Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts

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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1001 Legislative findings
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(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) The goal expressed by Arkansas citizens with the adoption of Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution was the creation of a three-tiered, unified court system;(2) The current structure of limited jurisdiction courts consists of a combinati…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1002 District Court Resource Assessment Board
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(a) There is created the District Court Resource Assessment Board. (b) (1) The board shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed as follows:(A) Two (2) members of the Senate appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary;(B) Two (2) members of the House of Represe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1003 Duties of the District Court Resource Assessment Board
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(1) The District Court Resource Assessment Board shall recommend to the General Assembly at each regular session:(1) Criteria for the creation and placement of full-time, state-funded district court judgeships;(2) Revisions of current district court judgeships or the redistrictin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-101Current 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. § 16-17-102 Exchange of jurisdictions by district court judges
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(a) District judges may temporarily exchange districts by joint order entered of record in their respective courts. They may hold court for each other for such length of time as may seem practicable and for the best interest of their respective courts. (b) District judges exchang…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-103 Residency requirement of judges
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The judge of a district court shall be a qualified elector within the geographical area from which he or she is chosen.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-104 Law license requirement for district judges
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District judges shall have been licensed attorneys of this state for at least four (4) years immediately preceding the date of assuming office.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-105Current 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. § 16-17-106 Deputy district court clerks generally
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(a) (1) The judge of the district court of any city in this state may, with the approval of the governing body of the city, appoint one (1) or more deputy district court clerks to serve under the judge's supervision.(2) The deputy district court clerk employed by a city or county…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-107Current 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. § 16-17-108 Salaries of personnel and other requirements of various district courts
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(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salaries of the judges and other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as follows:(1) (A) The Arkansas County District Court — Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five tho…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1101 Legislative findings
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(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) The goal expressed by Arkansas citizens with the adoption of Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution was the creation of a three-tiered unified court system;(2) The current structure of limited jurisdiction courts consists of a combinatio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Department” means the physical location where sessions of court are held;(2) “District” means the geographical area in which a state district court may exercise jurisdiction and from which a state district court judge is elected;(3) “Division” …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-1103Current 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. § 16-17-1104 State district court judges — Salaries
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(a) The judges who are appointed or elected to serve the courts created under this subchapter are state district court judges. (b) The state shall pay the salary and benefits of a state district court judge. (c) The salaries of the state district court judges are uniform and shal…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-1105Current 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. § 16-17-1108 Travel expense reimbursement
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(a) From the appropriation provided for the expenses of state district court judges, a state district court judge is authorized to be reimbursed for those travel expenses at the rate as authorized for state employees and for mileage at the rate established in the state travel rul…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1109 Jurisdiction
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(a) (1) State district courts are courts of limited jurisdiction with criminal jurisdiction as defined by the General Assembly and by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7, and civil jurisdiction as defined by the Supreme Court.(2) State district courts may be given greater cr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1110 Organization and designation
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(1) The following state district courts shall be organized and designated in numbered judicial districts as follows:(1) (A) The First District is composed of Benton County.(B) The First District has thirteen (13) departments as follows:(i) One (1) located in Rogers;(ii) One (1) l…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1113 Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2021
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(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2021, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts pursuant to § 16-17-901 et seq. [repealed] shall be reorganized as state district courts and served by state district court judges as assigned.(2) The new state…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1114 Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2025
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(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts under § 16-17-901 et seq. [repealed] shall be reorganized as state district courts and served by state district court judges as assigned.(2) The new state distr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1115 Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2025
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(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties, currently being served by a local district court under § 16-17-901 et seq. [repealed] shall be reorganized as a state district court district and served by state district court judges as assigned.(2) The new st…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1116 Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2025
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(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties under this section that are currently being served by a local district court under § 16-17-901 et seq. [repealed] shall be reorganized as a state district court and served by state district court judges as assig…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-114 Restriction on receipt of fees and costs by constables in certain localities
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(a) This section shall apply to:(1) All cities in which there are located, or may be located, state-supported educational institutions with campus enrollments of no fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students; and(2) The townships in which those cities are situated. (1)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-115 County's, town's, and city's portion of district court expenses — Appropriation
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(a) Except as authorized otherwise, the county in which a district court is held shall pay one-half (½) of the salaries of the district court judge and each chief district court clerk of any district court organized in that county under § 16-17-901 et seq., and the quorum court i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-116 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-116Current 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. § 16-17-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-117Current 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. § 16-17-118 Power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases
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Each judge of the district court shall have the same power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases as is conferred upon the circuit judges of the state.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-119 Counties with populations over 250,000 — District court expenses
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(a) (1) The salaries and operational expenses of district courts in any county having a population of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) or more inhabitants according to the most recent federal census shall be paid by the city or town in which the court is located.(2) No portio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-120 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-120Current 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. § 16-17-1201 Findings and intent
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(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) The intent of Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution was to create a unified court system to provide judicial economy and a fair administration of justice;(2) The judicial system in this state should be composed of three (3) tiers to acc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1202 Consolidation of city courts with district courts — Definition
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(a) As used in this subchapter, “district court” shall include a department of a district court. (b) (1) Effective January 1, 2012, all city courts shall be consolidated with district courts and continue to exist as departments of district courts unless a city court is abolished …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1203 Procedure for expense cost sharing
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(a) (1) (A) Any town or city that does not have a district court may contribute to the operational expenses of the nearest district court in the county where the town or city is located pursuant to a written agreement.(B) A written agreement is mandatory and is to be entered into…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-121 Salary increases — Factors to consider
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(a) In the event the General Assembly establishes a district court cost fund to be used exclusively for the operation and expenses of the district court, any district court clerk's or other employee's salary authorized by § 16-17-108 may be increased from the minimum salary upwar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-122 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-122Current 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. § 16-17-123 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-123Current 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. § 16-17-124 Fee for appeal transcript — Disposition
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(a) When required to make a certification of disposition of court proceedings, including without limitation certified copies of the docket, certified copies of civil or small claims judgments, and appeal transcripts, the district court shall collect a fee of not less than five do…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-125 Pretrial release alternative administration fee
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(a) An administrative fee may be levied and collected, in district court or city court, from each pretrial detainee charged with either a felony or misdemeanor who is placed under the supervision of the court pending trial. (b) The administrative fee authorized by this section ma…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-126 Fee for filing and issuing writs — Disposition — Fee for issuing summons
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(a) (1) The district court clerk shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for filing or issuing writs, including writs of garnishment and executions.(2) The fee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is in addition to fees and costs established by law for specific purposes o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-127 Contractors providing certain services — Definition
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(a) Upon request of the district court judge, the governing body in which a district court is located or, if applicable, each governing body of a political subdivision that contributes to the expenses of a district court may contract with a person that has registered with the Sec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-128 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-128Current 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. § 16-17-129 Levy to defray cost of incarcerating city and county prisoners
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(a) (1) (A) In addition to all fines now or as may hereafter be provided by law, the governing body of each town or city in which a district court is located may by ordinance levy and collect an additional fine not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) from each defendant upon each c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-130 Single district judge to be elected countywide
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The judge of any district court located in a county with only one (1) district court shall hereafter be elected countywide.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-131 Failure to appear — Required appearance — Suspension of driver's license
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(a) A person required to appear before a district court in this state, having been served with any form of notice to appear for any criminal offense, traffic violation, or misdemeanor charge, shall appear at the time and place designated in the notice. (b) (1) If a person has fai…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-132 District court generally
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(a) All fines, penalties, and costs received by the district courts shall be collected and distributed in the manner provided by laws affecting the former municipal courts, unless and until the General Assembly establishes a new method of distribution. (b) All salaries, retiremen…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-133 Limitation of the incarceration of juvenile defendants in district courts
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(a) (1) District courts have jurisdiction of juvenile defendants for violation of local codes or ordinances, game and fish violations, and traffic offenses.(2) Juveniles charged with these offenses are subject to the same penalties as adults unless otherwise provided in this sect…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-134 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-134Current 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. § 16-17-135 Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates
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(a) (1) A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court.(2) A distric…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-136 Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court
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(1) Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary:(1) A person who is charged in district court with committing an offense, excluding a violation of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq., or the Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq., or any other o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-137 Jurisdiction over certain criminal matters
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(a) If authorized by the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, a state district court judge may preside over the following criminal matters:(1) A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98…