Environmental Courts

LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT COURT
THIRD DIVISION
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SMALL CLAIMS/CIVIL DIVISION
JUDGE MARK LEVERETT

Mission Statement

To provide impartial and timely adjudication and impose sanctions for code violations to ensure that neighborhood conditions are improved to comply with accepted health and safety standards. To provide the public with timely and impartial adjudication of civil and small claim matters.

Environmental Court is held in the Criminal Courtroom at 600 West Markham and the schedule is as follows:

Wednesdays – 1:00PM – Plea and Arraignment.

Thursdays – 1:30PM – Reports and Trials.

This court hears all City Code Violations including:

Accumulation of trash
Fail to demolish
Illegal dumping
Abandoned autos
Fail to maintain utilities
False alarms
Fail to obtain privilege license
Loud music
Animal charges (cruelty, fail to vaccinate, etc.)
Loud noises
Loitering
In city parks after hours
Operating businesses in a residential area
Parking tickets

Civil And Small Claims Court

Hours : Tuseday At 1:30PM

NOTICE TO THE PLAINTIFF
NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT

Filing Fee Increase

For initiating a cause of action in the CIVIL DIVISION of District Court EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2009 THE FILING FEE WILL INCREASE TO……………………………….$80.00

For initiating a cause of action in the SMALL CLAIMS EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2009, SMALL CLAIMS FILING FEE WILL INCREASE TO ……….$65.00

NO PORTION OF THE FILING FEES SHALL BE REFUNDED.