Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-929: Registered offender prohibited from holding position of public trust - Definition

(a) As used in this section, "position of public trust" means a position that: (1) Is in a public agency that provides public safety services, including without limitation a fire department, law enforcement agency, or emergency medical services agency; and (2) As part of the ordinary course of the duties of the position, requires a person holding the position to have direct physical contact with or come within the immediate vicinity of a member of the public outside of the building in which the public agency is located. (b) A sex offender who is required to register under this subchapter and who has been assessed as a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 offender may not hold a position of public trust. Added by Act 2019, No. 987,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

(a) As used in this section, "position of public trust" means a position that: (1) Is in a public agency that provides public safety services, including without limitation a fire department, law enforcement agency, or emergency medical services agency; and (2) As part of the ordinary course of the duties of the position, requires a person holding the position to have direct physical contact with or come within the immediate vicinity of a member of the public outside of the building in which the public agency is located.

(1) Is in a public agency that provides public safety services, including without limitation a fire department, law enforcement agency, or emergency medical services agency; and

(2) As part of the ordinary course of the duties of the position, requires a person holding the position to have direct physical contact with or come within the immediate vicinity of a member of the public outside of the building in which the public agency is located.

(b) A sex offender who is required to register under this subchapter and who has been assessed as a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 offender may not hold a position of public trust.