Seizure of real or personal property

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-5-603 — under Disposition of Contraband and Seized Property.

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-5-603

(a) Real or personal property subject to forfeiture under this subchapter may be seized by any law enforcement agent upon process issued by any circuit court having jurisdiction over the real or personal property on petition filed by the prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit.

(b) Seizure without process may be made if:(1) The seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant or an inspection under an administrative inspection warrant;(2) The real or personal property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding based upon this subchapter;(3) The seizing law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the real or personal property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or(4) The seizing law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the real or personal property was used in the commission or attempt of a violation of the Human Trafficking Act of 2013, § 5-18-101 et seq.

(1) The seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant or an inspection under an administrative inspection warrant;

(2) The real or personal property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding based upon this subchapter;

(3) The seizing law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the real or personal property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or

(4) The seizing law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the real or personal property was used in the commission or attempt of a violation of the Human Trafficking Act of 2013, § 5-18-101 et seq.