§ 5-73-325. Firearm-sensitive areas — Security plan approval
(a) (1) The following entities may submit a security plan to the Division of Arkansas State Police for approval that designates certain areas as a firearm-sensitive area where possession of a concealed handgun by a licensee under this subchapter is prohibited: (A) The Arkansas State Hospital; (B) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; and […]
§ 5-73-326. Licensee rights — Private employer parking lot
(a) A private employer shall not prohibit an employee who is a licensee from transporting or storing a legally owned handgun in the employee’s private motor vehicle in the private employer’s parking lot when: (1) The handgun: (A) Is lawfully possessed; (B) Is stored out of sight inside a locked private motor vehicle in the […]
§ 5-73-327. Discharged veterans
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Mental health institution or mental health treatment facility” means a public or private facility where a person may voluntarily admit himself or herself for mental health treatment; and (2) “Veteran” means a person who: (A) Served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces for a period […]
§ 5-73-301. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Acceptable electronic format” means an electronic image produced on the person’s own cellular phone or other type of portable electronic device that displays all of the information on a concealed handgun license as clearly as an original concealed handgun license; (2) “Concealed” means to cover from observation so as […]
§ 5-73-302. Authority to issue license
(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may issue a license to carry a concealed handgun to a person qualified as provided in this subchapter. (b) (1) For new licenses issued after July 31, 2007, the license to carry a concealed handgun is valid throughout the state for a period of five […]
§ 5-73-303. Immunity from civil damages
The state, a county or city, or any employee of the state, county, or city is not liable for any civil damages resulting from the issuance of a license pursuant to a provision of this subchapter.
§ 5-73-304. Exemptions
(a) (1) (A) A current or former certified law enforcement officer, chief of police, court bailiff, county sheriff, or retired law enforcement officer is exempt from the licensing requirements of this subchapter if otherwise authorized to carry a concealed handgun. (B) A former certified law enforcement officer whose employment was terminated by a law enforcement […]
§ 5-73-305. Criminal penalty
Any person who knowingly submits a false answer to any question on an application for a license issued pursuant to this subchapter, or who knowingly submits a false document when applying for a license issued pursuant to this subchapter upon conviction is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
§ 5-73-306. Prohibited places
Except as permitted under § 5-73-322(g), a license to carry a concealed handgun issued under this subchapter does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun into: (1) Any police station, sheriff’s station, or Division of Arkansas State Police station; (2) An Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation facility; (3) […]
§ 5-73-307. List of license holders
(a) The Department of Arkansas State Police shall maintain an automated listing of license holders, and this information shall be available online, upon request, at any time, to any law enforcement agency through the Arkansas Crime Information Center. (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require or allow the registration, documentation, or providing […]