(a) District judges may temporarily exchange districts by joint order entered of record in their respective courts. They may hold court for each other for such length of time as may seem practicable and for the best interest of their respective courts. (b) District judges exchanging jurisdictional authority or districts shall have the same power […]
The judge of a district court shall be a qualified elector within the geographical area from which he or she is chosen.
District judges shall have been licensed attorneys of this state for at least four (4) years immediately preceding the date of assuming office.
(a) (1) The judge of the district court of any city in this state may, with the approval of the governing body of the city, appoint one (1) or more deputy district court clerks to serve under the judge’s supervision. (2) The deputy district court clerk employed by a city or county is governed by […]
(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salaries of the judges and other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as follows: (1) (A) The Arkansas County District Court — Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), […]
(a) This section shall apply to: (1) All cities in which there are located, or may be located, state-supported educational institutions with campus enrollments of no fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students; and (2) The townships in which those cities are situated. (b) No constable nor deputy constable shall be allowed to receive, […]
(a) Except as authorized otherwise, the county in which a district court is held shall pay one-half (½) of the salaries of the district court judge and each chief district court clerk of any district court organized in that county under § 16-17-901 et seq., and the quorum court in a county subject to § […]
Each judge of the district court shall have the same power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases as is conferred upon the circuit judges of the state.
(a) (1) The salaries and operational expenses of district courts in any county having a population of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) or more inhabitants according to the most recent federal census shall be paid by the city or town in which the court is located. (2) No portion of these expenses shall be paid […]
(a) In the event the General Assembly establishes a district court cost fund to be used exclusively for the operation and expenses of the district court, any district court judge’s, clerk’s, or other employee’s salary authorized by § 16-17-108 may be increased from the minimum salary upward to any amount not exceeding the maximum salary […]
(a) When required to make a certification of disposition of court proceedings, including without limitation certified copies of the docket, certified copies of civil or small claims judgments, and appeal transcripts, the district court shall collect a fee of not less than five dollars ($5.00) per case for preparation of the original. (b) All funds […]
(a) An administrative fee may be levied and collected, in district court or city court, from each pretrial detainee charged with either a felony or misdemeanor who is placed under the supervision of the court pending trial. (b) The administrative fee authorized by this section may be levied only by the district court or city […]
(a) (1) The district court clerk shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for filing or issuing writs, including writs of garnishment and executions. (2) The fee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is in addition to fees and costs established by law for specific purposes or as authorized by the county quorum court […]
(a) Upon request of the district court judge or city court judge, the governing body in which a district court or city court is located or, if applicable, each governing body of a political subdivision that contributes to the expenses of a district court may contract with a person that has registered with the Secretary […]
(a) (1) (A) In addition to all fines now or as may hereafter be provided by law, the governing body of each town or city in which a district court is located may by ordinance levy and collect an additional fine not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) from each defendant upon each conviction, each plea […]
The judge of any district court located in a county with only one (1) district court shall hereafter be elected countywide.
(a) A person required to appear before a district court in this state, having been served with any form of notice to appear for any criminal offense, traffic violation, or misdemeanor charge, shall appear at the time and place designated in the notice. (b) (1) If a person fails to appear as required in subsection […]
(a) All fines, penalties, and costs received by the district courts shall be collected and distributed in the manner provided by laws affecting the former municipal courts, unless and until the General Assembly establishes a new method of distribution. (b) All salaries, retirement benefits, programs, and moneys of judges, clerks, and court employees of the […]
(a) (1) District courts have jurisdiction of juvenile defendants for violation of local codes or ordinances, game and fish violations, and traffic offenses. (2) Juveniles charged with these offenses are subject to the same penalties as adults unless otherwise provided in this section. (b) A juvenile subject to the jurisdiction of a district court shall […]
Notwithstanding § 16-19-409 or any other law to the contrary: (1) (A) In any criminal case brought before any city court in a county with a population between eighty-nine thousand (89,000) persons and one hundred fifty-three thousand (153,000) persons according to the 2000 Federal Decennial Census and in which a district court exists, the judge […]
