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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 5 - CIVIL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-55-101 — 16-68-607) › Chapter 68 - COSTS AND BONDS (§§ 16-68-201 — 16-68-607) › Subchapter 6 - INCARCERATED PERSONS (§§ 16-68-601 — 16-68-607) › Section 16-68-603 - Indigency

Nothing in this subchapter should be construed to prohibit an incarcerated person from filing his or her civil action or proceeding if the incarcerated person is found to be indigent pursuant to the Arkansas indigency statutes.
Acts 1997, No. 340, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 5 - CIVIL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-55-101 — 16-68-607) › Chapter 68 - COSTS AND BONDS (§§ 16-68-201 — 16-68-607) › Subchapter 6 - INCARCERATED PERSONS (§§ 16-68-601 — 16-68-607) › Section 16-68-604 - Affidavit of inability to pay

(a)
Any court of the State of Arkansas may authorize the commencement, prosecution, or defense of any suit, action, or proceeding, without payment of fees and costs, by an incarcerated person who makes an affidavit that he or she is unable to pay such costs or give security therefor.
(b)
(1)
(A)
This affidavit shall contain complete information as to the incarcerated person's:
(i)
Identity;
(ii)
Nature and amount of income;
(iii)
Spouse's income, if available to the incarcerated person;
(iv)
Property owned;
(v)
Cash or checking accounts;
(vi)
Dependents;
(vii)
Debts; and
(viii)
Monthly expenses.
(B)
The incarcerated person, if applicable, shall also state the amount of money deposited in his or her inmate account for the past six (6) months.
(2)
The affidavit shall contain the following statements: "I, ..............., am unable to pay the filing fees and court costs described herein. I verify that the statements made in this affidavit are true and correct."
(c)
The Attorney General or other counsel for the defendant shall be authorized to receive information from the prison or jail verifying the financial information given by the incarcerated person.
Acts 1997, No. 340, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 5 - CIVIL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-55-101 — 16-68-607) › Chapter 68 - COSTS AND BONDS (§§ 16-68-201 — 16-68-607) › Subchapter 6 - INCARCERATED PERSONS (§§ 16-68-601 — 16-68-607) › Section 16-68-605 - Merit of claims

A court in which an affidavit of inability to pay has been filed may dismiss the action in whole or in part on a finding that:
(1)
The allegation of poverty is false; or
(2)
The action or a portion of the action lacks a justiciable issue as defined by §
16-22-309
.
Acts 1997, No. 340, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 5 - CIVIL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-55-101 — 16-68-607) › Chapter 68 - COSTS AND BONDS (§§ 16-68-201 — 16-68-607) › Subchapter 6 - INCARCERATED PERSONS (§§ 16-68-601 — 16-68-607) › Section 16-68-606 - Fees upon commencement or dismissal

(a)
If the court authorizes the commencement of the action and the court concludes, based on information contained in the affidavit or other information available to the court, that such person is able to pay part of the fees, costs, or security otherwise required, then the court shall order a partial payment to be made as a condition of the commencement or further prosecution of the action, provided that any such payment is not less than required under §
16-68-601
. Furthermore, if the court dismisses the action for the reason that it lacks a justiciable issue, then the court may order the incarcerated person to pay reasonable attorney's fees pursuant to §
16-22-309
.
(b)
Furthermore, if the court dismisses the action for the reason that it lacks a justiciable issue, then the court may order the incarcerated person to pay reasonable attorney's fees pursuant to §
16-22-309
.
Acts 1997, No. 340, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 5 - CIVIL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-55-101 — 16-68-607) › Chapter 68 - COSTS AND BONDS (§§ 16-68-201 — 16-68-607) › Subchapter 6 - INCARCERATED PERSONS (§§ 16-68-601 — 16-68-607) › Section 16-68-607 - Multiple lawsuits - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "civil action or proceeding" includes without limitation a legal action filed in federal or state court.
(2)
"Civil action or proceeding" does not include:
(A)
A petition for writ of habeas corpus;
(B)
A petition for writ of error coram nobis; or
(C)
A petition for relief under Rule 37 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(b)
Unless the incarcerated person is under imminent danger of serious physical injury, an incarcerated person may not bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under the Arkansas indigency statutes if, on three (3) or more prior occasions while incarcerated or detained in any facility, the incarcerated person brought an action that was determined by a court to:
(1)
Be frivolous or malicious; or
(2)
Fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1110,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 340, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-80-104) › Section 16-80-102 - Precedence given to criminal trials when victim under age of 14

Notwithstanding any rule of court to the contrary and in furtherance of the purposes of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 27.1, all courts of this state having jurisdiction of criminal offenses, except for extraordinary circumstances, shall give precedence to the trials of criminal offenses over other matters before the court, civil or criminal, when the alleged victim is a person under the age of fourteen (14) years.
Acts 1985, No. 569, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-159.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 80 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-80-104) › Section 16-80-104 - Comprehensive mental health evaluation for a minor convicted of capital murder or murder in the first degree

(a)
If a comprehensive mental health evaluation is not performed at the request of the minor convicted of capital murder, §
5-10-101
, or murder in the first degree, §
5-10-102
, before his or her trial or before he or she is sentenced, the circuit court shall ensure that a comprehensive mental health evaluation is conducted on the minor by an adolescent mental health professional licensed in the state before the minor's entry into the Division of Correction for a sentence of life imprisonment.
(b)
A comprehensive mental health evaluation ordered under this section shall include without limitation the following information concerning the minor:
(1)
Family interviews;
(2)
Prenatal history;
(3)
Developmental history;
(4)
Medical history;
(5)
History of treatment for substance use;
(6)
Social history; and
(7)
A psychological evaluation.
(c)
A comprehensive mental health evaluation conducted under this section:
(1)
Is not admissible into evidence at a trial or sentencing over the objections of the minor; and
(2)
Shall be included in any documentation or inmate file kept by the Division of Correction or, if the minor is eventually supervised on parole or post-release supervision, the Division of Community Correction.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 122, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 858, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 857, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 539,§ 8, eff. 3/20/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-102 - Persons not subject to arrest

(a)
(1)
The members of the Senate and House of Representatives and the clerks, sergeants-at-arms, and doorkeepers of each branch of the General Assembly shall be privileged from arrest during the session of the General Assembly and for fifteen (15) days before the commencement and after the termination of each session.
(2)
If any person shall arrest any of the persons named in this subsection during the time they are privileged therefrom, the person shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), with costs, to be recovered by action in the name and for the use of the injured party.
(b)
All persons qualified to vote for representatives in the General Assembly shall be privileged from arrest during their attendance at any election and while on their way going to and returning from the election.
(c)
No person shall be arrested while doing militia duty under the order of his commanding officer or while going to or returning from the place of duty or parade.
(d)
No person shall be arrested in the Senate chamber or House of Representatives during their sitting, or in any court of justice during the sitting of the court.
(e)
Nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to extend to cases of treason, felony, or breach of the peace or to privilege any person named from being served at any time or place specified in this section with a summons or notice to appear.
(f)
If any person is arrested contrary to the provisions of this section, the person shall be discharged on a writ of habeas corpus by any court or officer having authority to issue the writ at the cost of the party procuring the arrest.
Rev. Stat., ch. 10, §§ 1, 3-6, 8, 9; C. & M. Dig., §§ 429, 431-434, 436, 437; Pope's Dig., §§ 466, 468-471, 473, 474; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-301 -- 43-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-103 - Power of judge or magistrate to summon, examine, and issue warrant for arrest

When a judge or magistrate is satisfied that a felony has been committed, he or she shall have power to summon before him or her any persons he or she may think proper and examine them on oath concerning it to enable him or her to ascertain the offender and to issue a warrant for his or her arrest.
Crim. Code, § 29; C. & M. Dig., § 2900; Pope's Dig., § 3716; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-410; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 266.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-104 - Warrant of arrest generally

(a)
(1)
(A)
A warrant of arrest may be issued by any circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate.
(B)
A warrant of arrest may be executed by any law enforcement officer.
(2)
It is the duty of a circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with the commission of an offense when, from his or her personal knowledge or from information given him or her on oath, the circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing the charge.
(3)
(A)
The prosecuting attorney may, whenever he or she believes any person has committed an offense in any county in the district for which he or she is elected, file before any circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate within the county in which he or she believes the offense has been committed a written information, under oath, charging the person with the commission of the offense.
(B)
Upon a filing described in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section, the circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate may issue his or her warrant for the arrest of the person and have the person brought before him or her according to law.
(b)
A warrant of arrest, in general terms, shall name or describe the offense charged to have been committed and the county in which it was committed. The warrant shall command the officer to whom it is directed to arrest the person named therein as the offender and bring him or her before some judge or magistrate of the county in which the offense was committed, to be dealt with according to law. It may be substantially in the following form, varying the terms to suit the case:
"The State of Arkansas.
To any law enforcement officer of the State of Arkansas:
It appearing that there are reasonable grounds for believing that A. B. has committed the offense of larceny in the County of Pulaski, you are therefor commanded, forthwith, to arrest A. B., and bring him before some judge or magistrate of Pulaski County, to be dealt with according to law.
Given under my hand the __________________ day of __________________, 20__________________.
C.D.
Judge or Magistrate,
Summon as witnesses E. F. and J. K."
Amended by Act 2019, No. 608,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Crim. Code, §§ 23, 24, 28; Acts 1883, No. 49, § 2, p. 72; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2894, 2895, 2899, 8320; Pope's Dig., §§ 3710, 3711, 3715, 10897; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-406 -- 43-409; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 266.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-105 - Execution of summons and service of process

Any law enforcement officer to whom any criminal summons or warrant of arrest is directed may serve or execute it in any county in the state.
Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 19, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., § 3865; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-411; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 248.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-107 - Procedures of arrest

(a)
An arrest is made by placing the person of the defendant in restraint or by his or her submitting to the custody of the person making the arrest.
(b)
No unnecessary force or violence shall be used in making the arrest.
(c)
To make an arrest, a law enforcement officer may break open the door of a house in which the defendant may be after having demanded admittance and explained the purpose for which admittance is desired.
(d)
A law enforcement officer making an arrest may summon orally as many persons as he or she deems necessary to aid him or her in making the arrest, and all persons failing without reasonable excuse to obey the summons shall be guilty of Class C misdemeanors.
(e)
The person making the arrest shall:
(1)
Inform the person about to be arrested of the intention to arrest him or her and the offense for which he or she is to be arrested; and
(2)
If acting under a warrant of arrest, give information of the warrant and show the warrant if required.
(f)
The law enforcement officer making an arrest in obedience to a warrant shall proceed with the defendant as directed by the warrant.
Crim. Code, §§ 36-40, 42; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2907-2912; Pope's Dig., §§ 3723-3728; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-412 -- 43-414, 43-415 -- 43-417; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 412.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-108 - Arrest on certain private property permitted

State and local police are authorized to enter upon the parking areas of private business establishments and to discover, investigate, and effect the arrest of persons thereon violating any state or local law to the same extent as if the person or persons were upon the public streets or highways.
Acts 1969, No. 107, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-414.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-109 - Bail

(a)
(1)
When any sheriff or other law enforcement officer makes an arrest, he or she is authorized to take and to approve bail in the manner provided by law wherever he or she makes the arrest.
(2)
If the offense charged is a misdemeanor, the person arrested may immediately give bail for appearing on a day to be named in the bail bond before the judge or magistrate who issued the warrant or before the court having jurisdiction to try the offense. The sheriff or other officer making the arrest may be authorized by the judge or magistrate issuing the warrant to take the bail by an endorsement made on the warrant to that effect.
(b)
(1)
If the defendant gives bail for his or her appearance before the judge or magistrate for an examination of the charge, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the sheriff or officer taking the bail shall fix the day of the defendant's appearance.
(2)
A deviation from the provisions of subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not, however, render the bail bond invalid.
Crim. Code, §§ 25-27; Acts 1871, No. 49, § 1 [25]; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2896-2898; Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 19, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., §§ 3712-3714, 3865; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-411, 43-418 -- 43-420; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 268.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-110 - Return on the warrant

(a)
(1)
The sheriff or officer who has executed a warrant of arrest shall make a written return on the warrant of the time and manner of executing it and deliver the warrant to the judge or magistrate before whom the defendant is brought.
(2)
If bail is given as provided in §
16-81-109(a)(2)
, the officer shall deliver the warrant and bail bond to the judge or magistrate before whom, or to the clerk of the court in which, the defendant is bound by the bail bond to appear.
(b)
If the arrest is made in a different county from that in which the offense is charged to have been committed and bail is given, the sheriff or officer may transmit the warrant and bail bond by mail to the person to whom by subsection (a) of this section he or she is required to deliver them.
Crim. Code, §§ 30, 31; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2901, 2902; Pope's Dig., §§ 3717, 3718; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-421, 43-422; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 268.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-112 - Escape of prisoner

(a)
If the defendant escapes or is rescued after an arrest, the person in whose custody he or she was may immediately pursue and recapture him or her in any part of the state.
(b)
(1)
If any person charged with or convicted of a felony within this state breaks prison, escapes, flees from justice, or absconds or secrets himself or herself, it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he or she deems it necessary, to offer a reward not to exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for apprehending and delivering the person into the custody of an officer as the governor may direct.
(2)
Any person apprehending and delivering the escapee to the proper officer and producing to the Governor the receipt of the officer for the body of the escapee shall be entitled to the reward offered by the Governor, and the Governor shall certify the amount of the reward to the Auditor of State, who shall issue his or her warrant on the State Treasury for the reward, to be paid out of any money appropriated for the contingent expenses of the executive department.
Rev. Stat., ch. 67, §§ 27, 28; Crim. Code, § 41; Acts 1874, No. 2, § 1, p. 39; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2916, 4897, 4898; Pope's Dig., §§ 3732, 6108, 6109; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-426 -- 43-428; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 489.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-114 - Warrantless arrest for gas theft

(a)
Any person who pumps fuel into a vehicle or container, which fuel is the property of a retail business entity that engages in the sale of fuel, and then leaves the premises with the fuel and without paying for the fuel shall be subject to arrest during the four (4) hours following the event, notwithstanding the lack of a warrant for the arrest.
(b)
Provided, however, the person arrested shall be released within twenty-four (24) hours of the arrest unless a warrant for the arrest of the person is issued according to law.
Acts 1999, No. 1515, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-115 - Certified law enforcement officers from adjoining states

(a)
A certified law enforcement officer from an adjoining state who is in Arkansas shall have the authorization to act as described in subsection (b) of this section if the officer is:
(1)
Regularly assigned to duty in a municipality that is within one (1) mile of an Arkansas border;
(2)
On duty in his or her regularly assigned municipality at the time he or she enters the city limits of the Arkansas municipality; and
(3)
Within the city limits of the Arkansas municipality that adjoins the municipality to which the officer is regularly assigned.
(b)
If the governing body of an Arkansas municipality authorizes it, a certified law enforcement officer who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:
(1)
Has the same powers, duties, and immunities as a certified law enforcement officer of Arkansas who is acting in the discharge of an official duty; and
(2)
May enforce Arkansas law and the ordinances of an Arkansas municipality.
Acts 2005, No. 272, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-116 - Warrantless arrest for violation of interference with emergency communication in the first degree, 5-60-124, or interference with emergency communication in the second degree, Section 5-60-125

If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe a person has violated §
5-60-124
or §
5-60-125
, the officer may arrest the person without a warrant even if the incident did not take place in the presence of the officer if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has violated the section within the preceding:
(1)
Four (4) hours; or
(2)
Twelve (12) hours in cases involving physical injury as defined in §
5-1-102
.
Acts 2009, No. 1456, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-117 - Interpreters for deaf persons who are arrested

(a)
If a person who is deaf is arrested for a criminal offense and taken into custody, the arresting law enforcement officer and his or her superiors shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf person and to interpret the person's statement.
(b)
If a qualified interpreter is not present when a deaf person makes a statement while in custody for an arrest, the statement is not admissible in court.
Added by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-118) › Section 16-81-118 - Citation and arrest by a school resource officer - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "school resource officer" means a school resource officer as described under §
6-10-128
.
(b)
A school resource officer may issue a citation to a person to appear in the local district court having jurisdiction over the place where a violation of state law occurred even if the school resource officer is outside of his or her jurisdiction if:
(1)
The school resource officer is accompanying students on a school-sanctioned event that takes the students outside the county in which the school is located;
(2)
The violation of state law is in conjunction with criminal activity that directly involves the students, school employees, or other persons participating in, observing, or assisting the school-sanctioned event; and
(3)
The person who is the recipient of the citation is a student, school employee, or other person participating in, observing, or assisting the school-sanctioned event.
(c)
The school resource officer shall use a citation book that substantially complies with the citation requirements under §
16-10-205
.
(d)
(1)
A citation issued under this section is not valid unless the school resource officer provides at a minimum:
(A)
The address and phone number of the district court having jurisdiction;
(B)
The date and time when the recipient of the citation is to appear in the district court;
(C)
A cite to the specific state law that was alleged to have been violated;
(D)
The printed name and date of birth of the person receiving the citation; and
(E)
(i)
An opportunity for the person receiving the citation to sign the citation.
(ii)
If the person who is to receive the citation refuses to sign the citation, the school resource officer is required to arrest the person and deliver him or her to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction immediately.
(2)
The school resource officer shall file a copy of the citation issued under this section at least fifteen (15) days before the court date listed on the citation.
(3)
The school resource officer shall provide a person receiving a citation under this section a full and complete copy of the citation.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1179,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 2 - STOP AND SEARCH (§§ 16-81-201 — 16-81-204) › Section 16-81-203 - Grounds to reasonably suspect

The following are among the factors to be considered in determining if the officer has grounds to reasonably suspect:
(1)
The demeanor of the suspect;
(2)
The gait and manner of the suspect;
(3)
Any knowledge the officer may have of the suspect's background or character;
(4)
Whether the suspect is carrying anything, and what he or she is carrying;
(5)
The manner in which the suspect is dressed, including bulges in clothing, when considered in light of all of the other factors;
(6)
The time of the day or night the suspect is observed;
(7)
Any overheard conversation of the suspect;
(8)
The particular streets and areas involved;
(9)
Any information received from third persons, whether they are known or unknown;
(10)
Whether the suspect is consorting with others whose conduct is reasonably suspect;
(11)
The suspect's proximity to known criminal conduct;
(12)
The incidence of crime in the immediate neighborhood;
(13)
The suspect's apparent effort to conceal an article; and
(14)
The apparent effort of the suspect to avoid identification or confrontation by a law enforcement officer.
Acts 1969, No. 378, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-435; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 249.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTRASTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-301 — 16-81-305) › Section 16-81-301 - Authority of law enforcement officers

Any law enforcement officer of this state in fresh pursuit of a person who is reasonably believed to have committed a felony in this state or has committed or attempted to commit any criminal offense in this state in the presence of the officer, or for whom the officer holds a warrant of arrest for a criminal offense, shall have the authority to arrest and hold in custody such person anywhere in this state.
Acts 1941, No. 19, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-501; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 250.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTRASTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-301 — 16-81-305) › Section 16-81-302 - Disposition of prisoner

If such an arrest is made in obedience to a warrant, the disposition of the prisoner shall be as in other cases of arrest under a warrant; if the arrest is without a warrant, the prisoner shall without unnecessary delay be taken before a judge or magistrate of the county wherein such an arrest was made.
Acts 1941, No. 19, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-502; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 269.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTRASTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-301 — 16-81-305) › Section 16-81-303 - Definition

(a)
(1)
The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this subchapter shall include:
(A)
Fresh pursuit as defined by the common law; and
(B)
The pursuit of a person:
(i)
Who has committed a felony or is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony in this state;
(ii)
Who has committed or attempted to commit any criminal offense in this state in the presence of the arresting law enforcement officer referred to in §
16-81-301
; or
(iii)
For whom the officer holds a warrant of arrest for a criminal offense.
(2)
It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony in this state, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for so believing.
(b)
Fresh pursuit as used in this subchapter shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
Acts 1941, No. 19, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-503; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 251.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTRASTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-301 — 16-81-305) › Section 16-81-304 - Construction of act

Section 16 -81-301 shall not make unlawful an arrest which would otherwise be lawful.
Acts 1941, No. 19, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-504.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTRASTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-301 — 16-81-305) › Section 16-81-305 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Uniform Act on Intrastate Fresh Pursuit."
Acts 1941, No. 19, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-505.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-401 - Title

This subchapter may be called the "Uniform Act on Interstate Fresh Pursuit."
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-511.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-402 - Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to prevent criminals from utilizing state lines to handicap our police in their apprehension.
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-512.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-403 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter the terms:
(1)
"Fresh pursuit" shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony or an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony or an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence, though no felony nor an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony or an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used in this subchapter shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay;
(2)
"State" shall include the District of Columbia.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 400,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-513.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-404 - Member of duly organized peace unit of other state - Authority to arrest and hold

Any member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony or an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence in such other state shall have the same authority to arrest and hold such person in custody as has any member of any duly organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of this state to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony or an offense of driving or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence in this state.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 400,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-514.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-405 - Member of duly organized peace unit of other state - Procedures upon arrest

If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of §
16-81-404
, he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful, he shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the Governor of this state or admit him to bail for such purpose. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful, he shall discharge the person arrested.
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-515.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-406 - Construction

Section 16 -81-404 shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful.
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 81 - ARREST (§§ 16-81-101 — 16-81-407) › Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM ACT ON INTERSTATE FRESH PURSUIT (§§ 16-81-401 — 16-81-407) › Section 16-81-407 - Certification of subchapter

Upon the passage and approval by the Governor of this subchapter, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to certify a copy of this subchapter to the executive department of each of the states of the United States.
Acts 1951, No. 211, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-517.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 82 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE (§§ 16-82-101 — 16-82-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-82-101 — 16-82-102) › Section 16-82-102 - Testing for human immunodeficiency virus - Assault and battery

(a)
A person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), or who tests positive for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigens or antibodies or hepatitis, is infectious to law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians through the exchange of body fluids during the course of their duties and through the possible transfer of blood or blood products and under these circumstances is a danger to the public.
(b)
(1)
Any person arrested and charged with violating any section of §
5-13-101
et seq. by committing an assault or battery upon a law enforcement officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical technician may be required by a court of competent jurisdiction, upon a finding of reasonable cause to believe that the person committed the offense and subject to constitutional limitations, to be tested for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), any antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or hepatitis unless the court determines that testing the defendant would be inappropriate and documents the reasons for that determination in the court record.
(2)
The test shall be confidentially administered by a licensed physician, the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, or a local health department.
(c)
(1)
If the law enforcement officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical technician victim with whom the defendant engaged in contact consents, the court shall provide the person or agency administering the test with the name, address, and telephone number of the victim.
(2)
After the defendant is tested as to the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), an antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or hepatitis, the person or agency administering the test shall immediately provide the test results to the victim with whom the defendant engaged in contact and shall refer the victim or other person for appropriate counseling.
Acts 1993, No. 438, §§ 1-3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 82 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE (§§ 16-82-101 — 16-82-303) › Subchapter 3 - BODY CAVITY SEARCHES (§§ 16-82-301 — 16-82-303) › Section 16-82-301 - Refusal and consent

No person may refuse to be subjected to a search of his or her body cavities pursuant to Rule 12.3 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, and written consent from the person searched shall not be necessary.
Acts 1977, No. 452, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-3404.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 82 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE (§§ 16-82-101 — 16-82-303) › Subchapter 3 - BODY CAVITY SEARCHES (§§ 16-82-301 — 16-82-303) › Section 16-82-302 - Performance by public personnel

Whenever feasible, employees of public institutions and public medical personnel will perform any searches pursuant to Rule 12.3 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Acts 1977, No. 452, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-3403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 82 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE (§§ 16-82-101 — 16-82-303) › Subchapter 3 - BODY CAVITY SEARCHES (§§ 16-82-301 — 16-82-303) › Section 16-82-303 - Immunity from civil liability

(a)
Any physician or licensed nurse who, pursuant to Rule 12.3 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, when authorized by a search warrant and requested by a law enforcement officer, performs a search of the body cavity of any person is immune from civil liability of any kind arising from the search except for negligence.
(b)
Any hospital or clinic where a search pursuant to Rule 12.3 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, authorized by a search warrant, is performed is immune from civil liability of any kind arising from the search except for negligence.
Acts 1977, No. 452, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-3401, 43-3402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 84 - BAIL GENERALLY (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-207) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-118) › Section 16-84-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Admission to bail" means an order from a competent court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody on bail and fixing the amount of the bail;
(2)
"Direct supervision" means the person is in the physical presence of and acting pursuant to instructions from an Arkansas-licensed bail bond agent;
(3)
"Professional bail bondsman" means an individual licensed as a professional bail bondsman by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board pursuant to §
17-19-201
et seq.;
(4)
"Professional bail bond company" means a person holding a professional bail bond company license issued by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board pursuant to §
17-19-201
et seq.;
(5)
"Surety" means the person who becomes the surety for the appearance of the defendant in court; and
(6)
(A)
"Taking of bail" or "take bail" means the acceptance by a person authorized to take bail of the undertaking of a sufficient surety for the appearance of the defendant according to the terms of the undertaking, or that the surety will pay to the court the sum specified.
(B)
"Taking of bail" or "take bail" shall not include the fixing of the amount of bail and no person other than a competent court or magistrate shall fix the amount of bail.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1997, No. 973, § 1; 2001, No. 1387, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 84 - BAIL GENERALLY (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-207) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-118) › Section 16-84-102 - Persons authorized to take bail

(a)
The following may take bail:
(1)
A judge, magistrate, or clerk of the court;
(2)
A sheriff or deputy sheriff with respect to any person committed to the common jail of the county;
(3)
Any law enforcement officer designated by a municipal police department with respect to any person committed to a municipal jail; and
(4)
A law enforcement officer making an arrest as authorized under §
16-81-109
.
(b)
A constable shall not take bail.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 270.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 84 - BAIL GENERALLY (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-207) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-118) › Section 16-84-103 - Qualification of surety

(a)
The surety shall be:
(1)
A professional bail bondsman acting through a professional bail bond company; or
(2)
A resident of the state, owner of visible property, over and above that exempt from execution, to the value of the sum in which bail is required, and shall be worth that amount after the payment of the surety's debts and liabilities.
(b)
(1)
(A)
(i)
The person or persons offered as surety shall be examined on oath in regard to qualifications as surety, and any officer authorized to take bail is authorized to administer the oath, reduce the statements on oath to writing, and require the person or persons offered as surety to sign the statement.
(ii)
Other proof may also be taken in regard to the sufficiency of the surety.
(B)
Prior to submission to the court or magistrate, the statement shall also be signed by the sheriff or chief of police in the jurisdiction where the defendant is charged.
(2)
Proof that the surety is a licensed professional bail bondsman shall be deemed sufficient proof of the sufficiency of the surety, and the surety shall be accepted by all courts in this state or by any individual authorized to take bail under the provisions of §
16-84-102
.
(c)
No person shall be taken as surety unless the court or magistrate is satisfied, from proof and examination on oath, of the sufficiency of the person according to the requisitions of subsection (b) of this section.
(d)
Where more than one (1) person is offered as surety, they shall be deemed sufficient if, in the aggregate, they possess the qualifications required.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1997, No. 973, § 2; 2003, No. 1648, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 84 - BAIL GENERALLY (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-207) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-84-101 — 16-84-118) › Section 16-84-104 - Additional security

There shall be no rules, regulations, or requirements enacted by any judge, magistrate, sheriff, or other officer of the court, requiring any professional bail bondsman or professional bail bond company to post any sum of security in addition to that required by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board pursuant to §
17-19-205
as a requirement for acceptance or writing bail bonds.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1997, No. 973, § 3.