1. (a) Filing fees and court costs for each type of case filed in general and limited jurisdiction courts in Arkansas are uniform and are assessed according to law.
2. (b) All court costs and filing fees for initiation or reopening a cause of action in the circuit courts or transferring a case from any district or circuit court to a circuit court (Arkansas Code § 21-6-403), initiating a cause of action in district court (Arkansas Code § 16-17-705), initiating a civil cause of action in city court (Arkansas Code § 16-10-303 [repealed]), and court costs (Arkansas Code § 16-10-305) that are assessed and collected in the city courts, district courts, and circuit courts in Arkansas are required to be remitted to the Administration of Justice Funds Section after deduction of an amount that is allowed by law to be retained to defray costs of administration of justice.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Each county treasurer maintains the county administration of justice fund.
   2. (2) Each county is required to remit all sums received from initiating or reopening a cause of action in the circuit courts or transferring a case from any district or circuit court to a circuit court, and court costs that were collected during the previous month, less the amounts the county is allowed by law to retain to defray a part of the county administration of justice expenses.
   3. (3) The net amount (amount collected minus amount retained) shall be remitted to the Administration of Justice Funds Section on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the fees were collected.
   4. (4) This remittance amount will be supported by the Uniform Filing Fees Collection Remittance Form and Fine Report provided by the Administration of Justice Funds Section.

4. (d)

   1. (1) The city treasurer of each municipality that operates a city or district court maintains the city administration of justice fund.
   2. (2) Each city is required to remit all sums received from initiating a cause of action in district court, initiating a cause of action in city court, and court costs that were collected during the previous month, less the amounts the city is allowed by law to retain to defray a part of the city administration of justice expenses.
   3. (3) The net amount (amount collected minus amount retained) shall be remitted to the Administration of Justice Funds Section on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the fees were collected.
   4. (4) This remittance amount will be supported by the Uniform Filing Fees Collection Remittance Form and Fine Report provided by the Administration of Justice Funds Section.

Codification Notes: Arkansas Code § 16-10-303 was repealed by Acts 2007, No. 663, § 24.