AR HB1835

Repeals Arkansas Code § 5-4-906, which previously governed record sealing upon completion of pre-adjudication probation programs, and creates new Subchapter 16 (§§ 16-90-1601 through 16-90-1603) establishing uniform procedures for case dismissal and record sealing across all specialty court programs

Consolidates and clarifies the statutory definition of "specialty court program" to explicitly include drug courts, mental health courts, veterans treatment courts, DWI/BWI courts, juvenile drug courts, HOPE courts, and family treatment court programs, while removing references to requiring separate Supreme Court approval for each type

Authorizes transfer of specialty court program supervision between counties, allowing participants to complete programs in different jurisdictions with consent of both judges, while specifying that fines and court costs remain with the originating court and program-related fees stay with the receiving court

Renames the "Division of Drug Court Programs" to "Division of Specialty Court Programs" within the Administrative Office of the Courts and updates references from "judicial district" to "judicial circuit" throughout the relevant statutes

Modifies drug court program standards by replacing specific statutory requirements with references to "national standards" and changes mandatory data collection provisions to permissive language, while requiring courts operating specialty programs to use the case management system provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts