{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-137","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-137","heading":"Jurisdiction over certain criminal matters","body":"(a) If authorized by the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, a state district court judge may preside over the following criminal matters: (1) A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.; (2) A probation supervision program; and (3) A parole or post-release supervision program. (b) The administrative judge of the judicial district may withdraw authorization under this section at any time. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 119, eff. 1/1/2024. Acts 2011, No. 1137, § 2.\n\n(a) If authorized by the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, a state district court judge may preside over the following criminal matters: (1) A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.; (2) A probation supervision program; and (3) A parole or post-release supervision program.\n\n(1) A drug court program authorized under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.;\n\n(2) A probation supervision program; and\n\n(3) A parole or post-release supervision program.\n\n(b) The administrative judge of the judicial district may withdraw authorization under this section at any time.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 17","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"42d5d0ce346fdb581f0f0639f9065b7cd71e4f04d4f92655fda63b377738fd3c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-136","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}