§ 16-17-919
Second of 2 versions of this section
16-17-919. Washington County District Courts. [Effective January 1, 2012.]
(a) (1) Washington County shall have the following district courts and judges:
(A) Springdale shall have:
(i) One (1) district court with three (3) departments:
(a) One (1) located in Springdale;
(b) One (1) located in Elm Springs; and
(c) One (1) located in Johnson.
(ii) All three (3) departments are to be served by one (1) judge;
(B) Fayetteville shall have one (1) district court and one (1) judge;
(C) Elkins shall have one (1) district court and one (1) judge;
(D) West Fork shall have:
(i) One (1) district court with two (2) departments:
(a) One (1) located in West Fork; and
(b) One (1) located in Greenland.
(ii) Both departments are to be served by one (1) judge; and
(E) Prairie Grove shall have:
(i) One (1) district court with three (3) departments:
(a) One (1) located in Prairie Grove;
(b) One (1) located in Lincoln; and
(c) One (1) located in Farmington.
(ii) All three (3) departments are to be served by one (1) judge.
(2) The district court boundaries in Washington County shall be as follows:
(A) For Springdale District Court:
(i) The city limits of Springdale as now or in the future constituted;
(ii) The township of Elm Springs;
(iii) The township of Tontitown;
(iv) The township of Harmon; and
(v) That portion of the township of Johnson that lies outside the city limits of Fayetteville;
(B) For Fayetteville District Court, the city limits of Fayetteville as now or in the future constituted;
(C) For Elkins District Court, the townships of:
(i) Brush Creek;
(ii) Springdale 1;
(iii) Prairie 1;
(iv) Goshen;
(v) Wyman;
(vi) Prairie 2;
(vii) Richland;
(viii) Richland Senate;
(ix) White River; and
(x) Durham;
(D) For West Fork District Court:
(i) The township of Valley;
(ii) The township of West Fork;
(iii) The township of Crawford;
(iv) The township of Reed;
(v) The township of Winslow;
(vi) The township of Lee's Creek;
(vii) The township of Cove Creek;
(viii) The township of Boston;
(ix) The township of Vineyard; and
(x) That portion of the township of Greenland that lies outside the city limits of Fayetteville; and
(E) For Prairie Grove District Court, the townships of:
(i) Prairie 4;
(ii) Prairie 3;
(iii) Wheeler;
(iv) Litteral;
(v) Center House;
(vi) Center;
(vii) Prairie Grove Senate;
(viii) Prairie Grove;
(ix) Marrs Hill;
(x) Weddington;
(xi) Illinois;
(xii) Rheas;
(xiii) Price;
(xiv) Starr Hill;
(xv) Dutch Mills;
(xvi) Morrow; and
(xvii) Cane Hill.
(b) The judge of any district court in Washington County shall be elected by the qualified electors within the judicial district in which the court is located.
(c) The jurisdiction of any district court in Washington County shall be limited to the judicial district in which the court is located.