{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-9-305","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-9-305","heading":"Failure to meet standards - Actions by private citizens","body":"(a) An auxiliary law enforcement officer who does not meet the standards and qualifications set forth in this subchapter or any made by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall not take any official action as a law enforcement officer and any action taken shall be held as invalid. (b) (1) Nothing in this subchapter or any requirement made by the commission shall prevent any action by a private citizen that is now authorized by law. (2) No provision of this subchapter shall affect the deputizing of a private citizen by a law enforcement officer in a time of a disaster or emergency. Acts 1983, No. 757, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-1403.\n\n(a) An auxiliary law enforcement officer who does not meet the standards and qualifications set forth in this subchapter or any made by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall not take any official action as a law enforcement officer and any action taken shall be held as invalid.\n\n(b) (1) Nothing in this subchapter or any requirement made by the commission shall prevent any action by a private citizen that is now authorized by law. (2) No provision of this subchapter shall affect the deputizing of a private citizen by a law enforcement officer in a time of a disaster or emergency.\n\n(1) Nothing in this subchapter or any requirement made by the commission shall prevent any action by a private citizen that is now authorized by law.\n\n(2) No provision of this subchapter shall affect the deputizing of a private citizen by a law enforcement officer in a time of a disaster or emergency.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 9","Subchapter 3"],"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":"1898739a79f4d3a2ad7fb434f385a156c128cd5616c7010d22457512ad0db2c7","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-9-304","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-9-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}