Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-702 (2026)

Proceedings subject to rules

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All civil cases filed in district court shall be subject to the procedural rules adopted by the Supreme Court for such cases.

History. Acts 1987, No. 431, § 2; 2003, No. 1185, §§ 161, 162.

Cross References. District court generally, § 16-17-132.

Jurisdiction of circuit courts, Ark. Const. Amend. 80, §§ 6, 19.

Effective Dates. Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 162: effective Jan. 1, 2003, by its own terms.

Case Notes

Transfers.

As is provided by Arkansas's statutory law and court rules, the municipal court had authority to transfer cause to the Washington County Circuit Court after concluding replevin action exceeded the jurisdictional amount. Bonnell v. Smith, 322 Ark. 141, 908 S.W.2d 74 (1995).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Bonnell v. Smith, 908 S.W.2d 74 (Ark. 1995).

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Bonnell v. Smith, 908 S.W.2d 74 (Ark. 1995). · cites it 8× “Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-702 (1987) provides that all civil cases filed in municipal court (not subject to the Small Claims Procedure Act) shall be subject to the Inferior Court Rules, the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Uniform Rules of Evidence.”

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