(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.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
Subchapter 1 - Possession and Use Generally
§ 5-73-102. Possessing instrument of crime
§ 5-73-103. Possession of firearms by certain persons
§ 5-73-104. Criminal use of prohibited weapons
§ 5-73-105. Legitimate manufacture, repair, and transportation of prohibited weapons
§ 5-73-106. Defacing a firearm
§ 5-73-107. Possession of a defaced firearm
§ 5-73-108. Criminal acts involving explosives
§ 5-73-109. Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor
§ 5-73-111. Unlawful procurement of a firearm
§ 5-73-119. Handguns — Possession by minor or possession on school property
§ 5-73-122. Carrying a firearm in publicly owned buildings or facilities
§ 5-73-124. Tear gas — Pepper spray
§ 5-73-125. Interstate sale and purchase of shotguns, rifles, and ammunition
§ 5-73-127. Possession of loaded center-fire weapons in certain areas
§ 5-73-128. Offenses upon property of public schools
§ 5-73-129. Furnishing a handgun or a prohibited weapon to a felon
§ 5-73-131. Possession or use of weapons by incarcerated persons
§ 5-73-132. Sale, rental, or transfer of firearm to person prohibited from possessing firearms