§ 16-17-134. Change of venue from lower courts in certain counties to municipal court
Notwithstanding § 16-19-409 or any other law to the contrary: (1) (A) In any criminal case brought before any city court in a county with a population between eighty-nine thousand (89,000) persons and one hundred fifty-three thousand (153,000) persons according to the 2000 Federal Decennial Census and in which a district court exists, the judge […]
§ 16-17-108. Salaries of personnel and other requirements of various district courts
(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salaries of the judges and other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as follows: (1) (A) The Arkansas County District Court — Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), […]
§ 16-17-135. Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates
(a) (1) A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court. (2) A district court judge acting as a criminal […]
§ 16-17-114. Restriction on receipt of fees and costs by constables in certain localities
(a) This section shall apply to: (1) All cities in which there are located, or may be located, state-supported educational institutions with campus enrollments of no fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students; and (2) The townships in which those cities are situated. (b) No constable nor deputy constable shall be allowed to receive, […]
§ 16-17-136. Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court
Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary: (1) A person who is charged in district court with committing an offense, excluding a violation of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq., or the Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq., or any other offense for which a court […]
§ 16-17-115. County’s, town’s, and city’s portion of district court expenses — Appropriation
(a) Except as authorized otherwise, the county in which a district court is held shall pay one-half (½) of the salaries of the district court judge and each chief district court clerk of any district court organized in that county under § 16-17-901 et seq., and the quorum court in a county subject to § […]
§ 16-17-137. Jurisdiction over certain criminal matters
(a) If authorized by the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, a state district court judge may preside over the following criminal matters: (1) A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.; (2) A probation supervision program; and (3) A […]
§ 16-17-118. Power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases
Each judge of the district court shall have the same power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases as is conferred upon the circuit judges of the state.
§ 16-17-119. Counties with populations over 250,000 — District court expenses
(a) (1) The salaries and operational expenses of district courts in any county having a population of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) or more inhabitants according to the most recent federal census shall be paid by the city or town in which the court is located. (2) No portion of these expenses shall be paid […]
§ 16-17-121. Salary increases — Factors to consider
(a) In the event the General Assembly establishes a district court cost fund to be used exclusively for the operation and expenses of the district court, any district court judge’s, clerk’s, or other employee’s salary authorized by § 16-17-108 may be increased from the minimum salary upward to any amount not exceeding the maximum salary […]