Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-90-1007. Repayment of rewards

(1) The ability of the defendant to make the payment and the financial hardship on the defendant to make the required payment; and

(2) The importance of the information to the prosecution of the defendant as provided by the arresting officer or the attorney for the state with due regard for the confidentiality of the local crime stoppers program's records.

(c)(1) If a judge orders a defendant to repay a reward or part of a reward, the court shall assess this cost against the defendant in the same manner as other costs of prosecution are assessed against a defendant.

(2) The court may order the defendant to:

(1) Make a record of the payment;

(2) Deduct a one-time five dollar ($5.00) processing fee from the reward repayment;

(3) Forward the payment to the designated local crime stoppers program; and

(4) Make a record of the payment's being forwarded.