Arkansas Code Title 16, Subtitle 2, Chapter 17, Subchapter 7 - District Court Civil Jurisdiction Act

• § 16-17-701 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known as the "District Court Civil Jurisdiction Act".
• § 16-17-702 - Proceedings Subject to Rules.
  All civil cases filed in district court shall be subject to the procedural rules adopted by the Supreme Court for such cases.
• § 16-17-703 - Right to Jury Trial.
  There shall be no jury trials in district court. In order that the right of trial by jury remains inviolate, all appeals from judgment...
• § 16-17-704 - Jurisdiction -- Civil Cases.
  The district courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction as established by Supreme Court rule.
• § 16-17-705 - Filing Fees and Costs.
  (a) (1) The uniform filing fee to be charged by the clerks of the district courts for initiating a cause of action in district...
• § 16-17-706 - Venue.
  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the venue of civil actions instituted under this subchapter shall be as in like...
• § 16-17-707 - Separate Accounting Records of Fines, Etc. -- Disbursements.
  (a) The district court clerk shall keep three (3) separate accounting records of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees, and costs received by him or...

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