§ 16-17-701. Title
This subchapter shall be known as the “District Court Civil Jurisdiction Act”.
§ 16-17-702. Proceedings subject to rules
All civil cases filed in district court shall be subject to the procedural rules adopted by the Supreme Court for such cases.
§ 16-17-703. Right to jury trial
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.
§ 16-17-704. Jurisdiction — Civil Cases
The district courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction as established by Supreme Court rule.
§ 16-17-705. Filing fees and costs
(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. (b) (1) For initiating a cause of action in the […]
§ 16-17-706. Venue
(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 Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7, venue in civil actions instituted […]
§ 16-17-707. Separate accounting records of fines, etc. — Disbursements
(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 records shall embrace all sums collected in the […]