Arkansas Code Title 16, Subtitle 2, Chapter 22, Subchapter 4 - Suspension and Disbarment
- § 16-22-401 - Grounds for Removal or Suspension.
Any attorney who is guilty of any felony or infamous crime, of improperly retaining his client's money, of any malpractice, deceit, or misdemeanor in...
- § 16-22-402 - Venue.
The charges shall be exhibited in the county in which the offense has been committed, or in which the accused may reside.
- § 16-22-403 - Time for Hearing.
The court in which the charges may be exhibited shall fix a time for the hearing of the charges, allowing a reasonable time to...
- § 16-22-404 - Service of Citation.
(a) The clerk of the court in which the charges may be exhibited shall issue a citation, notifying the accused to appear at the...
- § 16-22-405 - Failure to Appear -- Compelling Appearance.
If the accused fails to appear according to the command of the citation, his appearance may be compelled by attachment, or the court may...
- § 16-22-406 - Other Charges -- Suspension Only.
Upon charges other than a conviction for an indictable offense, the court shall have power only to suspend the accused from practice until the...
- § 16-22-407 - Limitation of Proceedings.
If the charges are for an indictable offense and no indictment is found or, if found, is not prosecuted to trial within six (6)...
- § 16-22-408 - Record of Conviction or Acquittal of Offense As Evidence.
The record of conviction or acquittal of any indictable offense shall in all cases be conclusive evidence of the facts, and the court shall...
- § 16-22-409 - Trial When Offense Not Indictable.
When the matter charged is not indictable, the trial of the facts alleged shall be had in the court in which the charges are...
- § 16-22-410 - Verification of Charges.
All charges exhibited under this subchapter shall be verified by affidavit and shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney, prosecuting in the district in...
- § 16-22-411 - Judgment.
(a) In all cases of conviction, the court shall pronounce judgment of removal or suspension, according to the facts found.(b) Every judgment of removal...
- § 16-22-412 - Conviction in Another State -- Effect.
(a) In all cases of conviction for felony or other infamous crime of any attorney at law in any other state or territory of...
- § 16-22-413 - Review by Supreme Court.
In all cases of a trial of charges, the accused may except to any decision of the court and may prosecute an appeal to...
Last modified: November 15, 2016