Arkansas Administrative Code

11 CAR § 25-127. Extra-Hazardous Employer Program. (a) Criteria for identifying extra-hazardous employers. (1)(A) The Workers’ Health and Safety Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission pursuant to Arkansas Code § 11-9-409(c) shall identify extra-hazardous employers based…

11 CAR § 25-128. Managed care. (a) Generally. (1)(A) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 11-9-508, the following section is hereby established in order to implement a voluntary managed care program. (B) This section provides for certification, administration, evaluation, and enforcement …

11 CAR § 25-129. Impairment rating guide. (a) General provisions. Pursuant to Arkansas Code §§ 11-9-519(h) [removed], 11-9-521(h), and 11-9-522(g), the following section is hereby established in order to implement an impairment rating guide to be used in the assessment of anatomi…

11 CAR § 25-130. Electronic data interchange filings. (a) Electronic data interchange — Definition and purpose. (1) Definition. The Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) accepts electronic data interchange (EDI) transmissions, which allow the filing of data via paperless …

11 CAR § 25-131. Voluntary program for drug-free workplaces. (a) Purpose and scope. (1) Purpose. (A) The purpose of this section is to promote voluntary drug-free workplaces in accordance with Acts 1999, No. 1552, in order that employers in this state may be afforded the opportun…

11 CAR § 25-132. Occupational carpal tunnel syndrome. (a) Authority and purpose. (1) Pursuant to Acts 2001, No. 1281, an additional section, Arkansas Code § 11-9-117, has been added to empower the Workers’ Compensation Commission, in accordance with its rulemaking authority, to e…

11 CAR § 125-133. Third-party administrators. (a) General. (1)(A) For purposes of this section, "third-party administrator" (hereafter TPA) means any person, firm, or partnership which: (i) Collects or charges premiums or fees; (ii) Receives remuneration in any form in exchange f…

11 CAR § 25-134. Filing requirements — Report cards — Sanctions. (a) Form filing/payment requirements. (1) Form filing — General. (A) Claims to be filed with the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall include, but not be limited to: (i) Claims involving more than seven (7) days o…

11 CAR § 25-135. Carrier premium tax auditing. (a) Every carrier writing workers’ compensation insurance in the State of Arkansas shall, upon request by the Workers’ Compensation Commission, make available policy information sufficient to allow auditing of premium calculations to…

11 CAR § 25-136. Workers’ Compensation Commission drug formulary. (a) General provisions. (1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 11-9-517 and Workers’ Compensation Commission Rule 099.02 (Effective March 1, 1982) [repealed], the following section is hereby established in order to implem…

12 CAR § 1-101. Goal of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. The goal of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training is to establish the role of the law enforcement officer as a profession, thereby presenting the citizens of the…

12 CAR § 1-102. Purpose. (a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training was established in 1975 for the purpose of establishing minimum selection and training standards for the admission to employment as a law enforcement officer in Arkansas. (b) All applic…

12 CAR § 1-103. Objectives. (a) The objectives of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training are to: (1) Encourage increasing the professional competency of law enforcement officers by: (A) Establishing minimum standards for employment, including minimum st…

12 CAR § 1-104. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Accredited institution" means any community college, college, or university where the curriculum is approved as such by the: (A) Department of education of the state in which the community college, college, or university is …

12 CAR § 1-105. Contact information. Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training P.O. Box 3106 East Camden, Arkansas 71711 Jami Cook, Director Phone: (870) 574-1810 Fax: (870) 574-2706 Jami.L.Cook@arkansas.gov Fred Weatherspoon, Deputy Director Arkansas Law Enforcement T…

12 CAR § 1-106. Minimum standards for employment, appointment, or continued employment. (a)(1) Subject to the provisions of Arkansas Code § 12-9-106(e), no individual shall serve, be employed, or otherwise function as a law enforcement officer in this state unless the person has …

12 CAR § 1-107. Probationary period. (a) Every officer employed or appointed below the level of department head shall satisfactorily complete a probationary period of not less than twelve (12) months with the employing law enforcement agency. (b) A department head is not required…

12 CAR § 1-108. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-109. Minimum standards for training. (a) Basic police training course. (1) Each full-time law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete the basic police training course within the time period established in this part. (2)(A) Any full-time law enforcement officer…

12 CAR § 1-110. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-111. Officer records. (a) All law enforcement agencies shall furnish to the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training completed initial employment information, in a manner adopted by the division, within ten (10) days after employment or appointment. (b) When …

12 CAR § 1-112. Reciprocity. (a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training may waive the completion of any course required by this part upon presentation of documentary evidence by a law enforcement agency that a law enforcement officer has satisfactorily …

12 CAR § 1-113. Requirements to obtain law enforcement certification. (a) General provisions. (1) To be eligible for the award of a certificate, each applicant must be a law enforcement officer employed or appointed by a law enforcement agency located within the State of Arkansas…

12 CAR § 1-114. Certification of law enforcement officers — All officers. (a) Certification required. (1) No later than ninety (90) days after the completion of the law enforcement officer's probationary period, every law enforcement officer shall apply to the Division of Law Enf…

12 CAR § 1-115. Certification of auxiliary law enforcement officers. (a) Any person appointed after March 24, 1983, will be required to meet the minimum standards for employment or appointment as outlined in this part. (b) It shall be the responsibility of the employing or appoin…

12 CAR § 1-116. Part-time law enforcement officers. (a) Selection and training. A part-time law enforcement officer is required to satisfactorily complete the minimum standards for employment or appointment as authorized in this part and have satisfactorily completed not less tha…

12 CAR § 1-117. Certification of specialized law enforcement personnel. (a) Specialized police personnel are identified in Arkansas Code § 12-9-101 et seq., as modified. (b) Specialized law enforcement officers' duties are limited or restricted to the facility or area in which th…

12 CAR § 1-118. Certification of field training and specialized field training officers. (a) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall certify law enforcement officers deemed qualified to be field training officers for the purpose of training recruits. (b)(1) F…

12 CAR § 1-119. Police traffic radar operators and instructors. (a) Acts 1983, No. 672, as modified, established minimum training and certification standards for police traffic radar/lidar operators and instructors. (b) Any full-time certified law enforcement officer or any perso…

12 CAR § 1-120. Certification of instructors. (a) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall certify instructors deemed qualified to teach in one (1) or more of the prescribed training courses. (b) Certification. (1)(A) Instructors will be certified on a basis o…

12 CAR § 1-121. Certification of schools or courses. (a) Rules and requirements. (1) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may certify those schools deemed adequate to effectively teach one (1) or more approved law enforcement or police science classes or courses…

12 CAR § 1-122. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-123. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-124. The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. (a)(1) The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics shall be subscribed to by each certified law enforcement officer. (2) Violation of any portion of the code may, upon Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training discret…

12 CAR § 1-125. Director. (a) General. The Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall be a person qualified for the position, appointed by the Governor pursuant to state law. (b) Duties. (1) They shall perform their duties under the direction of the …

12 CAR § 1-126. Miscellaneous activities of the commission. (a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training may make or encourage studies of any aspect of law enforcement administration, including the stimulation of research by public and private agencies de…

12 CAR § 12-127. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 12-128. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 12-129. Retired officer’s right to carry weapon. This section is enacted pursuant to federal law to authorize retired law enforcement officers to carry a firearm nationwide without a permit if they satisfy the following requirements: (1) The officer is a retired law enfo…

12 CAR § 12-130. Arkansas state standard for firearms training and qualification. (a) The Arkansas state standard for qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a handgun shall be the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training-approved course of…

12 CAR § 1-131. Certification of civil traffic wardens. (a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall certify individuals deemed qualified to be civil traffic wardens for the purpose of: (1) Issuing citations for parking violations occurring within t…

12 CAR § 1-132. Law enforcement canines and law enforcement canine qualifying officials. (a) Canine qualification. (1) A canine used in law enforcement in the State of Arkansas may be qualified by a law enforcement canine qualifying official. (2) Law enforcement agencies that cho…

12 CAR § 1-133. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-134. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-135. [Reserved].

12 CAR § 1-136. Retired officer elected as constable. (a) A full-time law enforcement officer, as defined by this part, who retires from an Arkansas law enforcement agency and serves as or is elected as constable within six (6) months of retirement from the law enforcement agency…

12 CAR § 1-137. Marijuana leaf field test technician. (a) Only full-time law enforcement officers who have completed the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training-approved training for certified law enforcement officers shall be eligible for certification as a marijuana …

12 CAR § 1-138. Decertification, disciplinary action, and hearings. (a) Decertification. (1) Certificates remain the property of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, and the commission shall have the power to revoke or recall any certificate, includi…

12 CAR § 60-101. Classification of offenders. (a) Purpose. To establish policy to provide for a method of classifying offenders in the custody of the Division of Correction/Division of Community Correction, to comply with Arkansas Code § 12-29-202, and to ensure a uniform method …

12 CAR § 60-102. Inmate records. (a) Policy. The Division of Correction shall maintain a full and complete record of every inmate under its supervision and protect the integrity of such records in accordance with Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(e). (b) Explanation. (1) To protect the i…