{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-79-101","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-79-101","heading":"Criminal possession of body armor","body":"(a) A person commits criminal possession of body armor if the person knowingly possesses body armor and he or she: (1) Has been found guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the following offenses: (A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ; (B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ; (C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (E) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ; (F) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (G) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204 ; (H) A felony violation of § 5-64-401 et seq.; or (I) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; or (2) Is committing or attempts to commit: (A) A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; (B) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , manslaughter, § 5-10-104 , or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; (C) False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103 , false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104 , vehicular piracy, § 5-11-105 , or permanent detention or restraint, § 5-11-106 ; (D) Robbery, § 5-12-102 ; (E) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202 ; or (F) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 . (b) As used in this section, \"body armor\" means any material designed to be worn on the body and to provide bullet penetration resistance. (c) Criminal possession of body armor is a Class D felony. Amended by Act 2017, No. 367,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2013, No. 542,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1999, No. 1449, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 299.\n\n(a) A person commits criminal possession of body armor if the person knowingly possesses body armor and he or she: (1) Has been found guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the following offenses: (A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ; (B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ; (C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (E) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ; (F) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (G) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204 ; (H) A felony violation of § 5-64-401 et seq.; or (I) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; or (2) Is committing or attempts to commit: (A) A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; (B) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , manslaughter, § 5-10-104 , or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; (C) False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103 , false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104 , vehicular piracy, § 5-11-105 , or permanent detention or restraint, § 5-11-106 ; (D) Robbery, § 5-12-102 ; (E) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202 ; or (F) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 .\n\n(1) Has been found guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the following offenses: (A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ; (B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ; (C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (E) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ; (F) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (G) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204 ; (H) A felony violation of § 5-64-401 et seq.; or (I) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; or\n\n(A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ;\n\n(B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ;\n\n(C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ;\n\n(D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ;\n\n(E) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ;\n\n(F) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ;\n\n(G) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204 ;\n\n(H) A felony violation of § 5-64-401 et seq.; or\n\n(I) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; or\n§ 5-10-102 ;\n\n(C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ;\n\n(D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ;\n\n(E) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ;\n\n(F) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ;\n\n(G) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204 ;\n\n(H) A felony violation of § 5-64-401 et seq.; or\n\n(I) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; or\n\n(2) Is committing or attempts to commit: (A) A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; (B) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , manslaughter, § 5-10-104 , or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; (C) False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103 , false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104 , vehicular piracy, § 5-11-105 , or permanent detention or restraint, § 5-11-106 ; (D) Robbery, § 5-12-102 ; (E) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202 ; or (F) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 .\n\n(A) A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2) ;\n\n(B) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 , manslaughter, § 5-10-104 , or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ;\n\n(C) False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103 , false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104 , vehicular piracy, § 5-11-105 , or permanent detention or restraint, § 5-11-106 ;\n\n(D) Robbery, § 5-12-102 ;\n\n(E) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202 ; or\n\n(F) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 .\n\n(b) As used in this section, \"body armor\" means any material designed to be worn on the body and to provide bullet penetration resistance.\n\n(c) Criminal possession of body armor is a Class D felony.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 79"],"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":"db5b6017168842a6628edc69b1a53e3f7e8f689d6c5d204c4509ffefdeb2f7c0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-78-102","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-10-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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