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

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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) …

There is established the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy for the training and instruction of state, county, municipal, and other law enforcement officers.

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.

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(a) (1) If a law enforcement agency pays the costs or expenses for training a law enforcement officer and another law enforcement agency employs that law enforcement officer within twenty-four (24) months after completion of the training in a position requiring a certificate of t…

The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy are designated as law enforcement agencies.

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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.

(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)…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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…

(a) (1) The Criminal Justice Institute of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has served as the coordinator and manager of all supervision, management, and executive education and training for law enforcement officers in the State of Arkansas.(2) Effective July 1, 1997, to …

(a) There is established the Criminal Justice Institute Advisory Board for Law Enforcement Management Training and Education. (b) (1) The board shall have sixteen (16) members.(2) (A) (i) The board shall consist of the following representatives: (a) Two (2) representatives from t…

In order to ensure quality control, provide for efficient use of available resources, and minimize duplication of effort, the Criminal Justice Institute shall be the clearinghouse to determine the qualifications of instructors, both academic and practitioner, and to certify all p…

The Criminal Justice Institute shall develop a certification and accreditation program for all law enforcement supervisors, managers, and heads of police departments and law enforcement agencies.

In order to ensure the best available training, education, and programs, the Criminal Justice Institute is authorized to pay honoraria to state, county, and municipal employees upon approval of their supervisors and within their line item salary maximum limits.

The Criminal Justice Institute shall submit to the Joint Budget Committee a yearly report reflecting hiring and participation.

(a) There is established the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement Advisory Board to address policy issues, provide guidance, and further develop national initiatives.(b) The members of the board shall be appointed by the Director of the Criminal Justice Institute and approve…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; and(2) “Employing agency” means any state agency or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, or any agent thereof, which has cons…

(a) (1) (A) An employing law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, in a manner adopted by the division, of the employment or appointment, or separation from employment or appointment, of any law enforcement officer.(B)…

(1) When an employing agency reports that a law enforcement officer was separated from employment or appointment for one (1) or more of the reasons specified in § 12-9-602(b)(2), the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall review the certification of t…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Assigned county frequency” means a frequency assigned to a specific county sheriff's office for carrying on day-to-day operations within the county. This frequency is allocated for use by the specific county-based stations and mobile units whic…

(a) It shall be unlawful to transmit over a frequency assigned to a law enforcement agency or department unless it has been approved by the agency or department head or his or her designee. (b) Violation of this or any other portion of this subchapter shall constitute a Class A m…