§ 16-17-909 - Benton County District Courts.
16-17-909. Benton County District Courts.
(a) (1) Effective until January 1, 2009, Benton County shall have the following district courts and judges:
(A) Rogers shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge;
(B) Bentonville shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge and three (3) departments:
(i) One (1) located in Bentonville;
(ii) One (1) located in Cave Springs; and
(iii) One (1) located in Pea Ridge;
(C) Siloam Springs shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge;
(D) Benton County West shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge; and
(2) Effective January 1, 2009:
(A) Benton County shall have the following district courts and judges:
(i) Rogers shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge;
(ii) Bentonville shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge;
(iii) Siloam Springs shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge; and
(iv) Benton County West shall have one (1) district court and one (1) district judge; and
(B) (i) Benton County shall have the following departments:
(a) One (1) located in Bethel Heights;
(b) One (1) located in Cave Springs;
(c) One (1) located in Centerton;
(d) One (1) located in Gravette;
(e) One (1) located in Little Flock;
(f) One (1) located in Lowell;
(g) One (1) located in Pea Ridge; and
(h) One (1) located in Sulphur Springs. (ii) The presiding judge of the departments under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the district court judges under the superintending control of the Nineteenth Judicial District --West administrative circuit judge.
(3) For the purpose of venue, the district court boundaries in Benton County shall be as follows:
(A) Rogers District Court (District Court 1):
(i) All of District 94, District 95, and District 96 of the House of Representatives as drawn by the Board of Apportionment in 2002;
(ii) That part of District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by the Board of Apportionment in 2002 that is in Benton County Quorum Court District 1 as established by the Benton County Election Commission;
(iii) That part of Benton County Quorum Court District 6 as established by the Benton County Election Commission that is in District 96 and District 98 of the House of Representatives as drawn by the Board of Apportionment in 2002; and
(iv) All of the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49;
(B) Bentonville District Court (District Court 2 -- Bentonville):
(i) All of District 7, District 8, District 10, and District 9 except for the now existing precinct 22, of the Benton County Quorum Court as established by the Benton County Election Commission;
(ii) All of District 99 of the House of Representatives as drawn by the Board of Apportionment in 2002 except for the now-existing precinct 43, precinct 44, and precinct 49; and
(iii) All of the now-existing precinct 45;
(C) Siloam Springs District Court (District Court 3 -- Siloam Springs):
(i) All of District 97 of the House of Representatives as drawn by the Board of Apportionment in 2002; and
(ii) All of the now-existing precinct 7, precinct 14, precinct 16, and precinct 17; and
(D) Benton County West District Court (District Court 4 -- Benton County West):
(i) All of Benton County Quorum Court District 11 as established by the Benton County Election Commission;
(ii) All of the now-existing precinct 6, precinct 15, precinct 18, precinct 19, and precinct 22.
(b) The judge of any district court in Benton County shall be elected countywide.
(c) Effective January 1, 2009, the jurisdiction of any district court in Benton County shall be countywide.