Title 12 — Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
49 chapters · 1,343 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-101 Legislative determinations
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(1) The General Assembly finds and determines that:(1) The administration of criminal justice is of statewide concern and that law enforcement is important to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state;(2) The state has a responsibility to ensure effective law en…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Critical incident” means the same as defined in § 12-6-702;(2) “Law enforcement agency” means:(A) A private school or private college or university law enforcement agency as described in § 12-20-101 et seq.;(B) The Division of Law Enforcement S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-103 Commission created — Members — Meetings — Director
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(a) The members of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall consist of ten (10) members, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and approval of the Senate. (b) (1) (A) Two (2) members of the commission shall be chiefs of police of municipal…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-104 Commission's powers generally
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(1) In addition to powers conferred upon the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training elsewhere in this subchapter, the commission may:(1) (A) Promulgate rules for the administration of this subchapter.(B) The rules promulgated by the commission shall not go …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-105 Employees
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The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may employ such employees as are necessary to efficiently and effectively carry out this subchapter and as may be authorized by appropriations of the General Assembly.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-106 Selection and training requirements — Exceptions
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall provide by rule that a person shall not be appointed as a law enforcement officer, except on a temporary basis not to exceed nine (9) months, unless the person has satisfactorily completed a program o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-107 Training programs
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(a) (1) For the purpose of this subchapter, the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may cooperate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in establishing and conducting instruction and training programs for law enforcement officers of this state, it…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-108 Failure to meet qualifications — Effect — Exemptions
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(a) (1) Actions taken by law enforcement officers who do not meet all of the standards and qualifications set forth in this subchapter or made by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall not be held invalid merely because of the failure to meet the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-109 Legal counsel
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The Attorney General shall serve as legal counsel to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, but he or she may designate one (1) or more members of his or her staff to provide legal service to the commission.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-110 Training of civilians to file parking violations and traffic accident reports
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(a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall by rule establish the qualifications including minimum training standards for persons performing law enforcement-related duties pursuant to this section within cities of the first class and within other a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-111 Uniforms
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(a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training is exempt from § 19-40-109(c) for the purpose of buying uniforms for students and law enforcement officers employed by the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. (b) The amount spent for the purcha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-112 County sheriff as law enforcement officer
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A former county sheriff of a county who has served as county sheriff within that county for at least eight (8) years and who meets all minimum hiring standards prescribed by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training is qualified to be employed as a law enf…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-113 Domestic violence training
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(a) (1) In accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training for law enforcement officers, all new law enforcement officers in the State of Arkansas shall complete at least twenty (20) hours of training in domestic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-114 Training concerning sexual assaults
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall require all law enforcement officers to complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training concerning sexual assaults as a part of the basic police training course curriculum.(2) Practicum training w…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-115 Training for constables
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After consultation with the Arkansas Constables Association, Inc., the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall develop and certify a training course of one hundred ten (110) hours to one hundred sixty (160) hours for constables in accordance with § 14-14-1314.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-116 Persons with disabilities training
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(a) (1) In accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training for law enforcement officers, all law enforcement officers in the state shall complete additional continuing education and training as needed relating to…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-117 Award of pistol upon retirement or death of a certified law enforcement officer employed by the division
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(a) When a certified law enforcement officer employed by the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training or a state-funded law enforcement training academy retires from service or dies while still employed with the division or the state-funded law enforcement training acad…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-118 New or inactive law enforcement agency — Approval by commission required — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “inactive law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency that existed and operated under a state law or local ordinance in the past but that currently does not exist or has not operated for at least six (6) months. (b) The chief executive offi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-119 Behavioral health crisis intervention training
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(a) (1) In accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training for law enforcement officers, a law enforcement officer enrolled in a commission-certified basic police training academy shall complete at least sixteen …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-120 Imposition of administrative penalties
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(a) When determining the amount of an administrative penalty assessed against a law enforcement agency or governmental entity under subsection (b) of this section for violation of a rule of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, the commission shall co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-121 Additional salary payment
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(a) (1) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may make additional salary payments from available funds to employees of the division who have attained law enforcement certification above the basic certificate level, as defined by the division.(2) The award of an a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-122 Controlled substance overdose identification training — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “naloxone” means a drug that is an analgesic antagonist used in the reversal of acute respiratory depression caused by opioid use. (b) (1) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training in conjunction with the Arkansas Drug Director…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-123 Missing and unidentified persons training
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(a) (1) In accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, all law enforcement officers in the state shall complete training related to the investigation of unidentified and missing persons.(2) Practicum trainin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-124 Part-time law enforcement officers — Number restricted
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(a) (1) A political subdivision may appoint a number of part-time law enforcement officers equal to two (2) part-time law enforcement officers for each full-time certified law enforcement officer employed full-time by and receiving a salary from the appointing political subdivisi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-125 Duty-to-intervene training
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In accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, all law enforcement officers in the state shall complete annual training related to a law enforcement officer's duty to intervene if the law enforcement officer…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-126 Alzheimer's disease and other dementias training
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(a) (1) In accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training for law enforcement officers, a law enforcement officer enrolled in a commission-certified basic police training academy shall complete at least two (2) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-201 Establishment
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There is established the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy for the training and instruction of state, county, municipal, and other law enforcement officers.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-202 Location of academy
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The Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy shall be located at a place which, in the opinion of the Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, will serve the best interests of the state in the carrying out of the intent and purposes of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-203 Acceptance of gifts, grants, etc. — Disposition
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(a) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may accept gifts, grants, donations, equipment and materials, and bequests of money or gratuities donated by private persons or corporations. (b) All moneys received under subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-204 Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training — Law enforcement powers
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(a) The following persons are classified and designated as law enforcement officers after meeting minimum qualifications for law enforcement officers' certification as established by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training:(1) The Director of the Divisio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-205 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 12-9-205Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-206 Expenses furnished by academy — Exceptions
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(a) The Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy shall furnish, without cost to applicants, the necessary food, lodging, laundry, and other necessary expenses while attending the academy. (b) (1) However, the salary of applicants and the necessary transportation cost in travelin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-207 Newly elected or unopposed candidates for county sheriff
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(a) A newly elected county sheriff or unopposed candidate for the position of county sheriff may attend a state-funded law enforcement training academy for purposes of training and instruction. (b) The county in which the newly elected county sheriff or unopposed candidate for th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-208 State Capitol Police — Training course
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All members of the State Capitol Police shall satisfactorily complete the training course for law enforcement officers at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy within nine (9) months of their hire date or any extension granted by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-209 Reimbursement for training costs or expenses — Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]
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(a) (1) If a county, city, town, or state agency pays the costs or expenses for training a law enforcement officer at a state-funded or municipally operated law enforcement training academy and another county, city, town, or state agency employs that law enforcement officer withi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-210 Designated law enforcement agencies
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The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy are designated as law enforcement agencies.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-211 Private school and private college or university law enforcement officers
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(a) A law enforcement officer for a private school or a private college or university is permitted to attend the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy for training and instruction. (b) The private school or the private college or university for which the law enforcement offic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-301 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means a person who meets the minimum standards and training requirements prescribed for auxiliary law enforcement officers by law and rules, and who is appointed by a political subdivision or a law enforcement…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-302 Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training — Powers and duties
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(1) In addition to the powers conferred upon the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training in §§ 12-9-104 — 12-9-107, the commission shall have power to:(1) Promulgate rules for the administration of this subchapter;(2) Require the submission of reports and in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-303 Authority of officers
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(a) An auxiliary law enforcement officer shall have the authority of a police officer as set forth by statutes of this state when the auxiliary law enforcement officer is performing an assigned duty and is under the direct supervision of a full-time certified law enforcement offi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-304 Appointment and training requirements
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(a) (1) A person shall not function as an auxiliary law enforcement officer until the minimum standards for appointment and training requirements have been completed.(2) An auxiliary law enforcement officer who has not met the minimum standards for appointment and training requir…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-305 Failure to meet standards — Actions by private citizens
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(a) An auxiliary law enforcement officer who does not meet the standards and qualifications set forth in this subchapter or any made by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall not take any official action as a law enforcement officer and any action…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-306 Number restricted
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(a) (1) A political subdivision may appoint auxiliary law enforcement officers equal to the larger number of:(A) Two (2) auxiliary law enforcement officers for each full-time certified law enforcement officer employed by the appointing law enforcement agency; or(B) One (1) auxili…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-307 Benefits
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(a) The auxiliary law enforcement officer or the governing political subdivision may elect to join the workers' compensation system for the benefit of the auxiliary law enforcement officer, and the auxiliary law enforcement officer may receive benefits therefrom as provided by st…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-308 Liability of law enforcement agency and political subdivision
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The law enforcement agency director, chief, or county sheriff and the political subdivision appointing the auxiliary law enforcement officer shall not be held either civilly or criminally liable or in any other manner for the actions of an auxiliary law enforcement officer.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-401 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Full-time law enforcement officer” means any county sheriff, or any other law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency who works more than twenty-four (24) hours per week and receives a salary from the law enforcement agency;(2)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-402 Powers and duties of the commission
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(1) In addition to the powers conferred upon the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training in §§ 12-9-104 — 12-9-107, the commission shall have power to:(1) Promulgate rules for the administration of this subchapter;(2) Require the submission of reports and in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-403 Appointment and training
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(a) A person shall not be appointed as a police traffic radar operator or police traffic radar instructor until the minimum standards for training requirements have been completed. (b) The training requirements for police traffic radar operators or police traffic radar instructor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-404 Failure to meet standards
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A police traffic radar operator who does not meet the standards and qualifications set forth in this subchapter or any made by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall not take any official action as a police traffic radar operator and any action ta…
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-501 Legislative determination
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(a) The Criminal Justice Institute, an educational entity, was created for the purpose of providing management education and training, technical assistance, practical research and evaluation, a clearinghouse, and computer and forensic education and training for Arkansas law enfor…