{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-43-206","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-43-206","heading":"Discharge of contempt order","body":"A witness imprisoned or fined for contempt by an officer before whom his or her deposition is being taken may apply to the circuit judge, who shall have power to discharge the witness if it appears that the imprisonment is illegal.\n\nCivil Code, §§ 587, 590-592; C. \u0026 M. Dig., §§ 4163, 4166-4168; Pope's Dig., §§ 5173, 5176-5178; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 28-512, 28-515 -- 28-517; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 315.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 43","Subchapter 2"],"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":"3a0fdf81fc3ddad690b8c0de59851ceb3e61397e2b1db4688777544a2852065a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-43-205","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-43-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}