{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-908","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-908","heading":"Program operation","body":"(a) (1) A pre-adjudication probation program may require a separate judicial processing system differing in practice and design from the traditional adversarial criminal prosecution and trial systems. (2) A pre-adjudication probation program team shall be designated by a circuit judge assigned to manage the pre-adjudication probation program docket and may include a circuit judge, a prosecuting attorney, a public defender or private defense attorney, one (1) or more probation officers, and any other individual or individuals determined necessary by the pre-adjudication probation program judge. (3) (A) The administrative judge of the judicial district shall designate one (1) or more circuit judges to administer the pre-adjudication probation program. (B) If a county is in a judicial district that does not have a circuit judge who is able to administer the pre-adjudication probation program on a consistent basis, the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14 may designate a state district court judge to administer the pre-adjudication probation program. (b) Each judicial district may develop a training and implementation manual for a pre-adjudication probation program with the assistance of: (1) The Department of Human Services; (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (3) The Adult Education Section; (4) The Division of Community Correction; (5) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and (6) Any vocational school, technical school, community college, or two-year and four-year public university that has volunteered to be part of the pre-adjudication program in the judicial district. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 134, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1198,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015. Added by Act 2013, No. 1340,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.\n\n(a) (1) A pre-adjudication probation program may require a separate judicial processing system differing in practice and design from the traditional adversarial criminal prosecution and trial systems. (2) A pre-adjudication probation program team shall be designated by a circuit judge assigned to manage the pre-adjudication probation program docket and may include a circuit judge, a prosecuting attorney, a public defender or private defense attorney, one (1) or more probation officers, and any other individual or individuals determined necessary by the pre-adjudication probation program judge. (3) (A) The administrative judge of the judicial district shall designate one (1) or more circuit judges to administer the pre-adjudication probation program. (B) If a county is in a judicial district that does not have a circuit judge who is able to administer the pre-adjudication probation program on a consistent basis, the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14 may designate a state district court judge to administer the pre-adjudication probation program.\n\n(1) A pre-adjudication probation program may require a separate judicial processing system differing in practice and design from the traditional adversarial criminal prosecution and trial systems.\n\n(2) A pre-adjudication probation program team shall be designated by a circuit judge assigned to manage the pre-adjudication probation program docket and may include a circuit judge, a prosecuting attorney, a public defender or private defense attorney, one (1) or more probation officers, and any other individual or individuals determined necessary by the pre-adjudication probation program judge.\n(2) A pre-adjudication probation program team shall be designated by a circuit judge assigned to manage the pre-adjudication probation program docket and may include a circuit judge, a prosecuting attorney, a public defender or private defense attorney, one (1) or more probation officers, and any other individual or individuals determined necessary by the pre-adjudication probation program judge.\n\n(3) (A) The administrative judge of the judicial district shall designate one (1) or more circuit judges to administer the pre-adjudication probation program. (B) If a county is in a judicial district that does not have a circuit judge who is able to administer the pre-adjudication probation program on a consistent basis, the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14 may designate a state district court judge to administer the pre-adjudication probation program.\n\n(A) The administrative judge of the judicial district shall designate one (1) or more circuit judges to administer the pre-adjudication probation program.\n\n(B) If a county is in a judicial district that does not have a circuit judge who is able to administer the pre-adjudication probation program on a consistent basis, the administrative plan for the judicial circuit required by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14 may designate a state district court judge to administer the pre-adjudication probation program.\n\n(b) Each judicial district may develop a training and implementation manual for a pre-adjudication probation program with the assistance of: (1) The Department of Human Services; (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (3) The Adult Education Section; (4) The Division of Community Correction; (5) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and (6) Any vocational school, technical school, community college, or two-year and four-year public university that has volunteered to be part of the pre-adjudication program in the judicial district.\n\n(1) The Department of Human Services;\n\n(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;\n\n(3) The Adult Education Section;\n\n(4) The Division of Community Correction;\n\n(5) The Administrative Office of the Courts; and\n\n(6) Any vocational school, technical school, community college, or two-year and four-year public university that has volunteered to be part of the pre-adjudication program in the judicial district.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 4","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":"ec73ac5a0584837fef5f4816991b0632c92e80c5544c9b33feff643ba6734fe6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-907","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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