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Arkansas Statutes, Title 16

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Title 16, Practice, Procedure, And Courts

99 chapters · 2,147 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 162,147 Ch 13, Circuit Courts170 Ch 90, Judgment and Sentence Generally127 Ch 21, Prosecuting Attorneys122 Ch 93, Probation and Parole115 Ch 10, General Provisions93 Ch 123, Civil Rights84 Ch 66, Execution Of Judgments81 Ch 110, Attachment and Garnishment75 Ch 17, District Courts57 Ch 43, Witnesses Generally53 Ch 120, Immunity from Tort Liability41 Ch 105, Abatement of Nuisances40 Ch 22, Attorneys At Law39 Ch 85, Pretrial Proceedings39

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 16✕Ch 15✕

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-101 Terms of court
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(a) The regular terms of the county courts of the several counties of this state shall commence on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October of each year. (b) (1) The county court shall be open, by operation of law, at the beginning of each regular term of the court,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-102 Special terms
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(a) The county judge of any county may hold a special term of the county court when the public good of the county demands it. (b) Before any special term of a county court shall be held, the county judge shall give a notice ten (10) days before the special term is held by posting…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-103 Change of term upon conflict with circuit court — Exception
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(a) (1) Whenever it shall happen that the time for holding the county court and circuit court in any county shall be on the same day, the county judge shall not commence his or her court until two (2) weeks thereafter.(2) This section shall not apply to counties having separate c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-104 Adjournment — Recess
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There shall be no adjournments of county courts, but the county courts shall be deemed in recess when not engaged in the transaction of business.

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-105 Sessions

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(a) Each county court may, by rule or order, fix times and places when the court will be in session for the transaction of business; but such scheduled sittings of the court shall not preclude the transaction of business by the court at other times or places. (b) In counties havi…

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-106 Punishment for contempt

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The county court of each county, for an interruption of its proceedings or any contempt offered it while in session, shall have the power to impose a Class C misdemeanor.

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-107 Approval of bonds in vacation

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The judge of the county court shall have power, in vacation, to approve any bond requiring the approval of the court by law. The bond, so approved by the judge, shall be submitted to the court, at its next regular meeting, for their approval or rejection, and, if rejected, a new …

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-108 Special judges

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(a) When any county judge of the state shall be physically unable to attend to the business of his or her court to the extent that the business of the county court shall suffer on account of the physical disability, the circuit judge of the district in which the county is located…

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-109 Interest in county contracts or transactions prohibited

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(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any county judge to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or transaction made or entered into in his or her county or on behalf of his or her county or to accept or receive any property, money, or other valuable thing for h…

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-110 Judge not to be interested party in county contracts, projects, buildings, etc

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any county judge in this state to be either directly or indirectly interested, in his or her own county, in:(1) The building or repairing of any public building or the building or repairing of any public bridge;(2) Any toll bridge or causeway;(3) Any …

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-111 Disqualification of judges

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No judge of the county 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 of counsel, or is otherwise disqualified under the Arkansas Code of Judi…

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-112 Sheriff's attendance at court sessions

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It shall be the duty of the sheriff to attend each regular or special session of the county court for his or her county, either in person or by deputy, and to execute all orders and precepts made by the court. For his or her attendance, the sheriff shall be entitled to receive su…

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-15-113 Court expenses — Payment

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The expenses accruing in the county courts shall be paid out of the county treasury in which the court is held in the same manner as other demands.