§ 16-21-159. Duty after receiving notice of vacancy on district board
(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 landowners of the district in attendance at the hearing to fill […]
§ 16-21-146. Appropriation of funds for salaries and expenses
(a) The quorum courts of the respective counties of a judicial district shall annually appropriate sufficient amounts to cover the salaries and expenses of the prosecuting attorney’s office. (b) The quorum courts of the respective counties may appropriate any additional funds and create such additional deputy prosecutor positions as they deem necessary for the efficient […]
§ 16-21-147. Powers of deputy prosecuting attorney — Disposition of federal forfeiture funds
(a) A deputy prosecuting attorney who is duly appointed in any county of a judicial district shall, with the prosecuting attorney’s consent, have the authority to perform all official acts as a deputy prosecuting attorney in all counties within the district. (b) (1) A prosecuting attorney and those deputy prosecuting attorneys and other staff members […]
§ 16-21-148. Deputy prosecutor for civil asset forfeiture actions
(a) In addition to the deputy prosecuting attorney positions created by § 16-21-113(a)(1) and other Arkansas Code provisions and laws, a prosecuting attorney shall have the power to enter into a contract for personal services with a licensed attorney whose duty it will be to act as a deputy prosecutor to prosecute civil asset forfeiture […]
§ 16-21-149. Appointment of special deputy prosecuting attorneys
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the prosecuting attorney in every judicial district is authorized to appoint as special deputy prosecuting attorneys: (1) Persons employed as attorneys in the office of the Prosecutor Coordinator; or (2) (A) With the consent of the Attorney General, persons employed as attorneys in the office of the Attorney […]
§ 16-21-150. Prosecution of appeals
No prosecuting attorney shall prosecute city misdemeanor cases or appeals to circuit or appellate courts unless the prosecuting attorney consents to do so.
§ 16-21-151. Prosecutor’s victim/witness fund
(a) In those offices where the prosecuting attorney is desirous of paying for the victim/witness program from more than one (1) county or fund, the prosecuting attorney may establish a cash account. (b) Notice of such shall be sent by the prosecuting attorney to the applicable county treasurers. (c) Each month the county treasurers shall […]
§ 16-21-152. The Twenty-first Judicial District
The Twenty-first Judicial District shall be a Division A Judicial District.
§ 16-21-153. License — Confirmation — Vacancies
(a) Each person selected as a deputy prosecuting attorney shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas. (b) Deputy prosecuting attorneys shall be appointed by elected prosecuting attorneys without confirmation of any court or tribunal and may be removed at any time by the prosecuting attorneys appointing them. (c) Vacancies in the […]
§ 16-21-154. Entry-level salary
The entry level salaries of deputy prosecuting attorneys shall be consistent with that established by the state pay plan for the appropriate grade of each position.