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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-504 - Salary implementation procedures

(a)
If a court reporter was an official court reporter in the state on June 30, 1981, the increase eligibility date for purposes of salary implementation shall be July 1, 1982.
(b)
If an official court reporter was appointed after June 30, 1981, the increase eligibility date for purposes of salary implementation shall be determined by the date of appointment.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 27, § 1; 1983, No. 868, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-366.4, 22-367.5; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 89.
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 16-13-505 - Court reporters - Reimbursement for expenses

(a)
(1)
A court reporter for a circuit court is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court away from the court reporter's official station.
(2)
Notwithstanding the exemption from state travel rules provided by §
19-4-904
, if a court reporter uses a personal vehicle for transportation, he or she is entitled to reimbursement for mileage at the same rate prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration for executive branch employees.
(b)
Reimbursements for actual expenses and mileage under subsection (a) of this section shall be made monthly by the Administrative Office of the Courts upon claims by the respective court reporters certified by the circuit judge.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1296, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 16, § 6; 1985, No. 63, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-367.3; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 89; 2005, No. 461, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-506 - Court reporters - Transcript fees

(a)
(1)
When required to make a transcript of court proceedings, each court reporter of the circuit courts shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of four dollars and ten cents ($4.10) per page for the original and two (2) copies and at the rate of fifty cents (50¢) per page for each additional copy.
(2)
When required to prepare photocopied evidence as part of a transcript, each court reporter shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for an original and two (2) copies and at the rate of fifty cents (50¢) per page for each additional copy thereafter, with the cost to be paid by the parties ordering transcripts.
(3)
The circuit court judge in which the court proceeding occurred is exempt from this section.
(4)
(A)
If the circuit court judge utilized a substitute official court reporter under §
16-13-509
for a court proceeding that the circuit court judge later determines requires a transcript, the substitute official court reporter shall receive additional compensation for producing the transcript for the circuit court judge.
(B)
The Trial Employees Committee of the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., shall develop a policy that shall be implemented by the Administrative Office of the Courts to ensure fair compensation for a substitute official court reporter who is required to produce a transcript for a circuit court judge.
(b)
(1)
(A)
In indigent and in forma pauperis proceedings, the compensation to the court reporter for transcripts provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the State of Arkansas.
(B)
However, in such proceedings, the court reporters shall be entitled to compensation from the state only for the original and two (2) copies of the transcript.
(2)
The payments shall be made only upon certification of the payments by the presiding circuit judge and shall be paid by the Administrative Office of the Courts from funds appropriated out of the Court Reporter's Fund.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1097,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 16, § 7; 1983, No. 868, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-367.4; Acts 1987, No. 581, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, § 90; 2005, No. 461, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-507 - Liability for loss of records

Court reporters shall not be liable, criminally or civilly, for the unintentional loss, damage, or destruction of their official records which are more than five (5) years old.
Acts 1981, No. 154, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-366.2.
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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-508 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 16, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-157.
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 16-13-509 - Substitute court reporters

(a)
(1)
In the absence or unavailability of the official court reporter, the circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment as authorized by §
16-10-101
may temporarily employ the services of a substitute court reporter if the temporary employment is essential to prevent a disruption of the business of the circuit court.
(2)
The substitute court reporter shall be a court reporter certified by the Certified Court Reporter Examiners Board.
(b)
(1)
When a circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment temporarily employs a substitute court reporter, the circuit judge shall certify to the Administrative Office of the Courts, upon forms prepared by the office, that he or she has temporarily employed the services of a substitute court reporter and that the temporary employment was essential to prevent a disruption of the business of the circuit court.
(2)
The circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment shall further furnish to the office the name, address, and Social Security number of the substitute court reporter and the number of days the substitute court reporter was temporarily employed, plus any other information concerning the employment requested by the office.
(c)
(1)
The office may pay the substitute court reporter for the court reporting services furnished to the circuit judge from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose.
(2)
The substitute court reporter shall be paid at the rate of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per day.
(3)
The substitute court reporter is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court under §
16-13-505
.
(d)
If a trial court administrator employed under §
16-13-3302
and also certified under subsection (a) of this section is appointed to act temporarily as a substitute court reporter, he or she is not entitled to be paid an additional salary but is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs when attending court away from his or her official station, under §
16-13-505
.
(e)
In any one (1) fiscal year, however, the office shall not pay for the services of a substitute court reporter or substitute court reporters for any one (1) circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment in excess of thirty (30) working days, unless approved and ordered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(f)
This subchapter does not preclude or prohibit any circuit judge from obtaining payment for the services of a substitute court reporter from the county or counties composing the circuit judge's judicial district rather than from the office.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1987, No. 373, §§ 1-4; 1989, No. 677, § 1; 1989, No. 762, § 1; 1997, No. 1169, § 1; 2001, No. 510, § 1; 2005, No. 461, § 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 16-13-510 - Complete record required - Waiver

(a)
In all cases before a circuit court of this state, a complete record of the proceedings shall be made by the official court reporter, or other reporter designated by the court. Upon the request of either party or the circuit judge, said record shall be transcribed, certified by the reporter as true and correct, and filed with the clerk of the court in which the proceedings were had, not less than ten (10) days before the expiration of time allowed for appeal.
(b)
Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the parties, with the permission of the circuit court, from waiving a complete record of the proceeding.
(c)
(1)
The court reporter's duty to transcribe and certify the record may be conditioned upon the payment, when requested by the court reporter, of up to fifty percent (50%) of the estimated cost of the transcript.
(2)
The court reporter may require that payment for the remainder of the final cost of the transcript be submitted before delivery of the transcript.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 819,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1989, No. 844, §§ 1, 2; 1993, No. 812, § 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 5 - COURT REPORTERS (§§ 16-13-501 — 16-13-512) › Section 16-13-512 - Funding of official court reporters

(a)
The state, rather than individual counties, shall bear the responsibility of funding the salaries and expenses of official state court reporters.
(b)
Each county or counties within a judicial district shall continue to bear the responsibility of providing, at the county's expense, each official court reporter with appropriate office space and operating expenses, when approved in advance by the quorum court.
Acts 1997, No. 788, § 30; 1997, No. 1341, § 29.
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 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-701 - Scope - Definition

(a)
The procedures established by this subchapter shall apply to the assessment and collection of all fines, however designated, imposed by circuit courts and district courts for criminal convictions, traffic convictions, civil violations, and juvenile delinquency adjudications and shall be utilized to obtain prompt and full payment of all fines.
(b)
As used in this subchapter, "fine" means a monetary penalty imposed by a court, including without limitation:
(1)
A monetary fine;
(2)
Court costs;
(3)
Court-ordered restitution;
(4)
Probation fees;
(5)
Supervision fees;
(6)
Public service supervisory fees; and
(7)
Other court-ordered fees.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 113,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 1; 1997, No. 941, § 1; 2001, No. 1809, § 12; 2003, No. 1765, § 8; 2005, No. 1934, § 6; 2007, No. 663, § 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 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-702 - Immediate payment

(a)
(1)
When a court has imposed a fine, as described in §
16-13-701
, the imposition of such a fine constitutes an order to pay the full amount of the fine in accordance with this subchapter.
(2)
Following imposition of the fine, the court shall inform the defendant that full payment of the fine is due immediately and shall inquire of the defendant what arrangements he or she has made to comply with the court's order to pay the fine.
(3)
Without utilizing the provisions of §
16-13-704
, the court may allow the defendant a period of time, not to extend beyond the time of the close of the clerk's office on the following day, within which to return to the court and tender payment of the fine.
(4)
(A)
(i)
If the defendant fails to appear as directed, the court shall issue an order of arrest.
(ii)
The arrest order shall be carried out by the sheriff.
(B)
The court may also, upon the defendant's failure to appear, utilize any of the enforcement mechanisms authorized by this subchapter.
(5)
(A)
If the defendant claims an inability to pay the fine, the court shall inquire into the defendant's ability to pay and shall make a determination of the defendant's financial ability to pay the fine.
(B)
If the court finds that the defendant has the financial ability to make immediate payment of the fine in full, the court shall order him or her to pay the fine.
(C)
Failure or refusal to pay as ordered by the court shall subject the defendant to imprisonment, as provided in §
16-13-703
.
(b)
(1)
When a corporation is sentenced to pay a fine or costs, it is the duty of the person authorized to make disbursement from the assets of the corporation to pay the fine or costs.
(2)
If such disbursements require approval of the board of directors, it is the duty of the board to authorize disbursements to pay the fine or costs.
(3)
Failure to comply with the duties imposed by this subsection shall render the person or directors subject to imprisonment under §
16-13-703
.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, §§ 2, 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-703 - Imprisonment

(a)
When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine defaults in the payment thereof, or of any installment, the court, upon its own motion or that of the prosecuting attorney, may require him or her to show cause why he or she should not be imprisoned for nonpayment.
(b)
The court may issue a warrant of arrest or summons for his or her appearance.
(c)
(1)
Unless the defendant shows that his or her default was not attributable to a purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court or to a failure on his or her part to make a good-faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment, the court may order the defendant imprisoned in the county jail or other authorized institution designated by the court until the fine or specified part thereof is paid.
(2)
(A)
The period of imprisonment shall not exceed one (1) day for each forty dollars ($40.00) of the fine, thirty (30) days if the fine was imposed upon conviction of a misdemeanor, or one (1) year if the fine was imposed upon conviction of a felony, whichever is the shorter period.
(B)
The total amount of fines owed shall not automatically be reduced by the period of imprisonment, but the court may credit forty dollars ($40.00) for each day of imprisonment against the total fine, excluding any amount owed for restitution, the defendant has been sentenced to pay.
(3)
This subsection is in addition to the revocation options contained in §
16-93-308
.
(d)
If the court determines that the default in payment of the fine is not attributable to the causes specified in subsection (c) of this section, the court may enter an order allowing the defendant additional time for payment, reducing the amount of each installment, or revoking the fine or the unpaid portion thereof in whole or in part.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 225,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 4; 2003, No. 1765, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-705 - Personal checks

(a)
A district court shall and a circuit court may accept personal checks drawn in the favor of a designated official, as provided in §
16-13-709
, in payment of any fine or associated charge assessed by the district court or circuit court if the person issuing the check furnishes satisfactory proof of residence in this state and if the personal check is drawn on a banking institution located in this state.
(b)
(1)
If any personal check offered in payment pursuant to this section is returned without payment, for any reason, a reasonable charge for the returned check, not to exceed the actual costs incurred by the court or designated agency, may be imposed to recover processing and collection costs.
(2)
This charge may be added to, and become part of, any underlying obligation.
(c)
The acceptance of a personal check pursuant to this section constitutes payment of the obligation owed to the court to the extent of the amount of the check as of the date of acceptance when, but not before, the check is duly paid.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 258,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 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 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-706 - Credit or debit card payments

(a)
The court or the agency designated under §
16-13-709
or §
16-92-118
may accept payment of fines and associated costs by an approved credit card or debit card.
(b)
(1)
The court or designated agency may enter into contracts with credit card companies and pay those companies fees normally charged by those companies for allowing the court to accept their credit cards in payment as authorized by subsection (a) of this section.
(2)
When the offender pays fines or court costs by an approved credit card or debit card, the court may assess the offender a transaction fee.
(c)
(1)
All courts are authorized to enroll for service with and accept payments from a third-party entity for the acceptance and collection of fines and associated costs with an approved credit card for which the third-party entity may charge the offender a transaction fee.
(2)
The State of Arkansas or any of its political subdivisions shall not charge a transaction fee for electronic payments of a court-ordered fine paid through a third-party entity.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 6; 2003, No. 1765, § 11; 2009, No. 328, § 3; 2009, No. 782, § 2; 2011, No. 1218, § 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 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-707 - Lien on property

(a)
When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine defaults in the payment thereof or of any installment, the fine may be collected by any means authorized for the enforcement of money judgments in civil actions.
(b)
A judgment that the defendant pay a fine shall constitute a lien on the real and personal property of the defendant in the same manner and to the same extent as a money judgment in a civil action.
(c)
A judgment entered by a district court shall not become a lien against real property unless a certified copy of the judgment, showing the name of the judgment debtor and the date and amount thereof, shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which the land is situated.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 7; 2001, No. 1809, § 14; 2003, No. 1765, § 12.
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 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-708 - Revocation of registration or license

(a)
(1)
A court may request in writing and under certification that the Department of Finance and Administration revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the motor vehicle registration or driver's license of a person who has failed to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of a court-ordered fine.
(2)
However, the court shall not make a request to the department as described under subdivision (a)(1) of this section before the court has scheduled a hearing to address the person's nonpayment of the court-ordered fine and the person has failed to appear at the hearing.
(3)
The court may issue an order for a restricted driving permit in accordance with §
27-16-916
.
(b)
For driver's license revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the court must provide the department with the reason for the revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the amount the person owes the court, and the person's full name, date of birth, and last known address.
(c)
For motor vehicle registration revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the court must provide the department with the reason for the revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the amount the person owes the court, and the person's full name and the license plate number or vehicle identification number of the person's vehicle.
(d)
(1)
An acquittal or a dismissal of a charge of failure to pay a fine or failure to appear at a hearing to address nonpayment of a fine that is used as the basis to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration shall reverse the revocation of, suspension of, or refusal to renew the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration under this section.
(2)
Upon an acquittal or dismissal of a charge as described in subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the Office of Driver Services shall reinstate the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration without charging a reinstatement fee, and the charge shall not be used to determine the number of previous offenses when administratively revoking, suspending, or refusing to renew the person's driver's license in the future.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1049,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-710 - Automated collection procedures

The Administrative Office of the Courts shall have the responsibility to assist circuit courts and district courts in the assessment and collection of fines and the management and reporting of fine revenue.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 11; 2001, No. 1809, § 16; 2003, No. 1185, § 97; 2003, No. 1765, § 14; 2007, No. 663, § 34.
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 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-711 - Form of orders

When an order assessing a fine or penalty is entered, information on the order shall include, but is not limited to, the defendant's name, current address, social security number, driver's license number, name and address of employment, amount of fine, and the agreed upon payment terms and conditions.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT OF FINES (§§ 16-13-701 — 16-13-712) › Section 16-13-712 - Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund

(a)
There is hereby created on the books of the Treasurer of State the "Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund", into which the time-payment fees established by §
16-13-704
shall be deposited.
(b)
(1)
From the revenues deposited into the fund, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall purchase computer hardware to make available to entities designated in §
16-13-709
and responsible for fine collection in each county in order to assist with the assessment, collection, and reporting of fines.
(2)
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall also purchase or develop computer software to provide for the uniform assessment, collection, management, and reporting of fines.
Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 11.
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 9 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-901 — 16-13-905) › Section 16-13-901 - Composition

The First Judicial Circuit shall be composed of the counties of Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, St. Francis, and Woodruff.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365.
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 9 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-901 — 16-13-905) › Section 16-13-902 - Terms of court

(a)
(1)
The terms of court of the Circuit Court of Cross County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the fourth Monday in January.
(2)
The term of court shall be for one (1) year.
(3)
Grand and petit juries will serve for a period in accordance with Arkansas law.
(b)
(1)
The terms of court of the Circuit Court of Woodruff County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the second Monday in January.
(2)
The term of court shall be for one (1) year.
(3)
Grand and petit juries will serve for a period in accordance with Arkansas law.
(c)
(1)
The terms of court of the Circuit Court of Monroe County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the third Monday in January.
(2)
The term of court shall be for one (1) year.
(3)
Grand and petit juries will serve for a period in accordance with Arkansas law.
(d)
The terms of court of the Circuit Court of St. Francis County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the first Monday in January.
(e)
(1)
The terms of court of the Circuit Court of Lee County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the first Monday in February.
(2)
The term of court shall be for one (1) year.
(3)
Grand and petit juries will serve for a period in accordance with Arkansas law.
(f)
(1)
The terms of court of the Circuit Court of Phillips County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the second Monday in February.
(2)
The term of court shall be for one (1) year.
(3)
Grand and petit juries will serve for a period in accordance with Arkansas law.
(g)
The terms of court in this section may be amended or modified by agreement of all circuit judges in the First Judicial District.
Acts 1891, No. 62, § 2, p. 110; 1893, No. 56, § 4, p. 84; 1911, No. 138, § 8; 1921, No. 3, § 3; 1943, No. 85, § 1; 1953, No. 318, § 1; 1955, No. 74, § 1; 1965, No. 505, § 8; 1967, No. 12, § 1; 1967, No. 56, § 1; 1979, No. 556, §§ 1-6; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-310, 22-310n; Acts 2009, No. 489, § 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 9 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-901 — 16-13-905) › Section 16-13-903 - Judges and chancellors

(a)
The qualified electors of the First Judicial District shall elect:
(1)
Two (2) circuit judges;
(2)
Two (2) chancellors; and
(3)
One (1) circuit-chancery judge.
(b)
(1)
Each judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve as judge of the juvenile division in lieu of the judge who would otherwise be designated as judge of the juvenile division of chancery court in the judicial district.
(2)
The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1989, No. 949, § 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 9 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-901 — 16-13-905) › Section 16-13-904 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1999, No. 1522, § 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 9 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-901 — 16-13-905) › Section 16-13-905 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1999, No. 1522, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 10 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1001 — 16-13-1007) › Section 16-13-1001 - Composition

The Second Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365.
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 10 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1001 — 16-13-1007) › Section 16-13-1002 - Terms of court - Adjournment - Recess

(a)
(1)
The terms of the circuit courts of the counties and districts of the Second Judicial District shall commence at the times and places provided for below and shall run for a period of one (1) year:
(A)
(i)
In the Eastern District of Clay County: On the first Monday in January;
(ii)
In the Western District of Clay County: On the third Monday in January;
(B)
(i)
In the Western District of Craighead County: On the first Monday in January;
(ii)
In the Eastern District of Craighead County: On the third Monday in February;
(C)
(i)
In the Chickasawba District of Mississippi County: On the first Monday in January;
(ii)
In the Osceola District of Mississippi County: On the fourth Monday in February;
(D)
In Crittenden County: On the fourth Monday in January;
(E)
In Greene County: On the second Monday in February; and
(F)
In Poinsett County: On the fourth Monday in March.
(2)
In the event any of the dates provided in this subsection should fall upon a legal holiday, the term shall commence on the next succeeding day.
(b)
The circuit courts of the Second Judicial District shall always be open for the transaction of business on all matters over which they have jurisdiction, except on those days now excluded by law, if any.
(c)
There shall be no final adjournments, but the circuit courts of the counties and districts of the district may adjourn from day to day as business within the district demands. Those adjournments shall be considered recesses and shall not prohibit the circuit courts from sitting at any time.
Acts 1891, No. 62, § 2, p. 110; 1891, No. 89, § 1, p. 158; 1911, No. 138, § 8, p. 110; 1927, No. 219, §§ 1, 2; 1949, No. 18, § 1; 1965, No. 505, § 8; 1967, No. 12, § 1; 1981, No. 224, §§ 1, 2; 1981, No. 982, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-310, 22-310n.
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 10 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1001 — 16-13-1007) › Section 16-13-1004 - Case coordinator

(a)
(1)
The judges of the chancery and probate courts for the Second Judicial District may appoint one (1) case coordinator for said judicial district for chancery and probate matters.
(2)
The judges of the circuit court for the Second Judicial District may appoint one (1) case coordinator for said judicial district for circuit matters.
(b)
The principal duties of the case coordinators shall be to maintain the court calendar, schedule dates for the trial of cases and for the hearing of motions, and other related and incidental duties at the direction of the judges.
(c)
(1)
Each case coordinator provided for in this section shall receive a salary of not less than twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars ($21,500) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per calendar year, which salary shall be prorated between the counties composing the Second Judicial District, based on the number of annual case filings in each of such counties.
(2)
When the county quorum courts raise the salaries of county employees, they shall also raise salaries an equivalent amount for the case coordinators provided for in this section.
(d)
The reasonable expenses accruing in the offices of the case coordinators shall be prorated among the counties comprising the district in the same manner as the salaries set forth above and be paid out of the county treasury.
Acts 1991, No. 94, §§ 1-3; 1993, No. 188, § 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 10 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1001 — 16-13-1007) › Section 16-13-1005 - Additional judgeship

(a)
Effective immediately upon passage and approval of this act, there is hereby created in the Second Judicial District an additional circuit-chancery judgeship, which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.
(b)
As soon as possible after March 10, 1997, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to temporarily fill the Second Judicial District circuit-chancery judgeship created herein, and the appointed person shall serve until December 31, 1998, or until a successor has been elected and qualified, whichever occurs last.
(c)
The qualified electors of the Second Judicial District shall elect the additional circuit-chancery judge created herein at the November 1998 general election to take office on January 1, 1999. The additional judge shall be elected at large and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit-chancery courts. The judge shall serve for elected terms of four (4) years.
(d)
With the consideration of the creation of this judgeship, the General Assembly is aware of the requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act and the consent decree entered in Eugene Hunt, et al. vs. State of Arkansas, et al. After thorough review of the caseload statistics from the Second Judicial Circuit, the distribution of these cases between the various counties within the judicial circuit, the demographic makeup of the general voting age population and the licensed attorneys within the district, the recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the requirements of the federal law, and based upon the recommendation of the Arkansas Judicial Council, the judgeship is to be elected in the manner and as specified in subsection (c) of this section.
Acts 1997, No. 403, § 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 10 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1001 — 16-13-1007) › Section 16-13-1006 - Additional judge - Facilities

The counties which comprise the Second Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by §
16-13-1005
which shall be paid out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties, out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes.
Acts 1997, No. 403, § 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 13 - CIRCUIT COURTS (§§ 16-13-101 — 16-13-3305) › Subchapter 10 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1001 — 16-13-1007) › Section 16-13-1007 - Additional judge - Staff

There shall be provided for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by this subchapter a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit-chancery courts of this state.
Acts 1997, No. 403, § 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 11 - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1101 — 16-13-1103) › Section 16-13-1101 - Composition

The Third Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, and Sharp.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365.
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 11 - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1101 — 16-13-1103) › Section 16-13-1102 - Terms of court

The terms of court in each county in the Third Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:
(1)
Jackson County: On the second Monday after the fourth Monday in August and the second Monday after the third Monday in January;
(2)
(A)
In the Western District of Lawrence County: On the fourth Monday in August and the third Monday in January;
(B)
In the Eastern District of Lawrence County: On the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in August and the seventh Monday after the third Monday in January;
(3)
Randolph County: On the third Mondays in January and July;
(4)
Sharp County: On the first Monday in January and the second Monday in July.
Acts 1891, No. 62, § 3, p. 110; 1893, No. 39, § 4, p. 56; 1895, No. 36, §§ 1, 2, p. 40; 1903, No. 99, § 1, p. 167; 1933, No. 110, § 1; 1971, No. 459, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-310.
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 11 - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1101 — 16-13-1103) › Section 16-13-1103 - Judges and chancellors

(a)
(1)
The qualified electors of the Third Judicial District shall elect one (1) circuit judge and one (1) chancellor.
(2)
Effective July 1, 1999, the circuit judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall become a circuit-chancery judgeship and shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.
(b)
(1)
There is hereby created in the Third Judicial District an additional circuit-chancery judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.
(2)
(A)
The additional judge shall be elected in the same manner and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit-chancery courts.
(B)
The judge shall serve for elected terms of four (4) years.
(3)
The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits.
(c)
(1)
(A)
There is created in the Third Judicial District an additional circuit-chancery judgeship, which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.
(B)
Pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, the additional judgeship shall become a circuit judgeship on July 1, 2001.
(C)
The judge shall serve for elected terms of six (6) years.
(2)
The counties which compose the Third Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the judgeship created by this subsection, which shall be paid out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties, out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes.
(3)
There shall be provided for the judge of the judgeship created by this subsection a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit courts of this state.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1995, No. 582, § 2; 1999, No. 1355, § 1; 2001, No. 114, § 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 12 - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1201 — 16-13-1208) › Section 16-13-1201 - Composition

The Fourth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Madison and Washington.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365.
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 12 - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1201 — 16-13-1208) › Section 16-13-1202 - Terms of court

The terms of court in each county in the Fourth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:
(1)
Washington County: On January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1; and
(2)
Madison County: On the first Mondays in March and September.
Acts 1887, No. 38, §§ 3, 6, p. 47; 1887, No. 62, § 2, p. 88; 1967, No. 304, §§ 1-3; 1973, No. 814, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-310.
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 12 - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1201 — 16-13-1208) › Section 16-13-1203 - Judges and chancellors

(a)
The qualified electors of the Fourth Judicial District shall elect:
(1)
Two (2) circuit judges;
(2)
Two (2) chancellors; and
(3)
One (1) circuit-chancery judge.
(b)
(1)
Each judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve as judge of the juvenile division in lieu of the judge who would otherwise be designated as judge of the juvenile division of chancery court in the judicial district.
(2)
The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits.
(c)
There is created in the Fourth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship that shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, probate, and juvenile matters.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1003,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 432, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-365; Acts 1989, No. 949, § 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 12 - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1201 — 16-13-1208) › Section 16-13-1204 - Secretary-court reporter-case coordinator

(a)
The chancellors, circuit judges, and circuit-chancery judges of the Fourth Judicial District may each employ one (1) secretary-court reporter-case coordinator to perform such duties as may be assigned by the respective judges.
(b)
The secretaries authorized by this section shall be appointed by the respective judges, shall be sworn officers of the court, and each shall hold office at the discretion of and during the term of the judge who appointed him or her, except that he or she may be dismissed for incompetency, neglect of duty, or misbehavior.
Acts 1989, No. 272, §§ 1-3; 1991, No. 975, § 1; 1993, No. 570, § 1; 1995, No. 636, § 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 12 - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1201 — 16-13-1208) › Section 16-13-1205 - Additional judgeship

(a)
Effective January 1, 1999, there is hereby created in the Fourth Judicial District an additional circuit-chancery judgeship, which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.
(b)
The qualified electors of the Fourth Judicial District shall elect the additional circuit-chancery judge created in subsection (a) of this section at the November 1998 general election to take office on January 1, 1999. The additional judge shall be elected in the same manner and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit-chancery courts. The judge shall serve for elected terms of four (4) years.
Acts 1997, No. 319, § 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 12 - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (§§ 16-13-1201 — 16-13-1208) › Section 16-13-1206 - Additional judge - Facilities

The counties which comprise the Fourth Judicial District shall provide the courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by §
16-13-1205(a)
, which shall be paid out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties, out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes.
Acts 1997, No. 319, § 2.