Arkansas Constitution
Article 2 - Declaration of Rights
Section 7 - Jury trial - Right to - Waiver - Civil cases - Nine jurors agreeing
Universal Citation: AR Const art 2 § 7
The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate, and shall extend to all cases at law, without regard to the amount in controversy; but a jury trial may be waived by the parties in all cases in the manner prescribed by law; and in all jury trials in civil cases, where as many as nine of the jurors agree upon a verdict, the verdict so agreed upon shall be returned as the verdict of such jury, provided, however, that where a verdict is returned by less than twelve jurors all the jurors consenting to such verdict shall sign the same. [As amended by Const. Amend. 16.]
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