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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-1002

Purpose and findings

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2022 Ark. App. 388 - Daroyce Rodgers v. State of Arkansas (2022)

Most recently applied in 2022 Ark. App. 388 - Daroyce Rodgers v. State of Arkansas (October 2022)

Acts 2007, No. 576, § 1.

(1) Recent incidents involving serious court security failures resulting in death or injury to judges and others in court facilities across the United States indicate that court security is an issue requiring an immediate response from this state.

(2) It is a valid expectation that every person who attends or is present in a court proceeding in a district, circuit, or appellate court in this state is entitled to a reasonably safe and secure environment.

(3) It is a goal of this state to provide citizens, litigants, jurors, attorneys, court employees, and judges with a safe and secure venue in which to work and conduct business.

(4) It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish a general program for security and emergency preparedness for the judicial branch of government.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.