Arkansas Code
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Drug Court Act
§ 16-98-304. Cost and fees

(a) The adult or juvenile drug court judge may order the offender to pay:
(1) Court costs as provided in § 16-10-305;
(2) Treatment costs;
(3) Drug testing costs;
(4) A local program user fee;
(5) Necessary supervision fees, including any applicable residential treatment fees;
(6) Any fees determined or authorized under § 12-27-125(b)(17)(B) or § 16-93-104(a)(1) that are to be paid to the Department of Community Correction;
(7) Global Positioning System monitoring; and
(8) Continuous alcohol monitoring fees.

(b)
(1) The drug court judge shall establish a schedule for the payment of costs and fees.
(2) The cost for treatment, drug testing, continuous alcohol monitoring if ordered, and supervision shall be set by the treatment and supervision providers respectively and made part of the order of the drug court judge for payment.
(3) Program user fees shall be set by the drug court judge.
(4) Treatment, drug testing, continuous alcohol monitoring if ordered, and supervision costs or fees shall be paid to the respective providers.
(5) Fees determined or authorized under § 12-27-125(b)(17)(B) or § 16-93-104(a)(1) shall be paid to the Department of Community Correction.
(6)
(A) All court costs and program user fees assessed by the drug court judge shall be paid to the court clerk for remittance to the county treasury under § 14-14-1313.
(B) All installment payments shall initially be deemed to be collection of court costs under § 16-10-305 until the court costs have been collected in full with any remaining payments representing collections of other fees and costs as authorized in this section and shall be credited to the county administration of justice fund and distributed under § 16-10-307.
(C) Local program user fees shall be credited to a fund known as the “drug court program fund” and appropriated by the quorum court for the benefit and administration of the drug court program.

(7) Court orders for costs and fees shall remain an obligation of the offender with court monitoring until fully paid.

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