Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-26-414 — Order for periodic payments - Release of defendant on own recognizance

Arkansas·Title 5
(a)In its discretion, the original trial court may:
(1)Order a defendant who violates § 5-26-401 to pay a certain sum periodically, for a time not to exceed one (1) year, to the spouse or to the guardian or custodian of a child; and (2) Release the defendant from custody upon the defendant's entering a recognizance, with or without sureties, in such sum as the original trial court may direct.
(b)The conditions of the recognizance shall be that the defendant:
(1)Will comply with the terms of the order; and (2) Appear in court on a day certain.
(c)Failure to appear is punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days and shall not be suspended.

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Legislative History

Acts 1951, No. 67, § 7; 1953, No. 242, § 7; 1981, No. 633, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2454.

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