{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-90-1103","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1103","heading":"Presence at court proceedings","body":"(a) The victim or a representative of the victim may be present whenever the defendant has a right to be present during a court proceeding concerning the crime charged, other than a grand jury proceeding, unless the court determines that exclusion of the victim or the victim's representative is necessary to protect the defendant's right to a fair trial or the confidentiality or fairness of a juvenile proceeding.\n\n(b) If the victim is present, the court, at the victim's request, shall permit the presence of an individual to provide support to the victim, unless the court determines that exclusion of the individual is necessary to protect the defendant's right to a fair trial.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 90","Subchapter 11"],"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":"78ba617fea7bdeafe24d99ceb372ea05688292a7f3738e70a785a99eee279ff6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-90-1102","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-90-1104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}