16-68-601. Amount of fees and costs.

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16-68-601. Amount of fees and costs.

16-68-601. Amount of fees and costs. (a) If an incarcerated person, defined for purposes of this subchapter as a person who has been convicted of a crime and is imprisoned for that crime or is being held in custody for trial or sentencing, files a civil action, the court shall order the incarcerated person to pay, as a partial payment of any court filing fees and court costs required by law, a first-time payment of twenty percent (20%) of the preceding six (6) months' income from the incarcerated person's inmate account as administered by the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction. (b) The Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction shall withdraw these moneys maintained in the account for payment of the filing fees and court costs and shall forward these moneys collected at such times as the moneys exceed ten dollars ($10.00) to the appropriate court clerk or clerks until the actual court fees are paid in full.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-68-601

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