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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-133: Possession of a taser stun gun
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 5
- Chapter 73
- Subchapter 1
(a) As used in this section, "taser stun gun" means any device that: (1) Is powered by an electrical charging unit such as a battery; and (2) Either: (A) Emits an electrical charge in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) volts; or (B) Is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge. (b) (1) No person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under may purchase or possess a taser stun gun. (2) No person shall sell, barter, lease, give, rent, or otherwise furnish a taser stun gun to a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under. (c) Any law enforcement officer using a taser stun gun shall be properly trained in the use of the taser stun gun and informed of any danger or risk of serious harm and injury that may be caused by the use of the taser stun gun on a person. (d) (1) A person who violates subdivision (b)(1) of this section is deemed guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) A person who violates subdivision (b)(2) of this section is deemed guilty of a Class B felony. Acts 2005, No. 2153, § 1.
(a) As used in this section, "taser stun gun" means any device that: (1) Is powered by an electrical charging unit such as a battery; and (2) Either: (A) Emits an electrical charge in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) volts; or (B) Is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.
(1) Is powered by an electrical charging unit such as a battery; and
(2) Either: (A) Emits an electrical charge in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) volts; or (B) Is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.
(A) Emits an electrical charge in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) volts; or
(B) Is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.
(b) (1) No person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under may purchase or possess a taser stun gun. (2) No person shall sell, barter, lease, give, rent, or otherwise furnish a taser stun gun to a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under.
(1) No person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under may purchase or possess a taser stun gun.
(2) No person shall sell, barter, lease, give, rent, or otherwise furnish a taser stun gun to a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under.
(c) Any law enforcement officer using a taser stun gun shall be properly trained in the use of the taser stun gun and informed of any danger or risk of serious harm and injury that may be caused by the use of the taser stun gun on a person.
(d) (1) A person who violates subdivision (b)(1) of this section is deemed guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) A person who violates subdivision (b)(2) of this section is deemed guilty of a Class B felony.
(1) A person who violates subdivision (b)(1) of this section is deemed guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) A person who violates subdivision (b)(2) of this section is deemed guilty of a Class B felony.
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