(a) (1) A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court. (2) A district court judge acting as a criminal […]
Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary: (1) A person who is charged in district court with committing an offense, excluding a violation of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq., or the Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq., or any other offense for which a court […]
(a) If authorized by the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, a state district court judge may preside over the following criminal matters: (1) A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.; (2) A probation supervision program; and (3) A […]
(a) (1) A district court shall hold court in each department of the district court at least one (1) time a month unless mutually waived by the district court judge and the governing body of the city or town in which the department is located. (2) The agreement under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall […]
