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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 16-84-105 - Responsibility of officer taking bail

(a)
The officer who takes bail shall be officially responsible for the sufficiency of the surety if taken other than through a professional bail bondsman.
(b)
If the surety is not a professional bail bondsman, and the defendant has not yet appeared before a judicial officer pursuant to Rule 9 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, the officer shall file a statement with the court describing the property of the surety upon which the sufficiency of the surety is based. The description of the property shall include the value of the property. The statement shall also be signed by the sheriff or chief of police in the jurisdiction where the defendant is charged.
(c)
The officer who takes bail shall give a prenumbered written receipt for the collateral. The receipt shall give in detail a full account of the collateral received.
(d)
An officer who takes bail shall not be liable for any bond ordered by a judicial officer under Rule 9.2(b)(i) or (ii) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1995, No. 470, § 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 16-84-106 - Attorneys and officers not to be sureties

No attorney, solicitor, or counselor at law or in equity, clerk, sheriff, chief of police, law enforcement officer, or other person concerned in the execution of any process, shall become a personal guarantor or surety in any criminal proceeding.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1997, No. 1046, § 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 16-84-108 - Bonds not void for want of form

No prosecution, appeal, nonresident, or attachment bond, nor any other statutory bonds of any party, plaintiff, or defendant in any court of justice, in this state, nor any recognizance in any criminal cause in this state, shall be declared null and void for the want of form if the intent of the bond can be plainly deduced from the body of the bond or recognizance.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5.
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 16-84-109 - Irregularity of bail bond or recognizance

(a)
No bail bond or recognizance shall be deemed to be invalid by:
(1)
Reason of any variance between its stipulations and the provisions of this chapter;
(2)
The failure of the judge or magistrate or officer to transmit or deliver the bail bond or recognizance at the times provided in this subchapter; or
(3)
Any other irregularity so that it is made to appear that the defendant was:
(A)
Legally in custody;
(B)
(i)
Charged with the public offense; and
(ii)
Discharged from the offense by reason of the giving of the bond or recognizance; and
(C)
Can be ascertained from the bond or recognizance, that the surety undertook that the defendant should appear before a judge or magistrate for the trial of the offense.
(b)
(1)
If no day is fixed for the appearance, or an impossible day, or a day in vacation, the bond or recognizance, if for his or her appearance before a judge or magistrate, shall be considered as binding the defendant so to appear and surrender himself or herself into custody for an examination of the charge in twenty (20) days from the time of his or her giving the bond or recognizance.
(2)
The bond or recognizance, if for his or her appearance for trial in court, shall be considered as binding the defendant to appear and surrender himself or herself into custody on the first day of the next term of the court which shall commence more than ten (10) days after the giving of the bond or recognizance.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 271.
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 16-84-110 - Bail before conviction

Before conviction, the defendant may be admitted to bail for his or her appearance:
(1)
Before a judge or magistrate for an examination of the charge, where the offense charged is a misdemeanor;
(2)
In the court to which he or she is sent for trial;
(3)
To answer an indictment which has been found against him or her; or
(4)
In a criminal action.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 271.
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 16-84-111 - Bail during trial

(a)
During the trial of an indictment for a misdemeanor, the defendant may remain on bail.
(b)
However, for a felony when a defendant is upon bail, he or she may remain upon bail or be kept in actual custody as the court may direct. If the defendant remains on bail, any surety's liability shall be exonerated unless the surety has agreed to remain as the surety until final judgment is rendered.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5.
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 16-84-112 - Entering of recognizance on court minutes

All recognizances required or authorized to be taken in any criminal proceeding, in open court, by any court of record shall be entered on the minutes of the court, and the substance thereof shall be read to the person recognized.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5.
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 16-84-113 - Application for bail

(a)
If the defendant is committed to jail and the application for bail is made to a judge or magistrate during vacation, it must be by written petition signed by the defendant or his or her counsel briefly stating the offense for which he or she is committed and naming the persons offered as surety.
(b)
In all other cases, the application may be made orally to the judge or magistrate.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 272.
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 16-84-114 - Surrender of defendant

(a)
(1)
At any time before the forfeiture of their bond, the surety may surrender the defendant or the defendant may surrender himself or herself to the jailer of the county in which the offense was committed.
(2)
However, the surrender must be accompanied by a certified copy of the bail bond to be delivered to the jailer, who must detain the defendant in custody thereon as upon a commitment and give a written acknowledgment of the surrender.
(3)
The surety shall thereupon be exonerated.
(b)
(1)
For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the surety may obtain from the officer having in his or her custody the bail bond or recognizance a certified copy thereof, and thereupon at any place in the state may arrest the defendant.
(2)
No person other than an Arkansas-licensed bail bond agent, an Arkansas-licensed private investigator, a certified law enforcement officer, or a person acting under the direct supervision of an Arkansas-licensed bail bond agent shall be authorized to apprehend, detain, or arrest a defendant on a bail bond, wherever issued, unless that person is licensed as a bail bond agent by the state where the bail bond was written.
(3)
No person shall represent himself or herself to be a bail enforcement agent, bounty hunter, or similar title in this state.
(4)
Any bail bond agent attempting to apprehend a defendant shall notify the local law enforcement agency or agencies of his or her presence and provide the local law enforcement agency or agencies with the defendant's name, charges, and suspected location.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(c)
The surety may arrest the defendant without the certified copy.
(d)
If the surety has good cause for surrendering the defendant and has complied with the provisions of this section in surrendering the defendant, there shall be no requirement that the surety return part or all of the premium paid for the bail bond.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1995, No. 593, § 1; 1999, No. 1445, § 1; 2001, No. 1387, § 2.
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 16-84-115 - Deposit of money in lieu of bail

Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary:
(1)
(A)
Whenever the defendant is admitted to bail in a specified sum, he or she may deposit the sum with the proper city or county official in the city or county in which the trial is directed to be had and take from the official a receipt of the deposit, upon delivering which to the officer in whose custody he or she is, he or she shall be discharged.
(B)
After bail has been taken, a deposit may in like manner be made of the sum mentioned in the bail bond, which shall exonerate the surety.
(2)
Where money is deposited, the proper city or county official shall hold and pay the money according to the orders of the court having jurisdiction to try the offense, and he or she and his or her sureties shall be liable for the money on their official bond.
(3)
Upon judgment being rendered against a defendant for fine and costs, the court rendering judgment may order any money deposited agreeably to this section to be applied to the payment thereof. This subdivision (a)(3) shall not apply to a bail bond of a bail bondsman.
(4)
The mayor shall designate the city official or officials who may accept a deposit of money in lieu of bail, and the county judge shall designate the county official or officials authorized to accept a deposit of money in lieu of bail.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1991, No. 720, § 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 16-84-116 - Recommitment after bail or deposit of money

(a)
The court in which a prosecution for a public offense is pending may, by an order, direct the defendant to be arrested and committed to jail until legally discharged, after he or she has given bail, or deposited money in lieu thereof, in the following cases:
(1)
When by having failed to appear, a forfeiture of bail or of the money deposited has been incurred;
(2)
When the court is satisfied that his or her surety, or either of them, is dead, or insufficient, or has moved from the state;
(3)
Upon an indictment's being found for an offense not bailable.
(b)
Upon the order being made, the clerk shall issue process for the arrest and recommitment of the defendant. If the order is made on account of either of the cases mentioned in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, the defendant shall be admitted to bail as upon his or her first commitment, in a sum to be fixed by the court and named in the process for his or her arrest.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5.
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 16-84-117 - Conditions for release on bail for persons accused of human trafficking and related offenses

(a)
As used in this section, "offense that involves the taking of a minor or holding a minor without consent" does not mean an offense under §
5-26-501
et seq.
(b)
Unless waived by the court under subsection (c) of this section, a person arrested for a violation of trafficking of persons, §
5-18-103
, kidnapping, §
5-11-102
, or false imprisonment in the first degree, §
5-11-103
, or an offense that involves the taking of a minor or holding a minor without consent, shall not be granted bail before the person agrees to the following conditions imposed by the arraigning court:
(1)
An ankle monitor or GPS-enabled tracking device;
(2)
Restricted movement limited to the person's residence, except in the case of a medical emergency;
(3)
A restriction on internet access and access to electronic media;
(4)
An agreement by the person to:
(A)
A no contact order prohibiting direct or indirect contact with the victim or victims of the charged offense;
(B)
Relinquish all firearms to a third party until the expiration of the no contact order; and
(C)
Refrain from using an illegal controlled substance;
(5)
A cash bond or a secured bond requiring the person to put up at least fifty percent (50%) of the principal bond amount, at the discretion of the court;
(6)
Maintaining regular reporting requirements, at the discretion of the court; and
(7)
Obeying a curfew, at the court's discretion.
(c)
The court may waive a condition under subsection (b) of this section upon a showing that the waiver would not result in an increased risk to the community or an increased risk of flight by the person.
(d)
Absent a waiver by the court under subsection (c) of this section, a person who refuses or fails to agree to or adhere to a condition listed under subsection (b) of this section shall not be allowed release on bail until the conclusion of his or her case.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 11, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 798,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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 16-84-118 - Bail reporting

(a)
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall report for any court that uses case management software the following data concerning bail for defendants on the court's docket:
(1)
The most serious charge a defendant is currently facing in the court;
(2)
(A)
The amount of the initial bail, whether cash or secured.
(B)
The amount of the initial bail shall reflect the:
(i)
Total amount of cash tendered, if applicable; and
(ii)
Total percentage paid of the bail amount, if applicable;
(3)
The current length of the defendant's pretrial detention;
(4)
The disposition of any cash bail, if applicable;
(5)
Any subsequent bail modification, if applicable;
(6)
The number of defendants with an outstanding warrant for failure to appear; and
(7)
The number of defendants who reoffended while on bail and have an outstanding warrant for their arrest or are subject to a pending motion to revoke bail.
(b)
The office shall compile all data submitted or entered under this section and present a written report to the Legislative Council by July 1 and December 31 of each year.
Added by Act 2021, No. 991,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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 2 - FORFEITURE (§§ 16-84-201 — 16-84-207) › Section 16-84-202 - Disposition of deposit

(a)
Where money is deposited in lieu of bail with a city official, after the forfeiture and final judgment of the court, the city official shall make settlement with the city treasurer who shall deposit the funds to the credit of the city general fund.
(b)
Where money is deposited in lieu of bail with a county official, after the forfeiture and final adjournment of the court, the county official shall make settlement with the county treasurer who shall deposit the funds to the credit of the county general fund.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 1991, No. 720, § 2.
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 2 - FORFEITURE (§§ 16-84-201 — 16-84-207) › Section 16-84-203 - Certain absences excused

(a)
No forfeiture of any appearance or bail bond shall be rendered in any case where a sworn statement of a licensed court-appointed physician is furnished the court showing that the principal in the bond is prevented from attending by some physical or mental disability or where a sworn affidavit of the jailer, warden, or other responsible officer of a jail or correctional facility in which the principal is being detained shall be furnished to the court, or a sworn affidavit of any officer in charge is furnished to the court showing that the principal in the bond is prevented from attending due to the fact that he or she is being detained by a force claiming to act under the authority of the federal government that neither the state nor the surety could control.
(b)
The appearance or bail bond shall remain in full force and effect until the principal is physically or mentally able to appear or until a detainer against the principal is filed with the detaining authority.
Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 283.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-102) › Section 16-85-101 - Right to attorney, physician, and phone calls

(a)
While confined and awaiting trial in any prison or jail in this state, no prisoner shall be denied the right to:
(1)
Consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing;
(2)
Call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing if in need of one; or
(3)
Place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local calls.
(b)
Any officer or other person having charge or supervision of any prisoner in the state who refuses to permit the prisoner to consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing, call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing, or place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1937, No. 306, §§ 2, 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 3043, 3044; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-417.1, 43-417.2; Acts 2001, No. 1682, § 1; 2003, No. 1648, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 236.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 3 - INFORMATION AND BILL OF PARTICULARS (§§ 16-85-301 — 16-85-302) › Section 16-85-301 - Bill of particulars

(a)
The bill of particulars required by law in criminal cases shall state the action relied upon by the state in sufficient detail as required by an indictment prior to March 1, 1937, that is, with sufficient certainty to apprise the defendant of the specific crime with which charged, in order to enable him or her to prepare his or her defense.
(b)
A supplemental bill of particulars may be required upon order of the trial court if the bill of particulars filed by the prosecuting attorney is not sufficiently definite to apprise the defendant of the specific crime with which he or she is charged.
(c)
When a bill of particulars is filed with the clerk, a copy of it shall be furnished to the defendant upon his or her request.
Acts 1937, No. 160, §§ 4, 5; Pope's Dig., §§ 3796, 3797; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-804, 43-805.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 3 - INFORMATION AND BILL OF PARTICULARS (§§ 16-85-301 — 16-85-302) › Section 16-85-302 - Information

Whenever a defendant has been held to answer at a preliminary examination to await the action of the grand jury or has been held for the circuit court, the prosecuting attorney may proceed to file information in the circuit court and to trial of the case, provided the prosecuting attorney, with the consent of the circuit court, may nolle prosequi any indictment or information pending in the court.
Acts 1937, No. 160, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 3798; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-806.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-401 - Definition

As used in this code, unless the context otherwise requires, an "indictment" is an accusation in writing, found and presented by a grand jury to the court in which they are impaneled, charging a person with the commission of a public offense.
Crim. Code, § 117; C. & M. Dig., § 3007; Pope's Dig., § 3829; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1001.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-402 - Finding of indictment by jurors

(a)
The concurrence of twelve (12) grand jurors is required to find an indictment.
(b)
When so found, it must be endorsed "a true bill" and the endorsement signed by the foreman.
(c)
When an indictment is found, the names of all witnesses who were examined must be written at the foot of or on the indictment.
(d)
The indictment must:
(1)
Be presented by the foreman of the grand jury to the court; and
(2)
(A)
Be filed with the clerk; and
(B)
Remain in his or her office as a public record.
Crim. Code, §§ 118-120; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3008-3011; Pope's Dig., §§ 3830-3833; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1002 -- 43-1005.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-405 - Sufficiency and errors

(a)
(1)
The indictment is sufficient if it can be understood from the indictment:
(A)
That it was found by a grand jury of a county, impaneled in a court having authority to receive the indictment;
(B)
That the offense was committed within the jurisdiction of the court and at some time prior to the time of finding the indictment; and
(C)
That the act or omission charged as the offense is stated with such a degree of certainty so as to satisfy due process of law.
(2)
No indictment is insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected, by reason of any defect which does not prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant.
(b)
An error as to the name of the defendant shall not vitiate the indictment or proceedings on the indictment, and if the defendant's true name is discovered at any time before execution of the indictment, an entry shall be made on the docket of the court of the defendant's true name, referring to the fact of the defendant's being indicted by the name mentioned in the indictment, and the subsequent proceedings shall be in the defendant's true name.
(c)
The statement in the indictment as to the time at which the offense was committed is not material except as a statement that it was committed before the time of finding the indictment, except where the time is a material ingredient in the offense.
(d)
The words used in a statute to define an offense need not be strictly pursued in an indictment, but other words conveying the same meaning may be used.
Crim. Code, §§ 124, 127-137; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3013, 3014, 3017-3026; Pope's Dig., §§ 3835, 3836, 3839-3848; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1011 -- 43-1022; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 318.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-406 - Construction of words

The words used in an indictment must be construed according to their usual acceptance in common language, except words and phrases defined by law, which are to be construed according to their legal meaning.
Crim. Code, § 138; C. & M. Dig., § 3027; Pope's Dig., § 3849; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1023.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-407 - Amendment of indictment and filing of bill of particulars

(a)
The prosecuting attorney or other attorney representing the state, with leave of the court, may amend an indictment as to matters of form or may file a bill of particulars.
(b)
However, no indictment shall be amended nor bill of particulars filed so as to change the nature of the crime charged or the degree of the crime charged.
(c)
All amendments and bills of particulars shall be noted of record.
Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 24, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., § 3853; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1024.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-408 - Public inspection and disclosure

(a)
When a grand jury indictment for any offense known to the laws of this state shall be found against any person not in actual confinement or held by recognizance to answer to the indictment, the indictment shall not be open to the inspection of any person except the judge and clerk of the court and the prosecuting attorney until the defendant has been arrested.
(b)
(1)
No judge, clerk, prosecuting attorney, or other officer of any court shall disclose the fact of any indictment's being found until the defendant has been arrested or recognized to answer the indictment.
(2)
Any judge, clerk, or other officer violating the provisions of subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not extend to any officer making the disclosure by the issuing or in the execution of any process on the indictment or in any other manner when it shall become necessary in the discharge of any official duty.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, §§ 86-89; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2819, 3031-3033; Pope's Dig., §§ 3537, 3855-3857; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1025 -- 43-1028; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 84.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 4 - INDICTMENT GENERALLY (§§ 16-85-401 — 16-85-410) › Section 16-85-409 - Recording

(a)
It shall be the duty of the clerks of the circuit courts of this state, whenever an arrest has been made of any person against whom an indictment has been found by the grand jury, properly returned, to record the indictment, with the entries thereon, in a book to be kept by him or her for that purpose.
(b)
In all cases where an indictment may be lost or destroyed, or where the indictment cannot be found, a copy of the record thereof, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, duly certified by the clerk under his or her hand and the seal of the court, shall be taken and used for all purposes in any of the courts of this state the same as the original indictment.
Acts 1881, No. 58, §§ 1, 2, p. 106; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3034, 3035; Pope's Dig., §§ 3858, 3859; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1029, 43-1030.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-501 - Appointment of foreman and clerk

(a)
The court shall appoint one of the number of every grand jury as foreman.
(b)
Every grand jury may appoint one of the members to be clerk, to preserve and keep minutes of their proceedings and of the evidence given before them.
(1)
However, the presiding judge of the circuit court, at his or her discretion, may require the official court reporter in counties where provision is not otherwise made for a reporter to report the proceedings of the grand jury, to attend all or any sessions of the grand jury of the court, and to make reports of the proceedings of the grand jury at such sessions or such part of the proceedings as the judge of the court may direct, and to furnish to the prosecuting attorney, as promptly as practicable, transcribed, typewritten copies of all or such part of the proceedings so reported as the judge or the prosecuting attorney may request.
(2)
Court reporters attending sessions of the grand jury shall be subject to the same penalties as are prescribed by law for any person divulging, except as authorized by law, any part of the proceedings of the grand jury.
(3)
The official reporters of circuit courts are required to perform the duties imposed upon them in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, in addition to their other duties, and without additional compensation.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 62; Crim. Code, § 406; Acts 1871, No. 49, § 1 [406], p. 255; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2978, 2980; Acts 1933, No. 29, § 1; Pope's Dig., §§ 3800, 3802; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-903, 43-905.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-502 - Minutes

The minutes of the proceedings and evidence shall be delivered to the prosecuting attorney when directed by the grand jury.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 62; C. & M. Dig., § 2981; Pope's Dig., § 3803; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-906.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-503 - Scope of inquiry

(a)
The grand jury must inquire:
(1)
Into the case of every person imprisoned in the county jail or detention facility or on bail who has not been charged by indictment or information within sixty (60) days of arrest;
(2)
Into the condition and management of the public prisons of the county; and
(3)
Into the willful and corrupt misconduct in office of public officers of every description in the county.
(b)
The grand jury may inquire into all public offenses committed within the jurisdiction of the court in which they are impaneled and to indict such persons as they find guilty thereof.
(c)
If a member of the grand jury knows or has reason to believe that a public offense has been committed within the jurisdiction of the court, he or she must disclose the knowledge or belief to his or her fellow jurors, who must thereupon investigate the offense.
(d)
Grand jurors are entitled to free access, at all reasonable times, to public prisons and to the examination, without charge, of all public records in the county.
(e)
It is the duty of every grand jury at each term of the circuit court to make careful examination of the condition of the accounts of the collecting officers of the county and any matters relating to the general school fund.
Crim. Code, §§ 99, 104-106; Acts 1871, No. 28, § 18, p. 81; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2982-2986; Pope's Dig., §§ 3804-3808; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-907 -- 43-911; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 319.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-504 - Witnesses - Subpoena

(a)
The clerk, on the request of the foreman of the grand jury or of the prosecuting attorney, shall issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the grand jury. Upon the witnesses failing to attend in obedience thereto, the court shall proceed to coerce their attendance and may punish their disobedience by fine and imprisonment, as in the case of witnesses failing to attend on the trial.
(b)
The clerk of the circuit court of every county in this state shall, on the request of the prosecuting attorney of the district in which the county is situated, issue, in vacation of the circuit court of the county, subpoenas for any witness to appear before the grand jury of the county to be impaneled at the next term of the circuit court in the county. The clerk shall deliver the subpoenas to the sheriff of the county, who shall serve them before the convening of the court. Any witness refusing to obey any subpoena so issued and served upon him or her shall be guilty of contempt of court.
Crim. Code, § 112; Acts 1883, No. 49, § 1, p. 72; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2990, 3116, 8319; Pope's Dig., §§ 3812, 3950, 10896; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-912, 43-913.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-505 - Witnesses - Oath

The foreman of the grand jury shall have power to administer the oath to the witnesses appearing before the grand jury.
Crim. Code, § 101; C. & M. Dig., § 2987; Pope's Dig., § 3809; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-914.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-506 - Witnesses - Joint offenders

In all cases where two (2) or more persons are jointly or otherwise concerned in the commission of any criminal offense, either of the persons may be sworn as a witness in relation to the criminal offense, but the testimony given by the witness in no instance shall be used against him or her in any criminal prosecution for the same offense.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 67; C. & M. Dig., § 3122; Pope's Dig., § 3956; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-915; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 294.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-507 - Witnesses - Refusal to testify

When a witness, under examination, refuses to testify or to answer a question put to him or her by the grand jury, the foreman shall proceed with the witness into the presence of the court, and there distinctly state the refusal of the witness. If the judge, upon hearing the witness, shall decide that the witness is bound to testify or answer the question propounded, the judge shall inquire of the witness if he persists in his refusal. If the witness does persist in his refusal, the court shall proceed with him as in cases of similar refusal in open court.
Crim. Code, § 113; C. & M. Dig., § 2991; Pope's Dig., § 3813; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-916.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-508 - Witnesses - Securing testimony of material witnesses

(a)
If there is a reasonable belief that a material witness in any grand jury investigation may absent himself or herself from the jurisdiction or otherwise avoid service of a subpoena, a judicial officer, as defined in Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure 1.6(c), shall impose conditions of release pursuant to Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure 9.1-9.5.
(b)
A warrant of arrest may be issued by the judicial officer on the affidavit or testimony of a prosecuting attorney to secure the presence of the witness at the hearing to provide for his or her release. Other witnesses may be called and examined.
(c)
No material witness shall be detained because of his or her inability to comply with any condition of release if the testimony of the witness for the proceeding can be adequately secured by deposition and further detention is not necessary to prevent a failure of justice. Release may be delayed for a reasonable period of time until the deposition of the witness can be taken pursuant to law.
(d)
When the material witness has given his or her testimony, he or she shall be released immediately.
Acts 1983, No. 176, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-916.1.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-510 - Disclosure of media sources

Before any editor, reporter, or other writer for any newspaper, periodical, radio station, television station, or internet news source, or publisher of any newspaper, periodical, or internet news source, or manager or owner of any radio station shall be required to disclose to any grand jury or to any other authority the source of information used as the basis for any article he or she may have written, published, or broadcast, it must be shown that the article was written, published, or broadcast in bad faith, with malice, and not in the interest of the public welfare.
Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 15, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., § 3828; Acts 1949, No. 254, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-917; Acts 2011, No. 799, § 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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-511 - Evidence

The grand jury is not bound to hear evidence for the defendant, but it is their duty to weigh all the evidence before them. If they believe that other evidence will explain away the charge, they should order the evidence to be produced.
Crim. Code, § 102; C. & M. Dig., § 2988; Pope's Dig., § 3810; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-918; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 320.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-512 - Persons permitted to be present

No persons except the prosecuting attorney, the court reporter, and the witnesses under examination are permitted to be present while the grand jury is examining a charge, and no person whatever shall be present while the grand jury is deliberating or voting on a charge.
Crim. Code, § 108; C. & M. Dig., § 2996; Pope's Dig., § 3818; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-919; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 273.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-513 - Indictment

(a)
The grand jury should find an indictment when all the evidence before them, taken together, would, in their judgment, if unexplained, warrant a conviction by the trial jury.
(b)
All the papers and other matters of evidence relating to the arrest and examination of the charges against persons committed or on bail which have been returned to court by magistrates shall be laid before the grand jury. If, upon investigation, they refuse to find an indictment, they shall write upon some one of the papers "dismissed", with the signature of the foreman. Thereupon, the court shall discharge the defendant from custody if he or she is in jail, or the court shall exonerate the bail if bail has been given, unless the court should be of the opinion that the charge should again be submitted to another grand jury. In that case, the defendant may be continued in custody or on bail until the next term of the court.
(c)
The dismissal of the charge does not prevent its being again submitted to a grand jury as often as the court may direct, but without such direction, it cannot again be submitted.
(d)
Unless an indictment is found at the term of the court next after the first submission of the charge to the grand jury, the defendant shall be discharged from custody or exonerated from bail unless, for cause shown, the court shall otherwise direct.
Crim. Code, §§ 103, 114-116; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2989, 2997-2999; Pope's Dig., §§ 3811, 3819-3821; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-920 -- 43-923.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-514 - Disclosure of information

(a)
Every member of the grand jury must keep secret whatever the member or any other grand juror may have said, or in what manner he or she or any grand juror may have voted on a matter before them.
(b)
(1)
No grand juror shall disclose any evidence given before the grand jury except when lawfully required to testify as a witness in relation to the evidence, nor shall he or she disclose the fact of any indictment having been found against any person not in actual confinement until the defendant has been arrested.
(2)
Any grand juror violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c)
(1)
A member of the grand jury, however, may be required by a court to disclose the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury for the purpose of ascertaining its consistency with the testimony given by the witness on trial, for the purpose of proceeding against the witness for perjury in his or her testimony, or upon the trial of a prosecution of the witness for perjury.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the foreman of the grand jury to communicate to the prosecuting attorney, when requested, the substance of the testimony before them.
(d)
A grand juror cannot be questioned for anything he or she may say or any vote he or she may give relative to a matter legally before the grand jury, except for a perjury he or she may have committed in making accusation or giving testimony before his or her fellow jurors.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, §§ 75, 76; Crim. Code, §§ 109-111; C. &. M. Dig., §§ 2820, 2992-2994; Pope's Dig., §§ 3538, 3814-3816; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-927 -- 43-931; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 471.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-515 - Advice of court or prosecuting attorney

The grand jury may, at all reasonable times, ask the advice of the court or the prosecuting attorney.
Crim. Code, § 107; C. & M. Dig., § 2995; Pope's Dig., § 3817; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-932.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-516 - Indictment of grand juror

Any grand juror may be indicted by the grand jury of which he or she is a member, but when any complaint shall be lodged against a grand juror, the foreman shall inform the prosecuting attorney of the charge. If, on examination, there are grounds for proceedings against the juror, the foreman shall inform the court of these grounds, and the court shall discharge the juror and cause another to be summoned, if necessary.
Crim. Code, § 407; Acts 1871, No. 49, § 1 [407], p. 255; C. & M. Dig., § 3000; Pope's Dig., § 3822; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-933.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-517 - Special grand jury

(a)
At any time a grand jury is not in session, the court, in its discretion, by order entered of record, may impanel a special grand jury.
(b)
When impaneled, the special grand jury shall have all the powers and proceed in all respects as provided by law for the conduct of regular grand juries.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, §§ 71, 72; C. & M. Dig., § 3004; Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 33, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., § 3826; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-934.
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 85 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-101 — 16-85-714) › Subchapter 5 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-85-501 — 16-85-518) › Section 16-85-518 - Experts - Expenses

Grand juries may employ experts and other professionals to assist in the grand jury investigations if, prior to the employment, the quorum court and county judge approve the employment. In that case, all expenses resulting from the employment shall be paid by the county.
Acts 1987, No. 318, § 1.