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16-17-1109. Jurisdiction.
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16-17-1109. Jurisdiction.
(a)(1) State district courts are courts of limited jurisdiction with criminal jurisdiction as defined by the General Assembly and by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7, and civil jurisdiction as defined by the Supreme Court.
(2) State district courts may be given greater criminal and civil jurisdiction than that provided for local district courts, subject to the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, §§ 7 and 10.
(b) Under rules prescribed by the Supreme Court, a state district court judge may hear cases filed in the circuit court that arise within the territorial jurisdiction of the state district court judge.
(c)(1) Under rules prescribed by the Supreme Court, a state district court judge may be assigned by the Chief Justice to hear cases outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
(2) When assigned, the state district court judge is entitled to the reimbursement of travel expenses under § 16-17-1108.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-1109
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16-17-1109. Jurisdiction.
(a)(1) State district courts are courts of limited jurisdiction with criminal jurisdiction as defined by the General Assembly and by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7, and civil jurisdiction as defined by the Supreme Court.
(2) State district courts may be given greater criminal and civil jurisdiction than that provided for local district courts, subject to the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, §§ 7 and 10.
(b) Under rules prescribed by the Supreme Court, a state district court judge may hear cases filed in the circuit court that arise within the territorial jurisdiction of the state district court judge.
(c)(1) Under rules prescribed by the Supreme Court, a state district court judge may be assigned by the Chief Justice to hear cases outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
(2) When assigned, the state district court judge is entitled to the reimbursement of travel expenses under § 16-17-1108.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
16-17-1108. Travel expense reimbursement.
(a) From the appropriation provided for the expenses of state district court judges, a state district court judge is authorized to be reimbursed for those travel expenses at the rate as authorized for state employees and for mileage at the rate established in the state travel rules for state employees while traveling within the state in the performance of official duties.
(b) When a state or local district judge is appointed by the Chief Justice to hear a case or cases in a jurisdiction outside that in which he or she is elected, the judge shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and mileage as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-1108
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 16-17-1108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.