Arkansas § 9-27-403 Dependency-neglect attorney contracts

Arkansas Statutes

§ 9-27-403 — Dependency-neglect attorney contracts

Arkansas § 9-27-403

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-403 (2026).

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(a)The Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation may enter into a professional services contract with a qualified attorney who:

(1)Has previously been employed as an attorney by the state before being appointed to provide representation in dependency-neglect cases by a circuit court; or (2) (A) Is serving as a part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney when the part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney has been appointed to provide dependency-neglect services by a circuit court.

(B)The part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney is eligible for additional compensation that shall not be construed as exceeding the line item maximum for the grade of the part-time p

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(a) The Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation may enter into a professional services contract with a qualified attorney who: (1) Has previously been employed as an attorney by the state before being appointed to provide representation in dependency-neglect cases by a circuit court; or (2) (A) Is serving as a part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney when the part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney has been appointed to provide dependency-neglect services by a circuit court. (B) The part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney is eligible for additional compensation that shall not be construed as exceeding the line item maximum for the grade of the part-time public defender's or other part-time state employee's position when the division reimburses the part-time public defender or other part-time state employee employed as an attorney for dependency-neglect representation services performed. (b) This section does not prevent the division from otherwise contracting with any qualified attorney in the state for dependency-neglect cases.