Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-26-416. Recognizance forfeiture--Violating orders

(a) When the original trial court is satisfied by information and proof under oath that any time during the year the defendant has violated a term of its order, the original trial court shall proceed with the trial of the defendant under the original conviction, or enforce the original sentence, as the case may be.

(b) In case of forfeiture of recognizance and the enforcement of forfeiture of recognizance by execution, in the discretion of the original trial court the sum recovered may be paid in whole or in part to a spouse or to a guardian or custodian of a minor child.