(a) Any person who commits murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, rape, § 5-14-103, or aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103, subsequent to March 24, 1983, and who has previously been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, rape, § 5-14-103, or aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103, shall not be eligible for release on parole by the Parole Board.
(b)
(1) Any person who commits a violent felony offense or any felony sex offense subsequent to August 13, 2001, and who has previously been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any violent felony offense or any felony sex offense shall not be eligible for release on parole by the board.
(2) As used in this subsection, “a violent felony offense or any felony sex offense” means those offenses listed in § 5-4-501(d)(2).
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 93 - Probation and Parole
Subchapter 6 - Parole — Eligibility
§ 16-93-601. Felonies committed prior to April 1, 1977
§ 16-93-603. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Classification of inmates
§ 16-93-604. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Parole eligibility
§ 16-93-609. Effect of more than one conviction for certain felonies — Definition
§ 16-93-610. Computation of sentence
§ 16-93-612. Parole eligibility — Date of offense
§ 16-93-613. Parole eligibility — Class Y, Class A, or Class B felonies
§ 16-93-614. Parole eligibility — Offenses committed after January 1, 1994 — Definition
§ 16-93-615. Parole eligibility procedures — Offenses committed after January 1, 1994
§ 16-93-619. Rulemaking authority
§ 16-93-620. Parole eligibility procedures — Certain offenses committed on or after April 1, 2015
§ 16-93-622. Parole discharge for offenders who are minors — Reinstatement of rights