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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-228 - Obstruction of shooting, hunting, fishing, or trapping activities

(a)
(1)
It is unlawful for any person to willfully obstruct or impede the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of shooting, hunting, fishing, or trapping in this state.
(2)
Nothing in this section prohibits a landowner or lessee from exercising his or her lawful right to prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping on his or her land, or from exercising any other legal right.
(b)
(1)
A court of general jurisdiction may enjoin conduct that would be in violation of subsection (a) of this section upon petition by a person affected or who reasonably may be affected by the conduct upon a showing that the conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect that under similar circumstances the conduct will be repeated.
(2)
(A)
A court of general jurisdiction may award damages, that may include an award for punitive damages, to any person adversely affected by a violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(B)
In addition to any other item of special damages, the measure of damages may include expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel, guides, special equipment, and supplies, to the extent that the expenditures were rendered futile by prevention of taking of a wild animal or fish.
(c)
(1)
(A)
Any person violating a provision of this section and in possession of a firearm is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(B)
Otherwise, a violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(2)
If the person violating this section holds an Arkansas hunting, fishing, or trapping license at the time of conviction, the license is revoked.
(d)
This section does not prevent a game warden or other law enforcement officer from performing his or her duties.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 852,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 149, §§ 1-4; 2005, No. 1994, § 483.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-230 - Violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
(A)
"Funeral" means a ceremony or memorial service held in connection with the burial or cremation of a person who has died in which the family of the deceased has a personal stake in memorializing and honoring the deceased and the desire to be able to mourn in peace during the ceremony or memorial service.
(B)
"Funeral" does not include a procession related to the funeral; and
(2)
"Picket" means to engage in the activity of protesting or demonstrating to target a funeral without authorization from the family of the deceased.
(b)
A person commits the offense of violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral if the person:
(1)
Knowingly pickets a funeral;
(2)
Has a purpose to interfere with the funeral; and
(3)
Pickets:
(A)
Within three hundred feet (300') of any ingress or egress of the funeral; and
(B)
Either:
(i)
During the funeral;
(ii)
Within thirty (30) minutes immediately before the scheduled commencement of the funeral; or
(iii)
Within thirty (30) minutes immediately following the completion of the funeral.
(c)
(1)
Violation of the protection of the peace for mourning at a funeral is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2)
A person commits a separate offense for each funeral that the person pickets in violation of this section.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1125,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 1, § 1; 2011, No. 142, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 3 - PROMOTING CIVIL DISORDER (§§ 5-71-301 — 5-71-303) › Section 5-71-301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Civil disorder" means any public disturbance involving an act of violence by an assemblage of three (3) or more persons that causes an immediate danger of or results in damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual;
(2)
"Explosive or incendiary device" includes:
(A)
Dynamite and any other form of a high explosive;
(B)
Any explosive bomb, grenade, missile, or similar device;
(C)
An explosive material, meaning:
(i)
An explosive;
(ii)
A blasting agent; and
(iii)
A detonator; and
(D)
Any incendiary bomb or grenade, fire bomb, or similar device, and including any device that consists of or includes a breakable container containing a flammable liquid or compound and a wick composed of any material that when ignited is capable of igniting the flammable liquid or compound, and can be carried or thrown by one (1) individual acting alone; and
(3)
"Firearm" means the same as defined in §
5-1-102
.
Acts 1985, No. 903, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2926; Acts 1995, No. 989, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 3 - PROMOTING CIVIL DISORDER (§§ 5-71-301 — 5-71-303) › Section 5-71-302 - Promoting civil disorder in the first degree

(1)
Any person who teaches or demonstrates to any other person the use, application, or construction of any firearm or explosive or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death to any person, knowing or intending that the firearm or explosive or incendiary device be used in furtherance of a civil disorder is guilty of the crime of promoting civil disorder in the first degree.
(2)
Promoting civil disorder in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Acts 1985, No. 903, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2927.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 3 - PROMOTING CIVIL DISORDER (§§ 5-71-301 — 5-71-303) › Section 5-71-303 - Unaffected lawful uses of weapons

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit the training or teaching of the use of a weapon for:
(1)
A law enforcement purpose;
(2)
Hunting;
(3)
Recreation;
(4)
Competition; or
(5)
Any other lawful use or activity.
Acts 1985, No. 903, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2928.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-102 - Removal of trees growing on navigable rivers or streams

(a)
(1)
It is unlawful to remove any tree growing below the ordinary high watermark, as defined in §
15-22-202
, on any river or stream in this state that has been designated as a navigable river or stream by a legislative act.
(2)
However, an authorized representative of the United States Government or of this state that is charged with the responsibility of maintaining navigation and flood control on navigable rivers and streams may remove a tree growing below the ordinary high watermark of a navigable river or stream as the authorized representative deems necessary to properly carry out the authorized representative's duties.
(b)
Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Acts 1971, No. 142, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-4068, 41-4069; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 468.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-103 - Cutting timber on swamp and overflowed lands

(a)
Any person who cuts, destroys, or removes any timber standing on any of the swamp and overflowed lands granted by the United States Congress to this state is subject to indictment and upon conviction is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)
Additionally, restitution is set at the full value of the timber cut, destroyed, or carried away.
Acts 1853, § 35, p. 161; C. & M. Dig., § 2547; Pope's Dig., § 3194; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-301; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 468.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-104 - Leaving timber in navigable stream, drainage ditch, or stream bed

(a)
It is unlawful for any person, partnership, company, or corporation cutting any timber or tree in this state to leave any tree top, tree trunk, or tree limb in any navigable stream, drainage ditch, or stream bed of any improved drainage project.
(b)
(1)
Any person, partnership, company, or corporation violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(2)
Each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1965, No. 91, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-4066, 41-4067; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 383.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-105 - Obstruction of drains by timber or material - Floating logs or boom

(a)
(1)
It is unlawful for any person or corporation to cause any timber, tree, or material to be felled or thrown into any ditch, drain, stream, or canal, whether natural or artificial, that tends to obstruct the free flow of water in the ditch, drain, stream, or canal.
(2)
However, this subsection does not prevent any person from floating a log or having a boom in any natural stream in this state if the floating of the log or use of the boom does not tend to overflow the land adjacent to the boom.
(b)
(1)
Any person, levee district, or drainage district interested in the maintenance of the free flow of water through any stream, drain, ditch, or canal, may remove any timber, tree, or material in the stream, ditch, drain, or canal that tends to obstruct the free flow of water.
(2)
The person, levee district, or drainage district has a cause of action against any person or corporation that may have felled or thrown, or caused to be felled or thrown timber, a tree, or material into a stream, drain, ditch, or canal, for the reasonable cost of removing the timber, tree, or material.
(c)
Any person or corporation that violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Acts 1905, No. 320, §§ 1-3, p. 764; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3662-3664; Pope's Dig., §§ 4513-4515; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 21-406 -- 21-408; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 469; 2007, No. 827, § 95.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-106 - Obstructing natural drains

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to obstruct in any manner any natural drain in this state.
(b)
Any person that obstructs in violation of subsection (a) of this section any natural drain is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c)
This section does not apply to the following counties:
(1)
Craighead County;
(2)
Lee County;
(3)
Phillips County; and
(4)
Woodruff County.
Acts 1909, No. 296, §§ 1, 2, p. 897; C. & M. Dig., § 2758; Pope's Dig., § 3440; Acts 1971, No. 43, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-4051, 41-4052; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 469.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-107 - Keeping dams sufficiently open

(a)
Any person owning, operating, or controlling any dam or other obstruction across any river, creek, or other stream in this state shall at all times keep the dam or other obstruction open so as to permit a flow of water sufficient to maintain fish life in the stream below the dam or other obstruction.
(b)
Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Acts 1927, No. 158, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 3667, 3668, 5975, 5976, 14491, 14492; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-4053, 41-4054; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 469.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-108 - Injuring or destroying bridges, dams, levees, or embankments

Any person who willfully and maliciously cuts down, breaks, injures, or destroys any bridge, mill-dam or other dam, or levee erected or constructed to create hydraulic power or to prevent the overflow of lands or any embankment necessary to support the dam or levee or makes or causes to be made any aperture in the dam or embankment with intent to destroy or injure the dam or embankment is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Rev. Stat., ch. 44, div. 4, art. 9, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 2530; Pope's Dig., § 3180; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4056; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 57.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-109 - Injuring levees

(a)
Should any person cut, break, or in any way damage any public levee constructed or to be constructed, by authority of this state, or paid for or to be paid for, out of any funds of this state, or out of the funds of any county or public corporation, in whole or in part, that person is guilty of a Class D felony.
(b)
(1)
Any person who enters upon the premises of another and willfully and maliciously cuts down, breaks, or destroys any levee erected or constructed to prevent the overflow of lands, or any embankment necessary to support the levee, with intent to destroy or injure the levee or embankment, is guilty of a felony.
(2)
However, nothing in this section shall be construed to protect any levee or embankment obstructing or damming a running stream or natural outlet for the water so as to injure another person, unless the levee or embankment has been condemned to public use in the manner provided by the Arkansas Constitution and laws of the state.
Acts 1874 (Spec. Sess.), No. 27, §§ 1-3, p. 37; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2747-2749; Pope's Dig., §§ 3430-3432; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-4057 -- 41-4059; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 431.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 72 - WATER AND WATERCOURSES (§§ 5-72-101 — 5-72-111) › Section 5-72-110 - Driving on levees - Destruction of barricades

(a)
If any public levee or any private levee is constructed and maintained for the purpose of protection against overflow, any person who drives any vehicle or rides on the levee without the consent of the owner, using the levee as a road bed, or who cuts, tears down, destroys, or injures a barricade, fence, or other construction erected or built for the protection of the levee, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)
The provisions of this section do not apply to an instance in which:
(1)
A road has been laid out by a lawful authority upon a levee that has ceased to be of any practical use to the county in the rear of the levee; or
(2)
A lawful authority has established a crossing over the levee.
Acts 1873, No. 118, §§ 1-4, p. 282; 1875, No. 93, § 1, p. 210; 1893, No. 74, § 1, p. 118; 1899, No. 76, § 1, p. 130; C. & M. Dig., § 2750; Pope's Dig., § 3433; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-4060 -- 41-4063; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 470.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-102 - Possessing instrument of crime

(a)
A person commits the offense of possessing an instrument of crime if he or she possesses any instrument of crime with a purpose to employ it criminally.
(b)
Possessing an instrument of crime is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3102; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3102.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-104 - Criminal use of prohibited weapons

(a)
A person commits the offense of criminal use of prohibited weapons if, except as authorized by law, he or she knowingly uses, possesses, makes, repairs, sells, or otherwise deals in any:
(1)
Bomb;
(2)
Metal knuckles; or
(3)
Other implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death that serves no lawful purpose.
(b)
This section does not apply if the person uses, possesses, makes, repairs, sells, or otherwise deals in an item described in this section that is in compliance with the National Firearms Act,
26 U.S.C. §§ 5801
-
5861
, or other applicable federal law, as either existed on January 1, 2019.
(c)
It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:
(1)
The defendant was a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, deputy prosecuting attorney, prison guard, or member of the United States Armed Forces acting in the course and scope of his or her duty at the time he or she used or possessed the prohibited weapon; or
(2)
The defendant used, possessed, made, repaired, sold, or otherwise dealt in any article enumerated in subsection (a) of this section under circumstances negating any likelihood that the weapon could be used as a weapon.
(d)
(1)
Criminal use of prohibited weapons is a Class B felony if the weapon is a bomb.
(2)
Criminal use of prohibited weapons is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is possession of metal knuckles.
(3)
Otherwise, criminal use of prohibited weapons is a Class D felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1051,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 495,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 539,§ 1, eff. 3/28/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3104; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3104; Acts 1993, No. 1189, § 7; 2005, No. 1994, § 438; 2011, No. 161, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-105 - Legitimate manufacture, repair, and transportation of prohibited weapons

Section 5 -73-104 shall not be construed to prohibit the manufacture, repair, transportation, or sale of the weapons enumerated in §
5-73-104
to or for an authorized representative of:
(1)
The armed forces; or
(2)
Any law enforcement agency.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3105; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3105.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-106 - Defacing a firearm

(a)
A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he or she knowingly removes, defaces, mars, covers, alters, or destroys the manufacturer's serial number or identification mark of a firearm.
(b)
Defacing a firearm is a Class D felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3106; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3106.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-107 - Possession of a defaced firearm

(a)
A person commits the offense of possession of a defaced firearm if he or she knowingly possesses a firearm with a manufacturer's serial number or other identification mark required by law that has been removed, defaced, marred, altered, or destroyed.
(b)
It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1)
The person reported the possession to the police or other governmental agency prior to arrest or the issuance of an arrest warrant or summons; or
(2)
The firearm was manufactured prior to January 1, 1968.
(c)
(1)
Possession of a defaced firearm is a Class D felony.
(2)
However, possession of a defaced firearm is a Class A misdemeanor if the manufacturer's serial number or other identification mark required by law is merely covered or obstructed, but still retrievable.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 73,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3107; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3107; Acts 1995, No. 1202, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-109 - Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor

(a)
A person commits the offense of furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor if he or she sells, barters, leases, gives, rents, or otherwise furnishes a firearm or other deadly weapon to a minor without the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person responsible for general supervision of the minor's welfare.
(b)
(1)
Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
However, furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor is a Class B felony if the deadly weapon is:
(A)
A handgun;
(B)
An explosive or incendiary device, as defined in §
5-71-301
;
(C)
Metal knuckles;
(D)
A defaced firearm, as described in §
5-73-107
; or
(E)
Another implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death that serves no lawful purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1051,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 495,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3109; A.S.A., 1947, § 41-3109; Acts 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 45, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-110 - Disarming minors and mentally defective or mentally irresponsible persons - Disposition of property seized

(a)
Subject to constitutional limitation, nothing in this section and §§
5-73-101
-
5-73-109
shall be construed to prohibit a law enforcement officer from disarming, without arresting, a minor or person who reasonably appears to be mentally defective or otherwise mentally irresponsible when that person is in possession of a deadly weapon.
(b)
Property seized under subsection (a) of this section shall be:
(1)
Held for seventy-two (72) hours by the law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer who seized the property; and
(2)
After the seventy-two-hour hold and upon request and presentation of valid proof of ownership, returned to the:
(A)
Owner, if he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older and may lawfully possess the property; or
(B)
Parent or legal guardian of the owner, if the owner is a minor and the parent or legal guardian may lawfully possess the property.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 688,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3110; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3110.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-111 - Unlawful procurement of a firearm

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Ammunition" means any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm;
(2)
"False information" means information that portrays an unlawful transaction as lawful or a lawful transaction as unlawful;
(3)
"Licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed under
18 U.S.C. § 923
, as it existed on January 1, 2013, to engage in the business of dealing in firearms; and
(4)
"Private seller" means a person other than a licensed dealer who sells or offers for sale a firearm or ammunition.
(b)
A person commits the offense of unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition if he or she knowingly:
(1)
Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller to transfer a firearm or ammunition under unlawful circumstances; or
(2)
Provides false information to a licensed dealer or private seller with a purpose to deceive the licensed dealer or private seller concerning the lawfulness of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition.
(c)
It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person is:
(1)
A law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; or
(2)
Acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
(d)
Unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition is a Class D felony.
Added by Act 2013, No. 507,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-112 - Certification by a chief law enforcement officer regarding receipt or manufacture of a firearm

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Certification" means the participation and assent of the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee necessary under federal law for the approval of an application to transfer or manufacture a firearm; and
(2)
"Firearm" means the same as defined in § 5845(a) of the National Firearms Act,
26 U.S.C. § 5801
et seq. as it existed on January 1, 2015.
(b)
(1)
When certification by the chief law enforcement officer of a jurisdiction is required by federal law or regulation for the transfer or manufacture of a firearm within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a request for certification, the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee shall provide the certification if the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving or manufacturing the firearm or is not the subject of a proceeding that could result in the applicant's being prohibited by law from receiving or manufacturing the firearm.
(2)
If the applicant is prohibited by law from receiving or manufacturing the firearm or is the subject of a proceeding that could result in a prohibition against his or her receiving or manufacturing the firearm, the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee shall provide written notification to the applicant that states the reasons for his or her findings and that the certification is denied.
(c)
(1)
An applicant whose request for certification is denied may appeal the denial to the circuit court where the applicant resides.
(2)
The circuit court shall review the denial de novo.
(3)
If the circuit court finds that the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving or manufacturing the firearm or is not the subject of a proceeding that could result in a prohibition against his or her receiving or manufacturing the firearm, the circuit court shall order the chief law enforcement officer to issue the certification to the applicant.
(d)
Except as provided in subdivision (c)(3) of this section, the chief law enforcement officer of a jurisdiction and his or her employees who act in good faith are immune from civil liability arising from any act or omission in making a certification under this section.
Added by Act 2015, No. 720,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-124 - Tear gas - Pepper spray

(a)
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who knowingly carries or has in his or her possession any tear gas or pepper spray in any form, or any person who knowingly carries or has in his or her possession any gun, bomb, grenade, cartridge, or other weapon designed for the discharge of tear gas or pepper spray, upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
(A)
It is lawful for a person to possess or carry, and use, a container of tear gas or pepper spray to be used for self-defense purposes only.
(B)
However, the capacity of the container shall not exceed three hundred milliliters (300 ml).
(b)
The provisions of this section do not apply to any:
(1)
Law enforcement officer while engaged in the discharge of his or her official duties; or
(2)
Banking institution desiring to have possession of tear gas or pepper spray in any form for the purpose of securing funds in its custody from theft or robbery.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 566,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1125,§ 19, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1125,§ 18, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1949, No. 338, §§ 1-3; 1977, No. 329, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-3168 -- 41-3170; Acts 1993, No. 674, § 1; 1995, No. 1201, § 1; 2011, No. 1168, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-125 - Interstate sale and purchase of shotguns, rifles, and ammunition

(a)
The sale of shotguns and rifles and ammunition in this state to residents of other states is authorized under regulations issued by the United States Attorney General under the Gun Control Act of 1968,
18 U.S.C. § 921
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009.
(b)
A resident of this state may purchase a rifle, shotgun, or ammunition in another state as expressly authorized under the regulations issued under the Gun Control Act of 1968,
18 U.S.C. § 921
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009.
Acts 1969, No. 159, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-3174, 41-3175; Acts 2009, No. 487, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-126 - Booby traps

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to install or maintain a booby trap upon his or her own property or any other person's property.
(b)
As used in this section, "booby trap" means a device designed to cause death or serious physical injury to a person.
(c)
Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere or who is found guilty of violating this section is guilty of a Class D felony.
Acts 1985, No. 243, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 399, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-1660, 41-1661.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-127 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 433,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1985, No. 515, §§ 1-3; 1987, No. 829, § 1; 1989, No. 63, § 1; 1991, No. 148, § 1; 1991, No. 731, § 1; 1993, No. 1099, § 1; 2007, No. 52, § 1; 2009, No. 748, § 40.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-128 - Offenses upon property of public schools

(a)
(1)
The court shall prepare and transmit to the Department of Finance and Administration an order of denial of driving privileges for a person within twenty-four (24) hours after the plea or finding, if a person who is less than nineteen (19) years of age at the time of the commission of the offense:
(A)
Pleads guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal offense under §
5-73-101
et seq. or the Uniform Machine Gun Act, §
5-73-201
et seq., and the plea is accepted by the court, or is found guilty of any criminal offense under §
5-73-101
et seq. or the Uniform Machine Gun Act, §
5-73-201
et seq., if the state proves that the offense was committed upon the property of a public school or in or upon any school bus; or
(B)
Is found by a juvenile division of circuit court to have committed an offense described in subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section.
(2)
In a case of extreme and unusual hardship, the order may provide for the issuance of a restricted driving permit to allow driving to and from a place of employment or driving to and from school.
(b)
Upon receipt of an order of denial of driving privileges under this section, the department shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of the person for not less than twelve (12) months nor more than thirty-six (36) months.
(c)
A penalty prescribed in this section is in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law for an offense covered by this section.
Acts 1993, No. 264 §§ 1-3; 1993, No. 781, §§ 1-3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-129 - Furnishing a handgun or a prohibited weapon to a felon

(a)
A person commits the offense of furnishing a handgun to a felon if he or she sells, barters, leases, gives, rents, or otherwise furnishes a handgun to a person whom he or she knows has been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony.
(b)
A person commits the offense of furnishing a prohibited weapon to a felon if he or she sells, barters, leases, gives, rents, or otherwise furnishes:
(1)
A bomb;
(2)
Metal knuckles;
(3)
A defaced firearm, as described in §
5-73-107
; or
(4)
Other implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death that serves no lawful purpose,
to a person he or she knows has been found guilty of or who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony.
(c)
Furnishing a handgun or a prohibited weapon to a felon is a Class B felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1051,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 495,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 41, § 1; 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 42, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-131 - Possession or use of weapons by incarcerated persons

(a)
A person commits the offense of possession or use of weapons by incarcerated persons if, without approval of custodial authority he or she uses, possesses, makes, repairs, sells, or otherwise deals in any weapon, including, but not limited to, any bomb, firearm, knife, or other implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death and that serves no common lawful purpose, while incarcerated in the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, or a county or municipal jail or detention facility.
(b)
Possession or use of weapons by incarcerated persons is a Class D felony.
(c)
This section is not applicable to possession of a weapon by an incarcerated person before he or she completes the standard booking and search procedures in a jail facility after arrest.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 682, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 443, § 1; 1995, No. 453, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-132 - Sale, rental, or transfer of firearm to person prohibited from possessing firearms

(a)
A person shall not sell, rent, or transfer a firearm to any person whom he or she knows is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm.
(b)
(1)
Violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the firearm is:
(A)
A handgun;
(B)
An explosive or incendiary device, as defined in §
5-71-301
;
(C)
A defaced firearm, as described in §
5-73-107
; or
(D)
Other implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death that serves no lawful purpose.
(2)
If the firearm is listed in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, a violation of this section is a Class B felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1051,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 495,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1558, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133) › Section 5-73-133 - Possession of a taser stun gun

(a)
As used in this section, "taser stun gun" means any device that:
(1)
Is powered by an electrical charging unit such as a battery; and
(2)
Either:
(A)
Emits an electrical charge in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) volts; or
(B)
Is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.
(b)
(1)
No person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under may purchase or possess a taser stun gun.
(2)
No person shall sell, barter, lease, give, rent, or otherwise furnish a taser stun gun to a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under.
(c)
Any law enforcement officer using a taser stun gun shall be properly trained in the use of the taser stun gun and informed of any danger or risk of serious harm and injury that may be caused by the use of the taser stun gun on a person.
(d)
(1)
A person who violates subdivision (b)(1) of this section is deemed guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2)
A person who violates subdivision (b)(2) of this section is deemed guilty of a Class B felony.
Acts 2005, No. 2153, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-201 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Uniform Machine Gun Act".
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 12; Pope's Dig., § 3525; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3167.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Crime of violence" means any of the following crimes or an attempt to commit any of them:
(A)
Murder;
(B)
Manslaughter;
(C)
Kidnapping;
(D)
Rape;
(E)
Mayhem;
(F)
Assault to do great bodily harm;
(G)
Robbery;
(H)
Burglary;
(I)
Housebreaking;
(J)
Breaking and entering; and
(K)
Larceny;
(2)
"Machine gun" means a weapon of any description by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which more than five (5) shots or bullets may be rapidly, or automatically, or semi-automatically, discharged from a magazine, by a single function of the firing device; and
(3)
"Person" includes a firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 3514; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3157.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-203 - Uniformity of interpretation

This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 11; Pope's Dig., § 3524; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3166.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-204 - Possession or use for offensive or aggressive purposes unlawful

Possession or use of a machine gun for offensive or aggressive purpose is declared to be a crime punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of not less than ten (10) years.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 3516; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3159.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-205 - Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose

(a)
Possession or use of a machine gun is presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose:
(1)
When the machine gun is on premises not owned or rented for bona fide permanent residence or business occupancy by the person in whose possession the machine gun may be found;
(2)
When in the possession of or used by an unnaturalized foreign-born person or a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence in any court of record, state or federal, of the United States of America, its territories or insular possessions;
(3)
[Repealed.]
(4)
When empty or loaded pistol shells of 30 (.30 in. or 7.63 mm.) or larger caliber which have been or are susceptible of use in the machine gun are found in the immediate vicinity of the machine gun.
(b)
A machine gun is exempt from the presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose if:
(1)
The machine gun has been registered to a corporation in the business of manufacturing ammunition or a representative of the corporation under the National Firearms Act,
26 U.S.C. § 5801
et seq., or the Gun Control Act of 1968,
18 U.S.C. § 921
et seq.;
(2)
The machine gun is being used primarily to test ammunition in a nonoffensive and nonaggressive manner by the corporation or the corporation's representative that the machine gun is registered to; and
(3)
The corporation or the corporation's representative is not prohibited from the possession of a firearm by any state or federal law.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 3517; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3160; Acts 2003, No. 1352, § 1; 2007, No. 827, § 97.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-206 - Evidence of possession or use

The presence of a machine gun in any room, boat, or vehicle is evidence of the possession or use of the machine gun by each person occupying the room, boat, or vehicle where the machine gun is found.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 3518; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3161.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-207 - Manufacture for military, nonaggressive, or nonoffensive use

Nothing contained in this subchapter prohibits or interferes with:
(1)
The manufacture for and sale of machine guns to the military forces or the peace officers of the United States or of any political subdivision of the United States, or the transportation required for that purpose;
(2)
The possession of a machine gun for scientific purpose, or the possession of a machine gun not usable as a weapon and possessed as a curiosity, ornament, or keepsake; or
(3)
The possession of a machine gun other than one adapted to use pistol cartridges of 30 (.30 in. or 7.63 mm.) or larger caliber, for a purpose manifestly not aggressive or offensive.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 3519; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3162.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-208 - Registration by manufacturers

(a)
Every manufacturer shall keep a register of all machine guns manufactured or handled by the manufacturer.
(b)
This register shall show:
(1)
The model and serial number, date of manufacture, sale, loan, gift, delivery, or receipt, of every machine gun, the name, address, and occupation of the person to whom the machine gun was sold, loaned, given, or delivered, or from whom it was received; and
(2)
The purpose for which it was acquired by the person to whom the machine gun was sold, loaned, given, or delivered, or from whom received.
(c)
Upon demand every manufacturer shall permit any marshal, sheriff, or police officer to inspect the manufacturer's entire stock of machine guns, parts, and supplies therefor, and shall produce the register, required by this section, for inspection.
(d)
A violation of this section is a violation punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 3520; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3163; Acts 2009, No. 748, § 41.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-210 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1348,§ 18, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 3522; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3165; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 247.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT (§§ 5-73-201 — 5-73-211) › Section 5-73-211 - Perpetrating or attempting crime

Possession or use of a machine gun in the course of a criminal offense is a Class A felony.
Acts 1935, No. 80, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 3515; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3158; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 414.