Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1522 Compare Versions

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2		-	Act 483 of the Regular Session
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5	4		State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 1
6	5		94th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	6		Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1522 3
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9	8		By: Representative Dalby 5
10	9		By: Senator G. Stubblefield 6
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12	11		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	12		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E SALARIES OF VARIOU S DISTRICT 9
14	13		COURT PERSONNEL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10
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17	16		Subtitle 13
18	17		CONCERNING THE SALARIES OF VARIOUS 14
19	18		DISTRICT COURT PERSONNEL. 15
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22	21		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18
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24	23		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 16 -17-108 is amended to read as follows: 20
25	24		16-17-108. Salaries of personnel and other requirements of various 21
26	25		district courts. 22
27	26		(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the salarie s of the judges and 23
28	27		other personnel of the various district courts shall be established as 24
29	28		follows: 25
30	29		(1)(A) The Arkansas County District Court — Northern District 26
31	30		Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty -five thousand 27
32	31		dollars ($35,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) seventy 28
33	32		thousand dollars ($70,000) , the district court clerk shall receive an annual 29
34	33		salary of not less than thirteen thousand eight hundred thirty -four dollars 30
35	34		and ninety-two cents ($13,834.92) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more 31
36	35		than forty-four thousand dollars ($44,000) sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) , 32
37	36		and the deputy court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than 33
38	37		eleven thousand four hundred seventy -five dollars ($11,475) twenty-five 34
39	38		thousand dollars ($25,000) nor more than thirty-one thousand dollars 35
40	39		($31,000) forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) . 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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45	44		(B) The salaries shall be as determined by the governing 1
46	45		body of the City of Stuttgart and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid 2
47	46		one-half (½) by the city and one -half (½) by the county; 3
48	47		(2) The Arkansas County District Court — Southern District Judge 4
49	48		shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty -five thousand dollars 5
50	49		($25,000), the district court clerk shall receive an ann ual salary of not 6
51	50		less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and the deputy clerk shall 7
52	51		receive an annual salary of not less than twenty -three thousand dollars 8
53	52		($23,000). The salaries shall be determined by the governing body of the City 9
54	53		of DeWitt and the Arkansas County Quorum Court and paid one -half (½) by the 10
55	54		city and one-half (½) by the county; 11
56	55		(3)(A) The Ashley County District Court — Crossett Department 12
57	56		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand 13
58	57		dollars ($15,000) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than thirty-five 14
59	58		thousand dollars ($35,000) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) . 15
60	59		(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range 16
61	60		prescribed in this subdivision (a)(3), as agreed upon by the Ashley County 17
62	61		Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Crossett; 18
63	62		(4)(A) The Ashley County District Court — Hamburg Department 19
64	63		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand 20
65	64		dollars ($15,000) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) nor more than thirty-five 21
66	65		thousand dollars ($35,000) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) . 22
67	66		(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range 23
68	67		prescribed in this subdivision (a)(4), as agreed upon by the Ashley County 24
69	68		Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Hamburg; 25
70	69		(5) The Baxter County District Court Clerk shall receive 26
71	70		compensation in an amount as may be provided by the City of Mountain Home and 27
72	71		the Baxter County Quorum Court. The salary shall be paid one -half (½) by the 28
73	72		City of Mountain Home and one -half (½) by Baxter County; 29
74	73		(6)(A) The Calhoun County District Court Clerk shall receive an 30
75	74		annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). 31
76	75		(B) The salary shall be determined by the Hampton City 32
77	76		Council and the Calhoun County Quorum C ourt and shall be paid by the City of 33
78	77		Hampton and Calhoun County in equal monthly installments; 34
79	78		(7)(A)(i) The Chicot County District Court — Dermott Department 35
80	79		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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85	84		dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). 1
86	85		(ii) However, the district court clerk's position may 2
87	86		be a full-time or part-time position. 3
88	87		(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range 4
89	88		prescribed in subdivision (a)(7)(A)(i) of this sect ion as agreed upon by the 5
90	89		Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Dermott. 6
91	90		(C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid 7
92	91		as follows: 8
93	92		(i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of 9
94	93		Dermott; and 10
95	94		(ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; 11
96	95		(8)(A) The Chicot County District Court — Eudora Department 12
97	96		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand 13
98	97		dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty -five thousand dollars ($35,000). 14
99	98		(B) The salary shall be in an amount within the range 15
100	99		prescribed in subdivision (a)(8)(A) of this section as agreed upon by the 16
101	100		Chicot County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Eudora. 17
102	101		(C) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid 18
103	102		as follows: 19
104	103		(i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of 20
105	104		Eudora; and 21
106	105		(ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; 22
107	106		(9)(A)(i) The Chicot County District Court — Lake Village 23
108	107		Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of no t less than fourteen 24
109	108		thousand dollars ($14,000) nor more than thirty -five thousand dollars 25
110	109		($35,000). 26
111	110		(ii) If authorized by the governing body of the City 27
112	111		of Lake Village and the Chicot County Quorum Court, the district court judge 28
113	112		shall be authorized to employ a full-time or part-time deputy district court 29
114	113		clerk at an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor 30
115	114		more than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000). 31
116	115		(iii) The salaries shall be in an amount within the 32
117	116		range prescribed in this subdivision (a)(9)(A), as agreed upon by the Chicot 33
118	117		County Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Lake Village. 34
119	118		(B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be paid 35
120	119		as follows: 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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125	124		(i) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the City of 1
126	125		Lake Village; and 2
127	126		(ii) Fifty percent (50%) to be paid by Chicot County; 3
128	127		(10) The Clark County District Court Clerk shall receive an 4
129	128		annual salary of not less than thirty-eight thousand dollars ($38,000) forty 5
130	129		thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than forty-five thousand dollars 6
131	130		($45,000), to be established annually by the Clark County Quorum Court. Upon 7
132	131		approval by the Clark County Quorum Court, the Clark County District Court 8
133	132		Judge may appoint one (1) deputy district court clerk to receive a salary as 9
134	133		established by the Clark County Quorum Court; 10
135	134		(11)(A) The clerks of the district courts in Clay County shall 11
136	135		receive an annual salary of not less than four thousand five hundred dollars 12
137	136		($4,500) nor more than eighteen thousand dollars ($18,00 0), to be paid, as 13
138	137		well as other current benefits, in equal monthly installments by Clay County. 14
139	138		(B) Fifty percent (50%) of the amount in each respective 15
140	139		department shall be reimbursed by the City of Corning, the City of Piggott, 16
141	140		and the City of Rector at eighteen and five -tenths percent (18.5%), eighteen 17
142	141		and five-tenths percent (18.5%), and thirteen percent (13%), respectively, to 18
143	142		the county treasury The salaries and operations of the Clay County District 19
144	143		Courts shall be funded through a written interl ocal agreement between Clay 20
145	144		County, Greene County, and the respective cities operating a department 21
146	145		within Clay County and Greene County ; 22
147	146		(12)(A) The Cleveland County District Court Clerk shall receive 23
148	147		an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand d ollars ($12,000). 24
149	148		(B) The salary shall be determined by the Rison City 25
150	149		Council and the Cleveland County Quorum Court; 26
151	150		(13) Necessary expenses appropriated for the Craighead County 27
152	151		District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to the county from the 28
153	152		respective cities of the first class and cities of the second class, 29
154	153		incorporated towns, and the government of Craighead County as a prorated 30
155	154		amount based on the number of cases filed from each of the towns and cities 31
156	155		and the county during the precedi ng calendar year; 32
157	156		(14) The Cross County District Court employees' salaries shall 33
158	157		be as determined by the governing body of the City of Wynne, the City of 34
159	158		Cherry Valley, and the City of Parkin, for the cities' respective 35
160	159		departments; 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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165	164		(15)(A) The Dallas County District Court Clerks shall 1
166	165		receive an annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). 2
167	166		(B) The salaries shall be determined by the Fordyce City 3
168	167		Council and the Dallas County Quorum Court, and the salaries shall be paid by 4
169	168		the City of Fordyce and Dallas County in equal monthly installments; 5
170	169		(16)(A) The Desha County District Court — Dumas Department 6
171	170		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eighteen thousand 7
172	171		dollars ($18,000) nor more than thirty -five thousand dollars ($35,000), and 8
173	172		the deputy district clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than 9
174	173		fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500) nor more than thirty -five 10
175	174		thousand dollars ($35,000). 11
176	175		(B) The salary shall be paid one -half (½) by the Desha 12
177	176		County Quorum Court and one -half (½) by the City of Dumas and shall be 13
178	177		determined by the Desha County Quorum Court and the governing body of the 14
179	178		City of Dumas; 15
180	179		(17) The Desha County District Court — McGehee Department Clerk 16
181	180		shall be employed and paid by the City of McGehee at such a salary as the 17
182	181		governing body of the City of McGehee shall determine; 18
183	182		(18) The Washington County District Court — Elkins Department 19
184	183		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars 20
185	184		($10,000) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) nor more than fifty thousand 21
186	185		dollars ($50,000) sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) ; 22
187	186		(19)(A)(i) The Fulton County District Court Judge shall receive 23
188	187		an annual salary of not less than twenty -two thousand dollars ($22,000) nor 24
189	188		more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). 25
190	189		(ii) The annual salary of the Fulton County District 26
191	190		Court Clerk shall be not less than seventeen thousand seven hundred forty -27
192	191		eight dollars ($17,748) nor more than thirty -five thousand dollars ($35,000). 28
193	192		(B)(i) The expense of salaries, along with all other 29
194	193		necessary and customary expenses of the court, shall be shared by Fulton 30
195	194		County, the City of Salem, and the City of Mammoth Spring, based on a 31
196	195		percentage of the actual number of cases handled throug h the court for each 32
197	196		governmental entity. 33
198	197		(ii) The percentage shall be determined annually by 34
199	198		dividing the total number of cases handled by the district court into the 35
200	199		number of cases handled annually for each of the aforementioned governmental 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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205	204		entities. 1
206	205		(iii) On January 1 of each year, each share shall be 2
207	206		estimated based on the number of cases handled by the district court for each 3
208	207		of the respective governmental entities for the preceding year. 4
209	208		(iv) However, on December 31 of each year, each 5
210	209		share shall be adjusted to reflect the actual percentage for each 6
211	210		governmental entity for that year based on the actual case load. 7
212	211		(C) The salaries and expenses shall be paid in equal 8
213	212		monthly installments by Fulton County, and the City of Salem and the City of 9
214	213		Mammoth Spring shall reimburse the county on a monthly basis for their 10
215	214		respective shares of salaries and expenses; 11
216	215		(20)(A) The Garland County District Court Clerk shall receive an 12
217	216		annual salary of not less than twenty -six thousand dollars ($ 26,000) nor more 13
218	217		than sixty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($68,400). 14
219	218		(B) The salary shall be determined by the governing body 15
220	219		of the City of Hot Springs and the Garland County Quorum Court; 16
221	220		(21)(A) The Grant County District Court Clerk shall r eceive an 17
222	221		annual salary of not less than twenty -one thousand dollars ($21,000) nor more 18
223	222		than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000), as approved determined by the 19
224	223		Grant County Quorum Court. 20
225	224		(B) The district court clerk's salary shall be paid as 21
226	225		follows: 22
227	226		(i) Twenty-seven percent (27%) to be paid by the 23
228	227		City of Sheridan; and 24
229	228		(ii) Seventy-three percent (73%) to be paid by Grant 25
230	229		County; 26
231	230		(22)(A) The Greene County District Court — Paragould District 27
232	231		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand eight 28
233	232		hundred fifty-six dollars ($19,856) nor more than fifty thousand dollars 29
234	233		($50,000), the chief deputy district court clerk shall receive an annual 30
235	234		salary of not less than sixteen thousand six hundred twenty -four dollars 31
236	235		($16,624) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), and the deputy 32
237	236		district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirteen 33
238	237		thousand three hundred fourteen dollars ($13,314) nor more than thirty -five 34
239	238		thousand dollars ($35,000). 35
240	239		(B) The salaries shall be determined by the Greene County 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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245	244		Quorum Court and the governing body of the City of Paragould and shall be 1
246	245		paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments The salaries and operations of 2
247	246		the Greene County District Courts shall be funded through a written 3
248	247		interlocal agreement between Greene County, Clay County, and the respective 4
249	248		cities operating a department within Greene County and Clay County ; 5
250	249		(23)(A) The Hempstead County District Court Clerk shall receive 6
251	250		an annual salary of not les s than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) nor 7
252	251		more than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). 8
253	252		(B) The amount of the salary shall be determined by 9
254	253		agreement between the governing body of the City of Hope and the Hempstead 10
255	254		County Quorum Court; 11
256	255		(24) The Hot Spring County — Malvern Department District Court 12
257	256		Judge shall be entitled to an additional deputy district court clerk whose 13
258	257		salary shall be determined by the governing body of the City of Malvern and 14
259	258		the Hot Spring County Quorum Court, and the s alary shall be paid by the city 15
260	259		and county in the same proportion as the city and county shared in the 16
261	260		revenues generated by the court in the previous year; 17
262	261		(25)(A)(i) The Howard County District Court Judge shall have an 18
263	262		annual salary of not less than t wenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000). 19
264	263		(ii) The Howard County District Court Clerk shall 20
265	264		receive an annual salary of not less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) 21
266	265		nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), unless provided for otherwise 22
267	266		by ordinance of the Howard County Quorum Court and the governing body of the 23
268	267		City of Nashville. 24
269	268		(B) The salaries are to be paid one -half (½) by the City 25
270	269		of Nashville and one -half (½) by Howard County; 26
271	270		(26)(A) The Izard County District Court Judge shall recei ve an 27
272	271		annual salary of not less than ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) nor 28
273	272		more than forty-two thousand dollars ($42,000) forty-five thousand ($45,000) , 29
274	273		and the district court clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than 30
275	274		seven thousand four hundred dollars ($7,400) nor more than thirty-three 31
276	275		thousand dollars ($33,000) thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) . 32
277	276		(B) However, the salaries shall be subject to the approval 33
278	277		of the Melbourne City Council and the Izard County Quorum Court; 34
279	278		(27) The Jacksonville District Court Clerk shall receive an 35
280	279		annual salary of not less than thirty -three thousand nine hundred thirty -36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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285	284		seven dollars ($33,937) nor more than thirty -six thousand nine hundred 1
286	285		dollars ($36,900); 2
287	286		(28)(A) The Newton County District Court — Jasper Department 3
288	287		District Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty -4
289	288		eight thousand six hundred dollars ($28,600) nor more than thirty -five 5
290	289		thousand dollars ($35,000). 6
291	290		(B) All salaries and all other expenses of the off ice 7
292	291		shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) by the county; 8
293	292		(29) The Jefferson County District Court clerks for Division 1 9
294	293		and Division 2 shall receive annual salaries of not less than thirty -one 10
295	294		thousand dollars ($31,000) nor more than fifty-four thousand dollars 11
296	295		($54,000), as may be approved by the Jefferson County Quorum Court and the 12
297	296		governing body of the City of Pine Bluff; 13
298	297		(30) The expenses related to the operation of the Johnson County 14
299	298		District Court are to be divided among the county and all c ities within the 15
300	299		county based on the percentage of the total fine money collected during the 16
301	300		year by each participating entity shall be apportioned between Johnson County 17
302	301		and any city in Johnson County operating a department by agreement between 18
303	302		the governing bodies of the county and the respective cities ; 19
304	303		(31)(A) The Lafayette County — Lewisville Department District 20
305	304		Court Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty -two 21
306	305		thousand dollars ($22,000) nor more than thirty -five thousand dollar s 22
307	306		($35,000), and the City of Lewisville shall pay to the district court clerk 23
308	307		at least eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($8,800) but not more than 24
309	308		fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) of the salary, and Lafayette County shall 25
310	309		pay to the district court c lerk not less than thirteen thousand two hundred 26
311	310		dollars ($13,200) but not more than twenty -one thousand dollars ($21,000) of 27
312	311		the salary. 28
313	312		(B) The amount and manner of payment of the salary of the 29
314	313		district court clerk may be established within the range s specified in 30
315	314		subdivision (a)(31)(A) of this section by mutual agreement of the Lafayette 31
316	315		County Quorum Court and the Lewisville City Council, as well as the amount 32
317	316		and manner of payment of all other expenses of operation of the Lafayette 33
318	317		County — Lewisville Department District Court; 34
319	318		(32)(A) The Little River County District Court Judge shall 35
320	319		receive an annual salary of not less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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325	324		nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) eighty-five thousand 1
326	325		dollars ($85,000), as determined by the governing body of the City of Ashdown 2
327	326		and the Little River County Quorum Court. 3
328	327		(B) The salary shall be paid sixty -two percent (62%) by 4
329	328		Little River County and thirty -eight percent (38%) by the City of Ashdown, 5
330	329		unless otherwise agreed by the Little River County Quorum Court and the 6
331	330		governing body of the City of Ashdown; 7
332	331		(33)(A) Necessary expenses appropriated by the City of Lonoke 8
333	332		for the Lonoke County District Court shall be apportioned among and paid to 9
334	333		the City of Lonoke by the cities of the first class, cities of the second 10
335	334		class, incorporated towns, and the county as a prorated amount based on the 11
336	335		number of cases filed from each of the cities of the first class, cities of 12
337	336		the second class, incorporated towns, and the co unty during the preceding 13
338	337		year. 14
339	338		(B) An itemized bill shall be prepared by the City of 15
340	339		Lonoke fixing the apportioned expenses, and payment shall be made no later 16
341	340		than sixty (60) days following the submission by the City of Lonoke of the 17
342	341		bills; 18
343	342		(34)(A) The Maumelle District Court Clerk shall receive an 19
344	343		annual salary of not less than seventeen thousand five hundred dollars 20
345	344		($17,500) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). 21
346	345		(B) The salary of the district court clerk shall be as 22
347	346		determined by the City of Maumelle Board of Directors; 23
348	347		(35)(A) The Miller County District Court shall have two (2) 24
349	348		departments, the City of Texarkana Department and the Miller County 25
350	349		Department. 26
351	350		(B) The Miller County District Court — City of Texarkana 27
352	351		Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations 28
353	352		of city ordinances and those cases arising out of violations of state laws 29
354	353		committed within the corporate limits of the City of Texarkana and all other 30
355	354		cases in controversy arising within the corporate limits of the city within 31
356	355		the jurisdiction of a district court as established by law. The Miller County 32
357	356		District Court — City of Texarkana Department shall have a chief district 33
358	357		court clerk whose salary shall be paid by the City of Texarkana in an amount 34
359	358		to be determined by its governing body. 35
360	359		(C) The Miller County District Court — Miller County 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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365	364		Department shall hear all civil and criminal cases arising out of violations 1
366	365		of any of the laws of the state committed outside the corporate limits o f the 2
367	366		City of Texarkana and all other cases in controversy arising outside the 3
368	367		corporate limits of the city within the jurisdiction of a district court as 4
369	368		established by law. The Miller County District Court — Miller County 5
370	369		Department shall have a chief di strict court clerk whose salary shall be paid 6
371	370		by Miller County in an amount to be determined by its quorum court; 7
372	371		(36) The Monroe County District Court — Brinkley Department 8
373	372		Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand two 9
374	373		hundred dollars ($10,200) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), and 10
375	374		the Monroe County District Court — Brinkley Department Court Clerk shall 11
376	375		receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand four hundred eighty -12
377	376		eight dollars ($10,488) and not more t han thirty-seven thousand five hundred 13
378	377		dollars ($37,500); 14
379	378		(37) The Monroe County District Court — Clarendon Department 15
380	379		Judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than four thousand eight 16
381	380		hundred dollars ($4,800) and the Monroe County District Cour t — Clarendon 17
382	381		Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than eight 18
383	382		thousand nine hundred eighty -eight dollars ($8,988); 19
384	383		(38)(A) The Montgomery County District Court clerk shall receive 20
385	384		an annual salary of not less than nineteen thousan d dollars ($19,000) nor 21
386	385		more than twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000), and the district court 22
387	386		secretary shall receive an annual salary of not less than sixteen thousand 23
388	387		dollars ($16,000) nor more than twenty -two thousand dollars ($22,000). 24
389	388		(B) Montgomery County shall pay eighty percent (80%) of 25
390	389		the salaries, and the City of Mt. Ida shall pay twenty percent (20%) of the 26
391	390		salaries; 27
392	391		(39)(A) The Nevada County District Court Clerk salary shall be 28
393	392		not less than twenty -nine thousand dollars ($29,000) nor more than thirty-29
394	393		seven thousand dollars ($37,000). 30
395	394		(B) The salary for the district court clerk shall be 31
396	395		established within these ranges by the Nevada County Quorum Court and the 32
397	396		Prescott City Council, and the salary shall be paid sixty percent (60%) b y 33
398	397		Nevada County and forty percent (40%) by the City of Prescott. The salary 34
399	398		shall be paid in equal monthly installments; 35
400	399		(40)(A) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 1 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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404	403
405	404		and 2, are each authorized to employ a chief district court clerk, whose 1
406	405		salary shall be at least thirty -two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500), 2
407	406		a deputy district court clerk, whose salary shall be at least thirty -two 3
408	407		thousand dollars ($32,000), and two (2) district court clerks, whose salaries 4
409	408		shall each be at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). 5
410	409		(B) The North Little Rock District Court Judges, Divisions 6
411	410		1 and 2, subject to the approval of the governing body of North Little Rock, 7
412	411		may each employ an additional district court clerk whose salary shall be at 8
413	412		least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); 9
414	413		(41) The Pike County District Court Judge shall receive an 10
415	414		annual salary of not less than six thousand dollars ($6,000) nor more than 11
416	415		thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), and the district court clerk shall receive 12
417	416		an annual salary of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more 13
418	417		than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) in an amount set by the Pike 14
419	418		County Quorum Court. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the salaries shall be 15
420	419		paid by Pike County, and twenty -five percent (25%) shall be paid by the City 16
421	420		of Murfreesboro; 17
422	421		(42)(A) The salary of the Poinsett County District Court Clerk 18
423	422		of each department will be as determined by the Poinsett County Quorum Court 19
424	423		and the governing body of each municipality where the department is located. 20
425	424		(B) The salary of each district court clerk shall be 21
426	425		payable one-half (½) by Poinsett County and one -half (½) by the municipality. 22
427	426		(C) Each municipality shall receive from the coun ty each 23
428	427		month the county's share of the district court clerk's salaries; 24
429	428		(43) The Pope County District Court Clerk shall receive an 25
430	429		annual salary of not less than twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000) 26
431	430		thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars 27
432	431		($50,000) sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) , the chief deputy district court 28
433	432		clerk of the court shall receive an annual salary of not less than eighteen 29
434	433		thousand five hundred dollars ($18,500) twenty-seven thousand five hundred 30
435	434		dollars ($27,500) nor more than forty-one thousand dollars ($41,000) fifty 31
436	435		thousand dollars ($50,000) , and the deputy district court clerk of the court 32
437	436		shall receive an annual salary of not less than sixteen thousand five hundred 33
438	437		dollars ($16,500) twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) nor more 34
439	438		than thirty-four thousand dollars ($34,000) forty-five thousand dollars 35
440	439		($45,000); 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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444	443
445	444		(44) The Washington County District Court — Prairie Grove 1
446	445		Department Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less th an twelve 2
447	446		thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than fifty -one thousand 3
448	447		dollars ($51,000); 4
449	448		(45) The Pulaski County District Court Clerk shall receive an 5
450	449		annual salary of not less than fifty -two thousand eight hundred sixty -eight 6
451	450		dollars ($52,868) nor more than seventy -eight thousand nine hundred thirty -7
452	451		eight dollars ($78,938), and the district court bailiff shall receive an 8
453	452		annual salary of not less than thirty -two thousand dollars ($32,000) nor more 9
454	453		than fifty-five thousand three hundred fift y-five dollars ($55,355) fifty-10
455	454		eight thousand five hundred forty -seven dollars ($58,547) ; 11
456	455		(46)(A) The Saline County District Court — Benton Department 12
457	456		Clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than thirty thousand dollars 13
458	457		($30,000) nor more than fifty-six thousand dollars ($56,000) seventy thousand 14
459	458		dollars ($70,000). 15
460	459		(B) The salary shall be as determined by the governing 16
461	460		body of the City of Benton and the Saline County Quorum Court; 17
462	461		(47)(A) The Scott County District Court clerk shall receiv e an 18
463	462		annual salary of not less than nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) nor more 19
464	463		than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000). 20
465	464		(B) The salary shall be subject to the approval of the 21
466	465		Waldron City Council and the Scott County Quorum Court and shall be paid in 22
467	466		equal monthly installments, one -half (½) to be paid by the City of Waldron 23
468	467		and one-half (½) to be paid by Scott County; 24
469	468		(48)(A) The Searcy County District Court — Marshall Department 25
470	469		clerks clerk shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty -four 26
471	470		thousand seven hundred twenty dollars ($24,720) nor more than thirty thousand 27
472	471		dollars ($30,000), as determined by the Searcy County Quorum Court and the 28
473	472		governing body of the City of Marshall by ordinances or resolutions adopted 29
474	473		by the respective bodies. 30
475	474		(B) The salaries salary of the district court clerks clerk 31
476	475		shall be paid fifty percent (50%) by Searcy County and fifty percent (50%) by 32
477	476		the City of Marshall. 33
478	477		(C) The salaries salary shall be paid in equal monthly 34
479	478		installments; 35
480	479		(49)(A) The Sebastian County District Court — Fort Smith 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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484	483
485	484		District Judges, Departments 1, 2, and 3, shall jointly appoint a qualified 1
486	485		elector of the state to serve as district court clerk. 2
487	486		(B)(i) The district court clerk shall have at least five 3
488	487		(5) years' previous experience as a court clerk or deputy court clerk or 4
489	488		equivalent education, training, and experience as determined by the Director 5
490	489		of Human Resources for the City of Fort Smith. 6
491	490		(ii) Appointment and removal of the district court 7
492	491		clerk shall be in conformance with the City of Fort Smith's current personnel 8
493	492		policies in place at the time of appointment and removal of the district 9
494	493		court clerk. 10
495	494		(C) The salaries of the district court clerk, deputy 11
496	495		district court clerks, court personnel, and any special district court judges 12
497	496		authorized by this subdivision (a)(49) and the operating expenses of the 13
498	497		Sebastian County District Court — Fort Smith District shall be paid seventy 14
499	498		percent (70%) by the City of F ort Smith and thirty percent (30%) by Sebastian 15
500	499		County; 16
501	500		(50)(A) The Sebastian County District Court — Greenwood District 17
502	501		salaries of the district court clerk and the district court clerk's deputies 18
503	502		shall be set by the Sebastian County Quorum Court. 19
504	503		(B) The salaries shall be paid ninety percent (90%) by 20
505	504		Sebastian County and ten percent (10%) by the City of Greenwood. 21
506	505		(C) In order to defray the expenses of operating the 22
507	506		Sebastian County District Court — Greenwood District, ninety percent (90%) of 23
508	507		the Sebastian County net fines, ten percent (10%) of the City of Greenwood 24
509	508		net fines, and fifteen percent (15%) of all other cities' net fines processed 25
510	509		by the Sebastian County District Court — Greenwood District may or shall be 26
511	510		deposited into a bank accoun t entitled the “Greenwood District Court 27
512	511		Operating Fund” to be administered by the Sebastian County District Court — 28
513	512		Greenwood District Judge under a budget approved as follows: 29
514	513		(i) The district court judge shall submit a proposed 30
515	514		annual budget to a c ommittee composed of the members of the quorum court that 31
516	515		represent the Greenwood District of Sebastian County; 32
517	516		(ii) The committee shall approve the district court 33
518	517		judge's budget or formulate a reasonable budget that shall be approved by the 34
519	518		Sebastian County Quorum Court, unless found by a majority of the quorum court 35
520	519		to be clearly excessive; and 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
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524	523
525	524		(iii) If funds provided from the fines as set out in 1
526	525		this subdivision (a)(50) become insufficient or excessive, the committee 2
527	526		shall adjust the percentage of fines on a pro rata basis to increase or 3
528	527		decrease the funds necessary to operate the district court pursuant to the 4
529	528		budget established in this subdivision (a)(50). 5
530	529		(D) The Sebastian County District Court Judge — Greenwood 6
531	530		District shall be bonded i n accordance with §§ 19 -1-401 — 19-1-403; 7
532	531		(51)(A) The Sevier County District Court Judge shall receive an 8
533	532		annual salary of not less than thirty -five thousand dollars ($35,000) nor 9
534	533		more than eighty percent (80%) of the annual salary established by law fo r 10
535	534		circuit court judges. 11
536	535		(B) The Sevier County District Court Clerk shall have an 12
537	536		annual salary of not less than fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000). 13
538	537		(C) The salaries, expenses, and operating costs of the 14
539	538		Sevier County District Court shall be paid e qually by the City of DeQueen and 15
540	539		Sevier County; 16
541	540		(52)(A) The Sherwood District Court Clerk shall receive an 17
542	541		annual salary of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than 18
543	542		seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000). 19
544	543		(B) The salary shall b e determined by the governing body 20
545	544		of the City of Sherwood; 21
546	545		(53)(A) The Stone County District Court Judge shall receive an 22
547	546		annual salary of not less than eight thousand dollars ($8,000) fifteen 23
548	547		thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) 24
549	548		thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) , and the district court clerk shall 25
550	549		receive an annual salary of not less than six thousand dollars ($6,000) ten 26
551	550		thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than twenty-three thousand dollars 27
552	551		($23,000) thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000) . 28
553	552		(B) The salaries shall be subject to the approval of the 29
554	553		Mountain View City Council and the Stone County Quorum Court; 30
555	554		(54) The Van Buren County District Court — Clinton Department 31
556	555		Clerk and any district court clerk deputy salaries shall be apportioned 32
557	556		between the county and any city in the county by agreement between the 33
558	557		respective governing bodies; 34
559	558		(55) The Washington County District Court — West Fork Department 35
560	559		annual salary for each district court clerk shall b e not less than twelve 36 As Engrossed: H3/2/23 S3/28/23 HB1522
561	560
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564	563
565	564		thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) nor more than sixty thousand dollars 1
566	565		($60,000); and 2
567	566		(56) The White County District Court — Beebe Department Clerk 3
568	567		shall receive an annual salary of not less than twenty-five thousand two 4
569	568		hundred ten dollars ($25,210) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than 5
570	569		forty thousand nine hundred ninety dollars ($40,990) seventy thousand dollars 6
571	570		($70,000); and 7
572	571		(57)(A) The Wrightsville District Court Clerk shall receive an 8
573	572		annual salary of not l ess than ten thousand nine hundred twenty -six dollars 9
574	573		($10,926) nor more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). 10
575	574		(B) The salary shall be determined by the City of 11
576	575		Wrightsville Board of Directors . 12
577	576		(b) The local salary supplement paid to a district cou rt judge under § 13
578	577		16-17-115(c) shall not be used when calculating the salary established in 14
579	578		this section. 15
580	579		16
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591	590		27
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