AR HB1178

Cities of the second class and incorporated towns without a city attorney office may contract with an attorney for legal representation

District courts must maintain three separate accounting records for fines, fees, and costs: (1) town/city ordinance violations and traffic offenses within city limits, (2) county and state violations outside city limits, and (3) civil and small claims cases

Fines collected from first-class accounting records must be paid to each respective town or city treasury after deducting police and sheriff fees, while second-class records go to county treasury

Towns or cities without a police department that do not operate a district court may receive prorated sums from district court collections and may contribute to the nearest district court's operational expenses via written agreement

Written agreements are mandatory between governing bodies of towns/cities where district courts sit and political subdivisions contributing to court operational expenses