(a)
(1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 17-40-306(e), the Division of Arkansas State Police is required to designate the Class A misdemeanors under Arkansas law that constitute disqualifying offenses involving:
- (A) Theft;
- (B) Sexual offenses;
- (C) Violence;
- (D) An element of dishonesty; or
- (E) A crime against a person.
- (2) This list shall not be deemed to exclude comparable offenses from another state or comparable offenses in the State of Arkansas that have been renumbered or repealed if such an offense otherwise falls within the requirements of Arkansas Code § 17-40-306(d).
(b) Offenses involving theft:
- (1) Robbery and aggravated robbery, Arkansas Code §§ 5-12-102 and 5-12-103;
- (2) Theft, Arkansas Code §§ 5-36-101 – 5-36-405;
- (3) Worthless checks (Arkansas Hot Check Law, Arkansas Code § 5-37-301 et seq.), Arkansas Code § 5-37-307;
- (4) Theft of communication services, Arkansas Code § 5-37-402;
- (5) Residential and commercial burglary, Arkansas Code § 5-39-201;
- (6) Breaking or entering, Arkansas Code § 5-39-202;
- (7) Aggravated residential burglary, Arkansas Code § 5-39-204; and
- (8) Timber theft, Arkansas Code § 15-32-603.
(c) Sexual offenses:
- (1) Sexual offenses, Arkansas Code §§ 5-14-101 – 5-14-134;
- (2) Voyeurism, Arkansas Code § 5-16-102;
- (3) Unlawful distribution of sexual images or recordings, Arkansas Code § 5-26-314;
- (4) Sexual exploitation of children, Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, Arkansas Code § 5-27-301 et seq.;
- (5) Use of children in sexual performances, Arkansas Code §§ 5-27-401 – 5-27-405;
- (6) Computer crimes against minors, Arkansas Code §§ 5-27-601 – 5-27-609;
- (7) Prostitution, Arkansas Code §§ 5-70-101 – 5-70-106; and
- (8) Sex offender registration, Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, Arkansas Code §§ 12-12-901 – 12-12-927.
(d) Offenses involving violence:
- (1) Homicide, Arkansas Code §§ 5-10-101 – 5-10-106;
- (2) Battery, Arkansas Code §§ 5-13-201 – 5-13-203;
- (3) Assault, Arkansas Code §§ 5-13-204 – 5-13-207 and 5-13-211;
- (4) Abuse of an athletic contest official, Arkansas Code § 5-13-209;
- (5) Domestic battering, Arkansas Code §§ 5-26-303 – 5-26-305 ;
- (6) Assault on a family or household member, Arkansas Code §§ 5-26-306 – 5-26-309;
- (7) Resisting arrest, Arkansas Code § 5-54-103(a);
- (8) Interference with a law enforcement officer, Arkansas Code § 5-54-104;
- (9) Killing or injuring animals used by law enforcement or search and rescue dogs, Arkansas Code § 5-54-126;
- (10) Cruelty to animals, Arkansas Code § 5-62-103;
- (11) Riot, Arkansas Code § 5-71-201(a)(3);
- (12) Threatening a fire or bombing, Arkansas Code § 5-71-211;
- (13) Possession of a firearm by certain persons, Arkansas Code § 5-73-103;
- (14) Criminal use of prohibited weapons, Arkansas Code § 5-73-104;
- (15) Carrying certain prohibited weapons, Arkansas Code § 5-73-120;
- (16) Carrying a loaded weapon in a state building, Arkansas Code § 5-73-122;
- (17) Use of tear gas or pepper spray against law enforcement, Arkansas Code § 5-73-124; and
- (18) Negligent homicide/involuntary manslaughter, Arkansas Code § 27-50-307.
(e) Offenses involving an element of dishonesty:
- (1) Concealing birth, Arkansas Code § 5-26-203;
- (2) Possession of fraudulent or altered identification, Arkansas Code § 5-27-503;
- (3) Forgery and fraudulent practices, Arkansas Code § 5-37-201 et seq.;
- (4) Marking or altering the brand of an animal, Arkansas Code § 5-37-502;
- (5) Defrauding materialmen, Arkansas Code § 5-37-525;
- (6) Unlawful act involving electronic mail, Arkansas Code § 5-41-205;
- (7) Corruption in public office, Arkansas Code §§ 5-52-101, 5-52-102 [repealed], 5-52-103 [repealed], and 5-52-104 – 5-52-108;
- (8) False swearing, Arkansas Code § 5-53-103;
- (9) Tampering, Arkansas Code § 5-53-110;
- (10) Simulating legal process, Arkansas Code § 5-53-116;
- (11) Obstructing governmental operations, Arkansas Code § 5-54-102(a)(4);
- (12) Hindering apprehension or prosecution, Arkansas Code § 5-54-105;
- (13) Filing false reports, Arkansas Code § 5-54-122;
- (14) Violation of the Medicaid Fraud Act, Arkansas Code § 5-55-103;
- (15) Medicaid fraud, Arkansas Code § 5-55-111;
- (16) Controlled substances — Fraudulent practices, Arkansas Code § 5-64-403;
- (17) Communicating a false alarm, Arkansas Code § 5-71-210;
- (18) Falsification of petition, Arkansas Code § 7-9-103;
- (19) Making a false child abuse report, Arkansas Code § 12-12-504 [repealed];
- (20) False report of adult abuse, Arkansas Code § 12-12-1720(d);
- (21) False report of child abuse, Arkansas Code § 12-18-203;
- (22) Violation of ethics and conflict of interest laws, Arkansas Code § 21-8-403;
- (23) Unlawful act by a notary, Arkansas Code § 21-14-111;
- (24) Fraudulent or deceitful actions (securities fraud), Arkansas Code § 23-42-507; and
- (25) Fraudulent application for CDL, Arkansas Code § 27-23-114.
(f) Offenses involving a crime against a person:
- (1) False imprisonment, Arkansas Code § 5-11-104;
- (2) Coercion, Arkansas Code § 5-13-208;
- (3) Administering controlled substances to another person, Arkansas Code § 5-13-210;
- (4) Video voyeurism, Arkansas Code § 5-16-101;
- (5) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person or minor, Arkansas Code §§ 5-27-201 – 5-27-207;
- (6) Permitting abuse of a minor, Arkansas Code § 5-27-221;
- (7) Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered/impaired person, Arkansas Code § 5-28-103;
- (8) Unlawful computerized communications, Arkansas Code § 5-41-108;
- (9) Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror, Arkansas Code § 5-53-112;
- (10) Violation of a protection order, Arkansas Code § 5-53-134;
- (11) Interference with emergency communication in the first degree, Arkansas Code § 5-60-124;
- (12) Cyberbullying, Arkansas Code § 5-71-217;
- (13) Stalking, Arkansas Code § 5-71-229;
- (14) Violation of order of protection, Arkansas Code § 9-15-207; and
- (15) Violation of no contact order, Arkansas Code § 16-85-714.