Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Evidence-based practices” means supervision, policies, procedures, and practices proven through research to reduce recidivism;(2) “Mental illness” means a condition of a person who has or has had in the past a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or em…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-201 Authorization — Evaluation — Restriction on services and treatment
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(a) A judicial district may establish a mental health specialty court program, which shall consist of at least one (1) mental health specialty court, subject to approval by the Supreme Court in the administrative plan submitted under Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14. (b)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-202 Goals of mental health specialty court program
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(a) The goals of a mental health specialty court program established under this subchapter include the following:(1) Integration of mental health treatment with criminal justice system case processing;(2) Use of a nonadversarial approach in which the prosecution and defense promo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-203 Establishment of mental health specialty court
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(a) A mental health specialty court is a specialized court within the existing structure of the court system. (b) A mental health specialty court program shall offer judicial monitoring of intensive mental health treatment and strict supervision of mental health specialty court p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-204 Administration of mental health specialty court program
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(a) A mental health specialty court program may require a separate judicial processing system differing in practice and design from the traditional adversarial criminal prosecution and trial systems. (b) (1) The administrative judge of the judicial circuit shall designate one (1)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-205 Eligible persons — Waiver of certain rights
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(a) A person is eligible for participation in a mental health specialty court program if:(1) The person has a mental illness;(2) The person is charged with a criminal offense other than a criminal offense listed in subsection (b) of this section;(3) The person waives his or her r…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-206 Transfer of cases
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(a) A circuit court or district court that determines, on the circuit court's or district court's own motion or upon application by a person charged with but not yet convicted of a criminal offense in the court, that the person may be better served in a mental health specialty co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-207 Mental health treatment under program — Failure to comply with program
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(a) (1) A mental health specialty court shall order mental health treatment for a mental health specialty court program participant for at least six (6) months.(2) Any mental health treatment ordered under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall meet the minimum standards of men…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-208 Completion of program — Dismissal of case and record sealing — Restoration of right to purchase firearm
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If a mental health specialty court program participant has successfully completed the program and has his or her case dismissed under § 16-90-1602, he or she may petition the mental health specialty court for relief from disability to restore the mental health specialty court pro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-100-209 Costs and fees
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(a) The mental health specialty court may order the mental health specialty court program participant to pay:(1) Court costs as provided in § 16-10-305;(2) Healthcare and treatment costs not otherwise covered by the health insurance of the mental health specialty court program pa…