Remote pleading permitted

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1504 — under Judgment and Sentence Generally.

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1504

(a) Subject to the rules of the judiciary and the local rules of the court, a person who has opted to resolve pending misdemeanor matters under this subchapter may still be permitted to enter remotely a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any outstanding or pending misdemeanor charges from where he or she is incarcerated.

(b) A remote plea may be given only through a real-time medium with both an audio and visual feed.