§ 16-84-101. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Admission to bail” means an order from a competent court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody on bail and fixing the amount of the bail; (2) “Direct supervision” means the person is in the physical presence of and acting pursuant to instructions from an Arkansas-licensed […]
§ 16-84-102. Persons authorized to take bail
(a) The following may take bail: (1) A judge, magistrate, or clerk of the court; (2) A sheriff or deputy sheriff with respect to any person committed to the common jail of the county; (3) Any law enforcement officer designated by a municipal police department with respect to any person committed to a municipal jail; […]
§ 16-84-103. Qualification of surety
(a) The surety shall be: (1) A professional bail bondsman acting through a professional bail bond company; or (2) A resident of the state, owner of visible property, over and above that exempt from execution, to the value of the sum in which bail is required, and shall be worth that amount after the payment […]
§ 16-84-104. Additional security
There shall be no rules, regulations, or requirements enacted by any judge, magistrate, sheriff, or other officer of the court, requiring any professional bail bondsman or professional bail bond company to post any sum of security in addition to that required by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board pursuant to […]
§ 16-84-105. Responsibility of officer taking bail
(a) The officer who takes bail shall be officially responsible for the sufficiency of the surety if taken other than through a professional bail bondsman. (b) If the surety is not a professional bail bondsman, and the defendant has not yet appeared before a judicial officer pursuant to Rule 9 of the Arkansas Rules of […]
§ 16-84-106. Attorneys and officers not to be sureties
No attorney, solicitor, or counselor at law or in equity, clerk, sheriff, chief of police, law enforcement officer, or other person concerned in the execution of any process, shall become a personal guarantor or surety in any criminal proceeding.