Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-101 Venue in circuit courts — General rules and exceptions
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(a) A civil action other than a civil action mentioned in §§ 16-60-102 — 16-60-109, 16-106-101, and specific venue provisions codified in another title of the Arkansas Code shall be brought in any of the following counties:(1) The county in which a substantial part of the event o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-102 Local actions
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(1) A civil action for the following causes shall be brought in the county in which the subject of the civil action, or some part of the civil action, is situated:(1) The recovery of real property, or of an estate or interest in real property;(2) The partition of real property;(3…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-103 Actions brought where cause of action arose
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(1) A civil action for the following causes shall be brought in the county where the cause, or some part of the cause, arose:(1) A civil action for the recovery of a fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed by a statute, except that when the violation of the statute for which the cla…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-104 Actions that shall be brought in Pulaski County
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(1) The following civil actions shall be brought in Pulaski County:(1) (A) A civil action on behalf of the state, or which may be brought in the name of the state, or in which the state has or claims an interest, except as provided in § 16-106-101.(B) However, if a civil action c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-105 Actions for medical injury
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A civil action for medical injury brought under § 16-114-201 et seq. against a medical care provider, as defined in § 16-114-201, shall be filed in the county in which the alleged act or omission occurred.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-106 Actions on debt, account, or note against certain public entities
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A civil action on a debt, account, or note, or for goods or services against a city of the first class, a city of the second class, an incorporated town, a public facilities board, or a county shall be brought in the county in which the city, town, public facilities board, or cou…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-107 Contract actions by resident subcontractor, supplier, or materialman against nonresident prime contractor or subcontractor — Affidavit of contractor
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(a) A civil action in contract by a resident subcontractor, supplier, or materialman against a prime contractor or subcontractor who is a nonresident of this state or who is a foreign corporation may be brought in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time the cause of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-108 Action by insured or beneficiary against surety on contractor's performance bond
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(1) A civil action brought in this state by or in behalf of an insured or beneficiary against a domestic or foreign surety on a contractor's payment or performance bond may be brought in the county:(1) In which the loss occurred;(2) Of the insured's residence at the time of loss;…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-109 Actions against a public school district
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A civil action, other than a civil action described in § 16-60-104 or a civil action for personal injury or death, against a public school district, a public school district board of directors, or a public school district's officer, agent, servant, or employee acting within the c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-201 Motion — Notice
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(a) (1) Any party to a civil action to be tried by a jury may obtain an order for a change of venue therein by motion upon a petition stating that he or she verily believes that he or she cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial in the action in the county in which the action is …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-202 No change made unless found necessary
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Except as provided under § 16-60-201(e), the venue of civil actions shall not be changed unless the court or judge to whom the application for change of venue is made finds that the change of venue is necessary to obtain a fair and impartial trial of the cause.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-203 Objection to petition — Order
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Upon presenting the petition, which may be resisted, and upon notice to the judge, the judge may make an order for the change of venue in the action, if in his or her judgment it is necessary for a fair and impartial trial, to a county to which there is no valid objection and whi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-204 Procedure when order granted — Transmission of papers — Fees
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(a) When the order for change of venue is obtained out of term time, the party obtaining the order shall cause the petition, notice, affidavit, and order to be delivered to the clerk of the court in which the action is pending, who shall file the order with the papers in the case…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-205 Number of changes limited
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Only one (1) order for a change of venue shall be granted to the same party in the same action.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-206 Time for trial after change
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In all cases of change of venue, the action shall stand for trial in the court to which the change is made at the first term of the court which commences more than ten (10) days from the filing of the papers of the case in the office of the clerk of such court.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-60-207 Domestic relations
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The venue of domestic relations cases in this state may be transferred between judicial districts in which either party resides, when agreed to by the parties to the action and the judges involved.