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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-114-102 Penalties

All fines collected shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.

State/statewide agency N/A Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-50-311(e) Collection Fee, Administration of Justice Fund

(1) The circuit, district, and city courts levying and collecting the fines prescribed by this section may retain two percent (2%) of the fines as a collection fee. Any collection

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fee retained, pursuant to state accounting laws, shall be deposited by the tenth day of each month in the court automation fund as established by § 16-13-704 of the city or county to be used solely for court-related technology.(2) After deducting the collection fee provided in subdivision (e)(1) of this section, the court shall remit the balance of the fines levied and collected under this section by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Fund Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, on a form provided by that office, for deposit as general revenues of the state.

State/statewide agency N/A Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-314(c)(1) Additional Penalties -- Disposition of Funds

If the arresting officer is an officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police, the fine collected shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration

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of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, on a form provided by that office, for deposit into the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund to be used for the purchase and maintenance of state police vehicles.

State/statewide agency N/A Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-314(c)(2) Additional Penalties -- Disposition of Funds

If the arresting officer is a county law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited into that county fund used for the purchase and maintenance of:(A) The following: (i)

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Rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles; (ii) Communications equipment; (iii) Animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies; and (iv) Life-saving medical apparatus; and (B) Law enforcement apparatus to be used for the purposes set out in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section.

County N/A Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-314(c)(3); Ark. Code Ann. § 27-22-103(c) Additional Penalties -- Disposition of Funds

If the arresting officer is a municipal law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited into that municipal fund used for the purchase and maintenance of:(A) The following: (i)

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Rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles; (ii) Communications equipment; (iii) Animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies; and (iv) Life-saving medical apparatus; and (B) Law enforcement apparatus to be used for the purposes set out in subdivision (c)(3)(A) of this section.

Local jurisdiction N/A Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-207(d) Liability Insurance Required -- Definition

All fines collected under this section shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury and credited to the Boating Safety Account Fund and then distributed by the Treasurer

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of State to the Game Protection Fund to be used by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a program of boater training and boater safety throughout the state.

State/statewide agency N/A Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-414(c) Penalties

All fines and penalties imposed and collected under this section shall be deposited in the Marine Sanitation Fund and shall be used to: (1) Implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter;

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(2) Construct, renovate, or operate sewage pump out and waste reception facilities; and (3) Conduct education programs to inform vessel owners and operators about the problem of human body waste discharges from vessels and inform them of the locations of sewage pump out and waste reception facilities.

State/statewide agency N/A Misdemeanor
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-15-305(c) Penalties

(1) Fifty percent (50%) of all fines collected under this section in district court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section

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on a form provided by the section, for deposit into the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities Fund to be used as follows: (A)  Thirty percent (30%) for scholarship awards to persons with disabilities; and (B)  Twenty percent (20%) towards educating the public about accessible parking, including without limitation: (i)  Public awareness campaigns; (ii)  Public service announcements; (iii)  Distribution of pamphlets; or (iv)  Social media. (2)  Fifty percent (50%) of the fines collected in district court under this section shall be paid by the tenth day of each month to the city general fund of the town or city in which the violation occurred to assist that political subdivision in paying the expenses it incurs in complying with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336.

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Town or City's General Fund to Pay for Expenses Related to Complying with the American with Disabilities Act.

Misdemeanor
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-408 Marine Sanitation Funds

a) All fees and fines levied and collected under the provisions of this subchapter are declared to be special revenues and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to be

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credited to the Marine Sanitation Fund to be used only for the administration of this subchapter. (b) Subject to rules that may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Health is authorized to transfer all unexpended funds relative to marine toilets and marine sanitation systems that pertain to fees or fines collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-22-111(c) Fine for Failure to Present Proof of Insurance at Time of Traffic Stop

The fines collected under this section shall be distributed as follows: (1)  Eighty percent (80%) shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the Arkansas Citizens First

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Responder Safety Enhancement Fund by the tenth day of each month; and (2)  Twenty percent (20%) shall be retained by the court that tries the offense.

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Court that Tries the Offense.

Traffic
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-35-202(c) Penalties for Overweight Vehicles

(1) All fines and penalties shall be collected as provided by law.(2) All penalties collected shall immediately be transmitted by the authority collecting them to the Treasurer of State. (3)

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It shall be mandatory and not within the discretion of the court to assess the penalty provided for.

State/statewide agency N/A Misdemeanor
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-23-114(h)(2)(B) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driving Offenses and Penalties

Any fine collected under this subsection shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of

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the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by the Administration of Justice Funds Section for deposit into the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-601(e)(2) Funds Based on Arresting Officer

If the arresting officer is: (A) An officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police, the fine collected shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the

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Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit into the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund, to be used for the purchase and maintenance of state police vehicles; (B) An officer of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, the fine collected shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit into the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund, to be used for the purchase and maintenance of highway police vehicles; (C) A county law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited into the county fund used for the purchase and maintenance of rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles, communications equipment, animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies, lifesaving medical apparatus, and law enforcement apparatus, to be used for those purposes; and (D) A municipal law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited into that municipality's fund used for the purchase and maintenance of rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles, communications equipment, animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies, lifesaving medical apparatus, and law enforcement apparatus, to be used for those purposes.

State/statewide agency N/A Misdemeanor
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 27-50-1212(d) Criminal Penalties

The fines imposed and collected under this section shall be remitted as follows:(1) Fifty percent (50%) to the Administration of Justice Fund Section of the Office of Administrative Services of

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the Department of Finance and Administration by the tenth day of each month on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board treasury fund; and (2) Fifty percent (50%) to the law enforcement agency issuing the violation.

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Law Enforcement Agency Issuing Violation.

Misdemeanor
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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-98-304(b)(6)(A) Cost and Fees

All court costs and program user fees assessed by the drug court judge shall be paid to the court clerk for remittance to the county treasury under § 14-14-1313.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-505(h)  Property Subject to Forfeiture -- Procedure -- Disposition of Property

Final Disposition. (1) When the circuit court having jurisdiction over the seized property finds upon a hearing by a preponderance of the evidence that grounds for a forfeiture exist under

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this chapter, the circuit court shall enter an order: (A) To permit the law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney to retain the seized property for law enforcement or prosecutorial purposes, subject to the following provisions: (i) (a) Seized property may not be retained for official use for more than two (2) years, unless the circuit court finds that the seized property has been used for law enforcement or prosecutorial purposes and authorizes continued use for those purposes on an annual basis. (b) At the end of the retention period, the seized property shall be sold as provided in subdivision (h)(1)(B) of this section and: (1) Eighty percent (80%) of the proceeds shall be deposited into the drug control fund of the retaining law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney; and (2) Twenty percent (20%) of the proceeds shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to be credited to the Crime Lab Equipment Fund. (c) (1) Nothing prohibits the retaining law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney from selling the retained seized property at any time during the time allowed for retention. (2) However, the proceeds of the sale shall be distributed as set forth in subdivision (h)(1)(A)(i)(b) of this section; (ii) If the circuit court determines that retained seized property has been used for personal use or by non-law enforcement personnel for non-law enforcement purposes, the circuit court shall order the seized property to be sold pursuant to the provisions of § 5-5-101(e) and (f), and the proceeds shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to be credited to the Crime Lab Equipment Fund; (iii) (a) A drug task force may use forfeited property or money if the circuit court's order specifies that the forfeited property or money is forfeited to the prosecuting attorney, sheriff, chief of police, Department of Arkansas State Police, or Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. (b) After the order, the prosecuting attorney, sheriff, chief of police, Department of Arkansas State Police, or Arkansas Highway Police Division shall: (1) Maintain an inventory of the forfeited property or money; (2) Be accountable for the forfeited property or money; and (3) Be subject to the provisions of subdivision (f)(5) of this section with respect to the forfeited property or money; (iv) (a) Any aircraft is forfeited to the office of the Arkansas Drug Director and may only be used for drug eradication or drug interdiction efforts, within the discretion of the Arkansas Drug Director. (b) However, if the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council determines that the aircraft should be sold, the sale shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of § 5-5-101(e) and (f), and the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited into the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund; (v) Any firearm not retained for official use shall be disposed of in accordance with state and federal law; and (vi) Any controlled substance, plant, drug paraphernalia, or counterfeit substance shall be destroyed pursuant to a court order; (B) (i) To sell seized property that is not required by law to be destroyed and that is not harmful to the public. (ii) Seized property described in subdivision (h)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall be sold at a public sale by the retaining law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney pursuant to the provisions of § 5-5-101(e) and (f); or (C) To transfer a motor vehicle to a school district for use in a driver education course. (2) Disposition of forfeited property pursuant to this subsection is subject to the need to retain the forfeited property as evidence in any related proceeding. (3) Within three (3) business days of the entry of the order, the circuit clerk shall forward to the Arkansas Drug Director copies of the confiscation report, the circuit court's order, and any other documentation detailing the disposition of the seized property. (i) Disposition of Moneys Received. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (f)(5) of this section, the proceeds of sales conducted pursuant to subdivision (h)(1)(B) of this section and any moneys forfeited or obtained by judgment or settlement pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited and distributed in the manner set forth in this subsection. Moneys received from a federal forfeiture shall be deposited and distributed pursuant to subdivision (i)(4) of this section. (1) Asset Forfeiture Fund. (A) The proceeds of any sale and any moneys forfeited or obtained by judgment or settlement under this chapter shall be deposited into the asset forfeiture fund of the prosecuting attorney and is subject to the following provisions: (i) If, during a calendar year, the aggregate amount of moneys deposited into the asset forfeiture fund exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per county, the prosecuting attorney shall, within fourteen (14) days of that time, notify the circuit judges in the judicial district and the Arkansas Drug Director; (ii) Subsequent to the notification set forth in subdivision (i)(1)(A)(i) of this section, twenty percent (20%) of the proceeds of any additional sale and any additional moneys forfeited or obtained by judgment or settlement under this chapter in the same calendar year shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to be credited to the Crime Lab Equipment Fund, and the remainder shall be deposited into the asset forfeiture fund of the prosecuting attorney; (iii) Failure by the prosecuting attorney to comply with the notification requirement set forth in subdivision (i)(1)(A)(i) of this section renders the prosecuting attorney and any entity eligible to receive forfeited moneys or property from the prosecuting attorney ineligible to receive forfeited moneys or property, except as provided in subdivision (f)(5)(A) of this section; and (iv) Twenty percent (20%) of any moneys in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) that have been retained but not reported as required by subdivision (i)(1)(A)(i) of this section are subject to recovery for deposit into the Crime Lab Equipment Fund. (B) The prosecuting attorney shall administer expenditures from the asset forfeiture fund which is subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit. Moneys distributed from the asset forfeiture fund shall only be used for law enforcement and prosecutorial purposes. Moneys in the asset forfeiture fund shall be distributed in the following order: (i) For satisfaction of any bona fide security interest or lien; (ii) For payment of any proper expense of the proceeding for forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintenance of custody, advertising, and court costs; (iii) Any balance under two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be distributed proportionally so as to reflect generally the contribution of the appropriate local or state law enforcement or prosecutorial agency's participation in any activity that led to the seizure or forfeiture of the property or deposit of moneys under this chapter; and (iv) Any balance over two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be forwarded to the Arkansas Drug Director to be transferred to the State Treasury for deposit into the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund for distribution as provided in subdivision (i)(3) of this section. (C) (i) For a forfeiture in an amount greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from which expenses are paid for a proceeding for forfeiture and sale under subdivision (i)(1)(B)(ii) of this section, an itemized accounting of the expenses shall be delivered to the Arkansas Drug Director within ten (10) calendar days after the distribution of the funds. (ii) The itemized accounting shall include the expenses paid, to whom paid, and for what purposes the expenses were paid. (2) Drug Control Fund. (A) (i) There is created on the books of law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys a drug control fund. (ii) The drug control fund shall consist of any moneys obtained under subdivision (i)(1) of this section and any other revenue as may be provided by law or ordinance. (iii) Moneys from the drug control fund may not supplant other local, state, or federal funds. (iv) Moneys in the drug control fund are appropriated on a continuing basis and are not subject to the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq. (v) Moneys in the drug control fund shall only be used for law enforcement and prosecutorial purposes. (vi) The drug control fund is subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit. (B) The law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys shall submit to the Arkansas Drug Director on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year a report detailing any moneys received and expenditure made from the drug control fund during the preceding six-month period. (3) Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund. (A) There is created and established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund". (B) (i) The Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund shall consist of revenues obtained under subdivision (i)(1)(B)(iv) of this section and any other revenue as may be provided by law. (ii) Moneys from the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund may not supplant other local, state, or federal funds. (C) The Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund is not subject to the provisions of the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq., or the Special Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund, § 19-5-203(b)(2)(A). (D) (i) The Arkansas Drug Director shall establish through rules and regulations a procedure for proper investment, use, and disposition of state moneys deposited into the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund in accordance with the intent and purposes of this chapter. (ii) State moneys in the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund shall be distributed by the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council and shall be distributed for drug interdiction, eradication, education, rehabilitation, the State Crime Laboratory, and drug courts. (4) Federal Forfeitures. (A) (i) (a) Any moneys received by a prosecuting attorney or law enforcement agency from a federal forfeiture shall be deposited and maintained in a separate account. (b) However, any balance over two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be distributed as set forth in subdivision (i)(4)(B) of this section. (ii) No other moneys may be maintained in the account except for any interest income generated by the account. (iii) Moneys in the account shall only be used for law enforcement and prosecutorial purposes consistent with governing federal law. (iv) The account is subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit. (B) (i) Any balance over two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be forwarded to the Department of Arkansas State Police to be transferred to the State Treasury for deposit into the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund in which it shall be maintained separately and distributed consistent with governing federal law and upon the advice of the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council. (ii) Of the moneys contained in the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year, no more than: (a) Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be retained by the Department of Arkansas State Police to be used for law enforcement purposes consistent with governing federal law; and (b) Sixty-five percent (65%) may be distributed among other state and local law enforcement agencies to be used for law enforcement purposes consistent with federal law. (iii) With the advice of the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council, the Department of Arkansas State Police shall promulgate rules and procedures for the distribution by an allocation formula of moneys set forth in subdivision (i)(4)(B)(ii)(b) of this section.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-316 Fees

Any fee collected by the Department of Arkansas State Police pursuant to this subchapter shall be deposited into the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-93-1205(a);(a)(6);(b) Operation and Supervision of Community Correction Programs

(a)  The Board of Corrections shall promulgate policies, rules, and regulations relating to the operation of community correction facilities and programs, the supervision of eligible offenders participating therein, and the termination

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of that participation, including but not limited to: (6)  Collection of economic sanctions imposed by the court, including, but not limited to, restitution, fines, fees, or other monetary penalties attached to an offender's sentence. (b)  The department shall supervise all eligible offenders participating in any community correction program with the goal of promoting the safety and welfare of the people of the state.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-96-401 Collection and Payment

(a) All justices of the peace are prohibited from collecting fines, penalties, and forfeitures.(b) Quarterly on the first Mondays in July, October, January, and April, all constables or other collecting

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officers of any township shall turn over to the county treasurer of their respective counties all fines, penalties, and forfeitures, less the commission due the officers, which shall be three percent (3%) for constables on the amount collected by them, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one (1) of which shall be immediately filed with the clerk of the county court of their respective counties. (c)(1) On or before the first Mondays of July, October, January, and April of each year, the clerks of the county courts shall audit the accounts of constables and other collecting officers referred to in subsection (b) of this section. To that end, the clerks of the county courts shall open a separate account with each of the officers in a book to be kept by the clerks for that purpose. (2) They shall charge the collecting officer with the amount of fines, penalties, and forfeitures adjudged against defendants in justice of the peace courts or other courts in the county, excepting only circuit courts, as shown by the transcript of the judicial officers on file in the offices of the clerks of the county courts. (d) The clerks of the county courts shall further charge the county treasurer with all fines, penalties, and forfeitures turned over by constables and other collecting officers in pursuance of the provisions of this section. (e)(1) The constables and other collecting officers shall not be credited with any deficits as to fines and penalties unless they shall be able to show the death of the party against whom the fine or penalty was adjudged or that imprisonment in default of the payment of fine has been complied with in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law. (2) The constables and other collecting officers shall not be credited with any deficit on forfeited bail bonds or recognizances unless the return of the officer serving the execution in the case shall show that the defendant had no property subject to execution. In that case, a certified copy of the return shall be filed with the clerk of the county court by the officer charged with the collection. (f)(1) At the commencement of each session of the circuit court of the clerk's county, the clerk of the county court shall furnish the prosecuting attorney with a written statement of all deficits of constables and other collecting officers on account of fines, penalties, and forfeitures. (2) It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to bring suit against the constables and collecting officers and their securities for the deficiency due and also to prosecute the officers by indictment for malfeasance in office.

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Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-96-403(1) Imposition by Circuit Court on Appeal--Costs

If the appeal proceeds to a de novo bench trial or jury trial, the fines, penalties, forfeitures, and costs imposed by the circuit court shall be collected under § 16-13-709

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and paid to the county treasurer;

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County Treasurer.

Traffic, Misdemeanor