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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LEASING ACT (§§ 12-8-301 — 12-8-310) › Section 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.
Acts 1985, No. 817, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-473; Acts 2005, No. 1962, § 26.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LEASING ACT (§§ 12-8-301 — 12-8-310) › Section 12-8-307 - Lease fund - Pledged revenues

(a)
(1)
The lease payments and other costs relating to the communications equipment shall be secured solely by a lien on and pledge of all revenues derived from the following fees and charges fixed and imposed by §
27-16-801
, or pursuant to any subsequent similar laws, which are confirmed, ratified, fixed, and imposed, and which are as follows:
(A)
An operator's or a motorcycle driver's license for two (2) years - six dollars ($6.00);
(B)
A chauffeur's license for two (2) years - ten dollars ($10.00);
(C)
A motor scooter license for not more than two (2) years - two dollars ($2.00);
(D)
An operator's license or a motorcycle driver's license for four (4) years - twelve dollars ($12.00); and
(E)
A chauffeur's license for four (4) years - twenty dollars ($20.00).
(2)
The pledging of such revenues, collectively the "pledged revenues", is authorized.
(b)
On the first day of the month next succeeding the execution of any leasing agreement authorized by this subchapter, all pledged revenues are specifically declared to be cash funds restricted in their use and dedicated to be used solely as authorized in this subchapter.
(c)
(1)
On the first day of the month next succeeding the execution of the lease authorized by this subchapter and so long as lease payments remain to be paid, the pledged revenues shall not be deposited into the State Treasury and shall not be subject to legislative appropriation.
(2)
The pledged revenues shall be deposited into a bank or banks selected by the Division of Arkansas State Police, as and when received by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the Office of Motor Vehicle, the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas State Police Commission, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, or any other state agency.
(3)
The pledged revenues shall be deposited to the credit of a fund created and designated as the "Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund", referred to in this subchapter as the "lease fund".
(d)
So long as there are remaining any lease payments to be made, the General Assembly may eliminate or change the driver's license fees referred to as pledged revenues within this section, under §
27-16-801
, or any subsequent similar law, but only on condition that there is always maintained in effect and made available for the payment of lease payments sources of revenue which produce revenues at least sufficient in amount to provide for the payment when due of the lease payments.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3374, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 817, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-472.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LEASING ACT (§§ 12-8-301 — 12-8-310) › Section 12-8-308 - Lease fund - Payment of costs - Tax exemption

(a)
(1)
Payments to cover the costs under the lease agreement shall be paid from the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund on a monthly basis.
(2)
If and so long as all payments to cover the costs under the lease agreement are properly made on the last day of each fiscal quarter, the pledged revenues remaining in the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund in excess of a reserve of thirty percent (30%) of a fiscal quarter's requirements shall be withdrawn from the lease fund and deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.
(b)
So long as any lease payments remain to be paid, all moneys in the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund shall be used solely for the payment of the lease payments, and other costs in connection with the lease, with the maintenance of necessary funds and reserves, except that the lease may provide for the withdrawal, for other lawful purposes, of surplus moneys, as defined in the lease.
(c)
The interest portion of any costs of acquiring communications equipment authorized by this subchapter shall be exempt from state, county, and municipal income, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Acts 1985, No. 817, §§ 5, 8; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 42-472, 42-475.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LEASING ACT (§§ 12-8-301 — 12-8-310) › Section 12-8-309 - Lease fund - Investments

Nothing in §§
12-8-307
-
12-8-310
is intended to prohibit the Department of Arkansas State Police from investing moneys deposited into the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund, as provided in this subchapter.
Acts 1985, No. 817, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-472.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LEASING ACT (§§ 12-8-301 — 12-8-310) › Section 12-8-310 - Lease fund - Expiration of provisions

(a)
The provisions of §§
12-8-307
-
12-8-309
shall expire upon payment of the final costs authorized under the lease agreements mentioned in this subchapter.
(b)
Any balances remaining in the Department of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Lease Fund shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund as a nonrevenue receipt.
Acts 1985, No. 817, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-472.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS SPEED TRAP LAW (§§ 12-8-401 — 12-8-405) › Section 12-8-401 - Title

This subchapter may be known as and cited as the "Arkansas Speed Trap Law".
Acts 1995, No. 855, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS SPEED TRAP LAW (§§ 12-8-401 — 12-8-405) › Section 12-8-402 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Abusing police power" means exercising police power to enforce criminal and traffic laws for the principal purpose of raising revenue for an affected municipality and not for the purpose of public safety and welfare;
(2)
"Affected highway" means a highway that:
(A)
Is part of the state highway system; and
(B)
Has a decrease in the posted speed limit upon entering an affected municipality;
(3)
"Affected municipality" means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town through which passes an affected highway;
(4)
"Enterprise fund" means a proprietary fund type used to report an activity for which a fee is charged to external users for goods or services;
(5)
"Fiduciary fund" means a fund type used to report assets held in a trustee or agency capacity and which cannot be used to support an affected municipality's own programs; and
(6)
(A)
"Revenue" means moneys resulting from fines and costs from traffic offense citations written by or arrests made by an affected municipality's law enforcement agency, if the traffic offense is a:
(i)
Misdemeanor;
(ii)
Violation of state law; or
(iii)
Violation of a local ordinance.
(B)
"Revenue" does not include moneys:
(i)
Received by an affected municipality and remitted to another governmental entity;
(ii)
Resulting from ancillary actions related to the enforcement of a traffic offense, including failure to appear and failure to pay;
(iii)
Resulting from late fees assessed on any traffic offense citation; or
(iv)
Received from a traffic offense citation written by or an arrest made by a law enforcement officer who does not belong to the affected municipality's law enforcement agency as required under subdivision (6)(A) of this section, including without limitation a law enforcement officer who is a county sheriff, a constable, or employed by:
(a)
A county sheriff's office;
(b)
The Division of Arkansas State Police; or
(c)
The Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 825,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 825,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 520,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 364,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 855, § 2; 1997, No. 211, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS SPEED TRAP LAW (§§ 12-8-401 — 12-8-405) › Section 12-8-403 - Inquiry to determine abuse

(a)
(1)
Upon the request of the prosecuting attorney of a judicial district in which an affected municipality is located, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may investigate and determine whether the affected municipality is abusing police power by conducting an unlawful speed trap.
(2)
(A)
The investigation shall require the affected municipality to submit a certified record of all fines, costs, citations, and municipal expenditures, as well as the percentage of speeding citations that are written for persons speeding ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or less than the posted speed limit.
(B)
The records required under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section may encompass a reasonable time period as requested by the Division of Arkansas State Police but shall contain at least ninety (90) days' worth of documentation.
(C)
(i)
The affected municipality shall submit the requested records within thirty (30) days, unless an extension for submission is approved by the director, and shall cooperate with all other aspects of the investigation.
(ii)
Failure to comply with a requirement of this section shall result in automatic sanctions.
(b)
It is presumed that the affected municipality is abusing police power by conducting an unlawful speed trap upon a finding by the director that:
(1)
The amount of revenue for the affected municipality exceeded thirty percent (30%) of the affected municipality's total expenditures, less capital expenditures, water department expenditures, sewer department expenditures, fiduciary fund expenditures, enterprise fund expenditures, and debt service, in the preceding year; or
(2)
More than fifty percent (50%) of the summons written for the traffic offense of speeding that is a misdemeanor, a violation of state law, or a violation of a local ordinance in the affected municipality are written for speed limit violations that are ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or less than the posted speed limit.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5799, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5798, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 364,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 855, § 3; 1997, No. 842, § 1; 2001, No. 1425, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS SPEED TRAP LAW (§§ 12-8-401 — 12-8-405) › Section 12-8-404 - Sanctions

(a)
(1)
Upon the completion of an inquiry, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward all information to the prosecuting attorney of the affected municipality, who will make the determination as to whether the municipality has abused its police power.
(2)
The prosecuting attorney shall have the power to issue the following sanctions:
(A)
Order that a municipality abusing police power cease patrolling any or all affected highways; or
(B)
Order that all or any part of future fines and court costs received from traffic law violations or misdemeanor cases where the location of the offense is an affected highway be paid over to a county fund for the maintenance and operation of the public schools located in the county in which the municipality is located.
(b)
Any violation of the sanction ordered under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section by any police officer shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor for each citation or summons issued or misdemeanor arrest made in violation of the prosecuting attorney's order.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5800, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 855, §§ 4, 5; 1997, No. 842, § 2; 2001, No. 1425, § 2; 2005, No. 1962, § 27.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS SPEED TRAP LAW (§§ 12-8-401 — 12-8-405) › Section 12-8-405 - Required audit inquiry

An audit of an affected municipality under §
10-4-412
or §
14-58-101
shall include an inquiry to determine whether the affected municipality is potentially abusing police power.
Added by Act 2019, No. 364,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-501 - Legislative intent

(a)
The General Assembly recognizes that:
(1)
The state has a responsibility to provide competent and thorough child abuse investigations which are sensitive to the needs of children and families;
(2)
It is difficult for caseworkers with the Department of Human Services, which is currently charged with the responsibilities of investigating child abuse and providing services to children and families, to separate their dual roles as investigators and service providers;
(3)
Many studies show that child abuse investigations are compromised when these very different functions are not separated; and
(4)
Child abuse is a crime and suspected child abuse should be investigated with due diligence by trained law enforcement officers.
(b)
Therefore, it is declared to be the intent of this General Assembly to authorize the Department of Arkansas State Police to:
(1)
Create a Crimes Against Children Division, either through transfer or by contract;
(2)
Conduct investigations into severe child abuse as defined by interagency agreement; and
(3)
Administer the Child Abuse Hotline.
Acts 1997, No. 1240, § 1; 2001, No. 441, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-503 - Transfer of powers and duties - Executive orders - Contracts

(a)
(1)
The Governor shall issue an executive order transferring the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services in regard to the Child Abuse Hotline to the Department of Arkansas State Police by a type 2 transfer as defined in §
25-2-105
or the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall enter into a contract for the administration of the Child Abuse Hotline in accordance with this subchapter.
(2)
Personnel transferred with the Child Abuse Hotline shall be required to meet employment standards and policies established by the Department of Arkansas State Police in order to retain their employment.
(b)
(1)
The Governor shall issue an executive order transferring the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services in regard to child abuse investigations to the Department of Arkansas State Police by a type 2 transfer as defined in §
25-2-105
or the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall enter into a contract for the Department of Arkansas State Police to conduct child abuse investigations in accordance with this subchapter.
(2)
Personnel transferred in regard to child abuse investigations shall be required to meet employment standards and policies established by the Department of Arkansas State Police in order to retain their employment.
Acts 1997, No. 1240, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-504 - Transition plan - Continuous service

(a)
If a transfer of child abuse investigations occurs, any and all statutory authority, powers, duties, functions, records, authorized positions, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services for the purposes of child abuse investigations to be transferred to the Department of Arkansas State Police shall be transferred only after the development of a transition plan that will ensure the efficient and effective transfer of the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services to the Department of Arkansas State Police so that there is continuous service delivery to and protection of the children of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
If the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police enter into a contract for the Department of Arkansas State Police to conduct child abuse investigations, the contract shall include a transition plan that ensures continuous service delivery to and protection of the children of the State of Arkansas.
(c)
The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall submit for review any transition plan developed under this section to the House Subcommittee on Children and Youth of the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs and the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth.
Acts 1997, No. 1240, § 4; 2005, No. 1466, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-505 - Child abuse hotline and investigations

The Child Abuse Hotline and child abuse investigations referred to in this subchapter shall be operated and conducted in accordance with the Child Maltreatment Act, §
12-18-101
et seq.
Acts 1997, No. 1240, § 5; 2009, No. 758, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-506 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 713,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1240, § 6; 2005, No. 1466, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-507 - Abuse of patients receiving Medicaid

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall limit or impair in any way the authority of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit within the Attorney General's office from investigating or referring for prosecution complaints of abuse and neglect of patients of healthcare facilities which receive Medicaid funds.
Acts 1997, No. 1240, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-508 - Provision of information and assistance

Notwithstanding a rule to the contrary, upon request of a member of the General Assembly or legislative staff or upon request of a legislative committee, the Crimes Against Children Division of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall immediately provide information requested with respect to child welfare as contemplated under the Arkansas Child Welfare Public Accountability Act, §
9-32-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 850, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1727, § 6; 2005, No. 1466, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION (§§ 12-8-501 — 12-8-509) › Section 12-8-509 - Additional reporting required

(a)
The state agency or entity responsible for administering the twenty-four-hour toll-free Child Abuse Hotline or investigating an incident of neglect as defined under §
12-18-103(14)(B)
shall:
(1)
Develop and maintain statewide statistics of the incidents of neglect reported or investigated under §
12-18-103(14)(B)
;
(2)
(A)
Annually report no later than October 1 to the following:
(i)
The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth;
(ii)
The House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs;
(iii)
The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor; and
(iv)
The House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
(B)
The annual report under this section shall include all findings and statistics regarding incidents of neglect reported or investigated under §
12-18-103(14)(B)
, including, but not limited to, the following information:
(i)
The age of the mother;
(ii)
The type of illegal substance to which the newborn child was exposed prenatally;
(iii)
The estimated gestational age of the newborn child at the time of birth; and
(iv)
The newborn child's health problems; and
(3)
(A)
Notify each mandatory reporter who makes a call to the Child Abuse Hotline if the mandatory reporter's call is not accepted or is screened out on a subsequent Child Abuse Hotline supervisor review.
(B)
The notification required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after a mandatory reporter makes a call to the Child Abuse Hotline that is not accepted or is screened out on a subsequent Child Abuse Hotline supervisor review.
(b)
If more than one (1) state agency or entity is responsible for administering the twenty-four-hour toll-free Child Abuse Hotline or investigating an incident of neglect as defined under §
12-18-103(14)(B)
, then the reporting under this section shall be a collaborative effort by all state agencies or entities involved.
Acts 2005, No. 1176, § 4; 2007, No. 703, § 8; 2009, No. 758, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING ACT (§§ 12-8-601 — 12-8-608) › Section 12-8-601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Division of Arkansas State Police Headquarters Facilities and Equipment Financing Act".
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5801, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 856,§ 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING ACT (§§ 12-8-601 — 12-8-608) › Section 12-8-602 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
The Division of Arkansas State Police is faced daily with:
(A)
Maintaining the most efficient and secure methods of transmitting and processing information between officers in the field and headquarters;
(B)
The need to maintain and develop the most efficient means of allocating division personnel and other resources, particularly in emergency circumstances; and
(C)
The need to design, construct, and maintain facilities from which the division's personnel and resources may be stationed and deployed;
(2)
There is a need to continuously improve, upgrade, expand, and maintain the division's headquarters facilities and communication and information technology systems and equipment to support the police force and its mission to protect and serve the citizens of the state;
(3)
A designated method of financing is necessary to enable the division to obtain and maintain communication and information technology equipment and headquarters facilities;
(4)
The use of tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance communication and information technology equipment and headquarters facilities has proven to be an economical and cost-efficient method for financing equipment and facilities for the division;
(5)
Certain driver's license fees have been pledged and utilized by the Department of Arkansas State Police or the Division of Arkansas State Police since 1997 to finance equipment and facilities for the department or division;
(6)
These driver's license fees should continue to be designated as a source of funding to be utilized and pledged by the division to finance or purchase communication and information technology equipment and headquarters facilities;
(7)
Communication and information technology equipment and headquarters facilities are needed to maintain modern law enforcement and are, therefore, essential to the safety and welfare of the people of the state; and
(8)
The most feasible and least expensive way of providing a designated source for financing the acquisition and construction of headquarters facilities and communication and information technology equipment is to authorize the use of revenue bonds and designate certain driver license fees to be utilized and pledged for that purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5802, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 856,§ 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING ACT (§§ 12-8-601 — 12-8-608) › Section 12-8-604 - Pledge of revenues

The fees generated under §
27-16-801(a)
and §
27-23-118(a)(3)
shall be:
(1)
Pledged to meet obligations authorized under this subchapter; and
(2)
Used by the Division of Arkansas State Police as provided in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5805, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 856,§ 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING ACT (§§ 12-8-601 — 12-8-608) › Section 12-8-605 - Arkansas State Police Commission - Powers

The Arkansas State Police Commission may:
(1)
Acquire, construct, repair, renovate, alter, maintain, and equip headquarters facilities and communication and information technology equipment;
(2)
Contract to acquire headquarters facilities and communication and information technology equipment on the terms and conditions specified by this subchapter and approved by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police with the consent of the commission;
(3)
Provide for the payment of the costs associated with the acquisition of headquarters facilities and communication and information technology equipment from any legally available source, including without limitation pledged revenues and funds appropriated and made available under §
12-8-101
et seq.;
(4)
Enter into financing documents and agreements with the Arkansas Development Finance Authority that are necessary and appropriate to secure obligations issued by the authority that will facilitate the acquisition of the headquarters facilities and communication and information technology equipment; and
(5)
Take other action, not inconsistent with law, that may be necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the powers, purposes, and authority stated in this subchapter or to carry out the intent of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5806, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 856,§ 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING ACT (§§ 12-8-601 — 12-8-608) › Section 12-8-607 - Division of Arkansas State Police Financing Fund

(a)
There is created the Division of Arkansas State Police Financing Fund.
(b)
The fund is a cash fund of the Division of Arkansas State Police and shall be used as provided in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5808, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 856,§ 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-608) › Subchapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING ACT (§§ 12-8-601 — 12-8-608) › Section 12-8-608 - Sunset

This subchapter shall expire twenty (20) years from March 31, 2015.
Added by Act 2015, No. 856,§ 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-101 - Legislative determinations

The General Assembly finds and determines that:
(1)
The administration of criminal justice is of statewide concern and that law enforcement is important to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state;
(2)
The state has a responsibility to ensure effective law enforcement by establishing minimum selection, training, and educational requirements for law enforcement officers and also to encourage advanced in-service training programs; and
(3)
It is in the public interest that minimum levels of education and training be developed and made available to persons seeking to become law enforcement officers and to persons presently serving as law enforcement officers.
Acts 1975, No. 452, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-1001n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-102 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Critical incident" means the same as defined in §
12-6-702
;
(2)
"Law enforcement agency" means:
(A)
A private school or private college or university law enforcement agency as described in §
12-20-101
et seq.;
(B)
The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy as designated under §
12-9-210
; and
(C)
Any other entity designated by law as a law enforcement agency;
(3)
"Law enforcement officer" means an appointed law enforcement officer who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state, excluding only those officers who are elected by a vote of the people; and
(4)
"Political subdivision" means any county, municipality, township, or other specific local unit of general government.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 747,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 535,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5809, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 497,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1975, No. 452, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-1001; Acts 1989, No. 25, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-103 - Commission created - Members - Meetings - Director

(a)
The members of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall consist of ten (10) members, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and approval of the Senate.
(b)
(1)
(A)
Two (2) members of the commission shall be chiefs of police of municipalities in Arkansas, two (2) members of the commission shall be county sheriffs of counties in this state, one (1) member shall be an officer of the Division of Arkansas State Police, two (2) members shall be appointed to represent the public, one (1) member shall be an educator in the field of criminal justice, and one (1) member shall represent the Arkansas Municipal Police Association.
(B)
Each congressional district of the state shall be represented on the commission, with the remaining members to be appointed from the state at large.
(2)
(A)
One (1) member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from law enforcement.
(B)
The member under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall be:
(i)
At least sixty (60) years of age and shall represent the elderly;
(ii)
Appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate; and
(iii)
A full voting member.
(c)
Members shall be appointed for terms of seven (7) years or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(d)
If a vacancy occurs on the commission due to death, resignation, or for other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, in the same manner as provided for the initial appointment for the position, for the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term thereof.
(e)
Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with §
25-16-901
et seq.
(f)
The commission shall meet at such times as may be provided by the rules of the commission, or upon call of the chair, or upon written request of any four (4) members.
(g)
(1)
Upon recommendation of the commission, the Governor shall appoint the Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, who shall perform such duties as may be directed by the commission and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(2)
The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5811, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5810, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 497,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1981, No. 45, § 7; 1983, No. 131, §§ 1-3, 5; 1983, No. 135, §§ 1-3, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-623 -- 6-626, 42-701.1; Acts 1993, No. 109, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 65; 2009, No. 205, § 1; 2011, No. 283, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-105 - Employees

The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may employ such employees as are necessary to efficiently and effectively carry out this subchapter and as may be authorized by appropriations of the General Assembly.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5812, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 452, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-1006; Acts 2011, No. 779, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-108 - Failure to meet qualifications - Effect - Exemptions

(a)
(1)
Actions taken by law enforcement officers who do not meet all of the standards and qualifications set forth in this subchapter or made by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall not be held invalid merely because of the failure to meet the standards and qualifications.
(2)
(A)
The Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may temporarily suspend a law enforcement officer's ability to act as a law enforcement officer for failure to meet the standards or qualifications under this subchapter until the failure is corrected or pending review by the commission.
(B)
Notification of a suspension under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section shall be made in a timely manner to the administrator of the law enforcement agency by which the law enforcement officer is employed.
(b)
(1)
Nothing in this subchapter or any requirements made by the commission shall prevent any action by a private citizen that is now authorized by law.
(2)
No provision of this subchapter shall affect the deputizing of a private citizen by a law enforcement officer in a time of a disaster or emergency.
(3)
Nothing in this subchapter or any other law shall prohibit inspectors and code enforcement officers of cities, towns, or counties from issuing citations for the violation of municipal or county codes, ordinances, or regulations that they are charged by their city, town, or county with the duty of enforcing.
(4)
(A)
Cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and incorporated towns are authorized to employ persons or to contract with private or public corporations, associations, or other entities, whether charitable, nonprofit, or for profit, that employ persons who do not meet certification requirements prescribed by the commission to enforce and execute any or all provisions of a municipal parking enforcement ordinance, including, but not limited to, the issuance of citations, the collection of fines, and any other parking enforcement process or procedure as may be established by ordinance of the municipality.
(B)
Persons employed under this subdivision (b)(4) shall not carry firearms nor take any other official law enforcing action except that enumerated in subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 497,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1975, No. 452, § 10; 1983, No. 763, § 1; 1985, No. 580, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-4912, 19-4913, 42-1009; Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 44, § 1; 1999, No. 1247, § 1; 2009, No. 204, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-109 - Legal counsel

The Attorney General shall serve as legal counsel to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, but he or she may designate one (1) or more members of his or her staff to provide legal service to the commission.
Acts 1975, No. 452, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-1002.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-110 - Training of civilians to file parking violations and traffic accident reports

(a)
The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall by rule establish the qualifications including minimum training standards for persons performing law enforcement-related duties pursuant to this section within cities of the first class and within other areas of the State of Arkansas for cadets that are appointed by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(b)
Municipal police departments of cities of the first class and the Division of Arkansas State Police may employ persons who do not meet certification requirements prescribed by the commission, and the persons may:
(1)
Issue citations for parking violations occurring within their respective jurisdictions; and
(2)
Prepare traffic accident reports and issue any related traffic citations.
(c)
Persons employed under this section shall not carry firearms or take any other official law enforcement action except as prescribed by this section.
(d)
(1)
Persons performing law enforcement duties pursuant to this section shall complete all training and meet all minimum standards prescribed by the commission for the exercise of that authority.
(2)
However, the division and cities of the first class may establish more stringent training requirements.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 853, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5816, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5815, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5814, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 910, § 1; 2001, No. 250, § 1; 2003, No. 1111, § 1; 2007, No. 137, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-111 - Uniforms

(a)
The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training is exempt from §
19-6-109(c)
for the purpose of buying uniforms for students and law enforcement officers employed by the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
(b)
The amount spent for the purchase of uniforms under subsection (a) of this section in any one (1) year is limited to forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
(c)
The Department of Public Safety may purchase uniforms for employees of the Law Enforcement Safety Office.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 836,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5817, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2018F, No. 202,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 497,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 1022, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-112 - County sheriff as law enforcement officer

A former county sheriff of a county who has served as county sheriff within that county for at least eight (8) years and who meets all minimum hiring standards prescribed by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training is qualified to be employed as a law enforcement officer with a municipality, county, or state board.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1045,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1999, No. 1472, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 9 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-603) › Subchapter 1 - COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-126) › Section 12-9-114 - Training concerning sexual assaults

(a)
(1)
The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall require all law enforcement officers to complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training concerning sexual assaults as a part of the basic police training course curriculum.
(2)
Practicum training will be sufficient for this requirement.
(b)
At a minimum, the training shall cover the following topics:
(1)
The dynamics of sexual assault;
(2)
The laws concerning sexual assault;
(3)
Sexual assault victim interview techniques; and
(4)
Support services available to sexual assault victims.
Acts 2003, No. 509, § 1.