CONWAY, Ark. (AP) – Judges in one central Arkansas judicial district are
staying the collection of fees, fines and court costs from federal employees
during the government shutdown.
Federal employees who have such fees or fines in the Ninth Judicial District
can have the collections halted if they provide proof of federal employment to
the city or county district clerk where they were sentenced. The judicial
district will resume the collection of fees and fines 30 days after the federal
government reopens.
Officials say these cases involve city ordinance infractions, moving violations
and misdemeanor criminal offenses.
The Ninth Judicial District includes Faulkner and Van Buren counties, as well
as the cities of Clinton, Conway, Damascus, Fairfield Bay, Greenbrier, Guy,
Mayflower and Vilonia.
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