Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts

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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-212 Fees and costs generally
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(a) The only fees and costs that shall be allowed in civil and criminal suits, prosecutions, and proceedings in district court are those specifically authorized by statute. (b) Nothing in this section or subchapter shall be construed as authorizing the collection by the prosecuti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-213 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-213Current 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. § 16-17-214 Collection of fines in district court — Reports to mayor
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(a) The county or city official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in district courts shall pay over to the district court clerk by the fifth working day of each month all sums collected. (b) The count…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-215 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-215Current 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. § 16-17-216 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-216Current 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. § 16-17-221 Improper use of process — Granting privileges — Failure to report or pay over fines — Penalty
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(a) Any district judge who makes use, directly or indirectly, of the process of his or her own court, either as a party litigant or in interest or as an attorney or agent for any party litigant or in interest, or who offers or gives by way of remission of fees or otherwise any pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-222 Fees of prosecuting attorney
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The prosecuting attorney or his or her deputies shall receive the same fees for prosecuting cases in the district court as they are allowed by law for the prosecution of misdemeanors in the circuit courts.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-223 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-223Current 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. § 16-17-224 Manner of service of summons and other process
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(a) All summons and other process in any civil cause pending in any district court shall be served in accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. (b) Where an arrest for a violation of state law committed within the township wherein the court sits is made upon a warra…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-301 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-301Current 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. § 16-17-302 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-302Current 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. § 16-17-303 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-303Current 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. § 16-17-304 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-304Current 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. § 16-17-305 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-305Current 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. § 16-17-601 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-601Current 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. § 16-17-602 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-602Current 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. § 16-17-603 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-603Current 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. § 16-17-606 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-606Current 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. § 16-17-607 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-607Current 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. § 16-17-611 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-611Current 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. § 16-17-612 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-612Current 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. § 16-17-613 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-613Current 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. § 16-17-614 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-17-614Current 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. § 16-17-701 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as the “District Court Civil Jurisdiction Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-702 Proceedings subject to rules
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All civil cases filed in district court shall be subject to the procedural rules adopted by the Supreme Court for such cases.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-703 Right to jury trial
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There shall be no jury trials in district court. In order that the right of trial by jury remains inviolate, all appeals from judgment in district court shall be de novo to circuit court.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-704 Jurisdiction — Civil Cases
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The district courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction as established by Supreme Court rule.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-705 Filing fees and costs
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(a) (1) The uniform filing fee to be charged by the clerks of the district courts for initiating a cause of action in district court in this state shall be as prescribed in this section.(2) No portion of the filing fee shall be refunded. (1) The uniform filing fee to be charged b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-706 Venue
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the venue of civil actions instituted under this subchapter shall be as in like actions instituted in the circuit courts. (b) If a small claims division of the district court is established pursuant to Arkansas Constitutio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-707 Separate accounting records of fines, etc. — Disbursements
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(a) The district court clerk shall keep three (3) separate accounting records of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees, and costs received by him or her for any of the officers of the town, city, or county, as provided in this subchapter:(1) The first class of accounting record…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-801 Notice
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(a) Whenever any person appeals any civil or criminal judgment rendered in any district court of this state and requests a trial de novo in circuit court, no hearing shall be held or trial shall commence in circuit court without ten (10) days' written notice being given either to…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-802 Combining multiple misdemeanor court convictions
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(1) If a person who has been convicted of more than one (1) related misdemeanor offense in district court shall present otherwise lawfully sufficient documents to the circuit clerk for an appeal of the related convictions, accompanied by an affidavit of the person or his or her a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-18-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-18-105Current 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. § 16-18-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-18-106Current 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. § 16-18-110 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-18-110Current 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. § 16-18-111 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-18-111Current 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. § 16-18-112 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-18-112Current 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. § 16-20-101 Endorsement of papers
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The clerk shall endorse, upon every paper filed in an action, the day it was filed; he shall endorse upon every order for a provisional remedy, and upon every bond taken thereunder, the day of its return to his office.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-102 Docket entries
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Upon the return of every summons served, the clerk shall enter upon the docket the name of the defendant or defendants summoned and the day of the service upon each one. The entry shall be evidence of the service of summons in case of the loss thereof.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-103 Oaths and affidavits
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The clerk may administer any oath or take any affidavit required or permitted in the progress of an action.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-104 Bonds
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(a) The clerk shall prepare, in a proper manner, every bond to be taken by or given before him or his court. (b) He shall refuse any surety offered in a bond to be taken by him who is, in his opinion, insufficient.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-105 Circuit Clerks Continuing Education Board
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(a) There is created the Circuit Clerks Continuing Education Board which shall be composed of the following seven (7) members:(1) Five (5) members of the Arkansas Circuit Clerks Association, designated by the Arkansas Circuit Clerks Association;(2) The Auditor of State or a perso…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-106 Fines, penalties, taxes, etc. — Collection and settlement — Accounting — Audit and adjustment
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(a) The clerks of the several courts of record of this state shall collect and pay over to the treasurer of their respective counties all taxes due on writs, executions, and official seals. They shall also collect and pay over other sums of money, by whatever name designated, com…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-20-107Current 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. § 16-20-108 Investment of moneys held in trust — Disposition of funds
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(a) Moneys received by a clerk of the circuit court or probate division of circuit court to be held by the clerk in trust shall be invested by the clerk in an interest-bearing account, unless a court with proper jurisdiction over the moneys orders otherwise. (b) The interest earn…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-109 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-20-109Current 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. § 16-20-110 County Clerks Continuing Education Board
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(a) There is created the County Clerks Continuing Education Board which shall be composed of the following seven (7) members:(1) Five (5) members of the Arkansas Association of County Clerks, designated by the Arkansas Association of County Clerks;(2) The Auditor of State or a pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-201 Bond
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(a) The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, enter into bond to the state in any sum not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000), with good and sufficient security. The bond shall be approved by the court in term time, or by either of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-202 Preservation of seal and property of office — Office supplies and equipment
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The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall preserve the seals and other property belonging to the office and shall provide suitable books, stationery, furniture, and such other things as may be necessary for the office and the courts.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-20-203 Recording of judgments and opinions
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It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to record the judgments, decrees, rules, orders, proceedings, and opinions of the courts and a complete alphabetical index to all the Clerk of the Supreme Court's books of record.