Ark. Code Ann. § 16-85-101

Right to attorney, physician, and phone calls

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hudgens v. State (1996)

Most recently applied in Hudgens v. State (April 1996)

Acts 1937, No. 306, §§ 2, 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 3043, 3044; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-417.1, 43-417.2; Acts 2001, No. 1682, § 1; 2003, No. 1648, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 236.

(1) While confined and awaiting trial in any prison or jail in this state, no prisoner shall be denied the right to: Consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing;

(2) Call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing if in need of one; or

(3) Place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local calls.

(4) Any officer or other person having charge or supervision of any prisoner in the state who refuses to permit the prisoner to consult an attorney of the prisoner's own choosing, call a physician of the prisoner's own choosing, or place free telephone calls to a bondsperson if the calls are local shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

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.