§ 83. Arkansas

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Title 28, United States Code, section —

   Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869

   Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 83

   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 874

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 874

2. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–36 § 5 · 75 Stat. 80

   1. Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 83(a)

      Pub. L. 87–36 struck out from enumeration in par. (1) the parish of Desha and in par. (2) the parishes of Arkansas, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln

   2. Added · 28 U.S.C. § 83(a)

      Pub. L. 87–36 added par. (3) consisting of such parishes

   3. Redesignated · 28 U.S.C. § 83(a)

      Pub. L. 87–36 redesignated former par. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–36 struck out from enumeration in par. (1) the parish of Desha and in par. (2) the parishes of Arkansas, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln, added par. (3) consisting of such parishes, and redesignated former par. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 5. Section 83 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out so much thereof as related to the Eastern District of Arkansas and inserting in lieu thereof the following:“Eastern District “(a) The Eastern District comprises five divisions. “(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Saint Francis, and Woodruff. “Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Helena. “(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and Yell. “Court for the Western Division shall be held at Little Rock. “(3) The Pine Bluff Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln. “Court for the Pine Bluff Division shall be held at Pine Bluff. “(4) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, and Stone. “Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Batesville. “(5) The Jonesboro Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph. “Court for the Jonesboro Division shall be held at Jonesboro.”

3. 2004

   Pub. L. 108–455 § 3 · 118 Stat. 3628

   Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 83(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 108–455 inserted “, and may be held anywhere within the Federal courthouse in Texarkana that is located astride the State line between Texas and Arkansas” after “held at Texarkana”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–455 inserted “, and may be held anywhere within the Federal courthouse in Texarkana that is located astride the State line between Texas and Arkansas” after “held at Texarkana”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3. PLACE OF HOLDING COURT IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS, AND TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS.   Sections 83(b)(1) and 124(c)(5) of title 28, United States Code, are each amended by inserting after “held at Texarkana” the following: “, and may be held anywhere within the Federal courthouse in Texarkana that is located astride the State line between Texas and Arkansas”.

4. 2019

   Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019

   Pub. L. 116–73 § 2 · 133 Stat. 1154

   Amended · 28 U.S.C. § 83(a)

   Pub. L. 116–73 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) designated the Eastern, Western, Pine Bluff, Northern, and Jonesboro Divisions within the Eastern District

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–73 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) designated the Eastern, Western, Pine Bluff, Northern, and Jonesboro Divisions within the Eastern District.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.   Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “Eastern District “(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. “(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell. Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. “(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis. Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. “(3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro.” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 116–73, § 3, Nov. 26, 2019, 133 Stat. 1154, provided that: “This Act [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title] and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 26, 2019].”

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