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27-37-706. Penalties — Court costs.
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27-37-706. Penalties — Court costs.
(a)(1) A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), unless a local fine under § 16-17-129 has also been provided for by law.
(2) A person who chooses to pay the fine under this section and § 16-17-129, if applicable, before his or her first appearance under this subsection, is considered having pleaded nolo contendere to the violation.
(b) A person who does not plead nolo contendere to a violation of this subchapter by paying the fine under this section and § 16-17-129, if applicable, before his or her first appearance but who, after his or her first appearance, is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this subchapter, is responsible for court costs under § 16-10-305, but is not subject to additional costs or fees.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-37-706
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27-37-706. Penalties — Court costs.
(a)(1) A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), unless a local fine under § 16-17-129 has also been provided for by law.
(2) A person who chooses to pay the fine under this section and § 16-17-129, if applicable, before his or her first appearance under this subsection, is considered having pleaded nolo contendere to the violation.
(b) A person who does not plead nolo contendere to a violation of this subchapter by paying the fine under this section and § 16-17-129, if applicable, before his or her first appearance but who, after his or her first appearance, is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this subchapter, is responsible for court costs under § 16-10-305, but is not subject to additional costs or fees.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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
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 16-10-305. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
16-17-129. Levy to defray cost of incarcerating city and county prisoners.
(a)(1)(A) In addition to all fines now or as may hereafter be provided by law, the governing body of each town or city in which a district court is located may by ordinance levy and collect an additional fine not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) from each defendant upon each conviction, each plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or each bond forfeiture in all cases in the first class of accounting records as described in § 16-17-707.
(B) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section, all sums collected from the additional fine described in subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be paid into the town or city treasury to be deposited into a fund to be used exclusively to help defray the cost of incarcerating town or city prisoners, including the construction and maintenance of the town or city jail and payments to other entities for incarcerating town or city prisoners.
(C) All sums collected from the additional fine described in subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section in any district court that is funded solely by the county shall be paid into the county treasury to be deposited into a fund to be used exclusively to help defray the cost of incarcerating county prisoners, including the construction and maintenance of the county jail.
(2)(A) In addition to all fines provided by law, the governing body of each town or city that has a police department or city marshal, and which contributes to the expenses of a district court under § 16-17-1203, by ordinance may levy and collect an additional fine not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) from each defendant upon each conviction, each plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or each bond forfeiture for any misdemeanor or traffic violation
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-129
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 16-17-129. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.