(a) It is unlawful for any person other than a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, a fire department, the Department of Health, or an employee of a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or the Department of Health to own or operate or possess any radio equipment described as a voice privacy adapter or any other device capable of receiving and decoding police department, fire department, or Department of Health communications that have been transmitted through a voice privacy adapter.
(b) This section does not apply to any police department or agency, any other agency having law enforcement responsibility, a fire department of any political subdivision of this state, or to the Department of Health.
(c) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(d) As used in this section, “person” means any person, firm, corporation, association, club, copartnership, society, or any other organization.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government
Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-54-102. Obstructing governmental operations
§ 5-54-103. Resisting arrest — Refusal to submit to arrest
§ 5-54-104. Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer
§ 5-54-105. Hindering apprehension or prosecution
§ 5-54-106. Aiding consummation of offense
§ 5-54-108. Hindering prosecution and compounding — No defense
§ 5-54-109. Refusing to assist law enforcement officer
§ 5-54-110. First degree escape
§ 5-54-111. Second degree escape
§ 5-54-112. Third degree escape
§ 5-54-113. Permitting escape in the first degree
§ 5-54-115. Permitting escape or unauthorized departure in the second degree
§ 5-54-116. Aiding an unauthorized departure
§ 5-54-117. Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape
§ 5-54-118. Furnishing implement for unauthorized departure
§ 5-54-119. Furnishing, possessing, or using prohibited articles — Delivering a prohibited article
§ 5-54-121. Tampering with a public record
§ 5-54-122. Filing false report with law enforcement agency
§ 5-54-126. Killing or injuring animals used by law enforcement or search and rescue dogs
§ 5-54-129. Search of persons and vehicles entering institutions
§ 5-54-130. Radio voice privacy adapters
§ 5-54-132. Projecting a laser light on a law enforcement officer