Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-86-108. Plea of insanity when period before trial short or insanity alleged after charge

(b)(1) Failure to notify the prosecutor within a reasonable time before the trial date shall entitle the prosecutor to a continuance which for limitation purposes shall be deemed an excluded period granted on application of the defendant.

(2) Alternatively, in lieu of suspending all further proceedings in the case, the court may order the immediate examination of the defendant by a qualified psychiatrist or a qualified psychologist.