AR SB422

Amends Arkansas Code § 9-27-306(a) to grant circuit courts concurrent jurisdiction with district courts over traffic offenses in juvenile cases as authorized under § 9-27-372.

Creates new section 9-27-372 allowing a circuit court judge presiding over a juvenile delinquency proceeding to request transfer of a related traffic offense from district court to circuit court.

Traffic offenses may be transferred only if they occurred in relation to the delinquent act alleged in the juvenile's delinquency petition.

Enables consolidated adjudication of traffic offenses with juvenile delinquency proceedings in a single circuit court venue.