Ark. Code Ann. § 16-120-1205: Exceptions

(a) A property owner may prohibit an individual from carrying a loaded firearm on the property and remain protected from civil liability under § 16-120-1204 if the individual: (1) Is legally prohibited from carrying a firearm under § 5-73-103 ; (2) Has been convicted of an offense involving: (A) Public intoxication; (B) Sexual misconduct; (C) Violence; (D) Property destruction; or (E) Theft; (3) Is under eighteen (18) years of age; (4) Is consuming alcohol, unlawfully using a controlled substance, or intoxicated while on the property; (5) Is a former employee of the property owner; or (6) Has been arrested for an offense on any property of the property owner and the outcome of that arrest is still pending or resulted in a conviction. (b) A person who believes they have been wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on a property based on the property owner invoking one (1) or more of the exceptions under subsection (a) of this section may file a complaint with the county sheriff's office, who shall maintain a record of: (1) The name of a person making the complaint; (2) The names of witnesses to a situation in which a person believes they were wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on the property; (3) Contact information for each person making the complaint and any witnesses; and (4) The person's statement as to why he or she believes he or she was wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on the property. Added by Act 2023, No. 749,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) A property owner may prohibit an individual from carrying a loaded firearm on the property and remain protected from civil liability under § 16-120-1204 if the individual: (1) Is legally prohibited from carrying a firearm under § 5-73-103 ; (2) Has been convicted of an offense involving: (A) Public intoxication; (B) Sexual misconduct; (C) Violence; (D) Property destruction; or (E) Theft; (3) Is under eighteen (18) years of age; (4) Is consuming alcohol, unlawfully using a controlled substance, or intoxicated while on the property; (5) Is a former employee of the property owner; or (6) Has been arrested for an offense on any property of the property owner and the outcome of that arrest is still pending or resulted in a conviction.

(1) Is legally prohibited from carrying a firearm under § 5-73-103 ;

(2) Has been convicted of an offense involving: (A) Public intoxication; (B) Sexual misconduct; (C) Violence; (D) Property destruction; or (E) Theft;

(A) Public intoxication;

(B) Sexual misconduct;

(C) Violence;

(D) Property destruction; or

(E) Theft;

(3) Is under eighteen (18) years of age;

(4) Is consuming alcohol, unlawfully using a controlled substance, or intoxicated while on the property;

(5) Is a former employee of the property owner; or

(6) Has been arrested for an offense on any property of the property owner and the outcome of that arrest is still pending or resulted in a conviction.

ence;

(D) Property destruction; or

(E) Theft;

(3) Is under eighteen (18) years of age;

(4) Is consuming alcohol, unlawfully using a controlled substance, or intoxicated while on the property;

(5) Is a former employee of the property owner; or

(6) Has been arrested for an offense on any property of the property owner and the outcome of that arrest is still pending or resulted in a conviction.

(b) A person who believes they have been wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on a property based on the property owner invoking one (1) or more of the exceptions under subsection (a) of this section may file a complaint with the county sheriff's office, who shall maintain a record of: (1) The name of a person making the complaint; (2) The names of witnesses to a situation in which a person believes they were wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on the property; (3) Contact information for each person making the complaint and any witnesses; and (4) The person's statement as to why he or she believes he or she was wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on the property.

(1) The name of a person making the complaint;

(2) The names of witnesses to a situation in which a person believes they were wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on the property;

(3) Contact information for each person making the complaint and any witnesses; and

(4) The person's statement as to why he or she believes he or she was wrongfully denied the right to carry a loaded firearm on the property.