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19-5-993. State Administration of Justice Fund.
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19-5-993. State Administration of Justice Fund.
(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the “State Administration of Justice Fund”.
(b)(1) The fund shall consist of court costs and filing fees under §§ 9-15-202, 16-10-305, 16-17-705, 16-90-1419(b)(1), and 21-6-403, the special revenues from real estate transfer taxes under § 19-6-301(117), district court installment fees under § 16-13-704(b)(3)(E)(ii), and any interest earned.
(2) The fund shall be used for:
(A) Trial court administrators as stated in § 16-13-3301 et seq.;
(B) Substitute trial court administrators as stated in § 16-10-801 et seq.; and
(C) The distribution of revenue as stated in § 16-10-310.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-5-993
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19-5-993. State Administration of Justice Fund.
(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the “State Administration of Justice Fund”.
(b)(1) The fund shall consist of court costs and filing fees under §§ 9-15-202, 16-10-305, 16-17-705, 16-90-1419(b)(1), and 21-6-403, the special revenues from real estate transfer taxes under § 19-6-301(117), district court installment fees under § 16-13-704(b)(3)(E)(ii), and any interest earned.
(2) The fund shall be used for:
(A) Trial court administrators as stated in § 16-13-3301 et seq.;
(B) Substitute trial court administrators as stated in § 16-10-801 et seq.; and
(C) The distribution of revenue as stated in § 16-10-310.
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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
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16-17-705. Filing fees and costs.
(a)(1) The uniform filing fee to be charged by the clerks of the district courts for initiating a cause of action in district court in this state shall be as prescribed in this section.
(2) No portion of the filing fee shall be refunded.
(b)(1) For initiating a cause of action in the civil division of district court $65.00
(2) For initiating a cause of action in the small claims division of district court $50.00
(c) A town, city, or county shall not authorize and a district court clerk shall not assess or collect any other filing fees than those authorized by this section, unless specifically provided by state law.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-705
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16-90-1419. Filing fee.
The circuit clerk or district court clerk shall not collect a fee for filing the uniform petition under this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-90-1419
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9-15-202. Filing fees.
(a)(1) The court, clerks of the court, and law enforcement agencies shall not require any initial filing fees or service costs.
(2) A claim or counterclaim for other relief, including without limitation divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, or paternity shall not be asserted in an action brought under this subchapter except to the extent permitted in this subchapter.
(b)(1) Established filing fees may be assessed against the respondent at the full hearing.
(2) Filing fees under this section shall be collected by the county official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in circuit court and shall be remitted on or before the tenth day of each month to the office of county treasurer for deposit to the county administration of justice fund.
(3) The county shall remit on or before the fifteenth day of each month all sums received in excess of the amounts necessary to fund the expenses enumerated in § 16-10-307(b) and (c) during the previous month from the uniform filing fees provided for in § 21-6-403, the uniform court costs provided for in § 16-10-305, and the fees provided for in this section to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit into the State Administration of Justice Fund.
(c)(1) The abused in a domestic violence petition for relief for a protection order sought under this subchapter shall not bear the cost associated with its filing or the costs associated with the issuance or service of a warrant and witness subpoena.
(2) This subsection does not prohibit a judge from assessing costs against a petitioner if the allegations of abuse are determined after a hearing to be false.
(d)(1)
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-15-202
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 9-15-202. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.