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Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-90-108. Misdemeanor conviction--Punishment

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Whenever any person shall be convicted of a misdemeanor and the punishment for the offense is a fine, the judgment shall direct that the defendant be imprisoned until the fine and costs are paid.

(b)(1) The person so convicted shall be incarcerated for a period not to exceed one (1) day for each two dollars ($2.00) of the fine and costs.

(2) Where the laws of this state permit any fine so imposed to be discharged by a person through manual labor upon state, city, or municipal facilities, the fine shall be discharged at a rate not to exceed one (1) day of labor for each five dollars ($5.00) of the fine and cost.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict the authority of any court to suspend any sentence upon such conditions as the court may impose.

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