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16-17-135. Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates.
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16-17-135. Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates.
(a)(1) A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
(2) A district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate may be authorized to perform any of the duties described in Rule 1.8(b) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(b) A county with a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) persons may compensate a district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate in excess of his or her salary as a district court judge in an annual amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the district court judge's maximum annual salary as set forth in § 16-17-108.
(c) A county, city, or town that contributes to the salary of a district judge may treat the increased payment for magistrate duties as salary to be calculated for purposes of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, § 24-4-101 et seq.
(d) The compensation for a district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate for a circuit court judge shall be set by the county quorum court by ordinance and may be paid by the county from the county administration of justice fund or the county general fund as appropriated by ordinance.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-135
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16-17-135. Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates.
(a)(1) A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
(2) A district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate may be authorized to perform any of the duties described in Rule 1.8(b) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(b) A county with a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) persons may compensate a district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate in excess of his or her salary as a district court judge in an annual amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the district court judge's maximum annual salary as set forth in § 16-17-108.
(c) A county, city, or town that contributes to the salary of a district judge may treat the increased payment for magistrate duties as salary to be calculated for purposes of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, § 24-4-101 et seq.
(d) The compensation for a district court judge acting as a criminal magistrate for a circuit court judge shall be set by the county quorum court by ordinance and may be paid by the county from the county administration of justice fund or the county general fund as appropriated by ordinance.
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16-17-108. Salaries of personnel and other requirements of various district courts.
(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salaries of the judges and other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as follows:
(1)(A) The Arkansas County District Court — Northern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirteen thousand eight hundred thirty-four dollars and ninety-two cents ($13,834.92) nor more than forty-four thousand dollars ($44,000), and the deputy court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eleven thousand four hundred seventy-five dollars ($11,475) nor more than thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000).
(B) The salaries shall be as determined by the governing body of the City of Stuttgart and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county;
(2) The Arkansas County District Court — Southern District Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) nor more than thirty-nine thousand dollars ($39,000), and the deputy clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000) nor more than thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000). The salaries shall be determined by the governing body of the City of DeWitt and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one-half (½) by the city and one-half (½) by the county;
(3)(A) The Ashley County District Court — Crossett Department
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-108
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24-4-101. Definitions.
As used in this act:
(1) “Accumulated contributions” means the sum of all amounts deducted from the compensations of a member and credited to his or her individual account in the member's deposit account, together with regular interest as may have been credited thereon;
(2) “Actual service” means service credited at the rate of one (1) month for each month of service;
(3) “Actuarial equivalent” means a benefit of equal reserve value when “reserve” means the present value of all payments to be made on account of any benefit based upon such reasonable rates of interest and tables of experience as a plan shall adopt from time to time;
(4) “Actuary” means a qualified actuary with experience in retirement plan financing. Membership in the American Academy of Actuaries shall be sufficient for a person to be deemed a qualified actuary;
(5) “Age” means age on last birthday;
(6)(A) “Annuity” means a monthly amount payable from funds of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System throughout the life of a person.
(B) All annuities shall be paid in equal monthly installments;
(7) “Annuity reserve” means the present value of an annuity computed upon the basis of mortality and other such tables of experience and regular interest, as the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System shall adopt;
(8) “Beneficiary” means any person except a retirant who is receiving or is designated by a member to receive a plan benefit;
(9) “Benefit program” means a schedule of benefits or benefit formulas from which the amounts of benefits can be determined;
(10) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, as created in this act;
(11)(A) “Compensation” means the recurring remunerat
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-4-101
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 24-4-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.