Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-103 Divisions of court
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(a) The court may sit in two (2) divisions to be designated Division I and Division II. (b) Each division shall be composed of three (3) justices. (c) (1) The Chief Justice shall alternate in presiding over these divisions. In addition, he or she shall have a vote and the same po…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-104 Cases heard en banc
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(a) In all cases where the construction of the Arkansas Constitution is involved, or in a capital criminal case, the cause shall be heard by the court en banc. (b) In each case heard by the court en banc, the concurrence of four (4) judges shall be necessary to a decision.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-105 Rules and laws applicable to court
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(a) All rules of the Supreme Court and all laws respecting the Supreme Court shall apply to the Supreme Court sitting in divisions and en banc. (b) The Supreme Court may make such further rules as may be necessary for the transaction and dispatch of business. (c) The Supreme Cour…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-106 Issuance of writs and process
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The Supreme Court shall have power to direct the forms of writs and process which are not contrary to or inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this state.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-11-107Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-108 Disqualification of justice
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No justice of the Supreme Court shall sit on the determination of any case in which he or she is interested in the outcome, is related to any party within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, has been counsel in the case or presided over it in any inferior court, or is …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-109 Law clerks
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No person shall be employed as a law clerk by the Arkansas Supreme Court unless that person is a licensed attorney or a graduate of a law school approved by the State Board of Law Examiners.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-110 Library — Librarian
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(a) (1) Except as provided in this section, the Supreme Court Library shall be under the exclusive control and supervision of the Justices of the Supreme Court, who are hereby authorized to make such rules regarding its use and operation as they may deem proper.(2) (A) There shal…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-111 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-11-111Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-112 Authorization to contract for publication of Arkansas Model Jury Instructions
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(a) The Arkansas Supreme Court is authorized to provide for the publication by private publishing firms of the Arkansas Model Criminal Jury Instructions and the Arkansas Model Civil Jury Instructions for use in the trial courts of this state. (b) The Supreme Court shall solicit p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-113 Expenses of Supreme Court
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(a) All expenditures for fuel, blank books, and stationery accruing in the Supreme Court shall be paid out of the State Treasury from any moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Supreme Court. (b) The Auditor of State shall draw his or her warrant for the amount of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-114 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-11-114Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-115 Compensation of special justice
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Each special justice of the Supreme Court who is not a retired judge or justice or an active circuit or district judge, appointed under the provisions of the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 13, shall receive, as full compensation for services rendered, the sum of one hundr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-116 Employees of the Supreme Court — Bar of Arkansas
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(a) Pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 28, the Supreme Court is charged with the authority and responsibility to regulate the practice of law. As of July 1, 2013, those persons who are employed by the Supreme Court to carry out these responsibilities and who are paid fr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-117 Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation, Inc
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The General Assembly finds that as the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation, Inc., serves a public purpose, financial accounting, general bookkeeping, and management and administrative services may be provided by employees of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court — Bar of Arka…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-201 Clerk to furnish Reporter with copy of decisions
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It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to furnish the Reporter of the Supreme Court with a copy of all decisions of the court within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the time allowed for filing motions for reconsideration.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-202 Preparation of syllabus, headnotes, corrections — Publication
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(1) It shall be the duty of the Reporter of the Supreme Court to:(1) Prepare the syllabus without delay after the Clerk of the Supreme Court furnishes him or her with a copy of the decisions of the court;(2) Prefix notes to each published decision containing the points decided th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-203 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-11-203Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-204 Assistant to Reporter of the Supreme Court
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(a) The Reporter of the Supreme Court is authorized to employ an assistant to aid the Reporter in the preparation of the headnotes for the published decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals and in the supervision of the distribution and publication of the decisions…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-205 Reporter to superintend distribution and publication of decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals
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It shall be the duty of the Reporter of the Supreme Court to superintend the distribution and publication of the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals in such format and medium as the Supreme Court may direct.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-301 Rules of pleading, practice, and procedure — Supersession
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All statutes concerning pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts shall be deemed superseded by rules adopted by the Supreme Court pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 3, or pursuant to the Supreme Court's constitutional, inherent, or statutory authority prior…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-302 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-11-302Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved