Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-30-101 Multijudge and divided circuits
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(a) In multijudge circuits, the circuit judges may select one (1) of their number to perform any of the duties imposed upon a judge by this act. (b) Divisions of any circuit court may either have separate jurors, or the circuit judges by concurrence may share a single jury wheel …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-30-102 Alternate jurors
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(a) When in the discretion of the court it shall be deemed advisable in the interests of the furtherance of justice, the court may direct that not more than three (3) jurors in addition to the regular jury be called and impaneled to sit as alternate jurors. Alternate jurors, in t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-30-103 Oaths
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(a) The following oath, in substance, shall be administered to the grand jurors:“Saving yourselves and fellow jurors, you do swear that you will diligently inquire of, and present all treasons, felonies, misdemeanors, and breaches of the penal laws over which you have jurisdictio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-30-104 Contractual waiver of jury trial
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A written provision in a contract to borrow money or to lend money in which the parties agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury under Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 7, is valid and enforceable except upon those grounds that exist at law or in equity for the…