Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206)
Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101)
Chapter 22 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-501)
Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES (§§ 16-22-301 — 16-22-311)
Section 16-22-311 - Reports of visits with incarcerated indigent clients

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 16-22-311 (2023)
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  • (a)
    • (1) An attorney at law representing an indigent client who is incarcerated in any county jail, city jail, juvenile detention facility, or other facility operated by the Division of Youth Services in the State of Arkansas shall make a report of personal visits with the client.
    • (2) The report shall be on a sign-in document to be provided by the correctional facility or criminal detention facility in which the client is incarcerated.
    • (3) The sign-in document shall be designed in order to allow the attorney to record:
      • (A) The date of the visit;
      • (B) The time the attorney is signing in for the visit;
      • (C) The name of the inmate visited; and
      • (D) The time the attorney is signing out after the visit.
  • (b)
    • (1) Each county jail, city jail, juvenile detention facility, or other detention facility operated by the division shall furnish a sign-in document for attorneys required to make a report under this section.
    • (2) The facilities shall maintain the reports for a period of one (1) year following the release, discharge, or transfer of an inmate represented by an attorney who is required to make a report under this section.

Acts 2005, No. 1279, § 1.


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