of McGehee at such a salary as the governing body of the City of McGehee shall determine; (18) The Washington County District Court - Elkins Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); (19) (A) (i) The Fulton County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (ii) The annual salary of the Fulton County District Court Clerk shall be not less than seventeen thousand seven hundred forty-eight dollars ($17,748) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) (i) The expense of salaries, along with all other necessary and customary expenses of the court, shall be shared by Fulton County, the City of Salem, and the City of Mammoth Spring, based on a percentage of the actual number of cases handled through the court for each governmental entity. (ii) The percentage shall be determined annually by dividing the total number of cases handled by the district court into the number of cases handled annually for each of the aforementioned governmental entities. (iii) On January 1 of each year, each share shall be estimated based on the number of cases handled by the district court for each of the respective governmental entities for the preceding year. (iv) However, on December 31 of each year, each share shall be adjusted to reflect the actual percentage for each governmental entity for that year based on the actual case load. (C) The salaries and expenses shall be paid in equal monthly installments by Fulton County, and the City of Salem and the City of Mammoth Spring shall reimburse the county on a monthly basis for their respective shares of salaries and expenses; (20) (A) The Garland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000) nor more than sixty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($68,400). (B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Hot Springs and the Garland County Quorum Court; (21) (A) The Grant County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Grant County Quorum Court. (B) The district court clerk's salary shall be paid as follows: (i) Twenty-seven percent (27%) to be paid by the City of Sheridan; and (ii) Seventy-three percent (73%) to be paid by Grant County; (22) The salaries and operations of the Greene County District Courts shall be funded through a written interlocal agreement between Greene County, Clay County, and the respective cities operating a department within Greene County and Clay County; (23) (A) The Hempstead County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (B) The amount of the salary shall be determined by agreement between the governing body of the City of Hope and the Hempstead County Quorum Court; (24) The Hot Spring County - Malvern Department District Court Judge shall be entitled to an additional deputy district court clerk whose salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Malvern and the Hot Spring County Quorum Court, and the salary shall be paid by the city and county in the same proportion as the city and county shared in the revenues generated by the court in the previous year; (25) (A) (i) The Howard County District Court Judge shall have an annual salary of not less than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000). (ii) The Howard County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), unless provided for otherwise by ordinance of the Howard County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Nashville. (B) The salaries are to be paid one-half (½) by the City of Nashville and one-half (½) by Howard County; (26) (A) The Izard County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seven thousand four hundred dollars ($7,400) nor more than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000). (B) However, the salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Melbourne City Council and the Izard County Quorum Court; (27) The Jacksonville District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-three thousand nine hundred thirty-seven dollars ($33,937) nor more than thirty-six thousand nine hundred dollars ($36,900); (28) (A) The Newton County District Court - Jasper Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-eight thousand six hundred dollars ($28,600) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) All salaries and all other expenses of the office shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) by the county; (29) The Jefferson County District Court Clerks for Division 1 and Division 2 shall receive annual salaries of not less than thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000), as may be approved by the Jefferson County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Pine Bluff; (30) The expenses related to the operation of the Johnson County District Court shall be apportioned between Johnson County and any city in Johnson County operating a department by agreement between the governing bodies of the county and the respective cities; (31) (A) The Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the City of Lewisville shall pay to the district court clerk at least eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($8,800) but not more than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) of the salary, and Lafayette County shall pay to the district court clerk not less than thirteen thousand two hundred dollars ($13,200) but not more than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) of the salary. (B) The amount and manner of payment of the salary of the district court clerk may be established within the ranges specified in subdivision (a)(31)(A) of this section by mutual agreement of the Lafayette County Quorum Court and the Lewisville City Council, as well as the amount and manner of payment of all other expenses of operation of the Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court; (32) (A) The Little River County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000), as determined by the governing body of the City of Ashdown and the Little River County Quorum Court. (B) The salary shall be paid sixty-two percent (62%) by Little River County and thirty-eight percent (38%) by the City of Ashdown, unless otherwise agreed by the Little River County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Ashdown; (33) (A) Necessary expenses appropriated by the City of Lonoke for the Lonoke County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the City of Lonoke by the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county during the preceding year. (B) An itemized bill shall be prepared by the City of Lonoke fixing the apportioned expenses, and payment shall be made no later than sixty (60) days following the submission by the City of Lonoke of the bills; (34) (A) The Maumelle District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be as determined by the City of Maumelle Board of Directors; (35) (A) The Miller County District Court shall have two (2) departments, the City of Texarkana Department and the Miller County Department. (B) The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of city ordinances and those cases arising out of violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising within the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by the City of Texarkana in an amount to be determined by its governing body. (C) The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of any of the laws of the state committed outside the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising outside the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by Miller County in an amount to be determined by its quorum court; (36) The Monroe County District Court - Brinkley Department Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), and the Monroe County District Court - Brinkley Department Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars ($10,488) and not more than thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500); (37) The Monroe County District Court - Clarendon Department Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) and the Monroe County District Court - Clarendon Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eight thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars ($8,988); (38) (A) The Montgomery County District Court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000), and the district court secretary shall receive an annual salary of not less than sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) nor more than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000). (B) Montgomery County shall pay eighty percent (80%) of the salaries, and the City of Mt. Ida shall pay twenty percent (20%) of the salaries; (39) (A) The Nevada County District Court Clerk salary shall be not less than twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000) nor more than thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000). (B) The salary for the district court clerk shall be established within these ranges by the Nevada County Quorum Court and the Prescott City Council, and the salary shall be paid sixty percent (60%) by Nevada County and forty percent (40%) by the City of Prescott. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments; (40) (A) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, are each authorized to employ a chief district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500), a deputy district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000), and two (2) district court clerks, whose salaries shall each be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). (B) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, subject to the approval of the governing body of North Little Rock, may each employ an additional district court clerk whose salary shall be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); (41) The Pike County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary in an amount set by the Pike County Quorum Court. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the salaries shall be paid by Pike County, and twenty-five percent (25%) shall be paid by the City of Murfreesboro; (42) (A) The salary of the Poinsett County District Court Clerk of each department will be as determined by the Poinsett County Quorum Court and the governing body of each municipality where the department is located. (B) The salary of each district court clerk shall be payable one-half (½) by Poinsett County and one-half (½) by the municipality. (C) Each municipality shall receive from the county each month the county's share of the district court clerk's salaries; (43) The Pope County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), the chief deputy district court clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and the deputy district court clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000); (44) The Washington County District Court - Prairie Grove Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000); (45) The Pulaski County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty-two thousand eight hundred sixty-eight dollars ($52,868) nor more than seventy-eight thousand nine hundred thirty-eight dollars ($78,938), and the district court bailiff shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000) nor more than fifty-eight thousand five hundred forty-seven dollars ($58,547); (46) (A) The Saline County District Court - Benton Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000). (B) The salary shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Benton and the Saline County Quorum Court; (47) (A) The Scott County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). (B) The salary shall be subject to the approval of the Waldron City Council and the Scott County Quorum Court and shall be paid in equal monthly installments, one-half (½) to be paid by the City of Waldron and one-half (½) to be paid by Scott County; (48) (A) The Searcy County District Court - Marshall Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-four thousand seven hundred twenty dollars ($24,720) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as determined by the Searcy County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Marshall by ordinances or resolutions adopted by the respective bodies. (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid fifty percent (50%) by Searcy County and fifty percent (50%) by the City of Marshall. (C) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments; (49) (A) The Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District Judges, Departments 1, 2, and 3, shall jointly appoint a qualified elector of the state to serve as district court clerk. (B) (i) The district court clerk shall have at least five (5) years' previous experience as a court clerk or deputy court clerk or equivalent education, training, and experience as determined by the Director of Human Resources for the City of Fort Smith. (ii) Appointment and removal of the district court clerk shall be in conformance with the City of Fort Smith's current personnel policies in place at the time of appointment and removal of the district court clerk. (C) The salaries of the district court clerk, deputy district court clerks, court personnel, and any special district court judges authorized by this subdivision (a)(49) and the operating expenses of the Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District shall be paid seventy percent (70%) by the City of Fort Smith and thirty percent (30%) by Sebastian County; (50) (A) The Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District salaries of the district court clerk and the district court clerk's deputies shall be set by the Sebastian County Quorum Court. (B) The salaries shall be paid ninety percent (90%) by Sebastian County and ten percent (10%) by the City of Greenwood. (C) In order to defray the expenses of operating the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District, ninety percent (90%) of the Sebastian County net fines, ten percent (10%) of the City of Greenwood net fines, and fifteen percent (15%) of all other cities' net fines processed by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District may or shall be deposited into a bank account entitled the "Greenwood District Court Operating Fund" to be administered by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District Judge under a budget approved as follows: (i) The district court judge shall submit a proposed annual budget to a committee composed of the members of the quorum court that represent the Greenwood District of Sebastian County; (ii) The committee shall approve the district court judge's budget or formulate a reasonable budget that shall be approved by the Sebastian County Quorum Court, unless found by a majority of the quorum court to be clearly excessive; and (iii) If funds provided from the fines as set out in this subdivision (a)(50) become insufficient or excessive, the committee shall adjust the percentage of fines on a pro rata basis to increase or decrease the funds necessary to operate the district court pursuant to the budget established in this subdivision (a)(50). (D) The Sebastian County District Court Judge - Greenwood District shall be bonded in accordance with §§ 19-1-401 - 19-1-403 ; (51) (A) The Sevier County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than eighty percent (80%) of the annual salary established by law for circuit court judges. (B) The Sevier County District Court Clerk shall have an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000). (C) The salaries, expenses, and operating costs of the Sevier County District Court shall be paid equally by the City of DeQueen and Sevier County; (52) (A) The Sherwood District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Sherwood; (53) (A) The Stone County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). (B) The salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Mountain View City Council and the Stone County Quorum Court; (54) The Van Buren County District Court - Clinton Department Clerk and any district court clerk deputy salaries shall be apportioned between the county and any city in the county by agreement between the respective governing bodies; (55) The Washington County District Court - West Fork Department annual salary for each district court clerk shall be not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); and (56) The White County District Court - Beebe Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000).

(1) (A) The Arkansas County District Court - Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), and the deputy court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (B) The salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Stuttgart and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county;

(A) The Arkansas County District Court - Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), and the deputy court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).

(B) The salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Stuttgart and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county;

(2) The Arkansas County District Court - Southern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and the deputy clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). The salaries shall be determined by the governing body of the City of DeWitt and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county;

(3) (A) The Ashley County District Court - Crossett Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(3), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Crossett;

(A) The Ashley County District Court - Crossett Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(3), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Crossett;

(4) (A) The Ashley County District Court - Hamburg Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(4), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Hamburg;

(A) The Ashley County District Court - Hamburg Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(4), as agreed upon by the Ashley County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Hamburg;

(5) The Baxter County District Court Clerk shall receive compensation in an amount as may be provided by the City of Mountain Home and the Baxter County Quorum Court. The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the City of Mountain Home and one-half (½) by Baxter County;

(6) (A) The Calhoun County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the Hampton City Council and the Calhoun County Quorum Court and shall be paid by the City of Hampton and Calhoun County in equal monthly installments;

(A) The Calhoun County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000).

(B) The salary shall be determined by the Hampton City Council and the Calhoun County Quorum Court and shall be paid by the City of Hampton and Calhoun County in equal monthly installments;

(7) (A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Dermott Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) However, the district court clerk's position may be a full-time or part-time position. (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(7)(A)(i) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dermott. (C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Dermott; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Dermott Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) However, the district court clerk's position may be a full-time or part-time position.

(i) The Chicot County District Court - Dermott Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(ii) However, the district court clerk's position may be a full-time or part-time position.

(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(7)(A)(i) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dermott.

(C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Dermott; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Dermott; and

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(8) (A) The Chicot County District Court - Eudora Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(8)(A) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Eudora. (C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Eudora; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(A) The Chicot County District Court - Eudora Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in subdivision (a)(8)(A) of this section as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Eudora.

(C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Eudora; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Eudora; and

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(9) (A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Lake Village Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) If authorized by the governing body of the City of Lake Village and the Chicot County Quorum Court, the district court judge shall be authorized to employ a full-time or part-time deputy district court clerk at an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). (iii) The salaries shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(9)(A), as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Lake Village. (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Lake Village; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(A) (i) The Chicot County District Court - Lake Village Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (ii) If authorized by the governing body of the City of Lake Village and the Chicot County Quorum Court, the district court judge shall be authorized to employ a full-time or part-time deputy district court clerk at an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). (iii) The salaries shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(9)(A), as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Lake Village.

(i) The Chicot County District Court - Lake Village Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(ii) If authorized by the governing body of the City of Lake Village and the Chicot County Quorum Court, the district court judge shall be authorized to employ a full-time or part-time deputy district court clerk at an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000).

(iii) The salaries shall be in an amount within the range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(9)(A), as agreed upon by the Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Lake Village.

(B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Lake Village; and (ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of Lake Village; and

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County;

(10) The Clark County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), to be established annually by the Clark County Quorum Court. Upon approval by the Clark County Quorum Court, the Clark County District Court Judge may appoint one (1) deputy district court clerk to receive a salary as established by the Clark County Quorum Court;

(11) The salaries and operations of the Clay County District Courts shall be funded through a written interlocal agreement between Clay County, Greene County, and the respective cities operating a department within Clay County and Greene County;

(12) (A) The Cleveland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the Rison City Council and the Cleveland County Quorum Court;

(A) The Cleveland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000).

(B) The salary shall be determined by the Rison City Council and the Cleveland County Quorum Court;

(13) Necessary expenses appropriated for the Craighead County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the county from the respective cities of the first class and cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the government of Craighead County as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the towns and cities and the county during the preceding calendar year;

(14) The Cross County District Court employees' salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Wynne, the City of Cherry Valley, and the City of Parkin, for the cities' respective departments;

(15) (A) The Dallas County District Court Clerks shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). (B) The salaries shall be determined by the Fordyce City Council and the Dallas County Quorum Court, and the salaries shall be paid by the City of Fordyce and Dallas County in equal monthly installments;

(A) The Dallas County District Court Clerks shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).

(B) The salaries shall be determined by the Fordyce City Council and the Dallas County Quorum Court, and the salaries shall be paid by the City of Fordyce and Dallas County in equal monthly installments;

(16) (A) The Desha County District Court - Dumas Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the deputy district clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the Desha County Quorum Court and one-half (½) by the City of Dumas and shall be determined by the Desha County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dumas;

(A) The Desha County District Court - Dumas Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the deputy district clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(B) The salary shall be paid one-half (½) by the Desha County Quorum Court and one-half (½) by the City of Dumas and shall be determined by the Desha County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dumas;

(17) The Desha County District Court - McGehee Department Clerk shall be employed and paid by the City of McGehee at such a salary as the governing body of the City of McGehee shall determine;

(18) The Washington County District Court - Elkins Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000);

(19) (A) (i) The Fulton County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (ii) The annual salary of the Fulton County District Court Clerk shall be not less than seventeen thousand seven hundred forty-eight dollars ($17,748) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) (i) The expense of salaries, along with all other necessary and customary expenses of the court, shall be shared by Fulton County, the City of Salem, and the City of Mammoth Spring, based on a percentage of the actual number of cases handled through the court for each governmental entity. (ii) The percentage shall be determined annually by dividing the total number of cases handled by the district court into the number of cases handled annually for each of the aforementioned governmental entities. (iii) On January 1 of each year, each share shall be estimated based on the number of cases handled by the district court for each of the respective governmental entities for the preceding year. (iv) However, on December 31 of each year, each share shall be adjusted to reflect the actual percentage for each governmental entity for that year based on the actual case load. (C) The salaries and expenses shall be paid in equal monthly installments by Fulton County, and the City of Salem and the City of Mammoth Spring shall reimburse the county on a monthly basis for their respective shares of salaries and expenses;

(A) (i) The Fulton County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (ii) The annual salary of the Fulton County District Court Clerk shall be not less than seventeen thousand seven hundred forty-eight dollars ($17,748) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(i) The Fulton County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).

(ii) The annual salary of the Fulton County District Court Clerk shall be not less than seventeen thousand seven hundred forty-eight dollars ($17,748) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(B) (i) The expense of salaries, along with all other necessary and customary expenses of the court, shall be shared by Fulton County, the City of Salem, and the City of Mammoth Spring, based on a percentage of the actual number of cases handled through the court for each governmental entity. (ii) The percentage shall be determined annually by dividing the total number of cases handled by the district court into the number of cases handled annually for each of the aforementioned governmental entities. (iii) On January 1 of each year, each share shall be estimated based on the number of cases handled by the district court for each of the respective governmental entities for the preceding year. (iv) However, on December 31 of each year, each share shall be adjusted to reflect the actual percentage for each governmental entity for that year based on the actual case load.

(i) The expense of salaries, along with all other necessary and customary expenses of the court, shall be shared by Fulton County, the City of Salem, and the City of Mammoth Spring, based on a percentage of the actual number of cases handled through the court for each governmental entity.

(ii) The percentage shall be determined annually by dividing the total number of cases handled by the district court into the number of cases handled annually for each of the aforementioned governmental entities.

(iii) On January 1 of each year, each share shall be estimated based on the number of cases handled by the district court for each of the respective governmental entities for the preceding year.

(iv) However, on December 31 of each year, each share shall be adjusted to reflect the actual percentage for each governmental entity for that year based on the actual case load.

(C) The salaries and expenses shall be paid in equal monthly installments by Fulton County, and the City of Salem and the City of Mammoth Spring shall reimburse the county on a monthly basis for their respective shares of salaries and expenses;

(20) (A) The Garland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000) nor more than sixty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($68,400). (B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Hot Springs and the Garland County Quorum Court;

(A) The Garland County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000) nor more than sixty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($68,400).

(B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Hot Springs and the Garland County Quorum Court;

(21) (A) The Grant County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Grant County Quorum Court. (B) The district court clerk's salary shall be paid as follows: (i) Twenty-seven percent (27%) to be paid by the City of Sheridan; and (ii) Seventy-three percent (73%) to be paid by Grant County;

(A) The Grant County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Grant County Quorum Court.

(B) The district court clerk's salary shall be paid as follows: (i) Twenty-seven percent (27%) to be paid by the City of Sheridan; and (ii) Seventy-three percent (73%) to be paid by Grant County;

(i) Twenty-seven percent (27%) to be paid by the City of Sheridan; and

(ii) Seventy-three percent (73%) to be paid by Grant County;

(22) The salaries and operations of the Greene County District Courts shall be funded through a written interlocal agreement between Greene County, Clay County, and the respective cities operating a department within Greene County and Clay County;

(23) (A) The Hempstead County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). (B) The amount of the salary shall be determined by agreement between the governing body of the City of Hope and the Hempstead County Quorum Court;

(A) The Hempstead County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).

(B) The amount of the salary shall be determined by agreement between the governing body of the City of Hope and the Hempstead County Quorum Court;

(24) The Hot Spring County - Malvern Department District Court Judge shall be entitled to an additional deputy district court clerk whose salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Malvern and the Hot Spring County Quorum Court, and the salary shall be paid by the city and county in the same proportion as the city and county shared in the revenues generated by the court in the previous year;

(25) (A) (i) The Howard County District Court Judge shall have an annual salary of not less than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000). (ii) The Howard County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), unless provided for otherwise by ordinance of the Howard County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Nashville. (B) The salaries are to be paid one-half (½) by the City of Nashville and one-half (½) by Howard County;

(A) (i) The Howard County District Court Judge shall have an annual salary of not less than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000). (ii) The Howard County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), unless provided for otherwise by ordinance of the Howard County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Nashville.

(i) The Howard County District Court Judge shall have an annual salary of not less than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000).

(ii) The Howard County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), unless provided for otherwise by ordinance of the Howard County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Nashville.

(B) The salaries are to be paid one-half (½) by the City of Nashville and one-half (½) by Howard County;

(26) (A) The Izard County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seven thousand four hundred dollars ($7,400) nor more than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000). (B) However, the salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Melbourne City Council and the Izard County Quorum Court;

(A) The Izard County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seven thousand four hundred dollars ($7,400) nor more than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000).

(B) However, the salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Melbourne City Council and the Izard County Quorum Court;

(27) The Jacksonville District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-three thousand nine hundred thirty-seven dollars ($33,937) nor more than thirty-six thousand nine hundred dollars ($36,900);

(28) (A) The Newton County District Court - Jasper Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-eight thousand six hundred dollars ($28,600) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). (B) All salaries and all other expenses of the office shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) by the county;

(A) The Newton County District Court - Jasper Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-eight thousand six hundred dollars ($28,600) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

(B) All salaries and all other expenses of the office shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) by the county;

(29) The Jefferson County District Court Clerks for Division 1 and Division 2 shall receive annual salaries of not less than thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000), as may be approved by the Jefferson County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Pine Bluff;

(30) The expenses related to the operation of the Johnson County District Court shall be apportioned between Johnson County and any city in Johnson County operating a department by agreement between the governing bodies of the county and the respective cities;

(31) (A) The Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the City of Lewisville shall pay to the district court clerk at least eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($8,800) but not more than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) of the salary, and Lafayette County shall pay to the district court clerk not less than thirteen thousand two hundred dollars ($13,200) but not more than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) of the salary. (B) The amount and manner of payment of the salary of the district court clerk may be established within the ranges specified in subdivision (a)(31)(A) of this section by mutual agreement of the Lafayette County Quorum Court and the Lewisville City Council, as well as the amount and manner of payment of all other expenses of operation of the Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court;

(A) The Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the City of Lewisville shall pay to the district court clerk at least eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($8,800) but not more than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) of the salary, and Lafayette County shall pay to the district court clerk not less than thirteen thousand two hundred dollars ($13,200) but not more than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) of the salary.

(B) The amount and manner of payment of the salary of the district court clerk may be established within the ranges specified in subdivision (a)(31)(A) of this section by mutual agreement of the Lafayette County Quorum Court and the Lewisville City Council, as well as the amount and manner of payment of all other expenses of operation of the Lafayette County - Lewisville Department District Court;

(32) (A) The Little River County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000), as determined by the governing body of the City of Ashdown and the Little River County Quorum Court. (B) The salary shall be paid sixty-two percent (62%) by Little River County and thirty-eight percent (38%) by the City of Ashdown, unless otherwise agreed by the Little River County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Ashdown;

(A) The Little River County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000), as determined by the governing body of the City of Ashdown and the Little River County Quorum Court.

(B) The salary shall be paid sixty-two percent (62%) by Little River County and thirty-eight percent (38%) by the City of Ashdown, unless otherwise agreed by the Little River County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Ashdown;

(33) (A) Necessary expenses appropriated by the City of Lonoke for the Lonoke County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the City of Lonoke by the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county during the preceding year. (B) An itemized bill shall be prepared by the City of Lonoke fixing the apportioned expenses, and payment shall be made no later than sixty (60) days following the submission by the City of Lonoke of the bills;

(A) Necessary expenses appropriated by the City of Lonoke for the Lonoke County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the City of Lonoke by the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county as a prorated amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, and the county during the preceding year.

(B) An itemized bill shall be prepared by the City of Lonoke fixing the apportioned expenses, and payment shall be made no later than sixty (60) days following the submission by the City of Lonoke of the bills;

(34) (A) The Maumelle District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be as determined by the City of Maumelle Board of Directors;

(A) The Maumelle District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be as determined by the City of Maumelle Board of Directors;

(35) (A) The Miller County District Court shall have two (2) departments, the City of Texarkana Department and the Miller County Department. (B) The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of city ordinances and those cases arising out of violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising within the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by the City of Texarkana in an amount to be determined by its governing body. (C) The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of any of the laws of the state committed outside the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising outside the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by Miller County in an amount to be determined by its quorum court;

(A) The Miller County District Court shall have two (2) departments, the City of Texarkana Department and the Miller County Department.

(B) The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of city ordinances and those cases arising out of violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising within the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - City of Texarkana Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by the City of Texarkana in an amount to be determined by its governing body.

(C) The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations of any of the laws of the state committed outside the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising outside the corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County District Court - Miller County Department shall have a chief district court clerk whose salary shall be paid by Miller County in an amount to be determined by its quorum court;

(36) The Monroe County District Court - Brinkley Department Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), and the Monroe County District Court - Brinkley Department Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars ($10,488) and not more than thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500);

(37) The Monroe County District Court - Clarendon Department Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) and the Monroe County District Court - Clarendon Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eight thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars ($8,988);

(38) (A) The Montgomery County District Court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000), and the district court secretary shall receive an annual salary of not less than sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) nor more than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000). (B) Montgomery County shall pay eighty percent (80%) of the salaries, and the City of Mt. Ida shall pay twenty percent (20%) of the salaries;

(A) The Montgomery County District Court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000), and the district court secretary shall receive an annual salary of not less than sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) nor more than twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000).

(B) Montgomery County shall pay eighty percent (80%) of the salaries, and the City of Mt. Ida shall pay twenty percent (20%) of the salaries;

(39) (A) The Nevada County District Court Clerk salary shall be not less than twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000) nor more than thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000). (B) The salary for the district court clerk shall be established within these ranges by the Nevada County Quorum Court and the Prescott City Council, and the salary shall be paid sixty percent (60%) by Nevada County and forty percent (40%) by the City of Prescott. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments;

(A) The Nevada County District Court Clerk salary shall be not less than twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000) nor more than thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000).

(B) The salary for the district court clerk shall be established within these ranges by the Nevada County Quorum Court and the Prescott City Council, and the salary shall be paid sixty percent (60%) by Nevada County and forty percent (40%) by the City of Prescott. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments;

(40) (A) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, are each authorized to employ a chief district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500), a deputy district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000), and two (2) district court clerks, whose salaries shall each be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). (B) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, subject to the approval of the governing body of North Little Rock, may each employ an additional district court clerk whose salary shall be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000);

(A) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, are each authorized to employ a chief district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500), a deputy district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000), and two (2) district court clerks, whose salaries shall each be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

(B) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 and 2, subject to the approval of the governing body of North Little Rock, may each employ an additional district court clerk whose salary shall be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000);

(41) The Pike County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary in an amount set by the Pike County Quorum Court. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the salaries shall be paid by Pike County, and twenty-five percent (25%) shall be paid by the City of Murfreesboro;

(42) (A) The salary of the Poinsett County District Court Clerk of each department will be as determined by the Poinsett County Quorum Court and the governing body of each municipality where the department is located. (B) The salary of each district court clerk shall be payable one-half (½) by Poinsett County and one-half (½) by the municipality. (C) Each municipality shall receive from the county each month the county's share of the district court clerk's salaries;

(A) The salary of the Poinsett County District Court Clerk of each department will be as determined by the Poinsett County Quorum Court and the governing body of each municipality where the department is located.

(B) The salary of each district court clerk shall be payable one-half (½) by Poinsett County and one-half (½) by the municipality.

(C) Each municipality shall receive from the county each month the county's share of the district court clerk's salaries;

(43) The Pope County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), the chief deputy district court clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and the deputy district court clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000);

(44) The Washington County District Court - Prairie Grove Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000);

(45) The Pulaski County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty-two thousand eight hundred sixty-eight dollars ($52,868) nor more than seventy-eight thousand nine hundred thirty-eight dollars ($78,938), and the district court bailiff shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000) nor more than fifty-eight thousand five hundred forty-seven dollars ($58,547);

(46) (A) The Saline County District Court - Benton Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000). (B) The salary shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Benton and the Saline County Quorum Court;

(A) The Saline County District Court - Benton Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000).

(B) The salary shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Benton and the Saline County Quorum Court;

(47) (A) The Scott County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). (B) The salary shall be subject to the approval of the Waldron City Council and the Scott County Quorum Court and shall be paid in equal monthly installments, one-half (½) to be paid by the City of Waldron and one-half (½) to be paid by Scott County;

(A) The Scott County District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000).

(B) The salary shall be subject to the approval of the Waldron City Council and the Scott County Quorum Court and shall be paid in equal monthly installments, one-half (½) to be paid by the City of Waldron and one-half (½) to be paid by Scott County;

(48) (A) The Searcy County District Court - Marshall Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-four thousand seven hundred twenty dollars ($24,720) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as determined by the Searcy County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Marshall by ordinances or resolutions adopted by the respective bodies. (B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid fifty percent (50%) by Searcy County and fifty percent (50%) by the City of Marshall. (C) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments;

(A) The Searcy County District Court - Marshall Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-four thousand seven hundred twenty dollars ($24,720) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as determined by the Searcy County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Marshall by ordinances or resolutions adopted by the respective bodies.

(B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid fifty percent (50%) by Searcy County and fifty percent (50%) by the City of Marshall.

(C) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments;

(49) (A) The Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District Judges, Departments 1, 2, and 3, shall jointly appoint a qualified elector of the state to serve as district court clerk. (B) (i) The district court clerk shall have at least five (5) years' previous experience as a court clerk or deputy court clerk or equivalent education, training, and experience as determined by the Director of Human Resources for the City of Fort Smith. (ii) Appointment and removal of the district court clerk shall be in conformance with the City of Fort Smith's current personnel policies in place at the time of appointment and removal of the district court clerk. (C) The salaries of the district court clerk, deputy district court clerks, court personnel, and any special district court judges authorized by this subdivision (a)(49) and the operating expenses of the Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District shall be paid seventy percent (70%) by the City of Fort Smith and thirty percent (30%) by Sebastian County;

(A) The Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District Judges, Departments 1, 2, and 3, shall jointly appoint a qualified elector of the state to serve as district court clerk.

(B) (i) The district court clerk shall have at least five (5) years' previous experience as a court clerk or deputy court clerk or equivalent education, training, and experience as determined by the Director of Human Resources for the City of Fort Smith. (ii) Appointment and removal of the district court clerk shall be in conformance with the City of Fort Smith's current personnel policies in place at the time of appointment and removal of the district court clerk.

(i) The district court clerk shall have at least five (5) years' previous experience as a court clerk or deputy court clerk or equivalent education, training, and experience as determined by the Director of Human Resources for the City of Fort Smith.

(ii) Appointment and removal of the district court clerk shall be in conformance with the City of Fort Smith's current personnel policies in place at the time of appointment and removal of the district court clerk.

(C) The salaries of the district court clerk, deputy district court clerks, court personnel, and any special district court judges authorized by this subdivision (a)(49) and the operating expenses of the Sebastian County District Court - Fort Smith District shall be paid seventy percent (70%) by the City of Fort Smith and thirty percent (30%) by Sebastian County;

(50) (A) The Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District salaries of the district court clerk and the district court clerk's deputies shall be set by the Sebastian County Quorum Court. (B) The salaries shall be paid ninety percent (90%) by Sebastian County and ten percent (10%) by the City of Greenwood. (C) In order to defray the expenses of operating the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District, ninety percent (90%) of the Sebastian County net fines, ten percent (10%) of the City of Greenwood net fines, and fifteen percent (15%) of all other cities' net fines processed by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District may or shall be deposited into a bank account entitled the "Greenwood District Court Operating Fund" to be administered by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District Judge under a budget approved as follows: (i) The district court judge shall submit a proposed annual budget to a committee composed of the members of the quorum court that represent the Greenwood District of Sebastian County; (ii) The committee shall approve the district court judge's budget or formulate a reasonable budget that shall be approved by the Sebastian County Quorum Court, unless found by a majority of the quorum court to be clearly excessive; and (iii) If funds provided from the fines as set out in this subdivision (a)(50) become insufficient or excessive, the committee shall adjust the percentage of fines on a pro rata basis to increase or decrease the funds necessary to operate the district court pursuant to the budget established in this subdivision (a)(50). (D) The Sebastian County District Court Judge - Greenwood District shall be bonded in accordance with §§ 19-1-401 - 19-1-403 ;

(A) The Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District salaries of the district court clerk and the district court clerk's deputies shall be set by the Sebastian County Quorum Court.

(B) The salaries shall be paid ninety percent (90%) by Sebastian County and ten percent (10%) by the City of Greenwood.

(C) In order to defray the expenses of operating the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District, ninety percent (90%) of the Sebastian County net fines, ten percent (10%) of the City of Greenwood net fines, and fifteen percent (15%) of all other cities' net fines processed by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District may or shall be deposited into a bank account entitled the "Greenwood District Court Operating Fund" to be administered by the Sebastian County District Court - Greenwood District Judge under a budget approved as follows: (i) The district court judge shall submit a proposed annual budget to a committee composed of the members of the quorum court that represent the Greenwood District of Sebastian County; (ii) The committee shall approve the district court judge's budget or formulate a reasonable budget that shall be approved by the Sebastian County Quorum Court, unless found by a majority of the quorum court to be clearly excessive; and (iii) If funds provided from the fines as set out in this subdivision (a)(50) become insufficient or excessive, the committee shall adjust the percentage of fines on a pro rata basis to increase or decrease the funds necessary to operate the district court pursuant to the budget established in this subdivision (a)(50).

(i) The district court judge shall submit a proposed annual budget to a committee composed of the members of the quorum court that represent the Greenwood District of Sebastian County;

(ii) The committee shall approve the district court judge's budget or formulate a reasonable budget that shall be approved by the Sebastian County Quorum Court, unless found by a majority of the quorum court to be clearly excessive; and

(iii) If funds provided from the fines as set out in this subdivision (a)(50) become insufficient or excessive, the committee shall adjust the percentage of fines on a pro rata basis to increase or decrease the funds necessary to operate the district court pursuant to the budget established in this subdivision (a)(50).

(D) The Sebastian County District Court Judge - Greenwood District shall be bonded in accordance with §§ 19-1-401 - 19-1-403 ;

(51) (A) The Sevier County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than eighty percent (80%) of the annual salary established by law for circuit court judges. (B) The Sevier County District Court Clerk shall have an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000). (C) The salaries, expenses, and operating costs of the Sevier County District Court shall be paid equally by the City of DeQueen and Sevier County;

(A) The Sevier County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than eighty percent (80%) of the annual salary established by law for circuit court judges.

(B) The Sevier County District Court Clerk shall have an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000).

(C) The salaries, expenses, and operating costs of the Sevier County District Court shall be paid equally by the City of DeQueen and Sevier County;

(52) (A) The Sherwood District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000). (B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Sherwood;

(A) The Sherwood District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).

(B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Sherwood;

(53) (A) The Stone County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). (B) The salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Mountain View City Council and the Stone County Quorum Court;

(A) The Stone County District Court Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000).

(B) The salaries shall be subject to the approval of the Mountain View City Council and the Stone County Quorum Court;

(54) The Van Buren County District Court - Clinton Department Clerk and any district court clerk deputy salaries shall be apportioned between the county and any city in the county by agreement between the respective governing bodies;

(55) The Washington County District Court - West Fork Department annual salary for each district court clerk shall be not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); and

(56) The White County District Court - Beebe Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000).

(b) The local salary supplement paid to a district court judge under § 16-17-115(c) shall not be used when calculating the salary established in this section.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 483,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 454,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 786,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 657,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1072,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1064,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1346,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1989, No. 425, §§ 1, 2; 1989, No. 443, § 3; 1989, No. 706, § 3; 1989, No. 873, § 1; 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 1; 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 29, § 1; 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 67, §§ 1-6; 1991, No. 35, § 1; 1991, No. 715, §§ 1, 4; 1991, No. 982, § 1; 1991, No. 1152, § 1; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 3, § 1; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 6, § 1; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 33, §§ 1, 3; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 39, § 1; 1993, No. 1260, § 1; 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 29, § 4; 1995, No. 1346, § 1; 1995 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 6; 1997, No. 424, § 1; 1997, No. 1349, § 1; 1999, No. 1470, § 1; 2001, No. 1714, § 1; 2003, No. 1475, § 1; 2005, No. 1814, § 1; 2005, No. 2194, § 1; 2005, No. 2220, § 1; 2007, No. 737, § 1; 2009, No. 1446, § 1; 2011, No. 15, § 1; 2011, No. 1191, § 1-17. .
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-55-113 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 55 / Subchapter 1 / Section 16-55-113
Writ of ne exeat abolished
Status: in_force

The writ of ne exeat as a remedy in a civil action is abolished. Civil Code, § 790; C. & M. Dig., § 1040; Pope's Dig., § 1242; A.S.A. 1947, § 27-202.

The writ of ne exeat as a remedy in a civil action is abolished.

Civil Code, § 790; C. & M. Dig., § 1040; Pope's Dig., § 1242; A.S.A. 1947, § 27-202.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-43-213 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 43 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-43-213
Prisoner as witness - Attendance - Examination by deposition
Status: in_force

A person confined in any prison in this state for any cause other than a sentence for felony may, by order of the court, be required to be produced for oral examination in the county where he is imprisoned. However, in all other cases his examination must be taken by deposition. Civil Code, § 593; C. & M. Dig., § 4169; Pope's Dig., § 5179; A.S.A. 1947, § 28-518.

A person confined in any prison in this state for any cause other than a sentence for felony may, by order of the court, be required to be produced for oral examination in the county where he is imprisoned. However, in all other cases his examination must be taken by deposition.

Civil Code, § 593; C. & M. Dig., § 4169; Pope's Dig., § 5179; A.S.A. 1947, § 28-518.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-118-113 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 118 / Section 16-118-113
Civil cause of action for unauthorized access to property - Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Commercial property" means: (A) A business property; (B) Agricultural or timber production operations, including buildings and all outdoor areas that are not open to the public; and (C) Residential property used for business purposes; and (2) "Nonpublic area" means an area not accessible to or not intended to be accessed by the general public. (b) A person who knowingly gains access to a nonpublic area of a commercial property and engages in an act that exceeds the person's authority to enter the nonpublic area is liable to the owner or operator of the commercial property for any damages sustained by the owner or operator. (c) An act that exceeds a person's authority to enter a nonpublic area of commercial property includes an employee who knowingly enters a nonpublic area of commercial property for a reason other than a bona fide intent of seeking or holding employment or doing business with the employer and without authorization subsequently: (1) Captures or removes the employer's data, paper, records, or any other documents and uses the information contained on or in the employer's data, paper, records, or any other documents in a manner that damages the employer; (2) Records images or sound occurring within an employer's commercial property and uses the recording in a manner that damages the employer; (3) Places on the commercial property an unattended camera or electronic surveillance device and uses the unattended camera or electronic surveillance device to record images or data for an unlawful purpose; (4) Conspires in an organized theft of items belonging to the employer; or (5) Commits an act that substantially interferes with the ownership or possession of the commercial property. (d) A person who knowingly directs or assists another person to violate this section is jointly liable. (e) A court may award to a prevailing party in an action brought under this section one (1) or more of the following remedies: (1) Equitable relief; (2) Compensatory damages; (3) Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees; and (4) In a case where compensatory damages cannot be quantified, a court may award additional damages as otherwise allowed by state or federal law in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day, or a portion of a day, that a defendant has acted in violation of subsection (b) of this section, and that in the court's discretion are commensurate with the harm caused to the plaintiff by the defendant's conduct in violation of this section. (f) This section does not: (1) Diminish the protections provided to employees under state or federal law; or (2) Limit any other remedy available at common law or provided by law. (g) This section does not apply to a state agency, a state-funded institution of higher education, a law enforcement officer engaged in a lawful investigation of commercial property or of the owner or operator of the commercial property, or a healthcare provider or medical services provider. Added by Act 2017, No. 606,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Commercial property" means: (A) A business property; (B) Agricultural or timber production operations, including buildings and all outdoor areas that are not open to the public; and (C) Residential property used for business purposes; and (2) "Nonpublic area" means an area not accessible to or not intended to be accessed by the general public.

(1) "Commercial property" means: (A) A business property; (B) Agricultural or timber production operations, including buildings and all outdoor areas that are not open to the public; and (C) Residential property used for business purposes; and

(A) A business property;

(B) Agricultural or timber production operations, including buildings and all outdoor areas that are not open to the public; and

(C) Residential property used for business purposes; and

(2) "Nonpublic area" means an area not accessible to or not intended to be accessed by the general public.

(b) A person who knowingly gains access to a nonpublic area of a commercial property and engages in an act that exceeds the person's authority to enter the nonpublic area is liable to the owner or operator of the commercial property for any damages sustained by the owner or operator.

(c) An act that exceeds a person's authority to enter a nonpublic area of commercial property includes an employee who knowingly enters a nonpublic area of commercial property for a reason other than a bona fide intent of seeking or holding employment or doing business with the employer and without authorization subsequently: (1) Captures or removes the employer's data, paper, records, or any other documents and uses the information contained on or in the employer's data, paper, records, or any other documents in a manner that damages the employer; (2) Records images or sound occurring within an employer's commercial property and uses the recording in a manner that damages the employer; (3) Places on the commercial property an unattended camera or electronic surveillance device and uses the unattended camera or electronic surveillance device to record images or data for an unlawful purpose; (4) Conspires in an organized theft of items belonging to the employer; or (5) Commits an act that substantially interferes with the ownership or possession of the commercial property.

(1) Captures or removes the employer's data, paper, records, or any other documents and uses the information contained on or in the employer's data, paper, records, or any other documents in a manner that damages the employer;

(2) Records images or sound occurring within an employer's commercial property and uses the recording in a manner that damages the employer;

(3) Places on the commercial property an unattended camera or electronic surveillance device and uses the unattended camera or electronic surveillance device to record images or data for an unlawful purpose;

(4) Conspires in an organized theft of items belonging to the employer; or

(5) Commits an act that substantially interferes with the ownership or possession of the commercial property.

(d) A person who knowingly directs or assists another person to violate this section is jointly liable.

(e) A court may award to a prevailing party in an action brought under this section one (1) or more of the following remedies: (1) Equitable relief; (2) Compensatory damages; (3) Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees; and (4) In a case where compensatory damages cannot be quantified, a court may award additional damages as otherwise allowed by state or federal law in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day, or a portion of a day, that a defendant has acted in violation of subsection (b) of this section, and that in the court's discretion are commensurate with the harm caused to the plaintiff by the defendant's conduct in violation of this section.

(1) Equitable relief;

(2) Compensatory damages;

(3) Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees; and

(4) In a case where compensatory damages cannot be quantified, a court may award additional damages as otherwise allowed by state or federal law in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day, or a portion of a day, that a defendant has acted in violation of subsection (b) of this section, and that in the court's discretion are commensurate with the harm caused to the plaintiff by the defendant's conduct in violation of this section.

(f) This section does not: (1) Diminish the protections provided to employees under state or federal law; or (2) Limit any other remedy available at common law or provided by law.

(1) Diminish the protections provided to employees under state or federal law; or

(2) Limit any other remedy available at common law or provided by law.

(g) This section does not apply to a state agency, a state-funded institution of higher education, a law enforcement officer engaged in a lawful investigation of commercial property or of the owner or operator of the commercial property, or a healthcare provider or medical services provider.

Added by Act 2017, No. 606,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-55-202 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 55 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-55-202
Assessment of percentages of fault
Status: in_force

(a) In assessing percentages of fault, the fact finder shall consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the alleged injury or death or damage to property, tangible or intangible, regardless of whether the person or entity was or could have been named as a party to the suit. (b) (1) Negligence or fault of a nonparty shall be considered if the plaintiff entered into a settlement agreement with the nonparty or if the defending party gives notice that a nonparty was wholly or partially at fault not later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of trial. (2) The notice shall be given by filing a pleading in the action designating the nonparty and setting forth the nonparty's name and last known address, or the best identification of the nonparty which is possible under the circumstances, together with a brief statement of the basis for believing the nonparty to be at fault. (c) (1) Except as expressly stated in this section, nothing in this section shall eliminate or diminish any defenses or immunities which currently exist. (2) Assessments of percentages of fault of nonparties shall be used only for accurately determining the percentage of fault of named parties. (3) Where fault is assessed against nonparties, findings of fault shall not subject any nonparty to liability in any action or be introduced as evidence of liability in any action. Acts 2003, No. 649, § 2.

(a) In assessing percentages of fault, the fact finder shall consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the alleged injury or death or damage to property, tangible or intangible, regardless of whether the person or entity was or could have been named as a party to the suit.

(b) (1) Negligence or fault of a nonparty shall be considered if the plaintiff entered into a settlement agreement with the nonparty or if the defending party gives notice that a nonparty was wholly or partially at fault not later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of trial. (2) The notice shall be given by filing a pleading in the action designating the nonparty and setting forth the nonparty's name and last known address, or the best identification of the nonparty which is possible under the circumstances, together with a brief statement of the basis for believing the nonparty to be at fault.

(1) Negligence or fault of a nonparty shall be considered if the plaintiff entered into a settlement agreement with the nonparty or if the defending party gives notice that a nonparty was wholly or partially at fault not later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of trial.

(2) The notice shall be given by filing a pleading in the action designating the nonparty and setting forth the nonparty's name and last known address, or the best identification of the nonparty which is possible under the circumstances, together with a brief statement of the basis for believing the nonparty to be at fault.

(c) (1) Except as expressly stated in this section, nothing in this section shall eliminate or diminish any defenses or immunities which currently exist. (2) Assessments of percentages of fault of nonparties shall be used only for accurately determining the percentage of fault of named parties. (3) Where fault is assessed against nonparties, findings of fault shall not subject any nonparty to liability in any action or be introduced as evidence of liability in any action.

(1) Except as expressly stated in this section, nothing in this section shall eliminate or diminish any defenses or immunities which currently exist.

(2) Assessments of percentages of fault of nonparties shall be used only for accurately determining the percentage of fault of named parties.

(3) Where fault is assessed against nonparties, findings of fault shall not subject any nonparty to liability in any action or be introduced as evidence of liability in any action.

Acts 2003, No. 649, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-47-207 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-47-207
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 999,§ 2, eff. 4/8/2013. Acts 1943, No. 169, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 49-107.

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 999,§ 2, eff. 4/8/2013.

Acts 1943, No. 169, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 49-107.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-21-137 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Subchapter 1 / Section 16-21-137
The Fifteenth Judicial District
Status: in_force

The Fifteenth Judicial District shall be a Division B Judicial District. Amended by Act 2017, No. 328,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1261,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1993, No. 1306, § 1; 1997, No. 322, § 1; 2001, No. 203, § 1; 2009, No. 459, § 1.

The Fifteenth Judicial District shall be a Division B Judicial District.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 328,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1261,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2015.

Acts 1993, No. 1306, § 1; 1997, No. 322, § 1; 2001, No. 203, § 1; 2009, No. 459, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-65-120 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65 / Subchapter 1 / Section 16-65-120
Sale or transfer of judgment or cause of action - Filing and noting by clerk
Status: in_force

(a) The sale of a judgment or any part thereof of any court of record within this state or the sale of any cause of action or interest therein after suit has been filed thereon, shall be evidenced by a written transfer which, when acknowledged in the manner and form required by law for the acknowledgment of deeds, may be filed with the papers of the suit. When thus filed by the clerk, it shall be his or her duty to make a minute of the transfer on the margin of the record of the court where the judgment of the court is recorded or, if judgment is not rendered when the transfer is filed, the clerk shall make a minute of the transfer on the docket of the court where suit is entered, giving briefly the substance thereof, for which services he or she shall be entitled to a fee of twenty-five cents (25¢), to be paid by the party applying therefor. (b) When the transfer is duly acknowledged, filed, and noted as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the transfer shall be full notice and valid and binding upon all persons subsequently dealing with reference to the cause of action or judgment, whether they have actual knowledge of the transfer or not. (c) This section shall apply to any and all judgments, suits, claims, and causes of action, whether assignable or not. Acts 1899, No. 92, § 1, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 6303; Pope's Dig., § 8259; A.S.A. 1947, § 29-123; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 196.

(a) The sale of a judgment or any part thereof of any court of record within this state or the sale of any cause of action or interest therein after suit has been filed thereon, shall be evidenced by a written transfer which, when acknowledged in the manner and form required by law for the acknowledgment of deeds, may be filed with the papers of the suit. When thus filed by the clerk, it shall be his or her duty to make a minute of the transfer on the margin of the record of the court where the judgment of the court is recorded or, if judgment is not rendered when the transfer is filed, the clerk shall make a minute of the transfer on the docket of the court where suit is entered, giving briefly the substance thereof, for which services he or she shall be entitled to a fee of twenty-five cents (25¢), to be paid by the party applying therefor.

(b) When the transfer is duly acknowledged, filed, and noted as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the transfer shall be full notice and valid and binding upon all persons subsequently dealing with reference to the cause of action or judgment, whether they have actual knowledge of the transfer or not.

(c) This section shall apply to any and all judgments, suits, claims, and causes of action, whether assignable or not.

Acts 1899, No. 92, § 1, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 6303; Pope's Dig., § 8259; A.S.A. 1947, § 29-123; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 196.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1109 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 90 / Subchapter 11 / Section 16-90-1109
Information concerning confinement or commitment
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Upon request of the victim, the Division of Correction, the Arkansas State Hospital, a local or regional hospital, local or regional mental health facility, or any other facility to which the defendant is committed by the court shall: (A) Promptly inform the victim, through the use of the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication, of the estimated date of the defendant's release from confinement from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-301 et seq., if reasonably ascertainable; (B) Inform the victim at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant on furlough or to a work release, halfway house, or other community program, if applicable; (C) Inform the victim as soon as possible but preferably at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant from a local or regional hospital or local or regional mental health facility, if applicable; and (D) Promptly inform the victim of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the defendant: (i) An escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program; (ii) A recapture; (iii) A decision of the Governor to commute the sentence or to pardon; (iv) A release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; (v) A discharge or conditional release or modification of a previously ordered conditional release from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-315 ; or (vi) The defendant's death. (2) The requirement to inform a victim by a local or regional hospital or a local or regional mental health facility under this subsection may be accomplished by notifying by telephone or other electronic means the Arkansas State Hospital of the change of status of the defendant, and the Arkansas State Hospital shall then notify the victim through the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication. (b) (1) At least thirty (30) days before a Post-Prison Transfer Board hearing concerning the defendant, if requested by the victim, the board shall inform the victim of the hearing and of the victim's right to submit to the board a victim impact statement and shall promptly inform the victim of any decision of the board. (2) (A) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board of any change in address or telephone number. (B) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future parole or post-release supervision hearings. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 133, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 132, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 867, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 429,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1997, No. 1262, § 9.

(a) (1) Upon request of the victim, the Division of Correction, the Arkansas State Hospital, a local or regional hospital, local or regional mental health facility, or any other facility to which the defendant is committed by the court shall: (A) Promptly inform the victim, through the use of the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication, of the estimated date of the defendant's release from confinement from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-301 et seq., if reasonably ascertainable; (B) Inform the victim at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant on furlough or to a work release, halfway house, or other community program, if applicable; (C) Inform the victim as soon as possible but preferably at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant from a local or regional hospital or local or regional mental health facility, if applicable; and (D) Promptly inform the victim of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the defendant: (i) An escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program; (ii) A recapture; (iii) A decision of the Governor to commute the sentence or to pardon; (iv) A release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; (v) A discharge or conditional release or modification of a previously ordered conditional release from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-315 ; or (vi) The defendant's death. (2) The requirement to inform a victim by a local or regional hospital or a local or regional mental health facility under this subsection may be accomplished by notifying by telephone or other electronic means the Arkansas State Hospital of the change of status of the defendant, and the Arkansas State Hospital shall then notify the victim through the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication.

(1) Upon request of the victim, the Division of Correction, the Arkansas State Hospital, a local or regional hospital, local or regional mental health facility, or any other facility to which the defendant is committed by the court shall: (A) Promptly inform the victim, through the use of the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication, of the estimated date of the defendant's release from confinement from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-301 et seq., if reasonably ascertainable; (B) Inform the victim at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant on furlough or to a work release, halfway house, or other community program, if applicable; (C) Inform the victim as soon as possible but preferably at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant from a local or regional hospital or local or regional mental health facility, if applicable; and (D) Promptly inform the victim of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the defendant: (i) An escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program; (ii) A recapture; (iii) A decision of the Governor to commute the sentence or to pardon; (iv) A release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; (v) A discharge or conditional release or modification of a previously ordered conditional release from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-315 ; or (vi) The defendant's death.

(A) Promptly inform the victim, through the use of the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication, of the estimated date of the defendant's release from confinement from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-301 et seq., if reasonably ascertainable;

(B) Inform the victim at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant on furlough or to a work release, halfway house, or other community program, if applicable;

(C) Inform the victim as soon as possible but preferably at least thirty (30) days before release of the defendant from a local or regional hospital or local or regional mental health facility, if applicable; and

(D) Promptly inform the victim of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the defendant: (i) An escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program; (ii) A recapture; (iii) A decision of the Governor to commute the sentence or to pardon; (iv) A release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; (v) A discharge or conditional release or modification of a previously ordered conditional release from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-315 ; or (vi) The defendant's death.

(i) An escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program;

(ii) A recapture;

(iii) A decision of the Governor to commute the sentence or to pardon;

(iv) A release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release;

(v) A discharge or conditional release or modification of a previously ordered conditional release from a court-ordered commitment under § 5-2-315 ; or

(vi) The defendant's death.

(2) The requirement to inform a victim by a local or regional hospital or a local or regional mental health facility under this subsection may be accomplished by notifying by telephone or other electronic means the Arkansas State Hospital of the change of status of the defendant, and the Arkansas State Hospital shall then notify the victim through the victim notification system under § 12-12-1201 et seq. or other method of personal communication.

(b) (1) At least thirty (30) days before a Post-Prison Transfer Board hearing concerning the defendant, if requested by the victim, the board shall inform the victim of the hearing and of the victim's right to submit to the board a victim impact statement and shall promptly inform the victim of any decision of the board. (2) (A) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board of any change in address or telephone number. (B) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future parole or post-release supervision hearings.

(1) At least thirty (30) days before a Post-Prison Transfer Board hearing concerning the defendant, if requested by the victim, the board shall inform the victim of the hearing and of the victim's right to submit to the board a victim impact statement and shall promptly inform the victim of any decision of the board.

(2) (A) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board of any change in address or telephone number. (B) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future parole or post-release supervision hearings.

(A) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board of any change in address or telephone number.

(B) It is the responsibility of the victim or his or her next of kin to notify the board after the date of commitment of any change in regard to the desire to be notified of any future parole or post-release supervision hearings.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 133, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 132, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 867, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 429,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1997, No. 1262, § 9.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-502 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 123 / Subchapter 5 / Section 16-123-502
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Antisemitism" means the same as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, and includes the contemporary examples of antisemitism identified by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, as existing on January 1, 2023. (B) "Antisemitism" does not include criticism of Israel that is similar to criticism against any other country; (2) "Government" includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, official, or other person acting under color of state law; and (3) "State law" includes without limitation a law or ordinance of a political subdivision. Added by Act 2023, No. 126,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) (A) "Antisemitism" means the same as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, and includes the contemporary examples of antisemitism identified by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, as existing on January 1, 2023. (B) "Antisemitism" does not include criticism of Israel that is similar to criticism against any other country;

(A) "Antisemitism" means the same as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, and includes the contemporary examples of antisemitism identified by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, as existing on January 1, 2023.

(B) "Antisemitism" does not include criticism of Israel that is similar to criticism against any other country;

(2) "Government" includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, official, or other person acting under color of state law; and

(3) "State law" includes without limitation a law or ordinance of a political subdivision.

Added by Act 2023, No. 126,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-403 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 114 / Subchapter 4 / Section 16-114-403
Safe harbor
Status: in_force

(a) It is a defense to a civil action brought under § 16-114-402 that, before performing a gender transition procedure on a minor: (1) The healthcare professional documented the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex for two (2) continuous years, and the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex was invariably inconsistent with the minor's biological sex throughout the two (2) years; (2) To the extent that the minor suffered from a mental health concern, at least two (2) healthcare professionals, including at least one (1) mental health professional, certified in writing that the gender transition procedure was the only way to treat the mental health concern; (3) At least two (2) healthcare professionals, including at least one (1) mental health professional, certified in writing that the minor suffered from no other mental health concerns, including without limitation depression, eating disorders, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, or psychotic disorders; and (4) The healthcare professional received the voluntary and informed consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor and the minor as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) Consent to a gender transition procedure is voluntary and informed only if, at least thirty (30) days before the first treatment of the gender transition procedure and during every subsequent medical visit for treatment during the following six (6) months, the minor and the minor's parent or legal guardian receive verbal notice and written notice in at least 14-point, proportionally spaced typeface that state the following facts, verbatim: "If your child begins one (1) of these treatments, it may actually worsen the discordance and thus increase the likelihood that your child will need additional and more serious interventions to address the worsening condition. For example, if your child begins socially transitioning or taking puberty blockers, that treatment may significantly increase the likelihood that your child's discordance will worsen and lead to your child eventually seeking cross-sex hormones or even surgery to remove some of your child's body parts. Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom have conducted systematic reviews of evidence and concluded that there is no evidence that the potential benefits of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for this purpose outweigh the known or assumed risks. Medical authorities in Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom have since recommended psychotherapy as the first line of treatment for youth gender dysphoria, with drugs and surgeries reserved as a measure of last resort. Medical authorities in France have advised 'great caution' when prescribing hormones for gender dysphoria. There are people who underwent gender transition treatments as minors and later regretted that decision and the physical harm that these treatments caused, and the total percentage of people who experience this regret is unknown. Some estimate that the rate is below two percent (2%), but that estimate is based on studies done on adults who transitioned as adults or on minors who transitioned under highly restrictive and controlled conditions. Sometimes gender transition treatments have been proposed as a way to reduce the chances of a minor committing suicide due to discordance between the minor's sex and his or her perception, but the rates of actual suicide from this discordance remain extremely low. Furthermore, as recognized by health authorities in Europe, there is no evidence that suicidality is caused by 'unaffirmed' gender or that gender transition treatments are causally linked to a reduction in serious suicidal attempts or ideations. For puberty blockers: Puberty blockers are not approved for this purpose by the United States Food and Drug Administration, which is the federal agency that determines which drugs are safe and effective for humans to use. Claims about puberty blockers' safety and efficacy are based on their use for precocious puberty, a different condition in which normal puberty is allowed to resume once the patient reaches the appropriate age. Studies on the benefits of using puberty blockers for gender dysphoria are notoriously weak. Puberty blockers are not fully reversible because, among other risks, puberty blockers may intensify a minor's discordance and cause it to persist. Puberty blockers increase the risk of your child being sterilized, meaning that he or she will never be able to have children. Puberty blockers may also cause diminished bone density for your child, increasing the risk of fracture and early osteoporosis. Puberty blockers may also prevent your child from ever being able to engage in sexual activity or achieve orgasm for the rest of your child's life. There is no research on the long-term risks to minors of persistent exposure to puberty blockers. The full effects of puberty blockers on brain development and cognition are unknown. For cross-sex hormones: The use of cross-sex hormones in males is associated with numerous health risks, such as thromboembolic disease, including without limitation blood clots; cholelithiasis, including gallstones; coronary artery disease, including without limitation heart attacks; macroprolactinoma, which is a tumor of the pituitary gland; cerebrovascular disease, including without limitation strokes; hypertriglyceridemia, which is an elevated level of triglycerides in the blood; breast cancer; and irreversible infertility. The use of cross-sex hormones in females is associated with risks of erythrocytosis, which is an increase in red blood cells; severe liver dysfunction; coronary artery disease, including without limitation heart attacks; hypertension; and increased risk of breast and uterine cancers. Once a minor begins cross-sex hormones, the minor may need to continue taking those hormones for many years and possibly for the remainder of the minor's life. The cost of these hormones may be tens of thousands of dollars. If the use of cross-sex hormones leads to surgery, the total cost of transitioning may exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For surgical procedures: The dangers, risks, complications, and long-term concerns associated with these types of procedures are almost entirely unknown. There are no long-term studies on either the effectiveness or safety of these surgical procedures." Added by Act 2023, No. 274,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) It is a defense to a civil action brought under § 16-114-402 that, before performing a gender transition procedure on a minor: (1) The healthcare professional documented the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex for two (2) continuous years, and the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex was invariably inconsistent with the minor's biological sex throughout the two (2) years; (2) To the extent that the minor suffered from a mental health concern, at least two (2) healthcare professionals, including at least one (1) mental health professional, certified in writing that the gender transition procedure was the only way to treat the mental health concern; (3) At least two (2) healthcare professionals, including at least one (1) mental health professional, certified in writing that the minor suffered from no other mental health concerns, including without limitation depression, eating disorders, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, or psychotic disorders; and (4) The healthcare professional received the voluntary and informed consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor and the minor as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(1) The healthcare professional documented the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex for two (2) continuous years, and the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex was invariably inconsistent with the minor's biological sex throughout the two (2) years;

(2) To the extent that the minor suffered from a mental health concern, at least two (2) healthcare professionals, including at least one (1) mental health professional, certified in writing that the gender transition procedure was the only way to treat the mental health concern;

(3) At least two (2) healthcare professionals, including at least one (1) mental health professional, certified in writing that the minor suffered from no other mental health concerns, including without limitation depression, eating disorders, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, or psychotic disorders; and

(4) The healthcare professional received the voluntary and informed consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor and the minor as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Consent to a gender transition procedure is voluntary and informed only if, at least thirty (30) days before the first treatment of the gender transition procedure and during every subsequent medical visit for treatment during the following six (6) months, the minor and the minor's parent or legal guardian receive verbal notice and written notice in at least 14-point, proportionally spaced typeface that state the following facts, verbatim: "If your child begins one (1) of these treatments, it may actually worsen the discordance and thus increase the likelihood that your child will need additional and more serious interventions to address the worsening condition. For example, if your child begins socially transitioning or taking puberty blockers, that treatment may significantly increase the likelihood that your child's discordance will worsen and lead to your child eventually seeking cross-sex hormones or even surgery to remove some of your child's body parts. Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom have conducted systematic reviews of evidence and concluded that there is no evidence that the potential benefits of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for this purpose outweigh the known or assumed risks. Medical authorities in Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom have since recommended psychotherapy as the first line of treatment for youth gender dysphoria, with drugs and surgeries reserved as a measure of last resort. Medical authorities in France have advised 'great caution' when prescribing hormones for gender dysphoria. There are people who underwent gender transition treatments as minors and later regretted that decision and the physical harm that these treatments caused, and the total percentage of people who experience this regret is unknown. Some estimate that the rate is below two percent (2%), but that estimate is based on studies done on adults who transitioned as adults or on minors who transitioned under highly restrictive and controlled conditions. Sometimes gender transition treatments have been proposed as a way to reduce the chances of a minor committing suicide due to discordance between the minor's sex and his or her perception, but the rates of actual suicide from this discordance remain extremely low. Furthermore, as recognized by health authorities in Europe, there is no evidence that suicidality is caused by 'unaffirmed' gender or that gender transition treatments are causally linked to a reduction in serious suicidal attempts or ideations. For puberty blockers: Puberty blockers are not approved for this purpose by the United States Food and Drug Administration, which is the federal agency that determines which drugs are safe and effective for humans to use. Claims about puberty blockers' safety and efficacy are based on their use for precocious puberty, a different condition in which normal puberty is allowed to resume once the patient reaches the appropriate age. Studies on the benefits of using puberty blockers for gender dysphoria are notoriously weak. Puberty blockers are not fully reversible because, among other risks, puberty blockers may intensify a minor's discordance and cause it to persist. Puberty blockers increase the risk of your child being sterilized, meaning that he or she will never be able to have children. Puberty blockers may also cause diminished bone density for your child, increasing the risk of fracture and early osteoporosis. Puberty blockers may also prevent your child from ever being able to engage in sexual activity or achieve orgasm for the rest of your child's life. There is no research on the long-term risks to minors of persistent exposure to puberty blockers. The full effects of puberty blockers on brain development and cognition are unknown. For cross-sex hormones: The use of cross-sex hormones in males is associated with numerous health risks, such as thromboembolic disease, including without limitation blood clots; cholelithiasis, including gallstones; coronary artery disease, including without limitation heart attacks; macroprolactinoma, which is a tumor of the pituitary gland; cerebrovascular disease, including without limitation strokes; hypertriglyceridemia, which is an elevated level of triglycerides in the blood; breast cancer; and irreversible infertility. The use of cross-sex hormones in females is associated with risks of erythrocytosis, which is an increase in red blood cells; severe liver dysfunction; coronary artery disease, including without limitation heart attacks; hypertension; and increased risk of breast and uterine cancers. Once a minor begins cross-sex hormones, the minor may need to continue taking those hormones for many years and possibly for the remainder of the minor's life. The cost of these hormones may be tens of thousands of dollars. If the use of cross-sex hormones leads to surgery, the total cost of transitioning may exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For surgical procedures: The dangers, risks, complications, and long-term concerns associated with these types of procedures are almost entirely unknown. There are no long-term studies on either the effectiveness or safety of these surgical procedures."

"If your child begins one (1) of these treatments, it may actually worsen the discordance and thus increase the likelihood that your child will need additional and more serious interventions to address the worsening condition. For example, if your child begins socially transitioning or taking puberty blockers, that treatment may significantly increase the likelihood that your child's discordance will worsen and lead to your child eventually seeking cross-sex hormones or even surgery to remove some of your child's body parts.

Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom have conducted systematic reviews of evidence and concluded that there is no evidence that the potential benefits of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for this purpose outweigh the known or assumed risks.

Medical authorities in Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom have since recommended psychotherapy as the first line of treatment for youth gender dysphoria, with drugs and surgeries reserved as a measure of last resort. Medical authorities in France have advised 'great caution' when prescribing hormones for gender dysphoria.

There are people who underwent gender transition treatments as minors and later regretted that decision and the physical harm that these treatments caused, and the total percentage of people who experience this regret is unknown. Some estimate that the rate is below two percent (2%), but that estimate is based on studies done on adults who transitioned as adults or on minors who transitioned under highly restrictive and controlled conditions.

Sometimes gender transition treatments have been proposed as a way to reduce the chances of a minor committing suicide due to discordance between the minor's sex and his or her perception, but the rates of actual suicide from this discordance remain extremely low. Furthermore, as recognized by health authorities in Europe, there is no evidence that suicidality is caused by 'unaffirmed' gender or that gender transition treatments are causally linked to a reduction in serious suicidal attempts or ideations.

For puberty blockers:

Puberty blockers are not approved for this purpose by the United States Food and Drug Administration, which is the federal agency that determines which drugs are safe and effective for humans to use. Claims about puberty blockers' safety and efficacy are based on their use for precocious puberty, a different condition in which normal puberty is allowed to resume once the patient reaches the appropriate age. Studies on the benefits of using puberty blockers for gender dysphoria are notoriously weak. Puberty blockers are not fully reversible because, among other risks, puberty blockers may intensify a minor's discordance and cause it to persist. Puberty blockers increase the risk of your child being sterilized, meaning that he or she will never be able to have children. Puberty blockers may also cause diminished bone density for your child, increasing the risk of fracture and early osteoporosis. Puberty blockers may also prevent your child from ever being able to engage in sexual activity or achieve orgasm for the rest of your child's life. There is no research on the long-term risks to minors of persistent exposure to puberty blockers. The full effects of puberty blockers on brain development and cognition are unknown.

For cross-sex hormones:

The use of cross-sex hormones in males is associated with numerous health risks, such as thromboembolic disease, including without limitation blood clots; cholelithiasis, including gallstones; coronary artery disease, including without limitation heart attacks; macroprolactinoma, which is a tumor of the pituitary gland; cerebrovascular disease, including without limitation strokes; hypertriglyceridemia, which is an elevated level of triglycerides in the blood; breast cancer; and irreversible infertility. The use of cross-sex hormones in females is associated with risks of erythrocytosis, which is an increase in red blood cells; severe liver dysfunction; coronary artery disease, including without limitation heart attacks; hypertension; and increased risk of breast and uterine cancers. Once a minor begins cross-sex hormones, the minor may need to continue taking those hormones for many years and possibly for the remainder of the minor's life. The cost of these hormones may be tens of thousands of dollars. If the use of cross-sex hormones leads to surgery, the total cost of transitioning may exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

For surgical procedures:

The dangers, risks, complications, and long-term concerns associated with these types of procedures are almost entirely unknown. There are no long-term studies on either the effectiveness or safety of these surgical procedures."

Added by Act 2023, No. 274,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-22-208 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-22-208
Barratry or maintenance - Disciplinary action by circuit and chancery courts
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, not a member of the Bar of Arkansas, who shall commit or who shall conspire to commit any act defined by the law of this state to be barratry or maintenance, or who shall solicit for himself or for another person who is not a member of the Bar of Arkansas in any manner or by any method the handling of claims or litigation involving injuries to persons or damage to property, in such a manner as would constitute the practice of law, shall be deemed to have submitted himself to the personal jurisdiction of any circuit or chancery court having territorial jurisdiction of the county where the act was committed for disciplinary proceedings in the same manner as if he were a member of the Bar of Arkansas. (b) In addition to any other lawful action the court might take in proceedings under this section, the court shall be authorized to enter an injunction restraining the commission of any acts mentioned in subsection (a) of this section and may enforce the injunction with contempt proceedings as provided by law in other cases. (c) It is declared to be the intent of this section to be in aid of and subordinate to the right of the Supreme Court of Arkansas to regulate and define the practice of law and prevent and prohibit the unauthorized or unlawful practice thereof by appropriate rules, orders, and penalties. Acts 1961, No. 438, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 25-215 -- 25-217.

(a) Any person, not a member of the Bar of Arkansas, who shall commit or who shall conspire to commit any act defined by the law of this state to be barratry or maintenance, or who shall solicit for himself or for another person who is not a member of the Bar of Arkansas in any manner or by any method the handling of claims or litigation involving injuries to persons or damage to property, in such a manner as would constitute the practice of law, shall be deemed to have submitted himself to the personal jurisdiction of any circuit or chancery court having territorial jurisdiction of the county where the act was committed for disciplinary proceedings in the same manner as if he were a member of the Bar of Arkansas.

(b) In addition to any other lawful action the court might take in proceedings under this section, the court shall be authorized to enter an injunction restraining the commission of any acts mentioned in subsection (a) of this section and may enforce the injunction with contempt proceedings as provided by law in other cases.

(c) It is declared to be the intent of this section to be in aid of and subordinate to the right of the Supreme Court of Arkansas to regulate and define the practice of law and prevent and prohibit the unauthorized or unlawful practice thereof by appropriate rules, orders, and penalties.

Acts 1961, No. 438, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 25-215 -- 25-217.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-93-705 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 93 / Subchapter 7 / Section 16-93-705
Revocation - Procedures and hearings generally
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) (i) At any time during a parolee's release on parole, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may issue a warrant for the arrest of the parolee for violation of any conditions of parole or may issue a notice to appear to answer a charge of a violation. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section. (B) (i) The board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of a parolee if the board determines that the parolee has been charged with a felony involving violence, as defined under § 5-4-501(d)(2) , or a felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section. (iii) A parolee arrested on a warrant issued under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall be detained pending a mandatory parole revocation hearing. (2) The warrant or notice shall be served personally upon the parolee. (3) The warrant shall authorize all officers named in the warrant to place the parolee in custody at any suitable detention facility pending a hearing. (4) Any community supervision officer may arrest a parolee without a warrant or may deputize any officer with power of arrest to arrest the parolee without a warrant by giving him or her a written statement setting forth that the parolee, in the judgment of the community supervision officer, violated conditions of his or her parole. (5) The written statement delivered with the parolee by the arresting officer to the official in charge of the detention facility to which the parolee is brought shall be sufficient warrant for detaining him or her pending disposition. (6) If the board or its designee finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the parolee has inexcusably failed to comply with a condition of his or her parole, the parole may be revoked at any time prior to the expiration of the period of parole. (7) A parolee for whose return a warrant has been issued by the board shall be deemed a fugitive from justice if it is found that the warrant cannot be served. (8) The board shall determine whether the time from the issuance of the warrant to the date of arrest, or any part of it, shall be counted as time served under the sentence. (b) (1) A parolee arrested for violation of parole shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that he or she has violated a condition of parole. (2) The preliminary hearing shall be scheduled within seven (7) days after arrest and conducted within fourteen (14) days after arrest, excluding a weekend, holiday, or delay caused by an act of nature, by the revocation hearing judge for the board and reasonably near the place of the alleged violation or arrest. (3) The parolee shall be given prior notice of the date, time, and location of the preliminary hearing, the purpose of the preliminary hearing, and the conditions of parole he or she is alleged to have violated. (4) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the parolee shall have the right to hear and controvert evidence against him or her, to offer evidence in his or her own behalf, and to be represented by counsel. (5) If the revocation hearing judge finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the revocation hearing judge may order the parolee returned to the nearest facility of the Division of Correction or Division of Community Correction where the parolee shall be placed in custody for a parole revocation hearing before the board. (6) If the revocation hearing judge finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the revocation hearing judge may return the parolee to parole supervision rather than to the custody of the Division of Correction and may impose additional supervision conditions in response to the violating conduct. (7) If the revocation hearing judge does not find reasonable cause, he or she shall order the parolee released from custody, but that action shall not bar the board from holding a parole revocation hearing on the alleged violation of parole or from ordering the parolee to appear before the board. (8) The revocation hearing judge shall prepare and furnish to the board and the parolee a summary of the parole revocation hearing, including the substance of the evidence and testimony considered along with the ruling or determination, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the preliminary hearing, excluding a weekend, holiday, or delay caused by an act of nature. (c) (1) (A) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee, a parole shall not be revoked except after a parole revocation hearing, which shall be conducted by the board or its designee within a reasonable period of time after the parolee's arrest. (B) If a waiver is granted under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, the parolee may subsequently appeal the waiver to the board. (2) The parolee shall be given prior notice of the date, time, and location of the parole revocation hearing, the purpose of the parole revocation hearing, and the conditions of parole he or she is alleged to have violated. (3) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the parolee shall have the right to hear and controvert evidence against him or her, to offer evidence in his or her own defense, and to be represented by counsel. (4) If parole is revoked, the board or its designee shall prepare and furnish to the parolee a written statement of evidence relied on and the reasons for revoking parole. (d) At a preliminary hearing under subsection (b) of this section or a parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section: (1) The parolee shall have the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses unless the revocation hearing judge or the board or its designee specifically finds good cause for not allowing confrontation; and (2) The parolee may introduce any relevant evidence of the alleged violation, including letters, affidavits, and other documentary evidence, regardless of its admissibility under the rules governing the admission of evidence. (e) A preliminary hearing under subsection (b) of this section shall not be required if: (1) The parolee waives a preliminary hearing; or (2) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee under subsection (c) of this section, the parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section is held within fourteen (14) calendar days after the arrest and reasonably near the place where the alleged violation occurred or where the parolee was arrested. (f) A preliminary hearing under subsection (b) of this section and a parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section shall not be necessary if the parole revocation is based on the parolee's conviction, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere to a felony offense for which he or she is sentenced to the Division of Correction or to any other state or federal correctional institution. (g) The county sheriff or keeper of the county jail may permit the parolee to be held in the county jail while awaiting the parole revocation hearing under this section and ruling of the board or its designee. (h) A parolee whose parole is revoked under this section due to a technical conditions violation or serious conditions violation and who is sentenced to any period of incarceration resulting from that revocation is subject to the periods of incarceration under § 16-93-715 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 205, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 204, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 203, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 202, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 923, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 922, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 921, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 920, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 423,§ 21, eff. 10/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1239,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1029,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 320,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 320,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 320,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 130,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 130,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 31; 1983, No. 771, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2810; 2011, No. 570, § 104.

(a) (1) (A) (i) At any time during a parolee's release on parole, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may issue a warrant for the arrest of the parolee for violation of any conditions of parole or may issue a notice to appear to answer a charge of a violation. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section. (B) (i) The board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of a parolee if the board determines that the parolee has been charged with a felony involving violence, as defined under § 5-4-501(d)(2) , or a felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section. (iii) A parolee arrested on a warrant issued under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall be detained pending a mandatory parole revocation hearing. (2) The warrant or notice shall be served personally upon the parolee. (3) The warrant shall authorize all officers named in the warrant to place the parolee in custody at any suitable detention facility pending a hearing. (4) Any community supervision officer may arrest a parolee without a warrant or may deputize any officer with power of arrest to arrest the parolee without a warrant by giving him or her a written statement setting forth that the parolee, in the judgment of the community supervision officer, violated conditions of his or her parole. (5) The written statement delivered with the parolee by the arresting officer to the official in charge of the detention facility to which the parolee is brought shall be sufficient warrant for detaining him or her pending disposition. (6) If the board or its designee finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the parolee has inexcusably failed to comply with a condition of his or her parole, the parole may be revoked at any time prior to the expiration of the period of parole. (7) A parolee for whose return a warrant has been issued by the board shall be deemed a fugitive from justice if it is found that the warrant cannot be served. (8) The board shall determine whether the time from the issuance of the warrant to the date of arrest, or any part of it, shall be counted as time served under the sentence.

(1) (A) (i) At any time during a parolee's release on parole, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may issue a warrant for the arrest of the parolee for violation of any conditions of parole or may issue a notice to appear to answer a charge of a violation. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section. (B) (i) The board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of a parolee if the board determines that the parolee has been charged with a felony involving violence, as defined under § 5-4-501(d)(2) , or a felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section. (iii) A parolee arrested on a warrant issued under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall be detained pending a mandatory parole revocation hearing.

(A) (i) At any time during a parolee's release on parole, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may issue a warrant for the arrest of the parolee for violation of any conditions of parole or may issue a notice to appear to answer a charge of a violation. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section.

(i) At any time during a parolee's release on parole, the Post-Prison Transfer Board may issue a warrant for the arrest of the parolee for violation of any conditions of parole or may issue a notice to appear to answer a charge of a violation.

(ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section.

(B) (i) The board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of a parolee if the board determines that the parolee has been charged with a felony involving violence, as defined under § 5-4-501(d)(2) , or a felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq. (ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section. (iii) A parolee arrested on a warrant issued under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall be detained pending a mandatory parole revocation hearing.

(i) The board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of a parolee if the board determines that the parolee has been charged with a felony involving violence, as defined under § 5-4-501(d)(2) , or a felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.

(ii) The Division of Community Correction shall provide the information necessary for the board to issue a warrant under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section.

(iii) A parolee arrested on a warrant issued under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall be detained pending a mandatory parole revocation hearing.

(2) The warrant or notice shall be served personally upon the parolee.

(3) The warrant shall authorize all officers named in the warrant to place the parolee in custody at any suitable detention facility pending a hearing.

(4) Any community supervision officer may arrest a parolee without a warrant or may deputize any officer with power of arrest to arrest the parolee without a warrant by giving him or her a written statement setting forth that the parolee, in the judgment of the community supervision officer, violated conditions of his or her parole.

(5) The written statement delivered with the parolee by the arresting officer to the official in charge of the detention facility to which the parolee is brought shall be sufficient warrant for detaining him or her pending disposition.

(6) If the board or its designee finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the parolee has inexcusably failed to comply with a condition of his or her parole, the parole may be revoked at any time prior to the expiration of the period of parole.

(7) A parolee for whose return a warrant has been issued by the board shall be deemed a fugitive from justice if it is found that the warrant cannot be served.

(8) The board shall determine whether the time from the issuance of the warrant to the date of arrest, or any part of it, shall be counted as time served under the sentence.

(b) (1) A parolee arrested for violation of parole shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that he or she has violated a condition of parole. (2) The preliminary hearing shall be scheduled within seven (7) days after arrest and conducted within fourteen (14) days after arrest, excluding a weekend, holiday, or delay caused by an act of nature, by the revocation hearing judge for the board and reasonably near the place of the alleged violation or arrest. (3) The parolee shall be given prior notice of the date, time, and location of the preliminary hearing, the purpose of the preliminary hearing, and the conditions of parole he or she is alleged to have violated. (4) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the parolee shall have the right to hear and controvert evidence against him or her, to offer evidence in his or her own behalf, and to be represented by counsel. (5) If the revocation hearing judge finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the revocation hearing judge may order the parolee returned to the nearest facility of the Division of Correction or Division of Community Correction where the parolee shall be placed in custody for a parole revocation hearing before the board. (6) If the revocation hearing judge finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the revocation hearing judge may return the parolee to parole supervision rather than to the custody of the Division of Correction and may impose additional supervision conditions in response to the violating conduct. (7) If the revocation hearing judge does not find reasonable cause, he or she shall order the parolee released from custody, but that action shall not bar the board from holding a parole revocation hearing on the alleged violation of parole or from ordering the parolee to appear before the board. (8) The revocation hearing judge shall prepare and furnish to the board and the parolee a summary of the parole revocation hearing, including the substance of the evidence and testimony considered along with the ruling or determination, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the preliminary hearing, excluding a weekend, holiday, or delay caused by an act of nature.

(1) A parolee arrested for violation of parole shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that he or she has violated a condition of parole.

(2) The preliminary hearing shall be scheduled within seven (7) days after arrest and conducted within fourteen (14) days after arrest, excluding a weekend, holiday, or delay caused by an act of nature, by the revocation hearing judge for the board and reasonably near the place of the alleged violation or arrest.

(3) The parolee shall be given prior notice of the date, time, and location of the preliminary hearing, the purpose of the preliminary hearing, and the conditions of parole he or she is alleged to have violated.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the parolee shall have the right to hear and controvert evidence against him or her, to offer evidence in his or her own behalf, and to be represented by counsel.

(5) If the revocation hearing judge finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the revocation hearing judge may order the parolee returned to the nearest facility of the Division of Correction or Division of Community Correction where the parolee shall be placed in custody for a parole revocation hearing before the board.

(6) If the revocation hearing judge finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the revocation hearing judge may return the parolee to parole supervision rather than to the custody of the Division of Correction and may impose additional supervision conditions in response to the violating conduct.

(7) If the revocation hearing judge does not find reasonable cause, he or she shall order the parolee released from custody, but that action shall not bar the board from holding a parole revocation hearing on the alleged violation of parole or from ordering the parolee to appear before the board.

(8) The revocation hearing judge shall prepare and furnish to the board and the parolee a summary of the parole revocation hearing, including the substance of the evidence and testimony considered along with the ruling or determination, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the preliminary hearing, excluding a weekend, holiday, or delay caused by an act of nature.

(c) (1) (A) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee, a parole shall not be revoked except after a parole revocation hearing, which shall be conducted by the board or its designee within a reasonable period of time after the parolee's arrest. (B) If a waiver is granted under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, the parolee may subsequently appeal the waiver to the board. (2) The parolee shall be given prior notice of the date, time, and location of the parole revocation hearing, the purpose of the parole revocation hearing, and the conditions of parole he or she is alleged to have violated. (3) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the parolee shall have the right to hear and controvert evidence against him or her, to offer evidence in his or her own defense, and to be represented by counsel. (4) If parole is revoked, the board or its designee shall prepare and furnish to the parolee a written statement of evidence relied on and the reasons for revoking parole.

(1) (A) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee, a parole shall not be revoked except after a parole revocation hearing, which shall be conducted by the board or its designee within a reasonable period of time after the parolee's arrest. (B) If a waiver is granted under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, the parolee may subsequently appeal the waiver to the board.

(A) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee, a parole shall not be revoked except after a parole revocation hearing, which shall be conducted by the board or its designee within a reasonable period of time after the parolee's arrest.

(B) If a waiver is granted under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, the parolee may subsequently appeal the waiver to the board.

(2) The parolee shall be given prior notice of the date, time, and location of the parole revocation hearing, the purpose of the parole revocation hearing, and the conditions of parole he or she is alleged to have violated.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the parolee shall have the right to hear and controvert evidence against him or her, to offer evidence in his or her own defense, and to be represented by counsel.

(4) If parole is revoked, the board or its designee shall prepare and furnish to the parolee a written statement of evidence relied on and the reasons for revoking parole.

(d) At a preliminary hearing under subsection (b) of this section or a parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section: (1) The parolee shall have the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses unless the revocation hearing judge or the board or its designee specifically finds good cause for not allowing confrontation; and (2) The parolee may introduce any relevant evidence of the alleged violation, including letters, affidavits, and other documentary evidence, regardless of its admissibility under the rules governing the admission of evidence.

(1) The parolee shall have the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses unless the revocation hearing judge or the board or its designee specifically finds good cause for not allowing confrontation; and

(2) The parolee may introduce any relevant evidence of the alleged violation, including letters, affidavits, and other documentary evidence, regardless of its admissibility under the rules governing the admission of evidence.

(e) A preliminary hearing under subsection (b) of this section shall not be required if: (1) The parolee waives a preliminary hearing; or (2) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee under subsection (c) of this section, the parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section is held within fourteen (14) calendar days after the arrest and reasonably near the place where the alleged violation occurred or where the parolee was arrested.

(1) The parolee waives a preliminary hearing; or

(2) Unless a parole revocation hearing is knowingly and intelligently waived by the parolee under subsection (c) of this section, the parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section is held within fourteen (14) calendar days after the arrest and reasonably near the place where the alleged violation occurred or where the parolee was arrested.

(f) A preliminary hearing under subsection (b) of this section and a parole revocation hearing under subsection (c) of this section shall not be necessary if the parole revocation is based on the parolee's conviction, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere to a felony offense for which he or she is sentenced to the Division of Correction or to any other state or federal correctional institution.

(g) The county sheriff or keeper of the county jail may permit the parolee to be held in the county jail while awaiting the parole revocation hearing under this section and ruling of the board or its designee.

(h) A parolee whose parole is revoked under this section due to a technical conditions violation or serious conditions violation and who is sentenced to any period of incarceration resulting from that revocation is subject to the periods of incarceration under § 16-93-715 .

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 205, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 204, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 203, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 202, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 923, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 922, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 921, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 920, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 423,§ 21, eff. 10/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1239,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1029,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 320,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 320,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 320,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 130,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 130,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 31; 1983, No. 771, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2810; 2011, No. 570, § 104.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-89-104 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 89 / Section 16-89-104
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1973, No. 555, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2101.1; Acts 2001, No. 424, § 3.

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1973, No. 555, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2101.1; Acts 2001, No. 424, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-604 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 123 / Section 16-123-604
Remedies
Status: in_force

(a) A person may assert a violation of this subchapter as a claim against the state government in any judicial or administrative proceeding or as a defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the judicial or administrative proceeding is brought by or in the name of the state government, any private person, or any other party. (b) An action under this subchapter may be commenced, and relief may be granted, in a court of the state without regard to whether the person commencing the action has sought or exhausted available administrative remedies. (c) (1) A person who successfully asserts a claim or defense under this subchapter may recover declaratory relief, injunctive relief, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief. (2) Only declaratory relief and injunctive relief shall be available against a private person not acting under color of state law upon a successful assertion of a defense under this subchapter. (d) A person may not bring an action to assert a claim under this subchapter later than two (2) years after the date that the person knew or should have known that a discriminatory action was taken against that person. (e) For the provision of equitable relief, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunities to suit and from liability are waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this subchapter. Added by Act 2023, No. 733,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) A person may assert a violation of this subchapter as a claim against the state government in any judicial or administrative proceeding or as a defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the judicial or administrative proceeding is brought by or in the name of the state government, any private person, or any other party.

(b) An action under this subchapter may be commenced, and relief may be granted, in a court of the state without regard to whether the person commencing the action has sought or exhausted available administrative remedies.

(c) (1) A person who successfully asserts a claim or defense under this subchapter may recover declaratory relief, injunctive relief, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief. (2) Only declaratory relief and injunctive relief shall be available against a private person not acting under color of state law upon a successful assertion of a defense under this subchapter.

(1) A person who successfully asserts a claim or defense under this subchapter may recover declaratory relief, injunctive relief, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.

(2) Only declaratory relief and injunctive relief shall be available against a private person not acting under color of state law upon a successful assertion of a defense under this subchapter.

(d) A person may not bring an action to assert a claim under this subchapter later than two (2) years after the date that the person knew or should have known that a discriminatory action was taken against that person.

(e) For the provision of equitable relief, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunities to suit and from liability are waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this subchapter.

Added by Act 2023, No. 733,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-129-106 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 129 / Section 16-129-106
Remedies
Status: in_force

(a) In an action under this chapter, a prevailing plaintiff may recover: (1) the greater of: (A) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's disclosure, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or (B) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action. In determining the amount of statutory damages under subsection (a)(1)(B), consideration must be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure, the number of disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of distribution of the image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors; (2) an amount equal to any monetary gain made by the defendant from disclosure of the intimate image; and (3) punitive damages. (b) In an action under this chapter, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (1) reasonable attorney's fees and costs; and (2) additional relief, including injunctive relief. (c) This chapter does not affect a right or remedy available under law of this state other than this chapter. Added by Act 2021, No. 420,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

(a) In an action under this chapter, a prevailing plaintiff may recover: (1) the greater of: (A) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's disclosure, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or (B) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action. In determining the amount of statutory damages under subsection (a)(1)(B), consideration must be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure, the number of disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of distribution of the image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors; (2) an amount equal to any monetary gain made by the defendant from disclosure of the intimate image; and (3) punitive damages.

(1) the greater of: (A) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's disclosure, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or (B) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action. In determining the amount of statutory damages under subsection (a)(1)(B), consideration must be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure, the number of disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of distribution of the image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors;

(A) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's disclosure, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or

(B) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action. In determining the amount of statutory damages under subsection (a)(1)(B), consideration must be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure, the number of disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of distribution of the image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors;

(2) an amount equal to any monetary gain made by the defendant from disclosure of the intimate image; and

(3) punitive damages.

(b) In an action under this chapter, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (1) reasonable attorney's fees and costs; and (2) additional relief, including injunctive relief.

(1) reasonable attorney's fees and costs; and

(2) additional relief, including injunctive relief.

(c) This chapter does not affect a right or remedy available under law of this state other than this chapter.

Added by Act 2021, No. 420,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-2302 — AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 23 / Section 16-13-2302
Terms of court
Status: in_force

The terms of court in each county in the Fifteenth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below: (1) Conway County: On the first Monday in March and the first Monday in October; (2) (A) In the Southern District of Logan County: On the third Mondays in April and October; (B) In the Northern District of Logan County: On the first Mondays in January and August; (3) Scott County: On the first Mondays in May and November; (4) (A) In the Danville District of Yell County: On the third Monday in January and the third Monday in August; (B) In the Dardanelle District of Yell County: On the third Monday in February and the third Monday in September. Acts 1889, No. 31, §§ 1-3, p. 38; 1901, No. 5, § 11, p. 5; 1939, No. 210, § 1; 1945, No. 11, § 1; 1955, No. 146, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-310.

The terms of court in each county in the Fifteenth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:

(1) Conway County: On the first Monday in March and the first Monday in October;

(2) (A) In the Southern District of Logan County: On the third Mondays in April and October; (B) In the Northern District of Logan County: On the first Mondays in January and August;

(A) In the Southern District of Logan County: On the third Mondays in April and October;

(B) In the Northern District of Logan County: On the first Mondays in January and August;

(3) Scott County: On the first Mondays in May and November;

(4) (A) In the Danville District of Yell County: On the third Monday in January and the third Monday in August; (B) In the Dardanelle District of Yell County: On the third Monday in February and the third Monday in September.

(A) In the Danville District of Yell County: On the third Monday in January and the third Monday in August;

(B) In the Dardanelle District of Yell County: On the third Monday in February and the third Monday in September.

Acts 1889, No. 31, §§ 1-3, p. 38; 1901, No. 5, § 11, p. 5; 1939, No. 210, § 1; 1945, No. 11, § 1; 1955, No. 146, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-310.