Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-101 Selection pursuant to act required — Waiver
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No person shall be summoned to serve as a grand or petit juror who has not been selected under the provisions of this act unless this requirement is waived by the parties.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-102 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-32-102Current 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. § 16-32-103 Master list
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(a) During the month of November or December of each year, the prospective jurors for the following calendar year shall be selected from among the current list of registered voters of the applicable district or county in the following manner:(1) The circuit judge, in the presence…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-104 Jury wheel or box
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(a) (1) The names and last known addresses of the persons selected shall be placed, in the presence of the circuit judge and the circuit clerk, in a circular hollow wheel or a large box constructed of sturdy and durable material. In place of names and addresses, the court may cau…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-105 Drawing for petit jurors
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(a) (1) After the names have been placed in the wheel or box and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the first jury trial in the year for which the prospective jurors have been selected, the circuit judge shall enter an order which shall be spread of record stating a time an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-106 Summons of petit jurors
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(a) The persons whose names have been selected under § 16-32-105 shall be summoned to appear on a date set by the court to answer questions concerning their qualifications and unless excused or disqualified, to serve the required number of days or for the maximum period during th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-107 Excess number of jurors drawn and listed
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(a) Whenever it shall appear that the names of more jurors have been drawn and listed in the jury book than are needed for jury service at the current or at any subsequent session of the court, the judge, if the jurors are present in court, shall designate the number of jurors re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-108 Additional jurors
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(a) (1) If at any time it appears that a sufficient number of qualified jurors are not available to try scheduled cases, additional names may be drawn and recorded in the jury book in open court or randomly selected by computer program described in § 16-32-103. These jurors shall…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-109 Selection upon challenge by litigant
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(a) (1) A challenge to the use of the names selected by the circuit clerk and placed in the jury wheel or box for the drawing of trial panels from the jury wheel or box may be made only by a litigant in a particular case.(2) (A) If the trial judge sustains the challenge to the us…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-110 Electronic random selection
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Beginning January 1, 1998, and thereafter, during every step in the procedure for the selection of grand jurors and petit jurors, electronic devices or mechanical devices shall be utilized to assure the random selection of all jury panels.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-111 Confidentiality of juror information — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “juror information” means:(1) An original or a copy of a list of potential jurors;(2) A list of potential jurors who were sworn and qualified;(3) Any response to a juror questionnaire; and(4) A list of an individual venire panel. (1) An original or a …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-201 Selection of grand jury
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(a) (1) The selecting, summoning, and impaneling of a grand jury shall be as prescribed by law.(2) (A) Circuit courts to which criminal cases are assigned may call grand jurors from the jury wheel or box from which petit jurors are drawn, or the circuit judge may direct the circu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-202 Selection, summons, and composition of trial generally
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(a) The jurors for the trial of criminal prosecutions shall be selected and summoned as provided by law. (b) (1) Juries shall be composed of twelve (12) jurors.(2) However, cases other than felonies may be tried by a jury of fewer than twelve (12) jurors by agreement of the parti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-203 Selection for misdemeanor trial
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(1) The jury, for the trial of all prosecutions for misdemeanors, shall be selected in the following manner:(1) Each party shall have three (3) peremptory challenges, which may be made orally; and(2) (A) The court shall cause the names of twenty-four (24) competent jurors, writte…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-301 Enhanced prospective juror pool
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(a) The pool of names from which prospective jurors are chosen may be expanded from the list of registered voters to include the list of licensed drivers and persons issued an identification card under § 27-16-805. (b) The qualifications for serving on a jury under § 16-31-101 an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-302 Enhanced list of prospective jurors
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(a) (1) In order to allow for the use of the enhanced prospective juror pool, the Secretary of State shall compile and make available no later than November 1 of each year, and at other times determined by the Secretary of State, an enhanced list of prospective jurors in automate…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-303 Judicial determination of need for expanded list
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(a) The administrative circuit judge for each county shall determine that either the list of registered voters or the enhanced list, but not both, shall be utilized in the selection of all prospective jurors for all circuit court divisions within the county, based upon a consider…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-304 List of disqualifications not affected
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This subchapter shall not affect the list of disqualifications from jury service found in § 16-31-102.