Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-115 (2026)

1. All courts of record, district courts, and city courts in this state shall have the authority to suspend the imposition of sentences or the imposition of fines, or both, in all criminal cases pending before the courts unless specifically prohibited by law.
2. 1. At any time before a court has entered a judgment of conviction against a criminal defendant, the court may dismiss the case and, in that instance, any fine imposed against the defendant shall be considered a civil penalty.
   2. The court, however, shall assess and disburse the appropriate court costs pursuant to § 16-10-305 et seq.

History. Acts 1999, No. 463, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, §§ 215, 216.

Publisher's Notes. Former § 16-90-115, concerning suspension of sentence, was repealed by Acts 1997, No. 788, § 32 and No. 1341, § 31. The section was derived from Acts 1985, No. 956, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2326.1 — 43-2326.3.

Amendments. The 2003 amendment by No. 1185, § 215 substituted “district courts, city courts, and police courts” for “municipal courts, city courts, corporation courts, mayor's courts, police courts, justice of the peace courts, and courts of common pleas” in (a).

The 2003 amendment by No. 1185, § 216, substituted “and city courts” for “city courts, and police courts” in (a).