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

(a) (1) Upon release from incarceration, a sex offender determined to be a sexually dangerous person whose crime was committed after April 7, 2006, is subject to electronic monitoring for a period of not less than ten (10) years from the date of the sex offender's release.(2) Wit…

(a) A local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where an out-of-state sex offender is moving or has moved may make immediate disclosure of the sex offender's registration in another state before the completion of a sex offender assessment assigning a community notification…

(a) A sex offender who is required to register under this subchapter must report in person at least twenty-one (21) days before traveling outside of the United States to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction that he or she intends to travel outside of the United St…

(a) The Department of Finance and Administration may release to a law enforcement officer or agency information contained in a person's motor vehicle record if:(1) The information is required for the law enforcement officer or agency to comply with this subchapter; and(2) The use…

If a court has entered an order requiring a person to register as a sex offender or if the person is listed in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Sex Offender Registry, the United States Department of Justice Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, or both, t…

A person required to register as a sex offender under this subchapter and who has been assessed as a Level 3 or Level 4 sex offender shall be notified at his or her assessment that he or she is prohibited from recording a person under fourteen (14) years of age under § 5-14-137.

(a) As used in this section, “position of public trust” means a position that:(1) Is in a public agency that provides public safety services, including without limitation a fire department, law enforcement agency, or emergency medical services agency; and(2) As part of the ordina…

A.C.A. § 12-12-930Current 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 as the “Fire Prevention Act”.

All mayors, members of fire departments, and peace officers shall be ex officio deputies to the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police. They shall be subject to the duties and obligations imposed by law in fire prevention and in the investigation of the cause, origin, …

A.C.A. § 12-13-109Current 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. § 12-13-110Current 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) (1) The deputies to the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall investigate each fire causing loss of life or damage to property within their jurisdiction to determine if the fire was caused by negligence or design.(2) If it appears that a fire is of suspiciou…

(a) When the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police or any officer or deputy has reason to believe that a crime or other offense has been committed in connection with any fire, the director or his or her deputy may conduct an inquiry in relation thereto. (b) The inquir…

Any officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police may serve any order, notice, or process issued under the authority of this subchapter. The officer may make a return of service in the same manner as required by law for the return of service of process by a county sheriff of…

(a) (1) No act taken by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall affect the rights of any policy holder or of any insurance company with regard to a loss by reason of any fire which the director has investigated.(2) The result of any investigation shall not be …

(a) Before January 1, 2025, the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code shall not require an educational facility, also known as a Group E occupancy, to have a storm shelter that has an occupant capacity that exceeds the total occupant load of the classrooms, vocational rooms, and offices.…

The Arkansas Fire Training Academy shall be under the control of SAU-Tech of Southern Arkansas University, and the university shall maintain and operate a fire service training program at the academy.

A.C.A. § 12-13-202Current 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. § 12-13-203Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

SAU-Tech of Southern Arkansas University is authorized to accept and receive gifts, grants, and donations for the operations and improvement of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy.

(a) (1) If any county, city, or town pays the cost or expenses for training a firefighter at the Arkansas Fire Training Academy or other like program and another county, city, or town or an agency of the State of Arkansas employs that firefighter within eighteen (18) months after…

This subchapter shall be known as the “Arson Reporting-Immunity Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Action” includes nonaction or the failure to take action;(2) “Authorized agencies” means any law enforcement agency or agency or instrumentality of this state, of a county or municipality, or of the federal government which is charged with the …

(a) Any authorized agency may, in writing, require the insurer at interest to release to the requesting agency relevant information relating to the fire loss in question which may include, but is not limited to:(1) Policy premium payment records;(2) History of previous claims mad…

Any information furnished to any authorized agency pursuant to this subchapter shall be held in confidence by the authorized agency and shall be released only for use in a civil or criminal proceeding as authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(a) No person shall knowingly refuse to provide authorized agencies with relevant information pursuant to this subchapter. (b) No person shall fail to hold in confidence information required to be held in confidence by this subchapter. (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty …

(a) In such a manner as will most effectually secure the citizens and their property in and around the State Capitol, the Secretary of State may:(1) Establish the State Capitol Police;(2) Organize the State Capitol Police;(3) Prescribe the State Capitol Police's duties; and(4) De…

(a) Except to the extent otherwise limited by the Secretary of State, State Capitol Police appointed pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter shall:(1) Protect property;(2) Preserve and maintain proper order and decorum;(3) Prevent unlawful assemblies and disorderly co…

The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules, and to amend or change the same from time to time as he or she shall deem necessary, providing for the operation and organization of the State Capitol Police, so long as such rules are not arbitrary or…

(a) (1) This chapter shall apply to and encompass all lands, buildings, and improvements that are commonly referred to as the State Capitol grounds and additional areas set out in this section and that are bounded as follows: Beginning at the point where the centerline of Tenth S…

(a) The prosecuting attorney or the city attorney, as may be appropriate, shall appear and prosecute all actions arising in any court under the provisions of this chapter. (b) All fines which may be collected by any court on account of the violation of this chapter shall be remit…

(a) In the event that sufficient revenues in the judgment of the Secretary of State exist, the Secretary of State may make additional salary payments from those funds to those employees who have attained law enforcement certification above the basic certificate level, as defined …

(a) (1) Upon request, one (1) member of the State Capitol Police shall be assigned to the Senate.(2) The officer shall be selected by the Chair of the Senate Efficiency Committee or his or her designee in charge of security procedures for the Senate. (1) Upon request, one (1) mem…

(1) When a State Capitol Police officer retires from service or dies while still employed with the State Capitol Police, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased officer, the Secretary of State may award the pistol carried by the officer at t…

(1) A record or other information related to the operations, emergency procedure, and security personnel of the State Capitol Police is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., including without limitation:(1) R…

In the event of a civil disturbance or a crime in progress that requires additional law enforcement resources, the Governor may establish a system of unified command of law enforcement efforts and may designate which law enforcement agency or law enforcement agencies have primary…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means a person certified by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training and approved by the county sheriff or chief of police of a municipality where he or she is acting as an auxiliary l…

(a) A certified law enforcement officer or auxiliary law enforcement officer may carry a concealed handgun at any time if the certified law enforcement officer or auxiliary law enforcement officer:(1) Is presently employed by a public law enforcement department, law enforcement o…

(1) An employee of a local detention facility may carry a concealed handgun at any time if the employee of a local detention facility:(1) Is presently employed by a local detention facility;(2) Is not subject to any disciplinary action that suspends his or her authority as an emp…

(a) A member of a municipal fire department bomb squad may carry a concealed handgun if he or she:(1) Has successfully completed the part-time law enforcement officer course of study approved by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, as required for sp…

(a) A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney designated by the prosecuting attorney may carry a concealed handgun at any time if the prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney designated by the prosecuting attorney:(1) Is presently holding the office of pros…

(a) An emergency medical technician may carry a concealed handgun at any time if the emergency medical technician:(1) Is presently working as an emergency medical technician;(2) Is not subject to any disciplinary action that suspends his or her authority as an emergency medical t…

(a) A concealed handgun may be carried by a current or former district court judge, circuit court judge, Court of Appeals judge, or Supreme Court justice who:(1) Is not otherwise prohibited under federal law from receiving or possessing a firearm; and(2) Is not under the influenc…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections or his or her designee may authorize an employee of the Department of Corrections to carry a concealed handgun into a building in which or a location on which a law enforcement officer may carry a concealed handgun, as long as th…

(a) (1) When any county sheriff's deputy retires or otherwise honorably terminates employment with the county sheriff, the officer may purchase any firearm which had been issued to the officer by the county sheriff.(2) The county sheriff, with the approval of the county judge, ma…

(a) When a deputy county sheriff retires from service or dies while still employed with the county sheriff's department, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased deputy county sheriff, the county sheriff may award the pistol carried by the de…

(a) A county bordering another state may enter into an agreement with the political subdivisions in such other state's contiguous county or parish pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, § 25-20-101 et seq., to form a multijurisdictional enforcement group for the enforcement …

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Drug crime” means a misdemeanor or felony criminal offense prosecuted in district court or circuit court that violates:(A) Any provision of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-401 et seq., or any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to v…

(a) There is hereby established and created on the books of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Treasurer of State, and the Auditor of State a special revenue fund to be known as the “State Drug Crime Enforcement and Prosecution Grant Fund” for the purpose of funding state…