{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-317","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-317","heading":"Jurisdiction and venue","body":"(a) A circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over a person acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect and committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314(b) . (b) Venue is determined as follows: (1) For a person committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314(b) and who has been committed to the Arkansas State Hospital for examination, then venue may be in Pulaski County for the initial hearing pursuant to § 5-2-314 and for a conditional release hearing pursuant to § 5-2-315 ; and (2) For a person who has been conditionally released pursuant to § 5-2-315 , then venue for any hearing seeking the modification, revocation, or dismissal of a conditional release order is in the county where the person currently resides. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5126, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1995, No. 609, § 3; 2003, No. 1185, § 4; 2005, No. 1845, § 1.\n\n(a) A circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over a person acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect and committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314(b) .\n\n(b) Venue is determined as follows: (1) For a person committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314(b) and who has been committed to the Arkansas State Hospital for examination, then venue may be in Pulaski County for the initial hearing pursuant to § 5-2-314 and for a conditional release hearing pursuant to § 5-2-315 ; and (2) For a person who has been conditionally released pursuant to § 5-2-315 , then venue for any hearing seeking the modification, revocation, or dismissal of a conditional release order is in the county where the person currently resides.\n\n(1) For a person committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services pursuant to § 5-2-314(b) and who has been committed to the Arkansas State Hospital for examination, then venue may be in Pulaski County for the initial hearing pursuant to § 5-2-314 and for a conditional release hearing pursuant to § 5-2-315 ; and\n\n(2) For a person who has been conditionally released pursuant to § 5-2-315 , then venue for any hearing seeking the modification, revocation, or dismissal of a conditional release order is in the county where the person currently resides.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 2","Subchapter 3"],"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":"f0525a3df295e451f75f37fa228f5efd6b9c5603840e2715884f1f14f3ba363e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-316","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-326"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}