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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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-124 - Enforcement of return of writ or process and payment of moneys

Each court may enforce by attachment the return of any writ or process issued out of the same court and the payment of moneys had and received by any sheriff, coroner, constable, attorney, or collector in his or her official capacity, and the delivery of papers entrusted to him or her officially, and unlawfully withheld.
Rev. Stat., ch. 43, § 22; C. & M. Dig., § 2106; Pope's Dig., § 2710; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-112.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-125 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Rev. Stat., ch. 43, § 44; C. & M. Dig., § 2115; Pope's Dig., § 2719; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-124.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-127 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1981, No. 477, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-151 -- 22-153; Acts 2001, No. 424, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-128 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.
Rev. Stat., ch. 43, § 17; C. & M. Dig., § 2101; Pope's Dig., § 2705; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-107.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-130 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1985, No. 569, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-159.
This section is codified at § 16-80-102.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-131 - Exemption from overtime parking penalties

(a)
No judge or his or her court reporter of any court of this state shall be subject to a fine or other penalty for the offense of overtime parking incurred while the person was on duty as a judge or court reporter.
(b)
Any person attempting to enforce any fine or other penalty notwithstanding the provisions of this section shall be subject to contempt proceedings before the judge of the court being served by the person so charged.
(c)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to give immunity from fine or penalty other than for the offense of overtime parking.
Acts 1971, No. 364, § 1; 1971, No. 729, §§ 3, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 39-119, 39-120; Acts 1987, No. 711, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-132 - Addresses of parties

The records of all judgments rendered in any circuit, county, district, or city court shall contain the addresses of all parties when reasonably ascertainable.
Acts 1995, No. 1087, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, § 45.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-133 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 16; 1997, No. 209, § 3; 1997, No. 788, § 27; 1997, No. 1341, § 26; 1999, No. 1508, § 7; 2003, No. 932, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-134 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2015, No. 268,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1997, No. 1355, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-135 - Aids for the hearing or visually impaired

(a)
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall employ the most cost-efficient method of procuring auxiliary aids for persons with hearing and visual impairments.
(b)
These methods may include entering into a contractual arrangement with another state agency or with a private entity that is capable of providing these services.
Acts 1997, No. 1355, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-136 - Extrajudicial activities of justices and judges

Restrictions on extrajudicial activities found in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, shall not preclude a justice or judge from:
(1)
Being a member of a reserve unit of any branch of the United States Armed Forces;
(2)
Being a member of the National Guard;
(3)
Teaching;
(4)
Serving on any state or United States boards or commissions which relate to the law for the administration of justice; or
(5)
Serving in an extrajudicial capacity that is not prohibited by the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 2001, No. 914, § 1; 2005, No. 1934, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-137 - Administrative Office of the Courts - Annual report

(a)
On July 31 of each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit an annual report to the Legislative Council showing the number of persons charged in circuit court for each criminal offense classification, comparing the state and each judicial district.
(b)
The report shall include a breakdown by race of all persons charged in each criminal offense classification.
(c)
The report shall include the same data for those cases in which a final disposition has been entered by the court.
Acts 2003, No. 1031, § 3; 2011, No. 1132, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-138 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 375,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2007, No. 703, § 13.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-140 - Accumulation of data concerning sex offenses - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Family or household member" means the same as defined in §
5-26-302
; and
(2)
"Sex offense" means the same as defined in §
12-12-903
.
(b)
(1)
Consistent with the rules of the Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts is encouraged to individually track or design a method to track and accumulate data on the familial or residential status of the victim of a sex offense in relation to the offender.
(2)
A method designed under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall:
(A)
Indicate whether the victim was a family or household member of the offender at the time of the sex offense; and
(B)
Protect against revealing the identity of the victim, either directly or indirectly.
Added by Act 2017, No. 571,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-142 - Court reporters and trial court administrators

(a)
(1)
The Administrative Office of the Courts is responsible for requesting and verifying the need for any additional appropriation, any position-level change, any increase in the State Administration of Justice Fund allocation amount as authorized in the operative appropriation act, and any increases to be payable from the State Central Services Fund as appropriated in the operative appropriation act, for trial court administrators and official court reporters.
(2)
An annual or biennial request for an increase for trial court administrators or official court reporters shall not exceed the total or projected total appropriation as authorized by the General Assembly.
(b)
During a fiscal year, the office shall not approve any change in salary level, operating expense, or other distribution for trial court administrators which exceeds the actual or projected appropriation available for trial court administrators or for court reporters which exceeds the actual or projected appropriation available for court reporters.
(c)
In order for the General Assembly to make an informed decision on any appropriation increase request, the office shall include with any request for an appropriation increase for trial court administrators or court reporters that exceeds the previous fiscal year total appropriation the following information:
(1)
A letter explaining the purpose or reason for the requested appropriation increase along with the total dollar amount requested, the position-level change or salary increase requested, and the funding source of the increase;
(2)
A report that includes:
(A)
Current salaries and salaries from previous fiscal years;
(B)
Current years of service;
(C)
A list of salary increases received by an employee during the current or previous fiscal year; and
(D)
The requested increase in salary and match for each trial court administrator or court reporter; and
(3)
A copy of the rules, policies, or procedures established or utilized by the office in conjunction with the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., that are used to determine current salaries and salary increases for trial court administrators or court reporters.
Added by Act 2023, No. 123,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-143 - Contracts - Qualified attorneys - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "qualified attorney" means an attorney who:
(1)
Has previously been employed as an attorney by the state regardless of the limitation provided under §
19-11-709(d)
; or
(2)
Is currently serving as a part-time public defender or is otherwise employed by the state as an attorney on a part-time basis.
(b)
The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts may employ or enter into a professional service contract with a qualified attorney to serve as a specialty court team member and to represent specialty court participants.
(c)
The fees for contracted services provided by a qualified attorney under subsection (a) of this section shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(d)
(1)
A qualified attorney who is employed or contracted by the Administrative Office of the Courts under this section is eligible for additional compensation.
(2)
Additional compensation received for service under this section as a specialty court team member or to represent specialty court participants shall not be construed as exceeding the line-item maximum for the grade of the qualified attorney's other part-time position, if any.
(e)
Any funds appropriated for the purpose of this section remaining on June 30 shall be retained by the Administrative Office of the Courts and may be distributed after July 1 as supplemental funding to be used for the expansion or establishment of specialty court programs in circuit courts.
Added by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 118, eff. 1/1/2024.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144) › Section 16-10-144 - Contracts - Qualified treatment providers

(a)
The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts may enter into a professional service contract with a qualified treatment provider to serve as a specialty court team member and to provide behavioral health treatment to specialty court participants.
(b)
The fees for contracted services provided by a qualified treatment provider shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(c)
Any funds appropriated for the purpose of this section remaining on June 30 shall be retained by the Administrative Office of the Courts and may be distributed after July 1 as supplemental funding for the expansion or establishment of specialty court programs in circuit courts.
Added by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 118, eff. 1/1/2024.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "Arkansas District Courts Accounting Law".
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1101; Acts 2003, No. 1185, §§ 46, 47; 2007, No. 663, § 21.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Citation" means a written order or electronic ticket issued by a law enforcement officer or employee of the department of public safety of a city or incorporated town who is authorized to make an arrest, requiring a person accused of violating the law to appear in a designated court or governmental office at a specified date and time;
(2)
"Court" means a district court in the State of Arkansas; and
(3)
"Electronic ticket" means an electronic citation or warning printed by a law enforcement officer and issued to a person accused of violating the law.
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1102; Acts 2003, No. 1185, §§ 46, 47; 2011, No. 908, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-203 - Applicability of subchapter

This subchapter shall apply to any district court within the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1102; Acts 2003, No. 1185, §§ 46, 47.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-204 - Bank accounts for court funds

(a)
(1)
Each municipal police department and each city or town marshal shall maintain court funds separately in depositories approved for those specific purposes by law.
(2)
Court funds must be deposited into an account styled "(Name of Municipality) Police Department Bond and Fine Account", and the funds shall be disbursed only on the signature of the chief of police or marshal of the municipality and the signature of one (1) other authorized person.
(b)
(1)
Each office of county sheriff shall maintain court funds separately in depositories approved for those specific purposes by law.
(2)
Court funds must be deposited into an account styled "(Name of County) County Sheriff's Bond and Fine Account", and the funds shall be disbursed only on the signature of the sheriff of the county and the signature of one (1) other authorized person.
(c)
(1)
Each court shall maintain court funds separately in depositories approved for those specific purposes by law.
(2)
Court funds must be deposited into an account styled "(Name of Court) Court Account", and the funds shall be disbursed only upon the signature of the court clerk and the signature of one (1) other person to be authorized by the court's presiding judge.
(d)
All disbursements from the accounts in this section must be evidenced by prenumbered checks.
(e)
Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply if the court clerk has been designated to be primarily responsible for the collection of fines under §
16-13-709
.
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1103; Acts 2011, No. 1174, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-206 - Court docket

(a)
All violations shall be docketed and all judgments shall be rendered by the court's presiding judge.
(b)
The court docket shall reflect the complete history of the violation and the disposition of each case, and shall contain the following information:
(1)
The citation number;
(2)
The date and nature of the violation;
(3)
The date the court convened to hear the case;
(4)
The names of arresting officers and witnesses, if any;
(5)
The judgment rendered by the court;
(6)
The signature or initials of the judge;
(7)
The total amount of the fine and costs;
(8)
The receipt number and dollar amount evidencing payment of fine and costs; and
(9)
If applicable, the check number and dollar amount evidencing authorized bond refund. The check itself will indicate the docket number evidencing authorization.
(c)
The docket shall be numbered by the court clerk in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the State of Arkansas.
(d)
(1)
For manual dockets, the docket pages shall be prenumbered by the printer, and a printer's certificate or other evidence shall be furnished to the court's clerk which shall be made available for inspection.
(2)
Docket pages must be either bound or loose-leaf, provided that accountability and control are maintained over loose-leaf docket pages.
(e)
For manual or electronic dockets, the docket pages shall be numbered independently of court docket numbers assigned by the court clerk.
(f)
The court clerk shall keep separate court dockets, one (1) for city cases and one (1) for county cases.
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1105; Acts 2005, No. 1934, § 2; 2011, No. 1174, §.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-208 - Court clerk or court administrator - Eligibility

The court clerk or court administrator shall not be a member of the police department, marshal's office, or sheriff's office.
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1107; Acts 2011, No. 1174, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101) › Chapter 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-210 - Accounting systems above minimum

(a)
Any official charged with the maintenance of accounting or bookkeeping records under the provisions of this subchapter whose system of bookkeeping is such that it does not strictly adhere to the provisions of this subchapter, but in that official's opinion equals or exceeds the basic requirements prescribed by this subchapter, may request the court's presiding judge to request a review by the staff of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
(b)
Upon the committee's concurrence with the official's opinion regarding the capability of the existing system of bookkeeping, a letter shall be issued by the committee to the court's presiding judge stating that the official's accounting system is of such a degree of sophistication that the basic requirements of this subchapter are being met.
(c)
After issuance of the letter by the committee under subsection (b) of this section, the official is exempt from the requirements of the particulars of the procedures prescribed by this subchapter, provided the official's system of bookkeeping is not altered.
Acts 1977, No. 332, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-1108; Acts 2007, No. 627, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-212) › Section 16-10-212 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 2009, No. 488, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-301 - Legislative intent

(a)
It is hereby found by the General Assembly that the current system of funding the state judicial system has created inequity in the level of judicial services available to the citizens of the state. It is further determined that the current method of financing the state judicial system has become so complex as to make the administration of the system impossible. Finally, it is determined that the lack of any reliable data on the current cost of the state judicial system prohibits any comprehensive change in the funding of the system at this time.
(b)
It is, therefore, the intent of this act to eliminate the current system of collecting and assessing a large number of individual court costs and filing fees, to replace it with uniform costs and fees to be applied statewide, and to prohibit the implementation of new costs and fees for specific programs in the future.
Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-302 - Court costs and filing fees - Generally

(a)
Except as otherwise provided by this act, all filing fees and all court costs shall be uniform for each type of case in all general and limited jurisdiction courts of this state.
(b)
In all cases filed in such courts on or after July 1, 1995, the court costs and filing fees shall be assessed and distributed according to this act.
(c)
In all cases filed in such courts prior to July 1, 1995, all court costs and filing fees shall be assessed according to law in existence on the date of the filing, but shall be disbursed in accordance with this act.
Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 2; 1995 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 1; 2001, No. 1809, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-303 - [Repealed]

Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 6; 2001, No. 1809, § 5; 2003, No. 1105, § 48; 2007, No. 663, § 24, eff. 1/1/2012
.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-304 - State actions exempt from filing fees

Prosecuting attorneys filing actions on behalf of the state, with the exception of child support cases, shall be exempt from paying filing fees.
Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 2; 1995 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-306 - Administration of Justice Funds Section

(a)
There is created in the Department of Finance and Administration an Administration of Justice Funds Section.
(b)
The court costs and filing fees enumerated in §§
16-10-305
,
16-17-705
, and
21-6-403
, which are assessed and collected in the district courts and circuit courts in this state, shall be remitted to the Administration of Justice Funds Section.
(c)
The Administration of Justice Funds Section shall:
(1)
Deposit the court costs and filing fees remitted under subsection (b) of this section into the State Administration of Justice Fund; and
(2)
Keep an accurate account of all receipts by type of case and type and location of court from which the court costs and filing fees are submitted.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 504,§ 1, eff. 3/26/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 282,§ 5, eff. 3/6/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 9; 2003, No. 1185, § 50; 2007, No. 663, § 26.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-309 - Failure to submit funds or reports

(a)
In the event a town, city, or county fails to timely or adequately submit funds and reports required by §
16-10-306
, §
16-10-307(e)
, §
16-10-308(e)
, or other state law requiring a town, city, or county to submit funds and reports to the Administration of Justice Funds Section:
(1)
(A)
(i)
The Attorney General may file a civil suit in circuit court against the town, city, or county alleged to have failed to submit the funds.
(ii)
If the town, city, or county is found by the court to have failed to submit the funds and reports, the court shall impose a civil penalty on the town, city, or county of ten percent (10%) of the amount required to be remitted for the period of time the town, city, or county has failed to be in compliance.
(iii)
The action may be brought in the circuit court of the subject county or the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
(iv)
The Attorney General shall be allowed to recover costs and attorney's fees associated with the civil suit from the town, city, or county found to have failed to be in compliance.
(B)
The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, upon a finding that the town, city, or county has failed to submit the funds and reports, may withhold from month to month an equal amount from the town's, city's, or county's share of the state turnback funds owed to the town, city, or county until the funds required to be paid have been submitted; and
(2)
(A)
Provided that the failure to act continues for a period of sixty (60) days, the state, upon a finding by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, may require the town, city, or county to remit all costs, fees, or other funds, however designated under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(B)
The town, city, or county will thereafter receive its share of these funds at a time and in the manner prescribed by rules of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
(b)
(1)
All funds received under §
16-10-306
, §
16-10-307(e)
, or §
16-10-308(e)
shall be transferred to the State Administration of Justice Fund to be held and distributed under this subchapter.
(2)
All other funds received shall be transferred to the appropriate state fund as provided by law.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1292, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 1256, § 14; 2005, No. 1934, § 5; 2007, No. 133, § 1; 2009, No. 166, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-311 - Transfer of funds from State Administration of Justice Fund

The Department of Finance and Administration may transfer funds, from time to time, from the State Administration of Justice Fund to the State Central Services Fund in such amounts as may be required to reimburse the State Central Services Fund for expenses of the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Department of Finance and Administration.
Acts 1997, No. 855, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-312 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 504,§ 3, eff. 3/26/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 855, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-313 - Support for State Crime Laboratory

Notwithstanding §§
16-10-306
,
16-10-307
,
16-10-603
,
16-10-604
, and
19-5-993
or any other law to the contrary, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the uniform filing fee collected in circuit court under §
21-6-403(b)(1)
shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, there to be used solely for the operations and support of the State Crime Laboratory. These moneys shall be in addition to all other sources of funding for the State Crime Laboratory and shall not be used to supplant any other source of funding for the State Crime Laboratory.
Acts 2005, No. 65, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-314 - Support for Arkansas publicly funded law schools

(a)
Notwithstanding §§
16-10-306
,
16-10-307
,
16-10-603
,
16-10-604
, and
19-5-993
or any other law to the contrary, fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the uniform filing fee collected in circuit court under §
21-6-403(b)(1)
shall be deposited as follows:
(1)
Fifty percent (50%) of the revenues shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the University of Arkansas Fund, there to be used for the support of the University of Arkansas School of Law; and
(2)
Fifty percent (50%) of the revenues shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fund, there to be used for the support of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.
(b)
These moneys shall be in addition to all other sources of funding for the law schools and shall not be used to supplant any other source of funding for the law schools.
Acts 2005, No. 431, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM FILING FEES AND COURT COSTS (§§ 16-10-301 — 16-10-315) › Section 16-10-315 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 475,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 2009, No. 488, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-401 - Definitions

The word "judge" in this subchapter means anyone, whether or not a lawyer, who is an officer of the judicial system performing judicial functions, including an officer such as a referee, special master, court commissioner, or magistrate, whether full-time or part-time.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-402 - Creation

(a)
There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission", consisting of nine (9) members, each of whom shall be residents of Arkansas, and shall be appointed as follows:
(1)
Three (3) members shall be judges of the Arkansas Court of Appeals, circuit court, or municipal court appointed by the Arkansas Supreme Court;
(2)
Three (3) members shall be lawyers admitted to practice in Arkansas who are not judges or former or retired judges, one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Attorney General, one (1) by the President of the Senate, and one (1) by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(3)
Three (3) members, who are neither lawyers, or judges, or former or retired judges, appointed by the Governor.
(b)
(1)
A commission member shall serve for a term of six (6) years and shall be eligible for reappointment to a second full term.
(2)
A member appointed to a term of less than six (6) years or to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed to two (2) full terms.
(3)
The appointing authority for each category of commission membership shall also appoint an alternate member for each regular member appointed. An alternate member shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years and may be reappointed for a second term. An alternate member appointed to fill an unexpired term shall be eligible for an appointment for two (2) full terms.
(c)
If a commission member or an alternate commission member moves out of the jurisdiction, ceases to be eligible for appointment to represent the category for which he or she was appointed, or becomes unable to serve for any reason, a vacancy shall occur. An appointment to fill a vacancy for the duration of its unexpired term shall be made by the appropriate appointing authority, effective no later than sixty (60) days from the occurrence of the vacancy. If a vacancy is not filled in accordance with this subsection, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, appoint, from the category to be represented, a member who shall serve for the duration of the unexpired term.
(d)
Commission members shall serve without pay, but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with §
25-16-901
et seq.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 2; 1997, No. 250, § 116.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-403 - Director - Staff

(a)
The Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission shall employ a director and such additional professional and clerical staff as may be authorized, from time to time, by appropriation passed by the General Assembly.
(b)
Effective July 1, 1994, the Director of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission shall be an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas.
(c)
The director shall not engage in the practice of law nor serve in a judicial capacity during his or her employment.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 2; 1993, No. 505, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-405 - Rules

The Supreme Court shall adopt rules with regard to all matters of Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission operations and all disciplinary and disability proceedings and promulgate rules of procedure.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-406 - Immunity from suit

Members of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, referees, commission counsel, and staff shall be absolutely immune from suit for all conduct in the course of their official duties.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-407 - Leave

Grounds for leave consist of a temporary physical or mental incapacity which impairs the ability of the judge to substantially perform the duties of his or her judicial office and which exists or is likely to exist for a period of one (1) year or less. Leave cannot be granted to exceed one (1) year.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-408 - Suspension with pay

A judge may be suspended by the Supreme Court with pay:
(1)
While a recommendation to the Supreme Court by the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for his or her removal or involuntary disability retirement is pending; or
(2)
When articles of impeachment have been voted by the House of Representatives.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 938,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-409 - Mandatory suspension

(a)
(1)
A judge shall be suspended from office with pay by the Supreme Court if:
(A)
An indictment or information charges the judge in any court in the United States with a crime punishable as a felony under the laws of Arkansas or the United States or with any other offense that involves moral turpitude; or
(B)
In any court in the United States he or she pleads guilty or no contest to, or is found guilty of, an offense punishable as a felony under the laws of Arkansas or the United States or any other offense that involves moral turpitude.
(2)
(A)
If the judge requests a hearing on a suspension under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the Supreme Court shall:
(i)
Hold the hearing no later than ten (10) days after the request to determine whether the suspension with pay remains in effect during the pendency of criminal proceedings against the judge; and
(ii)
Notify the requesting judge and the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission of the date of the hearing.
(B)
In the hearing under this subdivision (a)(2) the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission shall act as the opposing party of the requesting judge.
(C)
The suspension with pay under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be removed and the judge shall be allowed to perform his or her duties as a judge if the judge shows at the hearing by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(i)
The performance of his or her duties as a judge while charges are pending will not impair the public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary; and
(ii)
The charges are not likely to result in a conviction.
(b)
If his or her conviction becomes final, he or she may be removed from office pursuant to §
16-10-410
.
(c)
(1)
If his or her conviction is reversed and he or she is cleared of the charge, by order of the court, whether without further trial or after further trial and a finding of not guilty, his or her suspension terminates.
(2)
If the judge is suspended under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section and the charge is subsequently dismissed, the judge's suspension terminates.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission from determining that a judge be disciplined or removed according to §
16-10-410
.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 938,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-410 - Removal from office

(a)
The grounds for removal conferred by this subchapter shall be both alternative and cumulative to the power of impeachment provided by the Arkansas Constitution and removal otherwise provided by law.
(b)
A judge may be removed from office on any of the following grounds:
(1)
Conviction of any offense punishable as a felony under the laws of Arkansas or the United States;
(2)
Conviction of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the judge's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a judge in other respects;
(3)
The commission of conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(4)
The commission of conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
(5)
Willful violation of the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct or the Model Rules of Professional Conduct;
(6)
Willful and persistent failure to perform the duties of office; or
(7)
Habitual intemperance in the use of alcohol or other drugs.
(c)
In considering recommending removal, the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission may consider the frequency of the offense, the motivation of the conduct, the length of time since the conduct in question, and similar factors.
(d)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2015, No. 939,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 6; 1995, No. 1296, § 58; 2001, No. 5, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 4 - JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (§§ 16-10-401 — 16-10-411) › Section 16-10-411 - Vacancy

The granting of leave, suspension, with or without pay, removal, or involuntary disability retirement pursuant to this subchapter shall create a vacancy in the judicial office.
Acts 1989, No. 637, § 7.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 5 - CIRCUIT COURT JUDGESHIPS AND REDISTRICTING (§ 16-10-501) › Section 16-10-501 - Development of criteria for new judgeships or redistricting

(a)
The Arkansas Judicial Council, hereinafter referred to as the "council", is authorized and directed to develop criteria for new judgeships or redistricting of the circuit court districts of this state and to make recommendations to the regular session, fiscal session, or special session of the General Assembly regarding the number and boundaries of the circuit court districts in the state, the number of judges in each of such districts, and such other matters regarding circuit courts in the state as it determines to be appropriate.
(b)
In establishing circuit court districts of this state, the council shall take into consideration caseload, geographic area to be served by the respective circuit courts, and such other matters as the council determines to be appropriate.
(c)
The council shall meet on or before November 1 of each even-numbered year to finalize criteria for establishing additional judgeships or redistricting during the next regular session of the General Assembly.
Acts 1989, No. 864, §§ 1-3; 2003, No. 1185, § 55; 2009, No. 962, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108) › Subchapter 6 - FUNDING (§§ 16-10-601 — 16-10-604) › Section 16-10-601 - Legislative intent

(a)
It is hereby found by the General Assembly that the current system of funding the state judicial system has created inequity in the level of judicial services available to the citizens of the state. It is further determined that, with the passage and implementation of Acts 1995, No. 1256, a uniform structure for the accounting and distribution of court-generated funds has been established and reliable data on the cost of providing court services and the revenue produced by the court system now exists.
(b)
It is, therefore, the intent of this act to begin to phase in the responsibility of the funding of a part of the state trial court system from county government to the state. It is, further, the intent of this act to continue and improve the reporting of information from cities and counties concerning the costs of providing the court system and the revenues produced from court costs, fees, and fines.
Acts 1997, No. 788, § 1; 1997, No. 1341, § 1.