Title 12, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs

(a) Before entering upon their duties, all members and officers of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall take the oath as now provided by law for public officials. (b) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall take the additional oath that he or she will n…

(a) (1) It shall be the duty of the Division of Arkansas State Police to:(A) Patrol the public highways, make arrests, and enforce the laws of this state relating to motor vehicles and the use of the state highways;(B) Establish, maintain, and enforce a towing rotation list to as…

(a) If any officer of the Division of Arkansas State Police delivers an arrested person to a county jail for detention, it shall be the duty of the jailer to receive the prisoner. (b) The division officer may notify the county sheriff or prosecuting officer of the county in which…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall be responsible for the safety and security of the:(1) Governor and his or her family;(2) Governor's Mansion and mansion grounds; and(3) State Capitol Building and State Capitol grounds. (1) Governor and his or her family; (2) Govern…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall provide police protection, commensurate with the available personnel and resources of the division that are not required for other activities, benefiting any statewide function or similar activities sponsored or conducted by:(1) A s…

(a) During an emergency operation, the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety may authorize the Division of Arkansas State Police to:(1) Incur expenses for all personnel of the division deployed to assist in the emergency operation; and(2) (A) Purchase food, drinks, and oth…

(a) It shall be the duty of the Division of Arkansas State Police and its officers to cooperate with other law enforcement agencies of this state in the investigation and apprehension of criminals and the prevention of crime within the state and to use every means at their dispos…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall maintain headquarters and an Identification Bureau which shall be located at the State Capitol or elsewhere in Pulaski County. (b) The division may establish district headquarters in other parts of the state if it is found to be nec…

(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police is directed to establish a Drug Abuse Enforcement Unit and assign sufficient supervisory, clerical, and enforcement personnel to carry out the duties and responsibilities of that unit as defined by the Uniform Controlled S…

(a) The Attorney General shall be the legal representative and advisor of the Arkansas State Police Commission, the Division of Arkansas State Police, and the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police. (b) However, the director, with the approval of the Attorney General a…

(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may designate one (1) physician and surgeon in each district of the state who shall be the physician and surgeon of the Division of Arkansas State Police within and for the district. (b) (1) The physician and surgeon shall…

(a) (1) All automobiles, motorcycles, or other vehicles of any nature owned, used, and operated by the Division of Arkansas State Police shall be exempt from the payment of any licenses, fees, and charges required by the laws of this state for the operation of the vehicles upon t…

Upon approval by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a warrant may be drawn against the State Treasury for the amount up to but not to exceed the appropriated amount and deposited into a bank account for the purpose of purchasing evidence.

(a) The salaries and expenses provided for in this chapter shall be paid by warrant upon a voucher properly drawn by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police and paid out of any funds now available for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Division of Arkansas …

(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may establish, maintain, and conduct a police training school and may admit to the training school police officers and judicial officers of the various political subdivisions of the State of Arkansas. (b) The director may …

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police is authorized to charge a fee, not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00), for each background investigation requested of and conducted by the division. (b) The background investigation fee shall be collected by the division and deposited into…

(a) It shall be prohibited for any law enforcement agency, private security firm, corporation, partnership, or individual to wear a uniform in the same design and specific color scheme as the Division of Arkansas State Police. (b) No law enforcement agency, private security firm,…

(a) There is created the “Small Municipality Law Enforcement Vehicle Grant Program”, to be administered by the Division of Arkansas State Police with funding from the General Improvement Fund or its successor fund or fund accounts, including the Development and Enhancement Fund. …

(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police or his or her designee may issue a subpoena requiring the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records which the director deems relevant or material to an investigat…

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall provide payment of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year for the costs of food, flea and tick infestation prevention, and veterinarian bills for a canine that is:(1) Retired from the Division of Arkansas State Police; …

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall report monthly concerning the activity and condition of the uniformed employee health insurance plan to the following entities:(1) The Governor;(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and(3) The Legislative Council or, if the Gen…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall provide a quarterly report detailing expenditures from the Court Awards Fund of the confiscated funds transfer appropriation of the operative appropriation act of the Division of Arkansas State Police. (b) The quarterly report under…

(a) There is established a standardized system to aid in the search of missing children who do not meet the criteria for activation of the Arkansas Amber Alert System. (b) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall operate the missing endangered child advisory system created by …

(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall appoint all members of the police force, subject to approval of the Arkansas State Police Commission, and the director shall select the clerical and stenographic force of the Division of Arkansas State Police. (b) Th…

(a) (1) (A) All applicants for positions as police officers of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall be citizens of the United States.(B) However, the applicants must become citizens of the State of Arkansas in order to commence employment.(2) Any applicant shall be emplo…

(a) (1) Each person who is selected as a police officer of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall be a probationer for a period of eighteen (18) months from his or her date of hire.(2) A probationer may be discharged by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police w…

(a) The members of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall hold their offices until and unless removed for cause. (b) Should the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police deem it necessary to remove, suspend, discharge, demote, or transfer for disciplinary reasons any…

(a) The members of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall be prohibited from engaging in any partisan political or election campaign activities during hours when they are performing work for the department. (b) (1) The members of the department shall not be at any time det…

(a) (1) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall obtain a policy or contract of medical and hospital insurance or establish a self-insurance fund in lieu thereof to provide medical and hospital insurance for all eligible employees of the division.(2) The division shall pay all…

(a) (1) (A) When any police officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall have lost his or her life in the course of employment, then upon satisfactory proof of that fact made to the Arkansas State Police Commission, a death benefit in the sum of twenty-five thousand d…

(a) Such motorcycles, automobiles, and other vehicles, equipment, and supplies as may be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the Division of Arkansas State Police and as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter shall be furnished to the officers…

(a) When a Department of Arkansas State Police officer retires from service or dies while still employed with the department, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased officer, the Arkansas State Police Commission may award the pistol carried …

(a) In the event that sufficient revenues in the judgment of the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police exist, the Division of Arkansas State Police is authorized to make additional salary payments from such funds to those employees who have attained law enforcement ce…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act”.

(a) The General Assembly finds:(1) That the existing communications equipment used by the Department of Arkansas State Police:(A) Has poor radio coverage;(B) Has the problems of public monitoring and lack of user privacy; and(C) Is subject to unauthorized usage and interference f…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Acquire” means to acquire by lease, lease-purchase, or otherwise, construct, repair, alter, install, restore, or place on any land or in any building or motor vehicle any communications equipment by negotiation or bidding upon such terms and co…

(a) (1) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes of this subchapter and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of these purposes.(2) It shall not be necessary to comply with the general provisions of other laws dealin…

(a) In addition to the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth elsewhere in this subchapter or in other laws, the Arkansas State Police Commission may:(1) (A) Acquire, construct, repair, renovate, alter, maintain, and equip communications equipment for use by the Division of …

The Arkansas State Police Commission shall submit any contract, agreement, or proposal, as authorized by this subchapter, to the Legislative Council prior to any obligation being incurred by the commission for the Legislative Council's advice and counsel.

(a) (1) The lease payments and other costs relating to the communications equipment shall be secured solely by a lien on and pledge of all revenues derived from the following fees and charges fixed and imposed by § 27-16-801, or pursuant to any subsequent similar laws, which are …

(a) (1) Payments to cover the costs under the lease agreement shall be paid from the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund on a monthly basis.(2) If and so long as all payments to cover the costs under the lease agreement are properly made on the…

Nothing in §§ 12-8-307 — 12-8-310 is intended to prohibit the Department of Arkansas State Police from investing moneys deposited into the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund, as provided in this subchapter.

(a) The provisions of §§ 12-8-307 — 12-8-309 shall expire upon payment of the final costs authorized under the lease agreements mentioned in this subchapter. (b) Any balances remaining in the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund shall be deposit…

This subchapter may be known as and cited as the “Arkansas Speed Trap Law”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Abusing police power” means exercising police power to enforce criminal and traffic laws for the principal purpose of raising revenue for an affected municipality and not for the purpose of public safety and welfare;(2) “Affected highway” means…

(a) (1) Upon the request of the prosecuting attorney of a judicial district in which an affected municipality is located, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may investigate and determine whether the affected municipality is abusing police power by conducting an…