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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-65-108

No probation prior to adjudication of guilt

Known as the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act

The act spans §§ 5-65-101 to 5-65-403 (44 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Garrett v. State (2002)

Most recently applied in Jamar Conic v. State of Arkansas (March 2023)

Acts 1983, No. 549, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2509; Acts 2005, No. 1768, § 2; 2007, No. 827, § 76; 2015, No. 299, § 6.

(1) A circuit court judge or district court judge may not utilize the first-time offender probation provisions under § 16-93-301 et seq. when the defendant is charged with violating § 5-65-103.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 5-4-301, § 5-4-322, or subsection (a) of this section, a circuit court judge or district court judge may: Utilize probationary supervision, in addition to the mandatory penalties required for a violation of § 5-65-103, solely for the purpose of monitoring compliance with his or her orders; and

(3) Require an offender to pay a reasonable fee in an amount to be established by the circuit court judge or district court judge.

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.