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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-8-101. Division of Arkansas State Police created - (a) There is created the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-102. Commission created — Members — Meetings — Elective office - (a) The Arkansas State Police Commission is created and established....
§ 12-8-103. Commission's powers and duties — Restrictions - (a) The Arkansas State Police Commission shall: (1) Approve or...
§ 12-8-104. Director - (a) (1) (A) After conferring with the members of the...
§ 12-8-105. Officers and members — Oath - (a) Before entering upon their duties, all members and officers...
§ 12-8-106. Division of Arkansas State Police — Duties and powers — Restrictions — Municipal police barred from patrolling certain highways - (a) (1) It shall be the duty of the Division...
§ 12-8-107. Arrests and detentions - (a) If any officer of the Division of Arkansas State...
§ 12-8-108. Security of Governor, capitol building, etc - (a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall be responsible...
§ 12-8-109. Police protection for statewide functions - (a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall provide police...
§ 12-8-110. Deputizing citizens in emergency - Any Division of Arkansas State Police officer shall have the...
§ 12-8-111. Cooperation among agencies - (a) It shall be the duty of the Division of...
§ 12-8-112. Headquarters — Identification Bureau - (a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall maintain headquarters...
§ 12-8-113. Drug Abuse Enforcement Unit — Hot line - (a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-114. Legal counsel and advisors - (a) The Attorney General shall be the legal representative and...
§ 12-8-115. Physicians and surgeons - (a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-116. Motor vehicles - (a) (1) All automobiles, motorcycles, or other vehicles of any...
§ 12-8-117. Purchasing evidence - Upon approval by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State,...
§ 12-8-118. Payment of salaries and expenses - The salaries and expenses provided for in this chapter shall...
§ 12-8-119. Police training school - (a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-120. Background investigations - (a) The Division of Arkansas State Police is authorized to...
§ 12-8-121. Use of state uniform, patch, or logo prohibited - (a) It shall be prohibited for any law enforcement agency,...
§ 12-8-125. Small Municipality Law Enforcement Vehicle Grant Program - (a) There is created the “Small Municipality Law Enforcement Vehicle...
Subchapter 2 - Police Officers
§ 12-8-201. Members of police force — Selection - (a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-202. Qualifications of members - (a) (1) (A) All applicants for positions as police officers...
§ 12-8-203. Probationary period - (a) (1) Each person who is selected as a police...
§ 12-8-204. Tenure — Removal, suspension, or discharge - (a) The members of the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-205. Political activities - (a) The members of the Department of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-210. Insurance — Medical and hospital — Definitions - (a) (1) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall obtain...
§ 12-8-212. Death benefits — Definition - (a) (1) (A) When any police officer of the Department...
§ 12-8-213. Equipment and uniforms - (a) Such motorcycles, automobiles, and other vehicles, equipment, and supplies...
§ 12-8-214. Award of pistol and purchase of shotgun upon retirement or death - (a) When a Department of Arkansas State Police officer retires...
§ 12-8-215. Additional salary payments - (a) In the event that sufficient revenues in the judgment...
§ 12-8-216. Salary administration grid - (a) Should additional general revenue funds become available to the...
Subchapter 3 - Division of Arkansas State Police Communications Equipment Leasing Act
§ 12-8-301. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-8-302. Legislative findings and determinations - (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That the existing communications...
§ 12-8-303. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Acquire” means to acquire...
§ 12-8-304. Construction — Applicability of other acts - (a) (1) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish...
§ 12-8-305. Arkansas State Police Commission — Additional powers - (a) In addition to the powers, purposes, and authorities set...
§ 12-8-306. Submission of contracts and proposals - The Arkansas State Police Commission shall submit any contract, agreement,...
§ 12-8-307. Lease fund — Pledged revenues - (a) (1) The lease payments and other costs relating to...
§ 12-8-308. Lease fund — Payment of costs — Tax exemption - (a) (1) Payments to cover the costs under the lease...
§ 12-8-309. Lease fund — Investments - Nothing in §§ 12-8-307 — 12-8-310 is intended to prohibit...
§ 12-8-310. Lease fund — Expiration of provisions - (a) The provisions of §§ 12-8-307 — 12-8-309 shall expire...
Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Speed Trap Law
§ 12-8-401. Title - This subchapter may be known as and cited as the...
§ 12-8-402. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Abusing police power” means...
§ 12-8-403. Inquiry to determine abuse - (a) (1) Upon the request of the prosecuting attorney of...
§ 12-8-404. Sanctions - (a) (1) Upon the completion of an inquiry, the Director...
§ 12-8-405. Required audit inquiry - An audit of an affected municipality under § 10-4-412 or...
Subchapter 5 - Crimes Against Children Division
§ 12-8-501. Legislative intent - (a) The General Assembly recognizes that: (1) The state has...
§ 12-8-502. Transfer of powers and duties — Sections of unit — Sharing of information - (a) When the powers and duties of the Department of...
§ 12-8-503. Transfer of powers and duties — Executive orders — Contracts - (a) (1) The Governor shall issue an executive order transferring...
§ 12-8-504. Transition plan — Continuous service - (a) If a transfer of child abuse investigations occurs, any...
§ 12-8-505. Child abuse hotline and investigations - The Child Abuse Hotline and child abuse investigations referred to...
§ 12-8-507. Abuse of patients receiving Medicaid - Nothing contained in this subchapter shall limit or impair in...
§ 12-8-508. Provision of information and assistance - Notwithstanding a rule to the contrary, upon request of a...
§ 12-8-509. Additional reporting required - (a) The state agency or entity responsible for administering the...
Subchapter 6 - Division of Arkansas State Police Headquarters Facilities and Equipment Financing Act
§ 12-8-601. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-8-602. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) The Division of Arkansas...
§ 12-8-603. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Acquire” means to acquire...
§ 12-8-604. Pledge of revenues - The fees generated under § 27-16-801(a) and § 27-23-118(a)(3) shall...
§ 12-8-605. Arkansas State Police Commission — Powers - The Arkansas State Police Commission may: (1) Acquire, construct, repair,...
§ 12-8-606. Use of pledged revenues - (a) (1) The debt service payments and other costs relating...
§ 12-8-607. Division of Arkansas State Police Financing Fund - (a) There is created the Division of Arkansas State Police...
§ 12-8-608. Sunset - This subchapter shall expire twenty (20) years from March 31,...