§ 16-13-903. Judges and chancellors
(a) The qualified electors of the First Judicial District shall elect: (1) Two (2) circuit judges; (2) Two (2) chancellors; and (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (b) (1) Each judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve […]
§ 16-13-904. Additional judgeship. [Referred to Arkansas Judicial Council for approval.]
(a) There is created in the First Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. (b) As soon as possible after July 30, 1999, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to temporarily fill the First Judicial District circuit judgeship created by subsection (a) of this section, and […]
§ 16-13-905. Approval by Arkansas Judicial Council. [Referred to Arkansas Judicial Council for approval.]
(a) The provisions of § 16-13-904 and this section shall be effective only if approved by the Arkansas Judicial Council which said approval shall be in writing to the chairs of the Senate and House Committees on Judiciary. (b) The council is hereby directed to review the provisions of § 16-13-904 and this section together […]
§ 16-13-711. Form of orders
When an order assessing a fine or penalty is entered, information on the order shall include, but is not limited to, the defendant’s name, current address, social security number, driver’s license number, name and address of employment, amount of fine, and the agreed upon payment terms and conditions.
§ 16-13-712. Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund
(a) There is hereby created on the books of the Treasurer of State the “Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund”, into which the time-payment fees established by § 16-13-704 shall be deposited. (b) (1) From the revenues deposited into the fund, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall purchase computer hardware to make available to entities […]
§ 16-13-901. Composition
The First Judicial Circuit shall be composed of the counties of Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, St. Francis, and Woodruff.
§ 16-13-902. Terms of court
(a) (1) The terms of court of the Circuit Court of Cross County in the First Judicial District shall commence on the fourth Monday in January. (2) The term of court shall be for one (1) year. (3) Grand and petit juries will serve for a period in accordance with Arkansas law. (b) (1) The […]
§ 16-13-701. Scope — Definition
(a) The procedures established by this subchapter shall apply to the assessment and collection of all fines, however designated, imposed by circuit courts and district courts for criminal convictions, traffic convictions, civil violations, and juvenile delinquency adjudications and shall be utilized to obtain prompt and full payment of all fines. (b) As used in this […]
§ 16-13-702. Immediate payment
(a) (1) When a court has imposed a fine, as described in § 16-13-701, the imposition of such a fine constitutes an order to pay the full amount of the fine in accordance with this subchapter. (2) Following imposition of the fine, the court shall inform the defendant that full payment of the fine is […]
§ 16-13-703. Imprisonment
(a) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine defaults in the payment thereof, or of any installment, the court, upon its own motion or that of the prosecuting attorney, may require him or her to show cause why he or she should not be imprisoned for nonpayment. (b) The court may issue a warrant […]