{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-74-107","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-74-107","heading":"Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle","body":"(a) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm from a vehicle and by the discharge of the firearm causes death or serious physical injury to another person. (2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree is a Class Y felony. (b) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm from a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person or property damage to a home, residence, or other occupiable structure. (2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree is a Class B felony. (c) (1) (A) Any vehicle or property used by the owner, or anyone acting with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to facilitate a violation of this section is subject to forfeiture. (B) Subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section is a new and independent ground for forfeiture. (2) (A) Property that is forfeitable based on this section is forfeited pursuant to and in accordance with the procedures for forfeiture in § 5-64-505 . (B) The reference in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section to § 5-64-505 is procedural only, and it is not a defense to forfeiture under this section that the discharge of a firearm did not involve a controlled substance. Amended by Act 2017, No. 333,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1993, No. 1002, § 1.\n\n(a) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm from a vehicle and by the discharge of the firearm causes death or serious physical injury to another person. (2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree is a Class Y felony.\n\n(1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm from a vehicle and by the discharge of the firearm causes death or serious physical injury to another person.\n\n(2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree is a Class Y felony.\n\n(b) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm from a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person or property damage to a home, residence, or other occupiable structure. (2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree is a Class B felony.\n\n(1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm from a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person or property damage to a home, residence, or other occupiable structure.\n\n(2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree is a Class B felony.\nny.\n\n(1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm from a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person or property damage to a home, residence, or other occupiable structure.\n\n(2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree is a Class B felony.\n\n(c) (1) (A) Any vehicle or property used by the owner, or anyone acting with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to facilitate a violation of this section is subject to forfeiture. (B) Subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section is a new and independent ground for forfeiture. (2) (A) Property that is forfeitable based on this section is forfeited pursuant to and in accordance with the procedures for forfeiture in § 5-64-505 . (B) The reference in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section to § 5-64-505 is procedural only, and it is not a defense to forfeiture under this section that the discharge of a firearm did not involve a controlled substance.\n\n(1) (A) Any vehicle or property used by the owner, or anyone acting with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to facilitate a violation of this section is subject to forfeiture. (B) Subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section is a new and independent ground for forfeiture.\n\n(A) Any vehicle or property used by the owner, or anyone acting with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to facilitate a violation of this section is subject to forfeiture.\n\n(B) Subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section is a new and independent ground for forfeiture.\n\n(2) (A) Property that is forfeitable based on this section is forfeited pursuant to and in accordance with the procedures for forfeiture in § 5-64-505 . (B) The reference in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section to § 5-64-505 is procedural only, and it is not a defense to forfeiture under this section that the discharge of a firearm did not involve a controlled substance.\n\n(A) Property that is forfeitable based on this section is forfeited pursuant to and in accordance with the procedures for forfeiture in § 5-64-505 .\n\n(B) The reference in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section to § 5-64-505 is procedural only, and it is not a defense to forfeiture under this section that the discharge of a firearm did not involve a controlled substance.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 74","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":"8f1cd5bdba4d678e6aa75e67c000fda7f6e35872cd45047ba683b4e68013c777","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-74-106","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-74-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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