§ 5-2-317 - Jurisdiction and venue. - Arkansas Statutes

5-2-317. Jurisdiction and venue.

(a) A circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over a person acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect and committed to the custody of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 5-2-314(b).

(b) Venue is determined as follows:

(1) For a person committed to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 5-2-314(b) and who has been committed to the Arkansas State Hospital for examination, then venue may be in Pulaski County for the initial hearing pursuant to 5-2-314 and for a conditional release hearing pursuant to 5-2-315; and

(2) For a person who has been conditionally released pursuant to 5-2-315, then venue for any hearing seeking the modification, revocation, or dismissal of a conditional release order is in the county where the person currently resides.