(a) A record of a conviction of any of the following offenses is not eligible to be sealed under this subchapter:
(1) A Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony, except as provided in § 16-90-1406;
(2) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104;
(3) An unclassified felony if the maximum sentence of imprisonment for the unclassified felony is more than ten (10) years;
(4) A felony sex offense;
(5) A felony involving violence under § 5-4-501(d)(2); and
(6) A felony for which a person served any portion of his or her sentence as an inmate in the Division of Correction.
(b)
(1) A felony traffic offense committed in any type of motor vehicle if the person was a holder of a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license at the time the felony offense was committed is not eligible for sealing under this subchapter.
(2) As used in this subsection, “traffic offense” does not include a parking violation, vehicle weight violation, or vehicle defect violation.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 90 - Judgment and Sentence Generally
Subchapter 14 - Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013
§ 16-90-1405. Eligibility to file a uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor offense or violation
§ 16-90-1406. Felony convictions eligible for sealing
§ 16-90-1407. Special procedures for sealing a controlled substance possession conviction
§ 16-90-1408. Felony convictions ineligible for sealing
§ 16-90-1409. Sealing records of arrests
§ 16-90-1411. Sealing of records for a pardoned person — Pardons for youthful felony offenders
§ 16-90-1412. Sealing certain convictions for victims of human trafficking — Definition
§ 16-90-1413. Procedure for sealing of records
§ 16-90-1414. Uniform petition and uniform order to seal records
§ 16-90-1415. Burden of proof — Standard of review
§ 16-90-1416. Release of sealed records
§ 16-90-1417. Effect of sealing