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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 11 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-302) › Subchapter 2 - SUPREME COURT REPORTS (§§ 16-11-201 — 16-11-206) › Section 16-11-205 - Reporter to superintend distribution and publication of decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals

It shall be the duty of the Reporter of the Supreme Court to superintend the distribution and publication of the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals in such format and medium as the Supreme Court may direct.
Acts 1915, No. 326, § 3; C. & M. Dig., § 9776l; Pope's Dig., § 13321; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-225; Acts 2009, No. 221, § 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 11 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-302) › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURAL RULES (§§ 16-11-301 — 16-11-302) › Section 16-11-301 - Rules of pleading, practice, and procedure - Supersession

All statutes concerning pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts shall be deemed superseded by rules adopted by the Supreme Court pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 3, or pursuant to the Supreme Court's constitutional, inherent, or statutory authority prior to the effective date of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80.
Acts 1971, No. 470, §§ 1-3; 1979, No. 333, § 1; 1981, No. 312, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-242 -- 22-244; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 68.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-102 - Election of judges

(a)
Except as provided in §
16-12-106
, all judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected for full eight-year terms.
(b)
Each elected judge shall be a resident of the district from which he or she is elected.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1202; Acts 1991, No. 959, § 1; 2005, No. 1448, § 1; 2007, No. 213, § 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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-103 - Location of court

The Court of Appeals shall be located in Little Rock and shall have offices as convenient to the State Capitol and the law library in the Justice Building as can be arranged, but the court en banc, or any division thereof, may sit in any county seat for the purpose of hearing argument in cases before it.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1203; Acts 1993, No. 1085, § 6; 1995, No. 1323, § 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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-104 - Authority of court

The Court of Appeals shall have authority to issue any writs, directives, orders, and mandates that are appropriate, and only those that are appropriate, for the determination of cases within its jurisdiction.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1204.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-105 - Chief Judge

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall designate one (1) of the judges of the Court of Appeals as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. The appointment as Chief Judge shall be for a four-year term, and the person so named shall be eligible for reappointment, subject to the discretion of the Chief Justice.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1205.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-106 - Special judges

(a)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may commission special judges pursuant to the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 13.
(b)
Each special judge of the Court of Appeals who is not a retired judge or justice or an active circuit or district judge, appointed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, shall receive as full compensation for services rendered the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each case in the special justice's or special judge's commission. When the cases are decided, this amount shall be certified by the Clerk of the Supreme Court, after having been approved by the Chief Justice.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 6; 1981, No. 607, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-130, 22-1206; Acts 1991, No. 959, § 2; 2003, No. 1185, § 70.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 7; 1985, No. 665, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-140.4, 22-1207.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-108 - Staff

(a)
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
(b)
The Reporter of the Supreme Court shall serve as Reporter of the Court of Appeals.
(c)
The sheriff of the county wherein the Court of Appeals is sitting shall be the bailiff of that court.
(d)
Each judge of the Court of Appeals shall have an administrative assistant and two (2) law clerks to be selected by the judge personally.
(e)
The Clerk of the Supreme Court is authorized to select two (2) additional persons as deputies. He or she may assign deputies to primarily handle all matters relative to the Court of Appeals, including, but not limited to, filing cases which have been appealed to the Court of Appeals, assigning briefs and motions to the judges, submitting cases, keeping all court records, notifying counsel of oral argument, preparing the payroll, and any and all other duties connected with the Court of Appeals.
(f)
(1)
Law clerks for the Supreme Court and law clerks for the Court of Appeals shall be of the same grade, unless the General Assembly approves a pay grade change to either court's law clerks.
(2)
The Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals shall give timely written notice to the other court before requesting a change to a pay grade for its respective law clerks to the General Assembly.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 129,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 129,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1979, No. 208, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1208.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-115) › Section 16-12-115 - Mileage reimbursement

(a)
A judge of the Court of Appeals may be reimbursed for necessary mileage.
(b)
Reimbursement under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1)
Be paid out of funds appropriated in the operations appropriation for the Court of Appeals;
(2)
Be at the same mileage reimbursement rate as established in state travel rules for state employees;
(3)
Be limited to travel within the state between the judge's official residence and the Court of Appeals, not exceeding three (3) round trips per week; and
(4)
Not be allowed for a judge whose official residence is located in Pulaski County.
Added by Act 2023, No. 97,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 2 - REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICTS (§§ 16-12-201 — 16-12-202) › Section 16-12-201 - Court of Appeals - Districts

The State of Arkansas is divided into the following seven (7) districts for the election of judges to the Court of Appeals:
(1)
District 1 shall be composed of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lonoke, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, White, and Woodruff counties;
(2)
District 2 shall be composed of Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion, Newton, Pope, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, and Van Buren counties;
(3)
District 3 shall be composed of Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Madison, and Washington counties;
(4)
District 4 shall be composed of Clark, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Little River, Logan, Miller, Montgomery, Pike, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Sevier, and Yell counties;
(5)
District 5 shall be composed of Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Lafayette, Lincoln, Nevada, Ouachita, and Union counties;
(6)
District 6 shall be composed of Pulaski, Perry, and Saline counties; and
(7)
District 7 shall be composed of Arkansas, Chicot, Desha, Jefferson, Lee, Phillips, and St. Francis counties.
Acts 2003, No. 1812, § 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 12 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-12-101 — 16-12-202) › Subchapter 2 - REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICTS (§§ 16-12-201 — 16-12-202) › Section 16-12-202 - Court of Appeals - Transition

The elections under this section shall be for an eight-year term as follows:
(1)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 2, Position 2", shall continue to be designated "District 2, Position 2", and shall be subject to election in District 2;
(2)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 4, Position 1", shall continue to be designated "District 4, Position 1", and shall be subject to election in District 4;
(3)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 4, Position 2", shall continue to be designated "District 4, Position 2", and shall be subject to election in District 4;
(4)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 5, Position 1", shall be designated "District 5" and shall be subject to election in District 5;
(5)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 3, Position 2", shall continue to be designated "District 3, Position 2", and shall be subject to election in District 3;
(6)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 1, Position 2", shall be designated "District 1, Position 1", and shall be subject to election in District 1;
(7)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 5, Position 2", shall be designated "District 1, Position 2", and shall be subject to election in District 1;
(8)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 6, Position 2", shall continue to be designated "District 6, Position 2", and shall be subject to election in District 6;
(9)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 1, Position 1", shall be designated "District 7" and shall be subject to election in District 7;
(10)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 6, Position 1", shall continue to be designated "District 6, Position 1", and shall be subject to election in District 6;
(11)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 2, Position 1", shall continue to be designated "District 2, Position 1", and shall be subject to election in District 2; and
(12)
The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as "District 3, Position 1", shall continue to be designated "District 3, Position 1", and shall be subject to election in District 3.
Acts 2003, No. 1812, § 3; 2011, No. 1132, § 5.
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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-104) › Section 16-13-101 - Reassignment of case upon disqualification of judge

When it appears that the circuit judge before whom a case is pending is disqualified under §
16-13-214
, the case shall be reassigned to another judge.
Acts 1925, No. 127, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 2712; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-114; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 72.
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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-104) › Section 16-13-103 - Special judges - Compensation - Expenses

(a)
(1)
A licensed attorney who is elected as a special judge of the circuit court under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, and the rules prescribed by the Supreme Court may request compensation at one-half (½) the rate as fixed by law for a regularly elected circuit judge.
(2)
This section does not allow a special judge to receive compensation for any days that he or she is not actually serving in his or her appointed capacity.
(b)
The compensation provided for in this section shall be paid from the appropriation provided to the Auditor of State for special and recalled judges for the circuit courts, upon certification by the clerk of the court in which the special circuit judge was elected stating the number of days or a portion of a day served, under the rules prescribed by the Supreme Court.
Acts 1971, No. 649, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-131, 22-131.1; Acts 2011, No. 274, § 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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-201 - Jurisdiction

(a)
Circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction of all justiciable matters not otherwise assigned pursuant to the Arkansas Constitution.
(b)
(1)
Circuit courts shall have appellate jurisdiction of the judgments and final orders of county courts and district courts in all civil actions.
(2)
On appeal from such judgments and final orders, the case shall be tried de novo, and the appellate jurisdiction of the circuit court shall extend to errors of fact as well as errors of law.
(c)
The circuit courts shall have appellate jurisdiction from the decision of any inferior board, council, or tribunal in the contest of any county, township, or municipal office, and on such appeals the case shall be tried de novo.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 11, eff. 7/28/2021.
Civil Code, §§ 18-20; Acts 1871, No. 48, § 1 [19], p. 249; 1873, No. 88, § 1 [18, 19], p. 213; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2228, 2233, 2234; Pope's Dig., §§ 2856, 2861, 2862; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-301, 22-304, 22-308; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 74.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-203 - Supervision of county courts and county, local, and municipal boards or officers

(a)
The circuit courts shall have superintending control over the judgments, final orders, and proceedings of county courts and county boards or officers.
(b)
The circuit courts shall have supervision and control over all local, county, and municipal boards or officers in their actions or proceedings in the taxing, assessing, seizing, or sale of property.
Civil Code, § 19; Acts 1873, No. 88, § 1 [19], p. 213; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2239, 2240; Pope's Dig., §§ 2867, 2868; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-305, 22-306.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-204 - Issuance of writs, orders, or process

(a)
The circuit courts and their judges shall have the power to issue all proper writs, orders, or process in the cases mentioned in §§
16-13-201(b)(1)
and
16-13-203
.
(b)
The circuit courts and their judges shall have power to issue all writs, orders, and process which may be necessary in the exercise of their jurisdiction, according to the principles and usages of law.
Civil Code, § 19; Acts 1873, No. 88, § 1 [19], p. 213; C. & M. Dig., § 2241; Pope's Dig., § 2869; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-307.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-205 - Writs of certiorari - Temporary restraining orders - Enforcement

(a)
The circuit courts shall have power to issue writs of certiorari to any officer or board of officers, city or town council, or any inferior tribunal of their respective counties in order to correct any erroneous or void proceeding or ordinance and to hear and determine the proceeding or ordinance.
(b)
(1)
Application for a writ of certiorari may be made to the court or the judge thereof in vacation on reasonable notice.
(2)
A temporary restraining order may be granted upon the application for a writ of certiorari on bond and good security being given, in a sum to be fixed by the court or the judge in vacation, conditioned that the applicant will perform the judgment of the court.
(c)
(1)
Affidavits may be read on such applications, and evidence dehors the record may be introduced by either party on the hearing.
(2)
The record of any such inferior judicial tribunal shall be conclusive as far as the record extends, but the acts of any executive officer or board of that inferior tribunal shall only be prima facie evidence of their regularity and legality.
(d)
The court shall have power in such cases to enforce its judgment by mandamus, prohibition, and other appropriate writs.
Civil Code, § 18; Acts 1873, No. 88, § 1 [18], p. 213; 1899, No. 62, § 1, p. 112; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2237, 2238; Pope's Dig., §§ 2865, 2866; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-302, 22-303.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-206 - Term of court - Court to remain open

(a)
(1)
The circuit court of each county and of each division in each county having two (2) or more divisions of circuit court shall be open by operation of law at the beginning of each regular term of that court, as fixed by law, and shall remain open until the beginning of the next term of the court.
(2)
When any circuit court is duly convened for a regular term, the court shall remain open for all criminal, civil, or special proceedings until its next regular term.
(b)
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 1943, No. 202, § 1; 1951, No. 207, § 1; 1955, No. 49, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-311, 22-312.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-207 - Sessions

(a)
(1)
Each circuit court may by a rule or order fix times and places when the court will be in session for the transaction of business. However, the scheduled sittings of the court shall not preclude the transaction of business by the court at other times or places.
(2)
No jury, however, shall be convened at a place other than the regular and customary place for holding court in each county or district thereof, as the case may be.
(b)
When any circuit court is duly convened for a regular term, the court may be in session at any time the judge thereof may deem necessary. However, no session of the court shall interfere with any other court to be held by the same judge.
(c)
Two (2) or more circuit courts of the same district may be concurrently in session.
Acts 1943, No. 202, § 1; 1951, No. 207, § 1; 1955, No. 49, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-311, 22-312.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-208 - Adjournments - Recess

There shall be no adjournments of circuit courts. However, courts shall be deemed in recess while not engaged in the transaction of business.
Acts 1951, No. 207, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-312.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-209 - Notice of proceedings

Where the defendant or respondent has answered or otherwise pleaded and if the time has not been set by the court, all interested parties, together with their attorneys, shall receive notice from the clerk of the court of any proceeding affecting their rights and shall be given time to prepare to meet the proceeding. However, this section shall not apply in cases wherein all interested parties are required by law to take notice.
Acts 1943, No. 202, § 1; 1955, No. 49, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-311.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-210 - Circuit judge may hear and adjudicate causes pending in the circuit

(a)
(1)
Any circuit judge of this state, at any time while mentally and physically competent and physically present in the geographical area of the judicial circuit which he or she serves as judge, may hear, adjudicate, or render any appropriate order with respect to any cause or matter pending in any circuit court over which he or she presides, subject to such notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearing being given as may be required by law or by rule or order of the court.
(2)
However, no contested case may be tried outside the county of the venue of the case, except upon the agreement of the parties interested.
(b)
A circuit judge assigned to a cause or matter, either by regular docket assignment or by Supreme Court order, may render or sign orders in that cause or matter in a geographical location other than the judicial circuit in which the cause or matter is pending.
(c)
A retired circuit judge, chancellor, or circuit-chancery judge assigned to a cause or matter by Supreme Court order may render or sign orders in that cause or matter in a geographical location other than the judicial circuit in which the cause or matter is pending.
Acts 1961, No. 81, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-313; Acts 2003, No. 1000, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-211 - Proceedings during vacation of court or in chambers

(a)
The circuit judges of the circuit courts constituting the judicial districts over which they have jurisdiction and preside are empowered and authorized to deliver opinions and make and sign judgments in cases taken under advisement and submitted to that court at a term of court, or by consent and agreement of interested parties in vacation, either in chambers or at the regular place of holding court in the respective counties constituting the judicial district.
(b)
By consent of interested parties and counsel, where a jury is waived and a cause is submitted for trial before the court sitting as a jury, the trial and hearing may be held in chambers in the county of the residence of the regular presiding circuit judge.
(c)
Consent judgments, ex parte proceedings, and matters not requiring the services of a jury may be made and hearings had in chambers in the county of the residence of the regular presiding circuit judge.
(d)
Any opinion, judgment, or order rendered and made under and pursuant to this section shall be signed by the presiding circuit judge. This opinion, judgment, or order shall become effective when entered of record in the county where the action or matter originated or was filed.
(e)
The purpose of this section is to better facilitate the disposition of court matters where the services of a jury are not required and to expedite, by consent of interested parties and counsel, legal matters and actions which otherwise would be delayed until the regular convening of a term of court and to save the costs of such regular convening.
Acts 1949, No. 257, §§ 1-5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-314 -- 22-318.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-214 - Disqualification of judges

No judge of the circuit 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 in the case or presided over it in any inferior court, 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, § 76.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-215 - Entry of judge into armed services - Discharge - Vacancy

(a)
The entry of a regular judge into the armed services of the United States shall not have the effect of vacating his or her office, but during the period of his or her service, he or she shall not be entitled to receive or enjoy the salary or emoluments of the office.
(b)
Upon certifying to the Governor his or her discharge from the service, the judge shall be entitled to resume his or her office and thereafter to receive and enjoy the salary and emoluments until a regular judge shall be elected and qualified.
(c)
In the event a regular judge enters the armed services of the United States and is killed upon the field of battle, dies, is reported missing for twelve (12) months, or is unheard from for a period of twelve (12) months so that his or her whereabouts are unknown, his or her office shall become vacant upon proclamation by the Governor of such fact, and such vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.
Acts 1943, No. 290, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-347.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-216 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1961, No. 14, § 1; 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 66, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-361.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-217 - Law clerks - Service as court reporters and masters

(a)
(1)
A circuit judge of any judicial district, any county of which has a population of two hundred forty thousand (240,000) or more according to the most recent federal census, may appoint one (1) law clerk for the county who shall be a licensed attorney or a graduate of a law school approved by the State Board of Law Examiners.
(2)
In any judicial district having more than one (1) division of a circuit court, the appointment of the law clerk shall be by concurrence of a majority of the judges of that district.
(b)
The law clerk may, in addition, serve as court reporter for the court or any division of the court.
(c)
Each circuit judge of a judicial district having a population of two hundred forty thousand (240,000) or more according to the most recent federal census may appoint a law clerk who may also serve as master who shall be a graduate of a law school approved by the State Board of Law Examiners.
(d)
The law clerk shall serve at the discretion and under the direction of the circuit judge to whom he or she is assigned.
(e)
The powers and duties of the law clerk shall be to administer oaths and affirmations; to take acknowledgments, affidavits, and depositions; to conduct pretrial and prejudgment hearings; and to make recommendations for dispositions to the circuit judge.
(f)
A law clerk may be assigned such additional duties at the discretion of the circuit judge as are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas.
(g)
(1)
The salary of a law clerk for circuit court provided for under this section shall be the same salary as provided for a circuit court reporter in the district in which the law clerk is appointed.
(2)
Should the law clerk serve both as court reporter and law clerk, he or she shall receive in addition thereto the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum.
Acts 1961, No. 14, § 1; 1963, No. 29, § 1; 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 66, § 1; 1979, No. 580, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-361 -- 22-362.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-219 - Court expenses - Payment

(a)
The expenses accruing in the circuit courts shall be paid out of the county treasury in which each court is held in the same manner as other demands.
(b)
(1)
These expenses shall include reasonable sums for the employment of secretaries by circuit judges and for reasonable office expenses and office supplies of the circuit judges.
(2)
In the event any circuit judge employs a secretary under the provisions of this section, the salary of each secretary shall be fixed by the quorum court of the county or counties involved.
(c)
In any case where a particular judicial district is comprised of more than one (1) county, the expenses shall be prorated among the counties comprising the district in such manner as the circuit judge may by order direct.
Rev. Stat., ch. 43, § 47; C. & M. Dig., § 2118; Pope's Dig., § 2722; Acts 1977, No. 751, § 1; 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-220 - Counsel for incompetents

In addition to all other authority granted by law, every circuit court is authorized to appoint legal counsel to represent a person the court deems incompetent due to minority or mental incapacity in civil and criminal actions.
Acts 1987, No. 96, § 2; 2003, No. 1185, § 78.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-221 - Legal counsel to personnel

The Attorney General shall serve as the legal counsel to probation officers and support personnel of circuit courts and shall represent them in any action brought as a result of their official duties.
Acts 1989, No. 433, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-222 - Private hearings by circuit courts

(a)
(1)
The circuit courts of the various judicial districts of the state shall hear the case or matter in privacy, upon application of all litigants to a divorce action, proceeding for alimony or separate maintenance, proceeding touching the maintenance or custody of children, proceeding for annulment of marriage, adoption proceeding, or any other proceeding pertaining to domestic relations.
(2)
To this end, circuit judges are empowered to exclude from any such hearing and from the courtroom all individuals other than the litigants, their counsel, and the officers of the court.
(b)
A circuit judge, upon his or her own initiative, may hear such cases and matters in chambers or in privacy where he or she deems it in the best interests of the parties and the best interests of society.
Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 79.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-223 - Sale and confirmation of property

A circuit court may make orders for the sale of property in the custody of the court and may confirm the sale, but the sale shall not be confirmed until all parties have reasonable notice and an opportunity to be present and resist the confirmation.
Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 79.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-224 - Temporary exchange of districts - Assignment

(a)
Circuit judges may temporarily exchange judicial districts by joint order, and any circuit judge who consents may be assigned to another district for temporary service under rules adopted by the Supreme Court.
(b)
When a circuit judge is serving temporarily in a judicial district other than his or her own, he or she shall not thereby be disqualified from conducting court or performing the usual and customary functions of his or her office in his or her own judicial district.
(c)
A circuit judge on temporary duty by exchange or assignment:
(1)
Shall have the same power and authority as a regularly elected or appointed judge for the judicial district; and
(2)
May sign any judgment, order, document, or other paper relating to any case heard by the judge, either in the judicial district where the cause or matter is pending or in his or her own district, and the judgment, order, document, or other paper shall for all intents have the same effect, irrespective of the district in which it is signed.
(d)
The sheriff and the circuit clerk in the county where a circuit judge is on temporary duty by exchange or assignment shall perform the same duties and functions in carrying out the operation of the court as they perform in cases assigned to the regularly elected or appointed judges.
(e)
If a circuit judge who is on temporary duty by exchange or assignment needs a jury for the disposition of any case, he or she may use the regular or special panel of the circuit court of that county. If the regular and special panels are exhausted, he or she may summon the circuit clerk and have him or her select the required number of qualified jurors.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 600,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 79.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-225 - Juvenile cases - Information system

(a)
The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop for the circuit courts a case-based management information system, capable of capturing information at each stage of the process of juvenile cases, with the capacity to serve basic administration, operations, planning, evaluation, and monitoring needs.
(b)
A judge of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in the district plan adopted pursuant to Order 14 of the Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court shall designate an employee of the court to be responsible for the timely completion and submission of information to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 79.
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 2 - CIRCUIT COURTS GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-201 — 16-13-226) › Section 16-13-226 - Installment payments by a criminal defendant in circuit court - Priority of payment

(a)
An installment payment by a criminal defendant to a circuit court shall initially be deemed to be a collection of court costs until the court costs have been collected in full, with any remaining installment payments representing collections of restitution, and then any applicable fines.
(b)
If court costs, restitution, and fines are fully paid, all remaining installment payments shall be allocated to remaining amounts due as ordered by the circuit court.
(c)
A municipal or county governing body that adopted municipal or county legislation before January 1, 2017, to provide an alternative method of installment payment allocation as then authorized by state law shall remain in effect until repealed by the municipal or county governing body.
Added by Act 2017, No. 885,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 3 - JUVENILE DIVISION OF CIRCUIT COURT GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-301 — 16-13-331) › Section 16-13-327 - Probation officers

(a)
Each juvenile division of circuit court shall be provided with no fewer than one (1) probation officer to manage the probation services and needs of the court.
(b)
Each probation officer shall:
(1)
Be an employee of the judge or judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in the district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14, originally issued April 6, 2001; and
(2)
Serve at the pleasure of the judge or judges.
(c)
(1)
A probation officer:
(A)
Shall be certified as a juvenile probation officer according to the laws of this state;
(B)
Must complete initial certification requirements within one (1) year of the officer's employment; and
(C)
Must maintain the certification during the terms of his or her employment.
(2)
The Juvenile Intake and Probation Officers' Certification Committee, composed of juvenile officers and judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in their district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14 originally issued April 6, 2001, and staffed by an employee of the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall establish certification standards for intake and probation officers.
(3)
The office shall collect and maintain records for the juvenile officers' certification documentation.
(d)
(1)
(A)
The salary of the probation officer shall be paid by the county or counties in which the probation officer works.
(B)
Except as provided in subdivision (d)(3) of this section, the state shall pay a portion of the salary of a full-time probation officer:
(i)
Who is certified according to the laws of this state; and
(ii)
Whose salary has been paid by the county or counties for a period of one (1) year.
(2)
The portion to be paid by the state shall be the lesser of:
(A)
Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year; or
(B)
One-half (½) the probation officer's average salary as calculated over the last twelve (12) months.
(3)
For reimbursement under the requirements of this subsection, the state shall reimburse a county only for salaries paid to the number of probation officers that:
(A)
Meet the requirements of subdivision (d)(1) of this section; and
(B)
Do not exceed two hundred fifty (250) positions authorized by the counties for probation and intake officers, subject to state funding.
Amended by Act 2022, No. 206,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 1989, No. 418, § 1; 1997, No. 1171, § 1; 2003, No. 1166, § 33; 2005, No. 1398, § 2; 2009, No. 956, § 31.
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 3 - JUVENILE DIVISION OF CIRCUIT COURT GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-301 — 16-13-331) › Section 16-13-329 - Dual role precluded

A person shall not serve as both a juvenile probation officer and a juvenile intake officer.
Acts 1989, No. 418, § 4; 2003, No. 1166, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 3 - JUVENILE DIVISION OF CIRCUIT COURT GENERALLY (§§ 16-13-301 — 16-13-331) › Section 16-13-330 - Contract providers

Intake and probation services deemed necessary by the court may be provided by contract providers by contract between the county or counties in a judicial district and the contract provider, upon approval of the judge or judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in their district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14, originally issued April 6, 2001. Persons providing juvenile intake and probation services by contract shall be certified in the same manner as juvenile intake and probation officers employed by the judge or judges.
Acts 1989, No. 418, § 3; 1991, No. 787, § 1; 2003, No. 1166, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-501 - Court reporters made state employees

(a)
The official court reporters of the circuit courts in this state are employees of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The Administrative Office of the Courts may employ or contract with a court reporter previously employed by the state for services provided at any time after his or her separation from state employment, regardless of a limitation otherwise provided under §
19-11-709(d)
.
(c)
The office is responsible for the financial oversight of the court reporters 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.
(d)
The office, with the assistance of the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., shall establish an official procedure or rules for:
(1)
The hiring of court reporters;
(2)
The termination of court reporters; and
(3)
Salary adjustments for court reporters.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 716,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 16, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-366.3.
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 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-503 - Appointment - Compensation - Leave

(a)
Each judge of each circuit court may appoint one (1) or more court reporters as may be authorized by law.
(b)
(1)
The salaries of the court reporters shall:
(A)
Be exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, §
21-5-201
et seq.;
(B)
Not exceed the maximum annual salary rate authorized by the General Assembly in the applicable appropriation act; and
(C)
Be determined by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(2)
The salaries, together with other expenses authorized by law for the court reporters to be paid from state funds, shall be paid with moneys appropriated for the salaries and other expenses by the General Assembly from the Court Reporter's Fund.
(3)
The total amount of salaries paid to court reporters and other distributions of the Court Reporter's Fund shall not exceed:
(A)
The total annual allocation authorized by the General Assembly to the Court Reporter's Fund from the State Administration of Justice Fund as supplemented, if necessary, by any real property transfer tax revenues under §
26-60-112(b)(2)
; and
(B)
Any remaining balances in the Court Reporter's Fund.
(c)
(1)
Notwithstanding the exemption provided by §
21-4-203
, the circuit judge of the circuit court served by a court reporter shall administer the attendance and leave policies for the court reporter in the manner prescribed for state employees by the Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act, §
21-4-201
et seq.
(2)
The court reporter 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.
(d)
(1)
Rules for the regulation of the practice of court reporting in this state, including, but not limited to, certification, discipline, and provisions for the retention of court reporter records, shall be the responsibility of the Supreme Court.
(2)
Provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall permit the Supreme Court to require that counties or county officials provide space for the storage of court reporter records.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 16, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-366.3; Acts 1995, No. 743, § 1; 2003, No. 1363, § 1.