{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-902","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-902","heading":"Counties having one district court","body":"(a) Each of the following counties shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge: (1) Howard; (2) Montgomery; (3) Perry; (4) Polk; (5) Randolph; (6) Scott; (7) Sevier; and (8) Stone. (b) The district court shall be located in the county seat of each county listed in subsection (a) of this section. (c) (1) The judge of any district court located in a county with one (1) district court shall be elected countywide. (2) If there is only one (1) district court in a county, it shall have countywide jurisdiction. Amended by Act 2017, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2003, No. 1727, § 2; 2005, No. 72, § 1; 2007, No. 663, § 38.\n\n(a) Each of the following counties shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge: (1) Howard; (2) Montgomery; (3) Perry; (4) Polk; (5) Randolph; (6) Scott; (7) Sevier; and (8) Stone.\n\n(1) Howard;\n\n(2) Montgomery;\n\n(3) Perry;\n\n(4) Polk;\n\n(5) Randolph;\n\n(6) Scott;\n\n(7) Sevier; and\n\n(8) Stone.\n\n(b) The district court shall be located in the county seat of each county listed in subsection (a) of this section.\n\n(c) (1) The judge of any district court located in a county with one (1) district court shall be elected countywide. (2) If there is only one (1) district court in a county, it shall have countywide jurisdiction.\n\n(1) The judge of any district court located in a county with one (1) district court shall be elected countywide.\n\n(2) If there is only one (1) district court in a county, it shall have countywide jurisdiction.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 17","Subchapter 9"],"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":"65439d44caaecdf029289566775efa5403a5c2abfb6798badc62637a8baee1fb","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-901","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}