(a) Where the offense consists of kidnapping, seizing, or confining a person without lawful authority, the jurisdiction shall be in the county in which the kidnapping, seizing, or confining was committed, or in any county in which it was continued.
(b) Whenever two (2) or more counties have jurisdiction of the same offense by this section, the county in which the defendant is first arrested shall proceed to try the offense, to the exclusion of the others.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 88 - Jurisdiction And Venue
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-88-101. Jurisdiction of courts for certain offenses generally
§ 16-88-102. Restraint of inferior courts
§ 16-88-104. Presumption of jurisdiction
§ 16-88-105. Territorial jurisdiction of certain courts generally
§ 16-88-106. Mississippi River — Jurisdictional boundaries
§ 16-88-107. Francis River — Jurisdictional boundaries
§ 16-88-108. Jurisdiction of counties — Offenses generally
§ 16-88-109. Jurisdiction of counties — Importing property into state
§ 16-88-110. Jurisdiction of counties — Kidnapping
§ 16-88-111. Jurisdiction of counties — Offense committed on boat or vessel
§ 16-88-112. Jurisdiction of counties — Mortal wound
§ 16-88-113. Jurisdiction of counties — Stolen property
§ 16-88-114. Jurisdiction of counties — Accessories to felonies