{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-8-113","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-8-113","heading":"Drug Abuse Enforcement Unit - Hot line","body":"(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police is directed to establish a Drug Abuse Enforcement Unit and assign sufficient supervisory, clerical, and enforcement personnel to carry out the duties and responsibilities of that unit as defined by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq. (b) (1) The unit shall operate a \"drug abuse hot line\" to allow citizens to use a toll-free in-watts telephone line to report to the Division of Arkansas State Police information regarding possible violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., and other provisions of Arkansas law relating to unlawful use of drugs. (2) The division shall encourage citizen involvement in combating drug-related crimes by publicizing the existence of the drug abuse hot line. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5772, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1017, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-404.1; Acts 1989, No. 859, § 1.\n\n(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police is directed to establish a Drug Abuse Enforcement Unit and assign sufficient supervisory, clerical, and enforcement personnel to carry out the duties and responsibilities of that unit as defined by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq.\n\n(b) (1) The unit shall operate a \"drug abuse hot line\" to allow citizens to use a toll-free in-watts telephone line to report to the Division of Arkansas State Police information regarding possible violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., and other provisions of Arkansas law relating to unlawful use of drugs. (2) The division shall encourage citizen involvement in combating drug-related crimes by publicizing the existence of the drug abuse hot line.\n\n(1) The unit shall operate a \"drug abuse hot line\" to allow citizens to use a toll-free in-watts telephone line to report to the Division of Arkansas State Police information regarding possible violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., and other provisions of Arkansas law relating to unlawful use of drugs.\n\n(2) The division shall encourage citizen involvement in combating drug-related crimes by publicizing the existence of the drug abuse hot line.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 8","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"416248f8910c493c5b955112331111e3110d3bfd7bc21a8f4aa1171301918508","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-8-112","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-8-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}