§ 16-84-112. Entering of recognizance on court minutes
All recognizances required or authorized to be taken in any criminal proceeding, in open court, by any court of record shall be entered on the minutes of the court, and the substance thereof shall be read to the person recognized.
§ 16-84-113. Application for bail
(a) If the defendant is committed to jail and the application for bail is made to a judge or magistrate during vacation, it must be by written petition signed by the defendant or his or her counsel briefly stating the offense for which he or she is committed and naming the persons offered as surety. […]
§ 16-84-114. Surrender of defendant
(a) (1) At any time before the forfeiture of their bond, the surety may surrender the defendant or the defendant may surrender himself or herself to the jailer of the county in which the offense was committed. (2) However, the surrender must be accompanied by a certified copy of the bail bond to be delivered […]
§ 16-84-115. Deposit of money in lieu of bail
Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary: (1) (A) Whenever the defendant is admitted to bail in a specified sum, he or she may deposit the sum with the proper city or county official in the city or county in which the trial is directed to be had and take from the official […]
§ 16-84-116. Recommitment after bail or deposit of money
(a) The court in which a prosecution for a public offense is pending may, by an order, direct the defendant to be arrested and committed to jail until legally discharged, after he or she has given bail, or deposited money in lieu thereof, in the following cases: (1) When by having failed to appear, a […]
§ 16-84-201. Action on bond in district courts
(a) (1) (A) If the defendant fails to appear for trial or judgment, or at any other time when his or her presence in district court may be lawfully required, or to surrender himself or herself in execution of the judgment, the district court may direct the fact to be entered on the minutes and […]
§ 16-84-202. Disposition of deposit
(a) Where money is deposited in lieu of bail with a city official, after the forfeiture and final judgment of the court, the city official shall make settlement with the city treasurer who shall deposit the funds to the credit of the city general fund. (b) Where money is deposited in lieu of bail with […]
§ 16-84-203. Certain absences excused
(a) No forfeiture of any appearance or bail bond shall be rendered in any case where a sworn statement of a licensed court-appointed physician is furnished the court showing that the principal in the bond is prevented from attending by some physical or mental disability or where a sworn affidavit of the jailer, warden, or […]
§ 16-84-207. Action on bail bond in circuit courts
(a) If a bail bond is granted by a judicial officer, it shall be conditioned on the defendant’s appearing for trial, surrendering in execution of the judgment, or appearing at any other time when his or her presence in circuit court may be lawfully required under Rule 9.5 or Rule 9.6 of the Arkansas Rules […]
§ 16-84-107. Form of bond
(a) The undertaking of the surety, other than by a professional bail bondsman, shall be substantially as follows: (b) If the surety is a professional bail bondsman, the undertaking of the surety shall be in a form prescribed by the rules of the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. “A.B., being […]