TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING HEARINGS ON THE REVOCATION OF PROBATION OR SUSPENSION.

Senate Bill 631 amends Arkansas law regarding hearings for the revocation of probation or a suspended sentence. It details the rights of defendants during preliminary and revocation hearings, ensuring they receive notice of the alleged violation and have the opportunity to present evidence and be represented by counsel. The bill introduces a new provision allowing revocation proceedings to be held in a different county or judicial district if a defendant on probation or a suspended sentence is arrested and charged with a violent felony in that different location, provided the court that originally imposed the sentence gives written consent. This aims to modify the jurisdictional rules for such cases.