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AR Code § 12-8-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-203. Probationary period

 (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 with the approval of the Arkansas State Police Commission with or without cause.    (b) The probationary period shall not apply to a person who has already served a probationary period.
AR Code § 12-8-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-204. Tenure — Removal, suspension, or discharge

 (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 division officer, the director shall do so by written notice.  (c)  (1) Any division officer so removed, suspended, discharged, demoted, or transferred shall have the right of appeal to the Arkansas State Police Commission, provided that notice of the appeal shall be lodged with the commission within ten (10) days after notice to the officer of his or her discharge, removal, suspension, demotion, or disciplinary transfer.  (2) When so filed, the appeal shall be heard and determined by the commission within a reasonable time from the date the appeal is filed with the commission.    (d)  (1) Provided the appeal is perfected within thirty (30) days from the date of the final order made by the commission, an appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court from any order of the commission discharging, removing, suspending, demoting, or transferring for disciplinary reasons any member of the division force.  (2) The appeal shall be heard by the court without the introduction of any further testimony.
AR Code § 12-8-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-205. Political activities

 (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 detailed to perform any work pertaining to political activities affecting either a candidate or measures.  (2) The members of the department shall not display any political banners, posters, or literature on any department or state government offices, buildings, or other facilities.  (3) Department vehicles shall not display any political bumper stickers or decals and shall not be used during or after working hours to promote or assist the political campaign of any person or political issue.    (c) The members of the department shall not be required or counseled to make, solicit, or prescribe contributions toward and for any political campaign of whatsoever nature.  (d) The members of the department may participate or assist in any political campaign of any candidate or measure so long as the participation or assistance is rendered on the member's own time and department or state government property is not involved.  (e) The members of the department shall not publicly and openly espouse the candidacy of any person or measure in their official capacity as members of the department.  (f) It is declared to be the intention of the General Assembly to encourage members of the department to participate in the election process so long as the participation occurs while they are off-duty and are on their own time.  (g)  (1) The violation of these provisions shall be sufficient for the removal of any member of the department force.  (2) However, nothing in this section shall interfere with the rights of any member of the department to vote for any candidate or upon any issues as his or her reason and conscience may dictate.
AR Code § 12-8-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-210. Insurance — Medical and hospital — Definitions

 (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 or a portion of the premium, fee, or other costs for the policy or contract or payments into a self-insurance fund from funds appropriated to the division for personal service matching or which may be specifically appropriated for that purpose.    (b) The division may provide hospitalization and medical services coverage under a group health insurance program or may in lieu thereof provide coverage for hospitalization and medical insurance services under a self-insurance program established by the division for the spouses and dependents of eligible employees of the division and pay all or a portion of the premium thereon or payments into the self-insurance fund from funds appropriated for that purpose.  (c) In the event that the division, acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Arkansas State Police Commission, exercises the option to establish a self-insurance program, this program shall provide hospitalization and medical services coverage for eligible employees of the division and for the spouses and dependents of eligible employees of the division as authorized in this section and shall be operated in accordance with policies, rules, procedures, and benefits prescribed by the commission.  (d) Members of the division who retire and receive retirement benefits under the State Police Retirement System after July 1, 1985, shall be eligible to participate in the group health self-insurance program established by the commission for eligible retirees and for their spouses and dependents in the same manner and under the same conditions as provided in §§ 21-5-410 and 21-5-411, which authorize retired state employees receiving retirement benefits under the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System to participate in the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Program.  (e) As used in this section:  (1) “Eligible employee” means an individual who is:  (A) A full-time employee of the division as defined in the plan document for the Arkansas State Police Employee Health Plan; and  (B) Qualified to enroll in the health benefit plan offered by the division; and    (2) “Eligible retiree” means an employee who:  (A) Retires under the division's formal retirement plan;  (B) Is eligible to continue to participate in the retirement plan upon retirement as defined in the plan document for the Arkansas State Police Employee Health Plan; and  (C) Is qualified to enroll in the health benefit plan offered by the division.
AR Code § 12-8-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-212. Death benefits — Definition

 (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 dollars ($25,000) shall be paid to the spouse of the deceased officer.  (B) In case no spouse survives the officer, the death benefit shall be distributed equally among the officer's children.    (2) The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be paid from the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.    (b) As used in this section, “in the course of employment” means at any time when an officer is on duty as a police officer or is performing an act ordinarily performed by a police officer although the officer is not actually on duty at the time.  (c) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or extinguish the right of any officer or the officer's survivors to any other benefits provided by law.
AR Code § 12-8-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-213. Equipment and uniforms

 (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 and patrol personnel by the division.  (b) The officers and patrol personnel shall wear and display upon their person a metal badge or other insignia as the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall require, bearing the words “Arkansas State Police”.  (c) All such patrol personnel and officers shall wear such uniforms at such times and places as shall be designated and required by the director.
AR Code § 12-8-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-214. Award of pistol and purchase of shotgun upon retirement or death

 (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 by the officer at the time of his or her death or retirement from service to:  (1) The officer; or  (2) The officer's spouse, if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.    (b) When a department 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 commission may allow the purchase of the shotgun used by the officer while on duty at the time of his or her death or retirement from service at fair market value as determined by the commission by:  (1) The officer; or  (2) The officer's spouse, if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.
AR Code § 12-8-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-215. Additional salary payments

 (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 certification above the basic certificate level, as defined by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.  (b) It is the intent of this section that such payment shall be optional, at the discretion of the director, dependent on sufficient revenues, and shall not be implemented using funds specifically set aside for other programs within the division.  (c)  (1) Employees shall be eligible for all or a portion of additional salary payments scheduled as follows:  (A) General certificate — three hundred dollars ($300) annually;  (B) Intermediate certificate — six hundred dollars ($600) annually;  (C) Advanced certificate — nine hundred dollars ($900) annually; and  (D) Senior certificate — one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) annually.    (2) Payment of the funds may be made monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually depending upon the availability of revenues and shall be restricted to the following classifications:  (A) Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police;  (B) Arkansas State Police lieutenant colonel;  (C) Arkansas State Police major;  (D) Arkansas State Police captain;  (E) Arkansas State Police lieutenant;  (F) Arkansas State Police sergeant;  (G) Arkansas State Police corporal;  (H) Arkansas State Police trooper, first class; and  (I) Arkansas State Police trooper.      (d) Payments made under this section shall be considered part of the employee's regular income and subject to all applicable withholding required by law.
AR Code § 12-8-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 2 - Police Officers|§ 12-8-216. Salary administration grid

 (a) Should additional general revenue funds become available to the Division of Arkansas State Police, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the division shall implement a salary administration grid for the following uniformed commissioned officer classifications:  (b) The salary administration grid established under this section shall set the entry pay level for each of the classifications listed in subsection (a) of this section at five percent (5%) above the entry pay level of the assigned grade under the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq.    Class Code Title Grade T001C ASP MAJOR GS14 T003C ASP CAPTAIN GS13 T007C ASP LIEUTENANT GS12 T011C ASP SERGEANT GS11 T022C ASP CORPORAL GS09 T035C ASP TROOPER 1ST CLASS GS08 T100C ASP TROOPER GS07   Click to view table.
AR Code § 12-8-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 3 - Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act|§ 12-8-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act”.
AR Code § 12-8-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 3 - Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act|§ 12-8-302. Legislative findings and determinations

 (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 from other parties; and    (2) That portions of the existing communications equipment are:  (A) Worn out;  (B) Obsolete and expensive to repair and maintain; and  (C) Specially designed mobile and portable units having limited utility.      (b) The General Assembly determines that adequate and modern communications equipment for the enhancement of statewide law enforcement is essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state.  (c) It is legislatively determined that adequate and modern communications equipment needs to be acquired in order to replace the existing communications equipment and that the most feasible and least expensive way of financing the communications equipment is by authorizing a lease-purchase agreement under the authority of this subchapter.
AR Code § 12-8-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 3 - Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act|§ 12-8-303. Definitions

 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 conditions as are determined by the Arkansas State Police Commission to be in the best interests of the Division of Arkansas State Police and that will most effectively serve the purposes of this subchapter;  (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas State Police Commission, which is the commission created by § 12-8-102, or any successor agency;  (3) “Communications equipment” means public safety communication equipment and systems, including buildings, structures, furnishings, and fixtures used directly for public safety purposes in connection with the operation thereof, including, but not limited to, radio broadcast and receiving, telegraph, television, teletype, microwave transmission, and similar systems of communication by voice or by conveyance of words, signals, or images by electronic or electrical means;  (4) “Cost”, as applied to communications equipment, means all costs of such equipment and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include the following:  (A) All costs of the acquisition of any such communications equipment and all costs incident or related thereto;  (B) The cost of architectural, engineering, legal, and related services, including:  (i) The cost of the preparation of plans, specifications, studies, surveys, and estimates of cost and of revenue; and  (ii) All other expenses necessary or incident to planning, providing or determining the need for or the feasibility and practicability of such communications equipment; and    (C) All costs paid or incurred in connection with the financing of such communications equipment, including:  (i) Out-of-pocket expenses;  (ii) The cost of financing, legal, accounting, financial advisory and consulting fees, expenses, and disbursements;  (iii) The cost of any policy of insurance, letter of credit, or guaranty;  (iv) The cost of printing, engraving, and reproduction services; and  (v) The cost of the initial or acceptance fee of any trustee or paying agent;      (5) [Repealed.]  (6) [Repealed.]  (7) “Lease or lease-purchase agreement” means the contract entered into by the commission to acquire the communications equipment;  (8) “Lease payments” means payments to be made by the division from pledged revenues or other legally available sources to pay costs of communications equipment; and  (9) “Pledged revenues” means all revenues authorized by § 12-8-307 to be pledged for the security and payment of the lease.
AR Code § 12-8-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 3 - Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act|§ 12-8-304. Construction — Applicability of other acts

 (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 dealing with public commodities and public facilities and their acquisition, construction, leasing, encumbering, or disposition if:  (A) The Arkansas State Police Commission shall comply with §§ 25-4-108 and 25-4-110 before acquiring any communications equipment authorized under this subchapter; and  (B) The commission submits any invitation or request for bids, quotes, or proposals and the procedures to be used in evaluating them to the State Procurement Director for review and written approval prior to any obligation being incurred by the commission or the Department of Arkansas State Police as the obligation relates to any acquisition authorized and defined by this subchapter.      (b) The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing in this subchapter shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things.  (c) To the extent that there is a conflict between the provisions of this subchapter and §§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-107, 12-8-110 — 12-8-112, 12-8-114 — 12-8-116, 12-8-118, 12-8-119, 12-8-201 — 12-8-205, 12-8-213, and 12-12-103, the provisions of this subchapter shall govern.
AR Code § 12-8-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 8 - Division of Arkansas State Police|Subchapter 3 - Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act|§ 12-8-306. Submission of contracts and proposals

 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.