(a) Felony charge warrants.
(1) The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of an offender on post-release supervision if the board determines, as referenced in Arkansas Code § 16-93-705(a)(1)(B)(i), that the offender has been charged with a:
- (A) Felony involving violence as defined in Arkansas Code § 5-4-501(d)(2); or
- (B) Felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, Arkansas Code § 12-12-901 et seq.
(2) For offenses committed on or after January 1, 2025, the board shall issue a warrant for the arrest of an offender on post-release supervision, as referenced in Arkansas Code § 16-93-1908(a)(1)(B)(i), if the board determines that the offender has been charged with a:
- (A) Felony ineligible to receive earned release credits as defined in Arkansas Code § 16-93-1802; or
- (B) Restricted release felony as defined in Arkansas Code § 16-93-1802.
- (3) The offender arrested under the conditions stated in subdivision (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section shall be detained pending a mandatory revocation hearing as referenced in Arkansas Code §§ 16-93-705(a)(1)(B)(iii) and 16-93-1908(a)(1)(B)(ii).
(b) Interstate compact warrants.
- (1) When an Arkansas offender on post-release supervision is being supervised by another state, this supervision type is referred to as Interstate Compact.
- (2) If the Arkansas offender fails to comply with the conditions of release, Interstate Compact shall request a warrant to be issued.
- (3) The supervising state shall request a warrant from Arkansas to be issued for the Arkansas offender, and, after review, the warrant shall be issued for the arrest of the offender.
- (4) This warrant shall be entered into the National Crime Information Center database with full extradition as referenced in Arkansas Code § 12-49-102.