Arkansas Code Title 16, Subtitle 6, Chapter 87, Subchapter 3 - Funding

• § 16-87-301 - Transition to State Funding.
  (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly in the transition to a state-funded public defender system to provide an appropriate and adequate...
• § 16-87-302 - Funding of Public Defenders.
  (a) The Arkansas Public Defender Commission shall be responsible for the payment of the following: (1) The salaries of public defenders; (2) The salaries...
• § 16-87-303 - Selection and Qualifications of Public Defenders.
  (a) Each person selected as a public defender shall be: (1) Licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas; and (2) Experienced in...
• § 16-87-304 - Distribution and Placement of Public Defender Positions.
  (a) There shall be created within the Arkansas Public Defender Commission a number of positions, including chief public defenders, public defenders, investigators, and secretaries.(b)...
• § 16-87-305 - Salaries of Public Defenders.
  (a) The entry level salaries of public defenders and public defender staff positions shall be consistent with that established by the state pay plan...
• § 16-87-306 - Duties.
  The public defender in each judicial district shall have the following duties: (1) (A) To defend indigents within the district as determined by the...
• § 16-87-307 - Conflicts of Interest.
  (a) If a court determines that a conflict of interest exists between an indigent person and a public defender, the case shall be reassigned...

Last modified: November 15, 2016