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AR Code § 16-13-3304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 13 - Circuit Courts|Subchapter 33 - Trial Court Administrators|§ 16-13-3304. Trial court administrators — Reimbursement for expenses

 (a)  (1) A trial court administrator of a circuit court is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court away from the trial court administrator's official station.  (2) Notwithstanding the exemption from state travel rules provided by § 19-4-904, if a trial court administrator uses a personal vehicle for transportation, he or she is entitled to reimbursement for mileage at the same rate prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration for executive branch employees.    (b) Reimbursements for actual expenses and mileage under subsection (a) of this section shall be made monthly by the Administrative Office of the Courts upon claims by the respective trial court administrators certified by the circuit judge.
AR Code § 16-13-3305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 13 - Circuit Courts|Subchapter 33 - Trial Court Administrators|§ 16-13-3305. Trial court administrators — Credit for county service

 A trial court administrator who converted on July 1, 1996, from county employment to state employment and was employed under former § 16-10-134 shall be given credit for his or her length of service with the county for purposes of accrual rates for sick leave and annual leave and attainment of career service recognition awards.
AR Code § 16-17-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-102. Exchange of jurisdictions by district court judges

 (a) District judges may temporarily exchange districts by joint order entered of record in their respective courts. They may hold court for each other for such length of time as may seem practicable and for the best interest of their respective courts.  (b) District judges exchanging jurisdictional authority or districts shall have the same power or authority, holding courts for each other, as the district judge for the district in which the court or courts shall be held.  (c) No city or county shall be held liable for nor shall incur any expense whatsoever for any special pay or travel costs arising out of any exchange of judicial districts between district judges.
AR Code § 16-17-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-103. Residency requirement of judges

 The judge of a district court shall be a qualified elector within the geographical area from which he or she is chosen.
AR Code § 16-17-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-104. Law license requirement for district judges

 District judges shall have been licensed attorneys of this state for at least four (4) years immediately preceding the date of assuming office.
AR Code § 16-17-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-106. Deputy district court clerks generally

 (a)  (1) The judge of the district court of any city in this state may, with the approval of the governing body of the city, appoint one (1) or more deputy district court clerks to serve under the judge's supervision.  (2) The deputy district court clerk employed by a city or county is governed by the employee handbook and policies of the city or county.  (3) If a deputy district court clerk is employed by more than one (1) city or county, then the employing cities, counties, or both, shall determine by written agreement the apportionment of expenses and the applicable employee handbook and policies.  (4) The district court judge shall ensure compliance with the applicable employee handbook, policies, procedures, practices, ordinances, and resolutions of the city or county, or both, consistent with Canon 2 of the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct.    (b)  (1) The salary of a deputy district court clerk may be less than, but not more than, the salary paid to the district court clerk.  (2) The salary designated for the office of district court clerk may be apportioned by the city council between and among the district court clerks and any deputy district court clerks.    (c) A deputy district court clerk may perform all duties and exercise all powers granted to the district court clerk and shall post bond in the same manner and amount as required of the district court clerk.
AR Code § 16-17-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-114. Restriction on receipt of fees and costs by constables in certain localities

 (a) This section shall apply to:  (1) All cities in which there are located, or may be located, state-supported educational institutions with campus enrollments of no fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students; and  (2) The townships in which those cities are situated.    (b) No constable nor deputy constable shall be allowed to receive, and shall not receive, any fee, costs, penalty, payment, or compensation of any kind or nature in any criminal suit, prosecution, or arrest, or in any criminal proceeding whatsoever. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the payment to constables of the fees now provided by law in civil cases.  (c) Any constable or deputy constable who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Each criminal suit, prosecution, arrest, or proceeding in which a constable or deputy constable accepts payment or compensation shall constitute a separate offense.  (d) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (c) of this section, a violation of this section shall constitute malfeasance in office punishable as provided by law.
AR Code § 16-17-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-115. County's, town's, and city's portion of district court expenses — Appropriation

 (a) Except as authorized otherwise, the county in which a district court is held shall pay one-half (½) of the salaries of the district court judge and each chief district court clerk of any district court organized in that county under § 16-17-901 et seq., and the quorum court in a county subject to § 16-17-901 et seq. at its annual meeting shall make an appropriation of a sum sufficient to pay the county's proportion of the expenses of any such district court. These payments shall be made out of the general revenues of the county.  (b)  (1)  (A) Except as authorized otherwise, the town or city in which a district court is held shall pay:  (i) One-half (½) of the salaries of the district court judge and the chief district court clerk; and  (ii) The operational expenses of the district court organized in that town or city under § 16-17-901 et seq. unless otherwise agreed to by the political subdivisions that contribute to the expenses of the district court.    (B) The governing body of the town or city in a town or city subject to § 16-17-901 et seq. shall make at its annual meeting an appropriation of a sum sufficient to pay the town's or city's proportion of the salaries and operational expenses of the district court.    (2) These payments shall be made out of the general revenues of the town or city.    (c)  (1) Any town or city operating a city court on December 31, 2011, that becomes a department of a district court shall continue to pay the amount paid as the base salary of the city court judge to the district court judge who has assumed the responsibility of attending the former city court.  (2) The base salary to be paid to the district court judge under subdivision (c)(1) of this section in calendar year 2012 and subsequent years shall be the amount paid by the city or town to the city court judge for the calendar year 2011.    (d)  (1) A town or city operating a city court on December 31, 2011, that becomes a department of district court shall continue to pay the salary of the district court clerk and provide for the operational expenses of that department of district court unless otherwise agreed to by the political subdivisions that contribute to the expenses of the district court.  (2) Subdivision (d)(1) of this section does not apply to any town or city that has abolished a department of district court pursuant to state law.    (e) A district court operated solely by the county shall have the salaries and operational expenses of that district court paid solely by the county unless otherwise agreed to by the political subdivisions that contribute to the expenses of the district court.
AR Code § 16-17-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-118. Power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases

 Each judge of the district court shall have the same power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases as is conferred upon the circuit judges of the state.
AR Code § 16-17-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-119. Counties with populations over 250,000 — District court expenses

 (a)  (1) The salaries and operational expenses of district courts in any county having a population of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) or more inhabitants according to the most recent federal census shall be paid by the city or town in which the court is located.  (2) No portion of these expenses shall be paid by the county in which the court is located.    (b) This section shall not apply to a district court funded solely by a county.  (c) This section shall not apply to any town or city that has abolished a department of a district court pursuant to state law.
AR Code § 16-17-121 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-121. Salary increases — Factors to consider

 (a) In the event the General Assembly establishes a district court cost fund to be used exclusively for the operation and expenses of the district court, any district court judge's, clerk's, or other employee's salary authorized by § 16-17-108 may be increased from the minimum salary upward to any amount not exceeding the maximum salary authorized in § 16-17-108 and may be paid from the fund as set forth hereafter.  (b) The city council or the county quorum court, or both, if authorized, of the local governmental jurisdictions responsible for paying the salaries of the district court judge, clerks, and other employees may authorize salary increases for the various court personnel as authorized above after considering the following factors:  (1) The amount and availability of funds in the district court cost fund;  (2) The volume of caseload;  (3) The backlog of cases, if any, on the court docket;  (4) The time required in dealing with cases;  (5) The skill required in dealing with cases; and  (6) The amount of time taken away from the judge's private practice, if applicable.
AR Code § 16-17-124 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-124. Fee for appeal transcript — Disposition

 (a) When required to make a certification of disposition of court proceedings, including without limitation certified copies of the docket, certified copies of civil or small claims judgments, and appeal transcripts, the district court shall collect a fee of not less than five dollars ($5.00) per case for preparation of the original.  (b) All funds derived from the fee shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury of each political subdivision that contributes to the expenses of the district court based on the percentage of the expenses contributed by the political subdivision to be appropriated for any permissible use in the administration of the district court.
AR Code § 16-17-125 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-125. Pretrial release alternative administration fee

 (a) An administrative fee may be levied and collected, in district court or city court, from each pretrial detainee charged with either a felony or misdemeanor who is placed under the supervision of the court pending trial.  (b) The administrative fee authorized by this section may be levied only by the district court or city court which places a pretrial detainee under the supervision of the court pending trial.  (c) A district judge may impose such administrative fee for supervision if the judge finds it necessary to impose conditions of release requiring supervision of a criminal defendant pending trial and the judge does not require the posting of any bail that requires the defendant to pay a bondsman or post any form of cash or security.  (d) Such supervised pretrial release program is optional for both the court and the defendant and is an alternative to continued incarceration pending trial or to posting bond set by the court. The court shall be solely responsible for determining which defendants may be placed on the program. The defendant must agree to be placed on the program as an alternative to continued incarceration pending trial or to posting bond set by the court.  (e) All funds derived from the collection of such administrative fee shall be used by the municipality solely for the administration of justice.  (f) The administrative fee authorized by this section may be reduced or waived based on indigency.
AR Code § 16-17-126 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-126. Fee for filing and issuing writs — Disposition — Fee for issuing summons

 (a)  (1) The district court clerk shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for filing or issuing writs, including writs of garnishment and executions.  (2) The fee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is in addition to fees and costs established by law for specific purposes or as authorized by the county quorum court or municipality.    (b)  (1) The district court clerk shall collect a fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for drawing and issuing, or sealing, a summons or subpoena if the summons or subpoena follows the form incorporated into Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.  (2) A fee shall not be collected under this subsection if the summons or subpoena follows the form incorporated into Rule 4 of the Arkansas District Court Rules and the summons or subpoena is not a separate document.    (c) All funds derived from the fees under this section shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury of each political subdivision that contributes to the expenses of the district court based on the percentage of the expenses contributed by the political subdivision to be appropriated for any permissible use in the administration of the district court.
AR Code § 16-17-130 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-130. Single district judge to be elected countywide

 The judge of any district court located in a county with only one (1) district court shall hereafter be elected countywide.
AR Code § 16-17-131 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-131. Suspension of license for failure to appear

 (a) A person required to appear before a district court in this state, having been served with any form of notice to appear for any criminal offense, traffic violation, or misdemeanor charge, shall appear at the time and place designated in the notice.  (b)  (1) If a person fails to appear as required in subsection (a) of this section, the presiding judge may suspend the person's driver's license.  (2) The license shall be suspended until the person appears and completes the sentence ordered by the court.  (3) After the person satisfies all requirements of the sentence, the Department of Finance and Administration shall assess the current fees for reinstatement of a driver's license.
AR Code § 16-17-132 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-132. District court generally

 (a) All fines, penalties, and costs received by the district courts shall be collected and distributed in the manner provided by laws affecting the former municipal courts, unless and until the General Assembly establishes a new method of distribution.  (b) All salaries, retirement benefits, programs, and moneys of judges, clerks, and court employees of the former municipal courts will continue to be vested and paid to the judges, clerks, and court employees of the district courts, pending further acts of the General Assembly.  (c) A vacancy in a district court judgeship shall be filled in the same manner and subject to the same restrictions as for vacancies under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 29.
AR Code § 16-17-133 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-133. Limitation of the incarceration of juvenile defendants in district courts

 (a)  (1) District courts have jurisdiction of juvenile defendants for violation of local codes or ordinances, game and fish violations, and traffic offenses.  (2) Juveniles charged with these offenses are subject to the same penalties as adults unless otherwise provided in this section.    (b) A juvenile subject to the jurisdiction of a district court shall not be incarcerated unless the juvenile:  (1) Commits a second offense for which the court has jurisdiction within one (1) year of the first offense;  (2) Willfully violates probation; or  (3) Willfully fails to pay a fine or perform community service work or other sanction properly ordered by the court.    (c) As an alternative to incarceration on a first offense or otherwise, the district court may place a juvenile on residential detention, which may be supervised by electronic monitoring for up to thirty (30) days.  (d)  (1) For a juvenile to be found in contempt for violating a court order, the order must have been in writing and served on the juvenile and the juvenile's parent or guardian.  (2) If a juvenile is found in contempt of court, the court may:  (A) Order that the juvenile be committed for a period not to exceed ten (10) days; or  (B) Place the juvenile on residential detention, which may be supervised by electronic monitoring for up to thirty (30) days.      (e)  (1) Any juvenile incarcerated under this section shall be separated from individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older.  (2) Where space is available, a juvenile who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, an offense under this section may be placed in a juvenile detention facility rather than in the county jail.  (3) Juveniles being detained on allegations of delinquency or who have been adjudicated delinquent shall have priority for juvenile detention beds over juveniles sentenced in district court.    (f)  (1) A district court may also order the juvenile, the juvenile's parent, both parents, or the guardian of any juvenile punishable as provided for in this section to be liable for the cost of the incarceration or electronic monitoring.  (2) Prior to ordering payment, a district court shall take into account:  (A) The financial ability of the parent, both parents, or the guardian to pay for the detention or electronic monitoring;  (B) The past efforts of the parent, both parents, or the guardian to correct or prevent the juvenile's misconduct;  (C) If the parent is a noncustodial parent, the opportunity the parent has had to correct the delinquent juvenile's misconduct; and  (D) Any other factors the court deems relevant.
AR Code § 16-17-134 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers|Chapter 17 - District Courts|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-17-134. Change of venue from lower courts in certain counties to municipal court

 Notwithstanding § 16-19-409 or any other law to the contrary:   (1)  (A) In any criminal case brought before any city court in a county with a population between eighty-nine thousand (89,000) persons and one hundred fifty-three thousand (153,000) persons according to the 2000 Federal Decennial Census and in which a district court exists, the judge shall grant a change of venue to the district court, upon the defendant's motion, without the prepayment or tender of any fees.  (B) Upon filing the motion, the court shall have no further jurisdiction in the case, except for the purpose of preparing a transcript for the district court;    (2) In the event of any change of venue from a city court to a district court in a county with a population between eighty-nine thousand (89,000) persons and one hundred fifty-three thousand (153,000) persons according to the 2000 Federal Decennial Census and in which more than one (1) district court exists, the case shall be transferred to the district court geographically nearest in the county; and  (3) In no event shall any change of venue lie from any district court in a county with a population between eighty-nine thousand (89,000) persons and one hundred fifty-three thousand (153,000) persons according to the 2000 Federal Decennial Census to any city court in criminal cases.