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16-10-141. District court costs and fees — Specialty courts.
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16-10-141. District court costs and fees — Specialty courts.
(a) As used in this section, “specialty court program” means the same as defined in § 16-10-139.
(b) A district court judge presiding over a specialty court program that has been approved by the Supreme Court 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 specialty court program user fee;
(5) Necessary supervision fees, including any applicable residential treatment fees;
(6) Global Positioning System monitoring costs; and
(7) Continuous alcohol monitoring fees.
(c)(1) The district court judge presiding over a specialty court program shall establish a schedule for the payment of specialty court program costs and fees.
(2) The costs for treatment, drug testing, continuous alcohol monitoring and supervision shall be set by the treatment and supervision providers and made part of the order of the district court judge presiding over a specialty court program for payment.
(3) Specialty court program user fees shall be set by the district court judge presiding over a specialty court program.
(4) The costs for treatment, drug testing, continuous alcohol monitoring, and supervision shall be paid to the respective providers.
(5)(A) Court costs and local specialty court program user fees assessed by the district court judge presiding over the specialty court program shall be paid to the county, town, or city official, agency, or department that is primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed by the district court under § 16-13-709 for remittance into a local fund entitled the “District Court Specialty Court Program Fund”.
(B) Installment payments shall be considered a payment toward court cost
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-10-141
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16-10-141. District court costs and fees — Specialty courts.
(a) As used in this section, “specialty court program” means the same as defined in § 16-10-139.
(b) A district court judge presiding over a specialty court program that has been approved by the Supreme Court 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 specialty court program user fee;
(5) Necessary supervision fees, including any applicable residential treatment fees;
(6) Global Positioning System monitoring costs; and
(7) Continuous alcohol monitoring fees.
(c)(1) The district court judge presiding over a specialty court program shall establish a schedule for the payment of specialty court program costs and fees.
(2) The costs for treatment, drug testing, continuous alcohol monitoring and supervision shall be set by the treatment and supervision providers and made part of the order of the district court judge presiding over a specialty court program for payment.
(3) Specialty court program user fees shall be set by the district court judge presiding over a specialty court program.
(4) The costs for treatment, drug testing, continuous alcohol monitoring, and supervision shall be paid to the respective providers.
(5)(A) Court costs and local specialty court program user fees assessed by the district court judge presiding over the specialty court program shall be paid to the county, town, or city official, agency, or department that is primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed by the district court under § 16-13-709 for remittance into a local fund entitled the “District Court Specialty Court Program Fund”.
(B) Installment payments shall be considered a payment toward court costs under § 16-10-305 until the court costs have been collected in full.
(C) Any remaining payments representing collections of other fees and costs as authorized in this section shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the city treasurer of the city in which the district court is located to be deposited into the fund.
(D) A district court that is funded solely by the county shall remit all remaining funds by the tenth day of each month to the county treasurer of the county in which the district court is located to be deposited into the fund.
(E) Expenditures from the fund shall require the approval of the district court judge presiding over the specialty court program and shall be authorized and paid by law concerning the appropriation and payment of county or municipal expenditures by the governing body or, if applicable, governing bodies, that contribute to the expenses of the district court.
(F)(i) Expenditures from the fund shall be used solely for the support, benefit, and administration of the specialty court program.
(ii) Expenditures may be made for indirect expenses related to the specialty court program, including training and travel expenses, program user incentives, graduation costs, and supplies.
(6) Court orders for costs and fees shall remain an obligation of the offender and shall be monitored by the district court until fully paid.
(d) A grant awarded to a specialty court program presided over by a district court judge, as well as all memorials, honorariums, and other monetary gifts to the specialty court program shall be deposited into the fund.
(e) A fee or costs under this section may be waived in whole or in part if the district court finds that the person subject to paying the cost or fee is indigent.
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16-10-139. Specialty court program evaluation and approval — Definition.
(a) As used in this section, “specialty court program” means one of the following:
(1) A pre-adjudication program under § 5-4-901 et seq.;
(2) An approved drug court program under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.;
(3) The Swift and Certain Accountability on Probation Pilot Program under § 16-93-1701 et seq.; and
(4) Any other specialty court program that has been approved by the Supreme Court, including without limitation specialty court programs known as:
(A) A DWI court;
(B) A mental health court;
(C) A veteran's court;
(D) A juvenile drug court;
(E) A “HOPE” court;
(F) A “smarter sentencing” court; and
(G) A mental health crisis intervention center.
(b) A specialty court program operated by a circuit court or district court must be approved by the Supreme Court in the administrative plan submitted under Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14.
(c)(1) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall evaluate and make findings with respect to all specialty court programs operated by a circuit court or district court in this state and refer the findings to the Supreme Court.
(2) An evaluation under this section shall reflect nationally recognized and peer-reviewed standards for each particular type of specialty court program.
(3) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall also:
(A) Establish, implement, and operate a uniform specialty court program evaluation process to ensure specialty court program resources are uniformly directed to high-risk and medium-risk offenders and that specialty court programs provide effective and proven practices that reduce recidivism, as well as other factors such as substance dependency, among partici
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-10-139
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-10-139. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-10-305. Court costs.
(a) There shall be levied and collected the following court costs from each defendant upon each conviction, each plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or each forfeiture of bond:
(1) In circuit court, one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a misdemeanor or felony violation of state law, excluding a violation of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114;
(E) Section 15-42-127; or
(F) Section 27-37-701 et seq.;
(2) In district court, one hundred dollars ($100) for an offense that is a misdemeanor or violation of state law, excluding a violation of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114;
(E) Section 15-42-127; or
(F) Section 27-37-701 et seq.;
(3) In circuit court or district court, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a traffic offense that is a misdemeanor or violation under state law or local ordinance, excluding a violation of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114;
(E) Section 15-42-127; or
(F) Section 27-37-701 et seq.;
(4) In district court, for a nontraffic offense that is a misdemeanor or violation under local ordinance, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
(5) In circuit court or district court, three hundred dollars ($300) for violations of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114; or
(E) Section 15-42-127;
(6)(A) In circuit court o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-10-305
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-10-305. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-13-709. Responsibility for collection.
(a)(1)(A)(i) The quorum court of each county of the state shall designate a county official, agency, or department which shall be primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the circuit courts of this state.
(ii) All fines collected each month in circuit court by the designated county official, agency, or department shall be disbursed by the fifth working day of the following month to the State Administration of Justice Fund, the county administration of justice fund, and the appropriate county fund, state entity, or state agency as provided by law.
(iii) The sheriff shall remain responsible for collecting bail or money deposited in lieu of bail on behalf of defendants discharged from incarceration pursuant to law in circuit court.
(B)(i) The quorum court may delegate the responsibility for the collection of delinquent fines assessed in circuit court to a private contractor.
(ii) The contractor may receive, under a written contract, a commission on delinquent fines collected for circuit court.
(C)(i) The commission agreed to be received by the private contractor shall be a portion of the total fine owed by a defendant.
(ii) The court shall credit the defendant with the gross amount remitted to the private contractor.
(iii) The private contractor shall remit the gross amounts collected to the county official, agency, or department designated under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section on at least a monthly basis.
(iv) Payment of the commission shall be through the county claims process.
(v) The county treasurer shall make a pro rata disbursement of the remaining fines to the State Administration of Justice Fund, the county administration of justice fund, and the appropriate county fund, state
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-13-709
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-13-709. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.