Arkansas Legal Overview: Hot Springs The Hot Springs metropolitan area in Arkansas is defined by the Census Bureau as covering all of Garland County in the Ouachita Mountains, with Hot Springs as the county seat. The metro area includes the Hot Springs National Park. The 18th East judicial circuit serves the main trial court with general jurisdiction for Garland County. Hot Springs additionally has two divisions of the Garland County District Court. Listed below are the main cities, towns and CDPs in the Hot Springs metro area.
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1. The 18th East judicial district serves Garland County from the county courthouse in Hot Springs. The court handles all original jurisdiction cases from Arkansas divorce petitions to criminal proceedings and juvenile matters. The Garland County District Court has limited jurisdiction over small claims, civil disputes not amounting to more than $5,000, misdemeanors, traffic violations, city and county ordinance violations and preliminary hearings for felony cases. It has two departments in Hot Springs. The city does not have a separate municipal or justice court. 2. Garland County may soon find itself at the receiving end of either a sexual abuse lawsuit, wrongful termination lawsuit or both. An investigation of Sheriff's Deputy Jason Carr's relations with a female inmate at the county detention center has been turned over to the Garland County Prosecuting attorney. 3. Lt. Corey Lawson with the Pulaski County Sheriff's office rammed his Ford truck into a marina in Garland County, causing $15,000 in damage after he got into a fight with his girlfriend. Further action has been kept pending, awaiting a Garland County criminal investigation report.
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Trending Hot Springs Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts handed down by these courts have to be filed with the Arkansas Court of Appeals. One more state court appeal may be possible if the Arkansas Supreme Court decides to take the case as the court of last resort. The next appeal after that will be to the U.S. Supreme Court. Original jurisdiction federal case filings and documentation can be completed electronically with the U.S. District Court – Western District of Arkansas. The U.S. District Court does have an office in Hot Springs. |