(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 or authority, holding courts for each other, as the district judge for the district in which the court or courts shall be held.
(c) No city or county shall be held liable for nor shall incur any expense whatsoever for any special pay or travel costs arising out of any exchange of judicial districts between district judges.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-17-102. Exchange of jurisdictions by district court judges
§ 16-17-103. Residency requirement of judges
§ 16-17-104. Law license requirement for district judges
§ 16-17-106. Deputy district court clerks generally
§ 16-17-108. Salaries of personnel and other requirements of various district courts
§ 16-17-114. Restriction on receipt of fees and costs by constables in certain localities
§ 16-17-115. County's, town's, and city's portion of district court expenses — Appropriation
§ 16-17-118. Power to postpone or suspend sentence in misdemeanor cases
§ 16-17-119. Counties with populations over 250,000 — District court expenses
§ 16-17-121. Salary increases — Factors to consider
§ 16-17-124. Fee for appeal transcript — Disposition
§ 16-17-125. Pretrial release alternative administration fee
§ 16-17-126. Fee for filing and issuing writs — Disposition — Fee for issuing summons
§ 16-17-127. Contractors providing certain services
§ 16-17-129. Levy to defray cost of incarcerating city and county prisoners
§ 16-17-130. Single district judge to be elected countywide
§ 16-17-131. Suspension of license for failure to appear
§ 16-17-132. District court generally
§ 16-17-133. Limitation of the incarceration of juvenile defendants in district courts
§ 16-17-134. Change of venue from lower courts in certain counties to municipal court
§ 16-17-136. Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court
§ 16-17-137. Jurisdiction over certain criminal matters
§ 16-17-138. Mandatory holding of court for departments of a district court