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16-17-136. Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court.
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16-17-136. Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court.
Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary:
(1) A person who is charged in district court with committing an offense, excluding a violation of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq., or the Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq., or any other offense for which a court appearance is mandatory, may waive appearance and trial and plead guilty or nolo contendere by a signed statement;
(2)(A) With the signed statement, the person shall pay the fine and court costs in an amount as established by the district court or city court within the limits prescribed by law.
(B) Fines and court costs shall be paid to the county or city official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the district courts and city courts of this state;
(3) The court shall accept the signed statement accompanied by the fine and court costs assessed as a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and shall proceed accordingly; and
(4) Submitting payment under subdivision (2)(A) of this section through a website constitutes an agreement to be bound by an electronic record under the Arkansas Electronic Records and Signatures Act, § 25-31-101 et seq., and complies in all respects with the requirements of this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-136
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16-17-136. Waiver of appearance and entry of plea to traffic violations in district court.
Notwithstanding any rule of criminal procedure to the contrary:
(1) A person who is charged in district court with committing an offense, excluding a violation of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq., or the Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq., or any other offense for which a court appearance is mandatory, may waive appearance and trial and plead guilty or nolo contendere by a signed statement;
(2)(A) With the signed statement, the person shall pay the fine and court costs in an amount as established by the district court or city court within the limits prescribed by law.
(B) Fines and court costs shall be paid to the county or city official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the district courts and city courts of this state;
(3) The court shall accept the signed statement accompanied by the fine and court costs assessed as a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and shall proceed accordingly; and
(4) Submitting payment under subdivision (2)(A) of this section through a website constitutes an agreement to be bound by an electronic record under the Arkansas Electronic Records and Signatures Act, § 25-31-101 et seq., and complies in all respects with the requirements of this section.
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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
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25-31-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Electronic Records and Signatures Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-31-101
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5-65-101. Title.
This chapter shall be known as the “Omnibus DWI or BWI Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-65-101
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5-65-301. Title.
This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Underage Driving or Boating Under the Influence Law” or the “Underage DUI or BUI Law”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-65-301
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 5-65-301. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.