§ 16-88-116. Traffic citations issued within a town or city with a district court — Placement on docket
All traffic citations issued within the boundaries of a town or city of this state which has a district court shall be placed on the docket of the district court of that town or city, unless the presiding judge of that court authorizes a transfer to another court exercising jurisdiction over the area in which […]
§ 16-88-101. Jurisdiction of courts for certain offenses generally
(a) The jurisdiction of the various courts of this state for the trial of offenses shall be as follows: (1) The Senate shall have exclusive jurisdiction of impeachment; (2) The Supreme Court shall have general supervision and control over all inferior courts in criminal cases; (3) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of […]
§ 16-88-102. Restraint of inferior courts
The circuit court of any county or the judge thereof, exercising jurisdiction in vacation, may by writ of prohibition restrain all other inferior courts in the limits of the county from exceeding their criminal jurisdiction.
§ 16-88-104. Presumption of jurisdiction
It shall be presumed upon trial that the offense charged was committed within the jurisdiction of the court, and the court may pronounce the proper judgment accordingly unless the evidence affirmatively shows otherwise.
§ 16-88-105. Territorial jurisdiction of certain courts generally
(a) The jurisdiction of the Senate and Supreme Court embraces the whole state. (b) The local jurisdiction of circuit courts shall be of offenses committed within the respective counties in which they are held. (c) The local jurisdiction of district courts shall be of offenses committed within the limits of the jurisdiction of the courts, […]
§ 16-88-106. Mississippi River — Jurisdictional boundaries
(a) The criminal jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas is extended as follows: (b) The State of Arkansas and her sister states, Tennessee and Mississippi, have concurrent criminal jurisdiction over the parts of the territory lying opposite them and between the lines extending and parallel to their north and south boundaries. Beginning at a point […]
§ 16-88-107. Francis River — Jurisdictional boundaries
(a) The criminal jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas is extended as follows: (b) The State of Arkansas and her sister state, Missouri, have concurrent criminal jurisdiction over the parts of the territory lying opposite them and between the lines extending and parallel to their north and south boundaries. Beginning at a point where the […]
§ 16-88-108. Jurisdiction of counties — Offenses generally
(a) When any offense may be committed on the boundary of two (2) counties or where the person committing the offense may be on one side and the injury is done on the other side of the boundary, the indictment may be found and the trial and conviction thereon had in either of the counties. […]
§ 16-88-109. Jurisdiction of counties — Importing property into state
(a) Where the offense consists of importing any property into the state, the jurisdiction shall be in any county into which the offender imports the property. (b) Whenever two (2) or more counties have jurisdiction of the same offense by this section, the county in which the defendant is first arrested shall proceed to try […]
§ 16-88-110. Jurisdiction of counties — Kidnapping
(a) Where the offense consists of kidnapping, seizing, or confining a person without lawful authority, the jurisdiction shall be in the county in which the kidnapping, seizing, or confining was committed, or in any county in which it was continued. (b) Whenever two (2) or more counties have jurisdiction of the same offense by this […]