Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-202

Alternative sentence prohibited — Time of payment

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Jones v. State (1989)

Most recently applied in Laron Hayes, Jr. v. State of Arkansas (October 2020)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1102; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1102; Acts 2011, No. 1120, § 3.

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(1) If the defendant is sentenced to pay a fine or costs, the court shall not at the same time impose an alternative sentence or imprisonment to be served if the fine or costs are not paid.

(2) If a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine or costs, the court may grant permission for payment to be made: Within a specified period of time; or

(3) In specified installments.

(4) If permission under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is not granted in the sentence, the fine or costs are payable immediately.

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.