Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-101 Purpose
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The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage, promote, and develop voluntary alternative processes throughout the state to resolve disputes, cases, and controversies of all kinds.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-102 Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission established — Terms of members — Meetings — Rules — Quorum
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(a) (1) (A) There is hereby created the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, which shall consist of seven (7) members.(B) (i) Three (3) members shall be attorneys appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one (1) of whom shall have been recommended to th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-103 Staffing
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(a) General staff support, facilities, and operating assistance for the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission shall be provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts from funds appropriated for that purpose by the General Assembly. (b) The commission shall selec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-104 Powers and duties of commission
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(1) The Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission shall have the authority and responsibility to:(1) Promote in a systematic manner the appropriate use of alternative dispute resolution;(2) Provide education to the courts, other government agencies, and the public on the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-201 Legislative purpose and intent
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(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to:(1) Encourage and authorize the use of dispute resolution processes throughout this state to resolve disputes, cases, and controversies of all kinds. Such processes include, but are not limited to, negotiation, mediation, conciliati…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-202 Duty and authority of the courts
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(a) (1) It is the duty of each trial and appellate court of this state and each court is hereby vested with the authority to encourage the settlement of cases and controversies pending before it by suggesting the referral of a case or controversy to an appropriate dispute resolut…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-203 Duty and authority of state and local officers and agencies and governments
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(a) It is the duty of all the elements of government expressed or implied by § 16-7-201(3), and they are hereby authorized, to use dispute resolution processes in resolving any and all disputes, cases, or controversies in which they may be directly or indirectly involved, whether…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-204 Counseling by attorneys
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An attorney licensed in this state when practicing in this state is encouraged to advise his or her client about the dispute resolution process options available to him or her and to assist him or her in the selection of the technique or procedure, including litigation, deemed ap…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-205 Duty to keep records of dispute resolution efforts and to file annual reports
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The courts and all the other elements of government expressed or implied by § 16-17-201(3) may keep information concerning all their efforts to use dispute resolution processes, whether or not such efforts lead to successful outcomes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-206 Confidentiality of communications in dispute resolution procedures
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(a) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, a communication relating to the subject matter of any civil or criminal dispute made by a participant in a dispute resolution process, whether before or after the institution of formal judicial proceedings, is confidential…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-7-207 Immunity of impartial third parties
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No impartial third party administering or participating in a dispute resolution process shall be held liable for civil damages for any statement or decision made in connection with or arising out of the conduct of a dispute resolution process unless the person acted in a manner e…