{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-120-1205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-120-1205","heading":"Exceptions","body":"(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(1) Is legally prohibited from carrying a firearm under § 5-73-103 ;\n\n(2) Has been convicted of an offense involving: (A) Public intoxication; (B) Sexual misconduct; (C) Violence; (D) Property destruction; or (E) Theft;\n\n(A) Public intoxication;\n\n(B) Sexual misconduct;\n\n(C) Violence;\n\n(D) Property destruction; or\n\n(E) Theft;\n\n(3) Is under eighteen (18) years of age;\n\n(4) Is consuming alcohol, unlawfully using a controlled substance, or intoxicated while on the property;\n\n(5) Is a former employee of the property owner; or\n\n(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.\nence;\n\n(D) Property destruction; or\n\n(E) Theft;\n\n(3) Is under eighteen (18) years of age;\n\n(4) Is consuming alcohol, unlawfully using a controlled substance, or intoxicated while on the property;\n\n(5) Is a former employee of the property owner; or\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(1) The name of a person making the complaint;\n\n(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;\n\n(3) Contact information for each person making the complaint and any witnesses; and\n\n(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.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 120","Subchapter 12"],"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":"f60e75a6942bafe8dd2ad62a0feb270ab280c550dc48a9ed4d8383f8fab0b786","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-120-1204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-120-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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