The Agreement on Detainers is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Arkansas with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: The contracting states solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party states find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints, […]
The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the Agreement on Detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this state, mean any and all courts having jurisdiction over criminal matters.
All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are directed to enforce the Agreement on Detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the application of any habitual offenders law to any person on account of any conviction had in a proceeding brought to final disposition by reason of the use of the Agreement on Detainers.
Any prisoner who shall escape from custody while in another state or jurisdiction pursuant to the Agreement on Detainers shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced to a term of not less than three (3) years nor more than five (5) years in the Division of Correction.
It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the superintendent or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to give over the person of any inmate thereof whenever so required by the operation of the Agreement on Detainers.
The Director of the Division of Correction or his or her designee is authorized to serve as central administrator of, and information agent for, the Agreement on Detainers.
