2010 Arkansas Code
Title 9 - Family Law
Subtitle 3 - Minors
Chapter 27 - Juvenile Courts And Proceedings
Subchapter 5 - Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction
§ 9-27-505 - Extended juvenile jurisdiction adjudication.

9-27-505. Extended juvenile jurisdiction adjudication.

(a) An extended juvenile jurisdiction offender and the state shall have the right to a jury trial at the adjudication hearing.

(b) The juvenile shall be advised of the right to a jury trial by the circuit court following a determination that the juvenile will be tried as an extended juvenile jurisdiction offender.

(c) (1) The right to a jury trial may be waived by a juvenile only after being advised of his or her rights and after consultation with the juvenile's attorney.

(2) The waiver shall be in writing and signed by the juvenile, the juvenile's attorney, and the juvenile's parent or guardian, and the court shall inquire on the record to ensure that the waiver was made in a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary manner.

(d) All provisions of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated and the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure not in conflict with this subchapter that regulate criminal jury trials in circuit court shall apply to jury trials for juveniles subject to extended juvenile jurisdiction proceedings.

(e) The adjudication shall be held within the time prescribed by the speedy trial provisions of Rule 28 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(f) The state bears the burden to prove the charges in the petition beyond a reasonable doubt.

(g) (1) If a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent as an extended juvenile jurisdiction offender, the court shall enter a disposition subject to 9-27-506.

(2) If the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for an offense that would not have subjected him or her to extended juvenile jurisdiction, the court shall enter any of the dispositions available at 9-27-330.