(a) (1) The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of and shall be the sole court for the following proceedings governed by this subchapter, including without limitation:(A) (i) Proceedings in which a juvenile is alleged to be delinquent as defined in this subchapter, including juveniles ten (10) to eighteen (18) years of age.(ii) The court may retain jurisdiction of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent up to twenty-one (21) years of age if the juvenile committed the delinquent act before reaching eighteen (18) years of age;(B) Proceedings for which a juvenile is alleged to be an extended juvenile jurisdiction offender under § 9-27-501 et seq.; and(C) Proceedings for which a juvenile is transferred to the juvenile division of circuit court from the criminal division of circuit court under § 9-35-412.(2) A juvenile shall not remain under the court's jurisdiction past twenty-one (21) years of age.(3) The court shall retain jurisdiction to issue orders of adoption if a juvenile is placed outside the State of Arkansas.
(1) The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of and shall be the sole court for the following proceedings governed by this subchapter, including without limitation:(A) (i) Proceedings in which a juvenile is alleged to be delinquent as defined in this subchapter, including juveniles ten (10) to eighteen (18) years of age.(ii) The court may retain jurisdiction of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent up to twenty-one (21) years of age if the juvenile committed the delinquent act before reaching eighteen (18) years of age;(B) Proceedings for which a juvenile is alleged to be an extended juvenile jurisdiction offender under § 9-27-501 et seq.; and(C) Proceedings for which a juvenile is transferred to the juvenile division of circuit court from the criminal division of circuit court under § 9-35-412.
(A) (i) Proceedings in which a juvenile is alleged to be delinquent as defined in this subchapter, including juveniles ten (10) to eighteen (18) years of age.(ii) The court may retain jurisdiction of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent up to twenty-one (21) years of age if the juvenile committed the delinquent act before reaching eighteen (18) years of age;
(i) Proceedings in which a juvenile is alleged to be delinquent as defined in this subchapter, including juveniles ten (10) to eighteen (18) years of age.
(ii) The court may retain jurisdiction of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent up to twenty-one (21) years of age if the juvenile committed the delinquent act before reaching eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) Proceedings for which a juvenile is alleged to be an extended juvenile jurisdiction offender under § 9-27-501 et seq.; and
(C) Proceedings for which a juvenile is transferred to the juvenile division of circuit court from the criminal division of circuit court under § 9-35-412.
(2) A juvenile shall not remain under the court's jurisdiction past twenty-one (21) years of age.
(3) The court shall retain jurisdiction to issue orders of adoption if a juvenile is placed outside the State of Arkansas.
(b) The assignment of cases to the juvenile division of the circuit court shall be as described by the Supreme Court in Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, originally issued on April 6, 2001.
(c) (1) The circuit court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court over juvenile curfew violations.(2) For juvenile curfew violations, the prosecutor may file a family in need of services petition in circuit court or a citation in district court.
(1) The circuit court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court over juvenile curfew violations.
(2) For juvenile curfew violations, the prosecutor may file a family in need of services petition in circuit court or a citation in district court.
(d) The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings commenced in any court of this state or court of comparable jurisdiction of another state that are transferred to the circuit court under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, § 9-19-101 et seq.
(e) When concurrent jurisdiction has been established under § 22-7-102, the circuit court or the juvenile division of circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over any case involving a juvenile who is alleged to be delinquent as the result of an act committed within the boundaries of a military installation that is a crime under state law.