(a) In a misdemeanor traffic case, other than a case involving driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug, a judge may postpone a judgment for not more than one (1) year, and during the one (1) year period a defendant:
(1) Is in a probation status, supervised or unsupervised; and
(2) Remains in a probation status until a judgment is entered.
(b) At the request of a defendant, parent of a minor defendant, or counsel for a defendant, judgment shall be entered as quickly as feasible and not more than ten (10) days following the request.
(c) At the request of a defendant, parent of a minor defendant, or counsel for a defendant, probation may be continued and judgment postponed for more than one (1) year.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 3 - Suspension or Probation
§ 5-4-302. Effect of noncode statutes
§ 5-4-303. Conditions of suspension or probation
§ 5-4-304. Confinement as condition of suspension or probation
§ 5-4-306. Time period generally
§ 5-4-307. Time period — Calculation
§ 5-4-312. Presentence investigation — Placement in a community correction program
§ 5-4-313. Placement in a drug treatment program — Drug court alternative
§ 5-4-320. Certain convicted felons to observe operations of correctional facility
§ 5-4-321. Judgment in certain misdemeanor traffic cases — Postponement
§ 5-4-322. District court or city court — Probation — Fees and fines authorized