Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts

(a) A county judge who receives notice under § 16-20-401(d) of a continuing vacancy on a district board or district commission shall investigate the alleged vacancy, and after conducting a hearing under § 16-20-401(d), enter a county order reflecting the majority vote of the land…

(a) The qualified electors of the Eleventh Judicial District-East shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney. (b) The qualified electors of the Eleventh Judicial District-West shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney.

(a) In lieu of any other contingent expense allowance provided by law for the prosecuting attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District, the prosecuting attorney shall be authorized a contingent expense allowance of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year, to be borne by the resp…

(a) The Quorum Court of Arkansas County shall furnish the Prosecuting Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District-East reasonable reimbursement for secretarial hire, part-time deputy hire, social security and unemployment matching expenses, and for office supplies, in-state travel…

(a) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Twelfth Judicial District shall receive a contingent expense allowance to provide for office expenses, including telephone, telegraph, postage, printing, office supplies and equipment, office rent, stationery, traveling expenses, special servic…

(1) Crawford County. The Prosecuting Attorney in the Twelfth Judicial District shall be entitled to the following assistants and deputies:(1) Crawford County. Two (2) or more deputies and two (2) or more secretaries whose total salaries shall be one hundred three thousand eight h…

(a) A deputy prosecuting attorney who is duly appointed in any county of the Twelfth Judicial District shall have the authority to perform all official acts as deputy prosecuting attorney in all counties within the Twelfth Judicial District. (b) Deputy prosecuting attorneys in th…

The quorum courts of the respective counties within the judicial district shall annually appropriate out of the general revenue funds sufficient to cover the salaries and contingent expense fund provided for in this subchapter, provided that the quorum courts shall not be require…

(a) In implementation of § 16-21-119(a), and in lieu of any other contingent expense allowance provided by law for the Prosecuting Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial District, the Prosecuting Attorney shall receive an expense allowance to be borne by the respective counties of t…

(a) It is not the purpose of this subchapter to repeal any laws fixing the fees of prosecuting attorneys, but rather to update and make more efficient the administration of law and order and the operation of county governments in the Fourteenth Judicial District. (b) It is furthe…

In the Fourteenth Judicial District, the justices of the peace, municipal courts, circuit courts, and other courts shall assess, in all cases, the prosecuting attorney's fees provided by law, and all such fees shall be paid into the county treasury as provided by law.

(1) The contingent expenses of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Fourteenth Judicial District shall be limited to the sum of seven thousand eight hundred dollars ($7,800) per annum, to be paid quarterly and to be borne by the counties of the district as follows:(1) Baxter County (…

(1) The salary for the office stenographer for the Prosecuting Attorney of the Fourteenth Judicial District shall be set at the sum of nine thousand dollars ($9,000) annually, to be paid in equal monthly installments and to be borne by the counties of the district as follows:(1) …

The amounts set forth in §§ 16-21-1903 and 16-21-1904 are minimum amounts, and each county quorum court may increase the amounts paid for either purpose when the quorum court feels it is justified and appropriate to do so without regard to similar increases by other counties in t…

(a) It is not the purpose of this subchapter to repeal any laws fixing the fees of prosecuting attorneys. (b) It is further recognized that for the most important and complicated work performed by the prosecuting attorney of the counties affected by this subchapter, fees are not …

(a) (1) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial District shall be furnished suitable office space and telephone expense.(2) The office space is to be furnished in the county in which the prosecuting attorney resides and shall be paid for by that county monthly at the r…

(a) In all counties of the Fifteenth Judicial District, the justices of the peace, municipal courts, circuit courts, and other courts shall assess in all cases the prosecuting attorney's fee provided by law. (b) At the end of each calendar month and within five (5) days thereafte…

(a) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial District of Arkansas shall be entitled to the following assistants:(1) Deputy prosecuting attorneys:(A) Scott County $10,000;(B) Logan County $16,000;(C) Yell County $13,977;(D) Conway County $18,000;(2) Chief deputy prosecut…

(a) The deputy prosecuting attorney's office shall be entitled to an expense allowance for travel, telephone, and other related expenses from the county general fund in a minimum amount as follows:(1) Scott County $ 1,500;(2) Logan County $ 4,000;(3) Yell County $ 2,000; and(4) C…

The levying or quorum court of the respective counties shall annually appropriate out of the general revenue fund sufficient amounts to cover the salaries and expenses provided for in this subchapter.

(a) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial District shall have the power to appoint the following employees if the prosecutor receives a grant award therefor, without confirmation of any court or tribunal, at such salaries as are indicated below, or as are authorized …

This subchapter shall be known as the “Prosecutor Coordinator Act of 1975”.

No provision in this subchapter shall be construed to be in derogation of the already existing duties, authorities, responsibilities, or discretions of the various prosecuting and deputy prosecuting attorneys of this state.

(a) (1) There is created a Prosecution Coordination Commission which shall be composed of seven (7) prosecuting attorneys elected by the prosecuting attorneys of the various judicial districts of this state from among their own members.(2) The Prosecution Coordination Commission …

(a) There is created the position of Prosecutor Coordinator which shall be filled as specified in § 16-21-203. (b) In addition to any other duties and responsibilities established by the Prosecution Coordination Commission, the Prosecutor Coordinator, for the benefit of the prose…

(a) (1) All agencies and public officials receiving fees pursuant to § 5-37-307 or § 16-21-120 shall submit a report to the Prosecutor Coordinator's office monthly.(2) The Prosecution Coordination Commission shall determine the contents of the report.(3) This report shall be revi…

(1) In addition to existing duties, the Prosecution Coordination Commission may:(1) Administer and disburse federal funds, grants, donations, and funds from public and private sources to carry out its responsibilities;(2) Educate professionals, law enforcement, judges, state agen…

A.C.A. § 16-21-207Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixteenth Judicial District may be allowed the expenses of his office, including telephone, telegraph, postage, printing, office supplies and equipment, office rent, stationery, traveling expenses, special services, operation of automobiles, se…

(a) The qualified electors of the Seventeenth Judicial District-West shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney. (b) The qualified electors of the Seventeenth Judicial District-East shall elect one (1) prosecuting attorney.

(a) In lieu of any other contingent expense allowance now provided by law for the Prosecuting Attorney of the Seventeenth Judicial District, the prosecuting attorney shall receive a contingent expense allowance of three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) per annum to be borne …

(a) The office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the Seventeenth Judicial District shall receive a contingent expense reimbursement of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) per annum to be borne by the respective counties of the Seventeenth Judicial District as follows:(1) Whit…

The Garland County Quorum Court may appropriate from the county treasury such funds as it deems necessary to defray the expenses of the Prosecuting Attorney of the Eighteenth Judicial District-East.

(a) In lieu of any other contingent expense allowance now provided by law for the Prosecuting Attorney of the Nineteenth Judicial District, the prosecuting attorney shall hereafter receive a contingent expense allowance to be borne by the respective counties of the Nineteenth Jud…

(a) The Quorum Court of Benton County shall furnish the Prosecuting Attorney of the Nineteenth Judicial District and his Benton County staff adequate office space in the Benton County Courthouse or, in lieu thereof, appropriate funds for the rental of office facilities and all ex…

The Carroll County Quorum Court shall appropriate adequate funds for reimbursing the Prosecuting Attorney of the Nineteenth Judicial District for the actual expenses of the Carroll County office, including, but not limited to, telephone, telegraph, postage, printing, office suppl…

(a) The prosecuting attorney of the Twentieth Judicial District is hereby authorized to appoint and employ certified law enforcement officers as investigators for the prosecuting attorney's office. (b) In addition to the investigators listed in subsection (a) of this section, the…

(a) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Twenty-second Judicial District shall be entitled to appoint and employ one (1) investigator at not less than twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000), to be paid by Saline County when approved by the quorum court and payment is approved by the co…

In lieu of any other contingent expense allowance provided by law for the Prosecuting Attorney of the First Judicial District, the prosecuting attorney shall receive an expense allowance to be borne by the respective counties of the First Judicial District as follows:Click here t…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Employee and assistant expenses” includes without limitation the following expenses and related expenses with respect to employees and assistants of the Prosecuting Attorney of the First Judicial District and deputy prosecuting attorneys:(i) S…

(a) Through an annual appropriation at sufficient level for operation, Phillips County shall provide at the county's expense the office expenses under § 16-21-602(a) in such amount of no less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year as appropriated by the quorum court…

(a) (1) The Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial District shall be allowed the expenses of his office, including telephone, telegraph, postage, printing, office supplies and equipment, automobiles, office rent, and other expenses which, within the discretion of the prosec…

(a) All fees earned and payable to the deputy prosecuting attorneys in Crittenden County under laws now or hereafter in effect, including fees under the Arkansas Hot Check Law, § 5-37-301 et seq., shall be deposited in the county treasury and shall be credited to the county gener…

(a) It is not the purpose of this section, § 16-21-701(a)(2), and § 16-21-702 to repeal any laws now or hereafter enacted fixing the fees collectible as prosecuting attorneys' fees, but rather to update and make possible a more efficient administration of justice and county gover…

(a) The office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the Third Judicial District shall receive not less than a contingent expense reimbursement for the expenses of his or her office, including, but not limited to, telephone, telegraph, postage, printing, office supplies and equipment, o…

(a) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District shall be furnished, by Washington County, suitable office space, telephone expenses, postage, printing, office supplies, and equipment. (b) (1) In addition, the prosecuting attorney shall be allowed two thousand five hu…

(a) It is unlawful for any person or organization to operate a lawyer referral service without prior approval of the Arkansas Supreme Court. “Lawyer referral service” means referring clients to attorneys and receiving compensation for the referral. (b) (1) Any court of competent …

The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, upon reaching a cooperative agreement with the Arkansas Supreme Court, is hereby authorized to develop procedures under which the Clerk of the Supreme Court may each y…

(a) Every citizen of the age of twenty-one (21) years, of good moral character, and who possesses the requisite qualifications of learning and ability may, upon application and in the manner provided for in this subchapter, be admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at …

Every applicant for admission to practice law in the courts of this state shall be examined pursuant to rules of the Supreme Court of this state and shall, before his or her admission, produce to the court, by sworn petition, satisfactory proof of the qualifications found in § 16…