{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-84-102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-84-102","heading":"Persons authorized to take bail","body":"(a) The following may take bail: (1) A judge, magistrate, or clerk of the court; (2) A sheriff or deputy sheriff with respect to any person committed to the common jail of the county; (3) Any law enforcement officer designated by a municipal police department with respect to any person committed to a municipal jail; and (4) A law enforcement officer making an arrest as authorized under § 16-81-109 . (b) A constable shall not take bail. Acts 1989, No. 417, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 270.\n\n(a) The following may take bail: (1) A judge, magistrate, or clerk of the court; (2) A sheriff or deputy sheriff with respect to any person committed to the common jail of the county; (3) Any law enforcement officer designated by a municipal police department with respect to any person committed to a municipal jail; and (4) A law enforcement officer making an arrest as authorized under § 16-81-109 .\n\n(1) A judge, magistrate, or clerk of the court;\n\n(2) A sheriff or deputy sheriff with respect to any person committed to the common jail of the county;\n\n(3) Any law enforcement officer designated by a municipal police department with respect to any person committed to a municipal jail; and\n\n(4) A law enforcement officer making an arrest as authorized under § 16-81-109 .\n\n(b) A constable shall not take bail.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 84","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":"8e3dfcbf4deee2a48dff2e84e2e4a3eabb7da7b1ae7e11dd299ad6e6fac05e7a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-84-101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-84-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}