Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 5 - Criminal Offenses > Subtitle 1 - General Provisions > Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders > Subchapter 4 - Imprisonment > § 5-4-404 - Credit for time spent in custody.

§ 5-4-404 - Credit for time spent in custody.

5-4-404. Credit for time spent in custody.

If a defendant is held in custody for conduct that results in a sentence to imprisonment or confinement as a condition of suspension or probation, the court, the Department of Correction, or the Department of Community Correction shall credit the time spent in custody against the sentence, including time spent in a local jail facility awaiting transfer to the Department of Correction or the Department of Community Correction.