(a) No juvenile who has been subjected to an adjudication pursuant to a petition alleging him or her to be delinquent shall be tried later under criminal charges based upon facts alleged in the petition to find him or her delinquent.
(b) No juvenile who has been tried for a violation of the criminal laws of this state shall be later subjected to a delinquency proceeding arising out of the facts that formed the basis of the criminal charges.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 27 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Juvenile Code
§ 9-27-302. Purposes — Construction
§ 9-27-304. Provisions supplemental
§ 9-27-308. Personnel — Duties
§ 9-27-309. Confidentiality of records — Definition
§ 9-27-310. Commencement of proceedings
§ 9-27-311. Required contents of petition
§ 9-27-312. Notification to defendants
§ 9-27-313. Taking into custody
§ 9-27-315. Probable cause hearing
§ 9-27-317. Waiver of right to counsel — Detention of juvenile — Questioning
§ 9-27-318. Filing and transfer to the criminal division of circuit court
§ 9-27-320. Fingerprinting or photographing
§ 9-27-321. Statements not admissible
§ 9-27-322. Release from custody
§ 9-27-323. Diversion — Conditions — Agreement — Completion — Definition
§ 9-27-324. Preliminary investigation
§ 9-27-325. Hearings — Generally
§ 9-27-327. Adjudication hearing
§ 9-27-328. Removal of juvenile
§ 9-27-329. Disposition hearing
§ 9-27-330. Disposition — Delinquency — Alternatives
§ 9-27-331. Disposition — Delinquency — Limitations
§ 9-27-332. Disposition — Family in need of services — Generally
§ 9-27-333. Disposition — Family in need of services — Limitations — Definitions
§ 9-27-334. Disposition — Dependent-neglected — Generally
§ 9-27-335. Disposition — Dependent-neglected — Limitations
§ 9-27-336. Limitations on detention
§ 9-27-337. Six-month reviews required
§ 9-27-338. Permanency planning hearing
§ 9-27-339. Probation — Revocation
§ 9-27-341. Termination of parental rights — Definition
§ 9-27-342. Proceedings concerning juveniles for whom paternity not established
§ 9-27-345. Admissibility of evidence
§ 9-27-348. Publication of proceedings
§ 9-27-349. Compliance with federal acts
§ 9-27-350. Compacts to share costs
§ 9-27-351. Escape considered an act of delinquency
§ 9-27-353. Duties and responsibilities of custodian
§ 9-27-354. Progress reports on juveniles
§ 9-27-355. Placement of juveniles
§ 9-27-356. Juvenile sex offender assessment and registration
§ 9-27-357. Deoxyribonucleic acid samples
§ 9-27-359. Fifteenth-month review hearing
§ 9-27-360. Review of termination of parental rights
§ 9-27-362. Emancipation of juveniles
§ 9-27-363. Foster youth transition
§ 9-27-364. Division of Youth Services aftercare
§ 9-27-365. No reunification hearing
§ 9-27-367. Court costs, fees, and fines
§ 9-27-368. Risk and needs assessments
§ 9-27-369. Resumption of services
§ 9-27-370. Reinstatement of parental rights
§ 9-27-371. Punitive isolation or solitary confinement of juveniles — Definitions