(a) The following may take bail:
(1) A judge, magistrate, or clerk of the court;
(2) A sheriff or deputy sheriff with respect to any person committed to the common jail of the county;
(3) Any law enforcement officer designated by a municipal police department with respect to any person committed to a municipal jail; and
(4) A law enforcement officer making an arrest as authorized under § 16-81-109.
(b) A constable shall not take bail.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-84-102. Persons authorized to take bail
§ 16-84-103. Qualification of surety
§ 16-84-104. Additional security
§ 16-84-105. Responsibility of officer taking bail
§ 16-84-106. Attorneys and officers not to be sureties
§ 16-84-108. Bonds not void for want of form
§ 16-84-109. Irregularity of bail bond or recognizance
§ 16-84-110. Bail before conviction
§ 16-84-111. Bail during trial
§ 16-84-112. Entering of recognizance on court minutes
§ 16-84-113. Application for bail
§ 16-84-114. Surrender of defendant