Title 12 — Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
49 chapters · 1,343 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-101 Title
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This chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Corrections Cooperative Endeavors and Private Management Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-102 Legislative determination
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(a) The General Assembly finds that adequate and modern prison facilities are essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state. (b) It is legislatively determined that adequate and modern prison facilities need to be made available and that a feasible and economic …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-103 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Board of Corrections;(2) “Bond” or “bonds” means all bonds, notes, certificates, or other instruments or evidences of indebtedness issued by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to finance prison facilities;(3) “Correctional…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-104 Construction
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(a) (1) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes thereof and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of those purposes.(2) To this end, it shall not be necessary to comply with general provisions of other laws dealing wit…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-105 Regional correctional commissions
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(a) Political subdivisions may individually, or in combination with each other, contract with the state through the Division of Correction or with prison contractors for the financing, acquisition, construction, and operation of facilities for the housing of inmates. (b) (1) In t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-106 Contracts for correctional facilities
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(a) The Division of Correction, any regional corrections commission, and any political subdivision are authorized to enter into contracts with each other and with prison contractors for the financing, acquiring, constructing, and operating of facilities. (b) Any contract for the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-107 Authority of security employees — Applicability of criminal laws
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(a) Security employees of a prison contractor shall be allowed to use force and shall be licensed pursuant to the Private Security Agency, Private Investigator, and School Security Licensing and Credentialing Act, § 17-40-101 et seq. The security employees shall exercise their po…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-108 Nondelegable responsibilities
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(1) No contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility of the Director of the Department of Correction or the county sheriff of any county or the police chief of any city or town to a prison contractor for any of the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-109 Financing — Contracts with Arkansas Development Finance Authority
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(a) (1) The Board of Corrections and any regional corrections commission may cooperate and contract with the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to provide for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest on, and trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection wi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-110 Hiring preference
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State and political subdivision employees whose employment becomes subject to a contract with a private prison contractor shall be given a hiring preference for available positions for which they qualify by the private prison contractor.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-50-111 Private correctional facilities
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(a) (1) No private correctional facility in which inmates committed to the Division of Correction, out-of-state inmates, or federal inmates are to be housed shall be constructed nor shall any facility be renovated for the purpose of creating a private correctional facility in whi…