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§ 16-94-211. Penalty - Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition...
§ 16-94-212. Confining of accused in jail while en route - The officer or person executing the Governor's warrant of arrest,...
§ 16-94-213. Arrest prior to requisition - Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on...
§ 16-94-214. Arrest without warrant — Delivery to other state without Governor's warrant - (a) The arrest of a person may be lawfully made...
§ 16-94-215. Jailing of accused by magistrate - If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it...
§ 16-94-216. Bail - Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is...
§ 16-94-217. Discharge of warrant - If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the...
§ 16-94-218. Forfeiture of bond - If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to...
§ 16-94-219. Criminal prosecution in this state - If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the person...
§ 16-94-220. Pertinence of guilt or innocence of accused - The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the...
§ 16-94-221. Recall of warrant or issuance of alias - The Governor may recall his or her warrant of arrest...
§ 16-94-222. Issuance of warrant for fugitives from this state - Whenever the Governor of this state shall demand a person...
§ 16-94-223. Obtaining Governor's requisition - When the return to this state of a person charged...
§ 16-94-224. Expenses - When the punishment of the crime shall be the confinement...
§ 16-94-225. Immunity from service of process - A person brought into this state on extradition based on...
§ 16-94-226. Trial for other crimes - After a person has been brought back to this state...
§ 16-94-227. Construction - This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to...
§ 16-94-228. Separability - If any part of this subchapter is for any reason...
§ 16-94-229. Repealer - All acts or parts of acts and administrative rules inconsistent...
§ 16-94-230. Title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Criminal Extradition...
§ 16-94-231. Effective date - Whereas, under the present laws there is no effective way...
Chapter 95 - Interstate Agreement on Detainers
§ 16-95-101. Agreement on Detainers - The Agreement on Detainers is enacted into law and entered...
§ 16-95-102. “Appropriate court.” - The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the Agreement on...
§ 16-95-103. Enforcement - All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this state...
§ 16-95-104. Applicability of habitual offenders law - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the...
§ 16-95-105. Escape — Penalty - Any prisoner who shall escape from custody while in another...
§ 16-95-106. Surrender of inmates - It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the superintendent or...
§ 16-95-107. Administration - The Director of the Division of Correction or his or...
Chapter 96 - Proceedings in Inferior Courts
Subchapter 1 - City Courts
§ 16-96-101. Procedure generally - The proceedings in circuit courts for the trial of criminal...
§ 16-96-102. Applicability to judge acting as clerk - Where a judge acts as the clerk of the court,...
§ 16-96-103. Terms of sessions - The judge of the city court may, by orders entered...
§ 16-96-104. Pleadings and indictments - (a) No written information or pleadings are required in prosecutions...
§ 16-96-105. Summons - (a) Upon information given by a peace officer, or by...
§ 16-96-106. Warrant of arrest - Upon information on oath made to the judge of the...
§ 16-96-107. Subpoenas - The clerk shall issue subpoenas for witnesses at the request...
§ 16-96-108. Right to speedy trial or bail - When a person has been arrested and brought before the...
§ 16-96-109. Time of trial - (a) All prosecutions in city courts shall stand for trial...
§ 16-96-110. Trial by judge or jury for violations of other than ordinances - The issues of law and of fact in cases for...
§ 16-96-112. Trials in city court - All trials in the city court for violation of the...
§ 16-96-113. Continuances - The court may, for good cause, grant continuances or postponements...
Subchapter 4 - Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures
§ 16-96-401. Collection and payment - (a) All justices of the peace are prohibited from collecting...
§ 16-96-403. Imposition by circuit court on appeal — Costs - The fines, penalties, forfeitures, and costs imposed by a circuit...
Subchapter 5 - Appeals to Circuit Court
§ 16-96-503. Jurisdiction - The court shall have appellate jurisdiction over the judgments of...
§ 16-96-506. Time of trial - All appeals to the circuit court in criminal cases shall...
§ 16-96-507. Trial de novo - Upon the appeal, the case shall be tried anew as...
§ 16-96-508. Judgment on default - If the appellant shall fail to appear in the circuit...
§ 16-96-509. Judgment for defendant - If judgment is rendered for the defendant, any money paid...
Chapter 97 - Sentencing
§ 16-97-101. Bifurcated sentencing procedures - The following procedure shall govern jury trials which include any...
§ 16-97-102. Sentencing by the court - The following procedure shall govern sentencing by the court: (1)...
§ 16-97-103. Evidence - Evidence relevant to sentencing by either the court or a...
§ 16-97-104. Proof of prior convictions - Proof of prior convictions, both felony and misdemeanor, and proof...
Chapter 98 - Treatment for Drug Abuse
Subchapter 2 - Pretrial or Posttrial Treatment, Intervention, and Diversion Programs
§ 16-98-201. Qualifications — Waiver - Any judicial district, with the agreement of the parties, may...
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Drug Court Act
§ 16-98-301. Short title and definitions - (a) This subchapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Drug...
§ 16-98-302. Purpose and intent - (a) There is a critical need for judicial intervention and...
§ 16-98-303. Drug court programs authorized - (a) (1) Each judicial district of this state is authorized...
§ 16-98-304. Cost and fees - (a) The adult or juvenile drug court judge may order...
§ 16-98-305. Required resources - Each approved drug court program established under this subchapter, subject...
§ 16-98-306. Collection of data - (a) (1) An approved drug court program shall collect and...
Chapter 99 - Performance Incentive Funding for Recidivism and Crime Reduction
Subchapter 1 - Performance Incentive Act of 2011
§ 16-99-101. Purpose and intent - (a) Both state and local agencies that implement criminal justice...
§ 16-99-102. Program authorized — Administration - (a) Costs averted due to a reduction in commitments to...
§ 16-99-103. Application - (a) (1) The Division of Community Correction shall receive additional...
§ 16-99-104. Implementation - The Board of Corrections shall: (1) Establish rules for counties,...
§ 16-99-105. Reporting and data collection - (a) (1) The Division of Community Correction shall provide data...
Chapter 100 - Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-100-101. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Evidence-based practices” means supervision,...
Subchapter 2 - Mental Health Specialty Courts
§ 16-100-201. Authorization — Evaluation — Restriction on services and treatment - (a) A judicial district may establish a mental health specialty...
§ 16-100-202. Goals of mental health specialty court program - (a) The goals of a mental health specialty court program...
§ 16-100-203. Establishment of mental health specialty court - (a) A mental health specialty court is a specialized court...
§ 16-100-204. Administration of mental health specialty court program - (a) A mental health specialty court program may require a...
§ 16-100-205. Eligible persons — Waiver of certain rights - (a) A person is eligible for participation in a mental...
§ 16-100-206. Transfer of cases - (a) A circuit court or district court that determines, on...
§ 16-100-207. Mental health treatment under program — Failure to comply with program - (a) (1) A mental health specialty court shall order mental...
§ 16-100-208. Completion of program — Dismissal of case — Sealing of record - (a) Upon the mental health specialty court's own motion or...
§ 16-100-209. Costs and fees - (a) The mental health specialty court may order the mental...