Title 12 — Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
49 chapters · 1,343 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-101 Definition
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As used in §§ 12-42-109, 12-42-110, 12-42-112, 12-42-113, and 12-42-115, “county inmates” means persons convicted of misdemeanors or petty offenses and committed to jail in default of the payment of the fine and costs adjudged against them.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-102 Penalties
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A person who uses the work of a prisoner or enters into a contract to lease and use the work of a prisoner convicted of a misdemeanor in violation of §§ 12-42-104 — 12-42-107 upon conviction is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundre…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-103 County farm — Purchase authorized
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Plenary power is conferred upon the county levying court at its regular or specially called meeting, to authorize the county court or the county judge thereof in vacation to purchase in the name and for the benefit of the county, a tract of land not to exceed two thousand (2,000)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-104 Leasing procedure exclusive
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It shall be unlawful for any county judge or mayor of any city or incorporated town or any person to lease or contract for the lease of any prisoner convicted of a misdemeanor, whether a violation of the laws of the state or ordinance of any municipality, except as provided in th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-105 Workhouses and public works
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(a) Any person who may be convicted of a misdemeanor or petty offense by any court in this state and who shall be committed to jail to serve a sentence imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction or who shall be in default of the payment of the fine and costs adjudged against …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-106 Contracts with other counties, cities, or towns — Liability
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(a) (1) The county court or the county judge thereof in vacation, or the mayor of any city or incorporated town, when authorized to do so by an ordinance duly adopted by the city or town council or other governing body of the municipality, is authorized and empowered to make a co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-107 Procedure when satisfactory contract cannot be made
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(a) (1) If the county court or county judge thereof in vacation, or the mayor of any city or incorporated town, is unable to make a satisfactory contract with some county, city, or incorporated town, or if the contract does not necessarily, by its terms, cover all persons committ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-108 Superintendent
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(a) In the event that the county court or county judge thereof shall order the prisoners to be worked on roads, bridges, levees, or other county improvements, it shall be the duty of the county court or county judge thereof to appoint some suitable person as superintendent to tak…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-109 Management of inmates not hired
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(a) Unless the inmates are immediately hired out, the management and control of the county inmates shall be confined to county courts either in term time or in vacation by the county judge. (b) The county court or county judge shall always have the right to require the aid of the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-110 Labor on public works restricted
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A county inmate shall not be allowed to work on any public work or improvement whenever there may be danger of his or her escape, nor shall he or she be compelled to labor at any kind of business or in any avocation that would tend to impair his or her health or strength.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-111 Credit for labor
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(a) Every county court or a county official designated by the county court may utilize persons convicted and committed to the county jails to perform manual labor in any workhouse, farm, road, street, bridge, or other public work owned, operated, or conducted by the state or any …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-112 Compensation of artisan or mechanic
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If any person so convicted is an artisan or mechanic and is put to labor in any manual labor workhouse, or on any bridge or other public improvement, the artisan or mechanic shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for the labor, but the compensation shall not be paid to the ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-113 Warrants for costs
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When inmates employed on public works or improvements or in public workhouses shall have paid the full amount of their fines and costs by their labor, then the county court shall issue a warrant in favor of each officer to whom costs may be due, for the amount of his or her costs…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-114 Arrest of escapees
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(a) If any prisoner shall escape from the contractor or superintendent, the contractor or superintendent shall have the right to arrest the prisoner, in person or through any county sheriff or constable, anywhere in the state. (b) The prisoner, when arrested, shall be delivered t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-115 Records of inmates
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(a) The county court shall cause a record of all its proceedings under §§ 12-42-101, 12-42-109, 12-42-110, 12-42-112, 12-42-113, and this section to be recorded in a well-bound book to be provided for that purpose. The record shall contain:(1) A descriptive list of all persons kn…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-116 Work-study release — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Chief executive officer” means the county sheriff of the county if the criminal detention facility is owned or operated by a county of this state or the chief of police if the criminal detention facility is owned or operated by a municipality of t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-117 Voluntary labor
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(a) Any of the prisoners in the county jails located in counties having a population of between twenty-four thousand five hundred (24,500) and twenty-five thousand five hundred (25,500) and between forty-seven thousand five hundred (47,500) and forty-seven thousand six hundred (4…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-118 Appropriations
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At its annual or specially called meeting for making appropriations, the county court shall make the necessary appropriations to carry out the purposes of this section and §§ 12-42-103, 12-42-108, 12-42-114, 12-42-115, 16-90-405, and 16-96-504 [repealed].