Title 5 — Criminal Offenses

A.C.A. § 5-73-209Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

A.C.A. § 5-73-210Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

Possession or use of a machine gun in the course of a criminal offense is a Class A felony.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Acceptable electronic format” means an electronic image produced on the person's own cellular phone or other type of portable electronic device that displays all of the information on a concealed handgun license as clearly as an original concea…

(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may issue a license to carry a concealed handgun to a person qualified as provided in this subchapter. (b) (1) For new licenses issued after July 31, 2007, the license to carry a concealed handgun is valid throughout the s…

The state, a county or city, or any employee of the state, county, or city is not liable for any civil damages resulting from the issuance of a license pursuant to a provision of this subchapter.

(a) (1) (A) A current or former certified law enforcement officer, chief of police, court bailiff, county sheriff, or retired law enforcement officer is exempt from the licensing requirements of this subchapter if otherwise authorized to carry a concealed handgun.(B) A former cer…

Any person who knowingly submits a false answer to any question on an application for a license issued pursuant to this subchapter, or who knowingly submits a false document when applying for a license issued pursuant to this subchapter upon conviction is guilty of a Class B misd…

(1) Except as permitted under § 5-73-322(g), a license to carry a concealed handgun issued under this subchapter does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun into:(1) Any police station, sheriff's station, or Division of Arkansas State Police station;(2) An Arkansas H…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall maintain an automated listing of license holders, and this information shall be available online, upon request, at any time, to any law enforcement agency through the Arkansas Crime Information Center. (b) Nothing in this subchapter…

(a) (1) (A) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may deny a license if within the preceding five (5) years the applicant has been found guilty of one (1) or more crimes of violence constituting a misdemeanor or for the offense of carrying a weapon.(B) The directo…

(1) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall issue a license to carry a concealed handgun if the applicant:(1) Is a citizen of the United States or a permanent legal resident;(2) (A) Is a resident of the state and has been a resident continuously for ninety (90…

(1) The application for a license to carry a concealed handgun shall be completed, under oath, on a form promulgated by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police and shall include only:(1) The name, address, place and date of birth, race, and sex of the applicant;(2) …

(a) The applicant for a license to carry a concealed handgun shall submit the following to the Division of Arkansas State Police:(1) A completed application, as described in § 5-73-310;(2) A nonrefundable license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), except that:(A) The nonrefundable li…

(a) (1) A license to carry a concealed handgun issued under this subchapter shall be revoked if the licensee becomes ineligible under the criteria set forth in § 5-73-308(a) or § 5-73-309.(2) (A) Any law enforcement officer making an arrest of a licensee for a violation of this s…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (f)(1) of this section, the licensee may renew his or her license no more than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date by submitting to the Division of Arkansas State Police:(1) A renewal form prescribed by the division;(2) A verified s…

(a) Within thirty (30) days after the changing of a permanent address, or within thirty (30) days after having a license to carry a concealed handgun lost, the licensee shall notify the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police in writing of the change or loss. (b) If a l…

(a) Any licensee possessing a valid license issued pursuant to this subchapter may carry a concealed handgun. (b) The licensee shall:(1) Carry the license, or an electronic copy of the license in an acceptable electronic format, together with valid identification, at any time whe…

Any fee collected by the Division of Arkansas State Police pursuant to this subchapter shall be deposited into the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may promulgate rules to permit the efficient administration of this subchapter.

(a) An instructor authorized to conduct a training course required by this subchapter shall check the application of a student for completeness, accuracy, and legibility. (b) An instructor who repeatedly fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section may have his or her lice…

(a) Any person who becomes a resident of Arkansas who has a valid license to carry a concealed handgun issued by a reciprocal state may apply to transfer his or her license to Arkansas by submitting the following to the Division of Arkansas State Police:(1) The person's current r…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police may issue a license under this subchapter to a person who:(1) Is currently serving as an active duty member of, or has recently been honorably discharged from, the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or a reserve component of …

A person in possession of a valid license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the person by another state is entitled to the privileges and subject to the restrictions prescribed by this subchapter.

(a) (1) As used in this section, “public university, public college, or community college” means an institution that:(A) Regularly receives budgetary support from the state government;(B) Is part of the University of Arkansas or Arkansas State University systems; or(C) Is require…

A member of the Post-Prison Transfer Board, a board investigator, or a revocation hearing judge who has been issued a license to carry a concealed handgun by the Division of Arkansas State Police under this subchapter may carry his or her concealed handgun into a building in whic…

(a) A license to carry a concealed handgun issued under this subchapter shall not be denied, suspended, or revoked because a person was lawfully exercising his or her rights to carry a firearm under the United States Constitution, Amendment 2, the Arkansas Constitution, Article 2…

(a) (1) The following entities may submit a security plan to the Division of Arkansas State Police for approval that designates certain areas as a firearm-sensitive area where possession of a concealed handgun by a licensee under this subchapter is prohibited:(A) The Arkansas Sta…

A.C.A. § 5-73-326Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) As used in this section, “mental health institution or mental health treatment facility” means a public or private facility where a person may voluntarily admit himself or herself for mental health treatment. (b) (1) A person who voluntarily seeks and completes mental health …

A member of the Board of Corrections who is a licensee may carry his or her concealed handgun into a building in which or a location on which a law enforcement officer may carry a concealed handgun.

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is solely to establish concealed carry licensing for the purpose of providing licensees reciprocity in other states that require a license to carry a concealed handgun in order to carry a concealed handgun. (b) This subchapter does not require a…

A.C.A. § 5-73-401Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

A.C.A. § 5-73-402Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Criminal Gang, Organization, or Enterprise Act”.

(a) (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that it is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, or handicap, to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, and physical harm caused by the activities of groups engag…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Crime of pecuniary gain” means any violation of Arkansas law that results, or was intended to result, in the defendant receiving income, benefit, property, money, or anything of value;(2) “Crime of violence” means any violation of Arkansas law …

(a) (1) A person commits the offense of engaging in a continuing criminal gang, organization, or enterprise in the first degree if he or she:(A) Commits or attempts to commit or solicits to commit a felony predicate criminal offense; and(B) That offense is part of a continuing se…

(a) (1) A person commits the offense of unauthorized use of another person's property to facilitate a crime if he or she knowingly uses the property of another person to facilitate in any way the violation of a predicate criminal offense without the owner's knowledge.(2) A violat…

(a) A person shall not unlawfully commit a felony violation of §§ 5-64-419 — 5-64-442 or unlawfully attempt, solicit, or conspire to commit a felony violation of §§ 5-64-419 — 5-64-442 while in possession of:(1) A firearm; or(2) Any implement or weapon that may be used to inflict…

(a) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm from a vehicle and by the discharge of the firearm causes death or serious physical injury to another person.(2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of Arkansas law that is a crime of violence while acting in concert with two (2) or more other persons is subject to enhanced penalties. (b) Upon conviction of a crime of violence committed while acting in concert with two (2) or more oth…

(a) Intent. The intent of the General Assembly in this section is to enact civil remedies that eliminate the availability of any premises for use in the commission of a continuing series of criminal offenses. (b) Common Nuisance Declared. Any premises, building, or place used to …

(a) (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that it is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, or handicap, to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, and physical harm caused by the activities of groups engag…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Crime of pecuniary gain” means any violation of Arkansas law that results, or was intended to result, in the defendant's receiving income, benefit, property, money, or anything of value;(2) “Crime of violence” means any violation of Arkansas la…

(a) Any person who by intimidation or duress causes, aids, abets, encourages, solicits, or recruits a minor to become or to remain a member of any group that the person knows to be a criminal gang, organization, or enterprise that falls into the definition and intent of this subc…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Aircraft” means any contrivance invented, used, or designed for the navigation of or flight in the air, and that is required to be registered under the laws of the United States;(2) (A) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance, or immediate …

(a) (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this chapter for any person who is intoxicated to operate, navigate, or be in actual physical control of any aircraft.(2) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this chapter for any person to operate, navigate, or be in a…

(a) Any person who operates or navigates any aircraft or is in actual physical control of any aircraft in this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of § 5-75-104, to a chemical test of his or her blood, breath, saliva, or urine for the purpose of deter…

(a) A chemical test shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable cause to believe the person to have been operating, navigating, or in actual physical control of any aircraft while:(1) Intoxicated; or(2) There was an alcohol concentration …