Arkansas Statutes
§ 16-43-206 — Discharge of contempt order
Arkansas § 16-43-206
JurisdictionArkansas
Title16
This text of Arkansas § 16-43-206 (Discharge of contempt order) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-43-206 (2026).
Text
A witness imprisoned or fined for contempt by an officer before whom his or her deposition is being taken may apply to the circuit judge, who shall have power to discharge the witness if it appears that the imprisonment is illegal.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Opinion No.
(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 1991)
Legislative History
Civil Code, §§ 587, 590-592; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4163, 4166-4168; Pope's Dig., §§ 5173, 5176-5178; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 28-512, 28-515 -- 28-517; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 315.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 16-1-101
Recidivism definition and reporting§ 16-10-1001
Title§ 16-10-1002
Purpose and findings§ 16-10-1003
Administrative Office of the Courts - Duties - Director of Security and Emergency Preparedness§ 16-10-1004
Court security officers - Definition§ 16-10-1006
Court security grant program§ 16-10-103
Training and education of court personnel§ 16-10-104
Courts of record§ 16-10-105
Sittings of courts to be public§ 16-10-106
Power to issue writs and process§ 16-10-108
ContemptCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Arkansas § 16-43-206, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/16-43-206.