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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 32 - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-3201 — 16-13-3206) › Section 16-13-3204 - Additional judges

(a)
At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-North shall elect two (2) circuit-chancery judges to take office on January 1, 1999.
(b)
At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-South shall elect three (3) circuit-chancery judges to take office on January 1, 1999.
Acts 1997, No. 1270, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 32 - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-3201 — 16-13-3206) › Section 16-13-3205 - Prosecuting attorneys

(a)
The qualified electors of Hempstead and Nevada counties shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District-North.
(b)
The qualified electors of Lafayette and Miller counties shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District-South.
Acts 1997, No. 1270, § 7; 2011, No. 1132, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 32 - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-3201 — 16-13-3206) › Section 16-13-3206 - Additional judge - Staff

There shall be provided for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by this subchapter a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in a manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit and chancery courts of this state.
Acts 1997, No. 1270, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 33 - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 16-13-3301 — 16-13-3305) › Section 16-13-3301 - Trial court administrators made state employees

(a)
A trial court administrator of a circuit court is an employee of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The Administrative Office of the Courts is responsible for the financial oversight of the trial court administrators employed by the circuit court, which includes without limitation:
(1)
Biennial and annual budget requests;
(2)
Relevant budget activities;
(3)
Monitoring expenses;
(4)
Travel;
(5)
Substitute expenses;
(6)
Indigent transcript payments; and
(7)
Ensuring projected annual expenditures do not exceed total available funding.
(c)
The office, with the assistance of the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., shall establish an official procedure or rules for:
(1)
The hiring of trial court administrators;
(2)
The termination of trial court administrators; and
(3)
Salary adjustments for trial court administrators.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 716,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 33 - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 16-13-3301 — 16-13-3305) › Section 16-13-3302 - Trial court administrator position created

(a)
(1)
The position of trial court administrator is authorized and funds shall be appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts from the State Administration of Justice Fund to provide one (1) trial court administrator for each of the circuit judges.
(2)
(A)
The trial court administrator may be employed to assist the circuit judge in the administration and management of the circuit court.
(B)
(i)
The office shall create and maintain a detailed job description for the trial court administrator position.
(ii)
The job description may be used by a circuit judge for the hiring, evaluation, and management of a trial court administrator.
(3)
Each circuit judge shall report to the office his or her intention to employ a trial court administrator.
(4)
Two (2) or more circuit judges within a judicial district may employ jointly, within their discretion, one (1) trial court administrator if coordinated with the office.
(b)
(1)
A circuit judge authorized by subsection (a) of this section to employ a trial court administrator may select and hire the trial court administrator.
(2)
The trial court administrator shall serve at the will and pleasure of the circuit judge.
(c)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (c)(2) of this section, a county shall not supplement the base salary of a trial court administrator.
(2)
If a county with quorum court approval employed a trial court administrative assistant on or before July 1, 2014, and supplemented his or her base salary under former §
16-10-133
, the county shall continue to provide the supplement so long as the now titled trial court administrator continues to be employed by the county in that position.
(d)
(1)
Notwithstanding the exemption provided by §
21-4-203
, the circuit judge employing a trial court administrator shall administer the attendance and leave policies for the trial court administrator in the manner prescribed for state employees by the Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act, §
21-4-201
et seq.
(2)
The trial court administrator shall forward all approved requests for leave to the office on a regular and timely basis for payroll purposes.
(3)
The office shall prescribe the procedures for obtaining all relevant leave information, including without limitation the forms, method of transmittal, and format for obtaining the leave information.
Added by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 33 - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 16-13-3301 — 16-13-3305) › Section 16-13-3303 - Salaries for trial court administrators

(a)
The salary of a trial court administrator shall:
(1)
Be exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, §
21-5-201
et seq.;
(2)
Not exceed the maximum annual salary rate authorized by the General Assembly in the applicable appropriation act; and
(3)
Be determined by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(b)
The salaries, together with expenses authorized by law for trial court administrators to be paid from state funds, shall be paid with moneys appropriated by the General Assembly from the Trial Court Administrator Fund.
(c)
The total amount of salaries paid to trial court administrators and other distributions of the Trial Court Administrator Fund shall not exceed:
(1)
The total annual allocation authorized by the General Assembly from the State Administration of Justice Fund to the Trial Court Administrator Fund; and
(2)
Any remaining balances in the Trial Court Administrator Fund.
Added by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 33 - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 16-13-3301 — 16-13-3305) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1297, eff. 7/24/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 33 - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS (§§ 16-13-3301 — 16-13-3305) › Section 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.
Added by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-101 - Terms of court

(a)
The regular terms of the county courts of the several counties of this state shall commence on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October of each year.
(b)
(1)
The county court shall be open, by operation of law, at the beginning of each regular term of the court, as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, and shall remain open until the beginning of the next term of the court.
(2)
No term of the court shall lapse by reason of the fact that the court was not formally opened at the beginning of the term.
Acts 1963, No. 214, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-603, 22-603.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-102 - Special terms

(a)
The county judge of any county may hold a special term of the county court when the public good of the county demands it.
(b)
Before any special term of a county court shall be held, the county judge shall give a notice ten (10) days before the special term is held by posting ten (10) written or printed notices in ten (10) of the most public places in the county, including one (1) notice on the door of the office of the clerk of the county.
Acts 1879, No. 50, §§ 1, 2, p. 60; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2269, 2270; Pope's Dig., §§ 2896, 2897; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-606, 22-607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-103 - Change of term upon conflict with circuit court - Exception

(a)
(1)
Whenever it shall happen that the time for holding the county court and circuit court in any county shall be on the same day, the county judge shall not commence his or her court until two (2) weeks thereafter.
(2)
This section shall not apply to counties having separate county clerks, as provided for in Arkansas Constitution, Article 7, § 19.
(b)
All process of whatever description shall be returnable and have day and trial in the same manner as if the county court had been held at the regular time prescribed by law.
Acts 1875, No. 55, § 77, p. 138; 1887, No. 107, § 1, p. 198; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2267, 2268; Pope's Dig., §§ 2894, 2895; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-604, 22-605.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-104 - Adjournment - Recess

There shall be no adjournments of county courts, but the county courts shall be deemed in recess when not engaged in the transaction of business.
Acts 1963, No. 214, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-603.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-105 - Sessions

(a)
Each county court may, by rule or order, fix times and places when the court will be in session for the transaction of business; but such scheduled sittings of the court shall not preclude the transaction of business by the court at other times or places.
(b)
In counties having more than one (1) judicial district, the county court shall be concurrently in session in each district.
Acts 1963, No. 214, §§ 4, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-603.3, 22-603.4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-106 - Punishment for contempt

The county court of each county, for an interruption of its proceedings or any contempt offered it while in session, shall have the power to impose a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1873, No. 31, § 22, p. 53; C. & M. Dig., § 2284; Pope's Dig., § 2911; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-615; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 411.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-107 - Approval of bonds in vacation

The judge of the county court shall have power, in vacation, to approve any bond requiring the approval of the court by law. The bond, so approved by the judge, shall be submitted to the court, at its next regular meeting, for their approval or rejection, and, if rejected, a new bond and surety shall be given.
Acts 1873, No. 31, § 29, p. 53; C. & M. Dig., § 2278; Pope's Dig., § 2905; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-611.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-108 - Special judges

(a)
When any county judge of the state shall be physically unable to attend to the business of his or her court to the extent that the business of the county court shall suffer on account of the physical disability, the circuit judge of the district in which the county is located shall have authority to certify to the Governor the physical disability of the county judge. The Governor shall appoint someone to hold the county court until such time as the regular county judge shall be physically able to resume his or her official duties.
(b)
Every person appointed to serve as special judge of a county court shall be entitled to receive compensation at the rate of forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day he or she shall sit, to be paid out of the county treasury.
Acts 1875, No. 73, § 3, p. 163; 1915, No. 340, § 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2276, 8728; Pope's Dig., §§ 2903, 11419; Acts 1975, No. 345, § 1; 1977, No. 765, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-132, 22-613.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-109 - Interest in county contracts or transactions prohibited

(a)
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any county judge to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or transaction made or entered into in his or her county or on behalf of his or her county or to accept or receive any property, money, or other valuable thing for his or her use or benefit on account of, connected with, or growing out of any contract or transaction had or made for his or her county.
(2)
If, in the purchase of any materials, supplies, equipment, or machinery for the county, any discounts, credits, or allowances are given or allowed, they shall be for the benefit of the county. It shall be unlawful for the county judge to accept or retain the discounts, credits, or allowances for his or her own use or benefit. All such discounts, credits, or allowances must be given to the county.
(b)
A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction the county judge shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). In addition, the county judge shall be removed from office, and his or her successor shall be appointed as is provided by law.
Acts 1953, No. 218, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-612.1, 22-612.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-110 - Judge not to be interested party in county contracts, projects, buildings, etc

It shall be unlawful for any county judge in this state to be either directly or indirectly interested, in his or her own county, in:
(1)
The building or repairing of any public building or the building or repairing of any public bridge;
(2)
Any toll bridge or causeway;
(3)
Any public ferry;
(4)
The keeping, feeding, or clothing of any pauper or poor or insane person;
(5)
Any real or personal property, stationery, furniture, wood, or other materials purchased for the use of the county; or
(6)
Any internal improvement to be paid for, in whole or in part, by the county.
Acts 1873, No. 31, § 21, p. 53; C. & M. Dig., § 2277; Pope's Dig., § 2904; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-612.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-111 - Disqualification of judges

No judge of the county court shall sit on the determination of any case in which he or she is interested in the outcome, is related to any party within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, has been of counsel, or is otherwise disqualified under the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct, unless the parties waive the disqualification as provided therein.
Rev. Stat., ch. 43, § 24; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2107, 6400; Pope's Dig., §§ 2711, 8362; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-113; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 100.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-112 - Sheriff's attendance at court sessions

It shall be the duty of the sheriff to attend each regular or special session of the county court for his or her county, either in person or by deputy, and to execute all orders and precepts made by the court. For his or her attendance, the sheriff shall be entitled to receive such fees as are allowed by law to sheriffs for executing the orders and precepts made by the county courts.
Acts 1873, No. 31, § 6, p. 53; C. & M. Dig., § 2272; Pope's Dig., § 2899; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-614.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY COURTS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-113) › Section 16-15-113 - Court expenses - Payment

The expenses accruing in the county courts shall be paid out of the county treasury in which the court is held in the same manner as other demands.
Rev. Stat., ch. 43, § 47; C. & M. Dig., § 2118; Pope's Dig., § 2722; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-125.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1961, No. 88, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-748 -- 22-750; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 103.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1963, No. 21, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-704.3; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 104.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1963, No. 538, § 1; 1967, No. 151, § 1; 1969, No. 51, § 1; 1981, No. 640, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-704.4; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 105.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 587,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1971, No. 157, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-713.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1941, No. 80, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-716 -- 22-718; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 108.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 530,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1951, No. 45, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-720.1; Acts 1987, No. 431, § 7; 2003, No. 1185, § 109; 2007, No. 663, § 35.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1961, No. 67, § 2; 1961, No. 159, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-754.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1979, No. 801, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-764, 22-765; Acts 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 39, § 2; 2003, No. 1185, § 111; 2007, No. 663, § 36.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1987, No. 1031, § 2; 2003, No. 1185, § 113.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 530,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1989, No. 901, §§ 1, 2; 2003, No. 1765, § 15; 2005, No. 1934, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1991, No. 1234, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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 issuing or sealing a summons or subpoena.
(2)
The fee for issuing or sealing a summons shall not be collected under subdivision (b)(1) of this section for actions brought in the small claims division.
(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.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 323,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 675,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 530,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 262, §§ 1-3; 2003, No. 1185, § 115; 2003, No. 1765, § 16; 2005, No. 1934, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 1118, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 2001, No. 1693, §§ 1, 2; 2003, No. 1185, § 120.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 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.
Acts 2001, No. 1807, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 16-17-134 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 14, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 2003, No. 673, § 1; 2011, No. 1132, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 16-17-135 - Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates

(a)
(1)
A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
(2)
A district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate may be authorized to perform any of the duties described in Rule 1.8(b) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(b)
A county with a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) persons may compensate a district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate in excess of his or her salary as a district court judge in an annual amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the district court judge's maximum annual salary as set forth in §
16-17-108
.
(c)
A county, city, or town that contributes to the salary of a district judge may treat the increased payment for magistrate duties as salary to be calculated for purposes of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, §
24-4-101
et seq.
(d)
The compensation for a district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate for a circuit court judge shall be set by the county quorum court by ordinance and may be paid by the county from the county administration of justice fund or the county general fund as appropriated by ordinance.
Acts 2005, No. 1938, § 1; 2007, No. 177, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 16-17-136 - Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court

Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary:
(1)
A person who is charged in district court with committing an offense, excluding a violation of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, §
5-65-101
et seq., or the Underage DUI or BUI Law, §
5-65-301
et seq., or any other offense for which a court appearance is mandatory, may waive appearance and trial and plead guilty or nolo contendere by a signed statement;
(2)
(A)
With the signed statement, the person shall pay the fine and court costs in an amount as established by the district court or city court within the limits prescribed by law.
(B)
Fines and court costs shall be paid to the county or city official, agency, or department designated under §
16-13-709
as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the district courts and city courts of this state;
(3)
The court shall accept the signed statement accompanied by the fine and court costs assessed as a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and shall proceed accordingly; and
(4)
Submitting payment under subdivision (2)(A) of this section through a website constitutes an agreement to be bound by an electronic record under the Arkansas Electronic Records and Signatures Act, §
25-31-101
et seq., and complies in all respects with the requirements of this section.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 299,§ 22, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 1934, § 25; 2009, No. 633, § 12; 2011, No. 1218, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 16-17-137 - Jurisdiction over certain criminal matters

(a)
If authorized by the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, a state district court judge may preside over the following criminal matters:
(1)
A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, §
16-98-301
et seq.;
(2)
A probation supervision program; and
(3)
A parole or post-release supervision program.
(b)
The administrative judge of the judicial district may withdraw authorization under this section at any time.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 119, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 2011, No. 1137, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 16-17-138 - Mandatory holding of court for departments of a district court

(a)
(1)
A district court shall hold court in each department of the district court at least one (1) time a month unless mutually waived by the district court judge and the governing body of the city or town in which the department is located.
(2)
The agreement under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be in writing and adopted by ordinance of the governing body of the city or town in which the department is located.
(b)
If the district court does not have a case at the time court is scheduled to be held in a month, the requirement of subsection (a) of this section is waived and court shall be held at the next scheduled time.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1031,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 17 - DISTRICT COURTS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-17-101 — 16-17-139) › Section 16-17-139 - District court automation funding

(a)
The operating expenses of the District Court State Automation System may be funded through funds received by the Division of Arkansas State Police from the United States Department of Transportation from the safety incentive funds received under
23 U.S.C. § 163
, as it existed on January 1, 2023.
(b)
The funds may be transferred to the Administrative Office of the Courts as directed by the division.
Added by Act 2023, No. 122,§ 37, eff. 7/1/2023.