- (a) License usage. The concealed handgun carry license issued under this part shall be used solely by the licensee to whom it was issued.
- (b) Possession of license. The licensee shall carry the concealed handgun carry license, or an electronic copy in acceptable electronic format, at all times while in possession of a handgun.
(c) Contact with law enforcement.
(1)
- (A) While in possession of a handgun, if a licensee is asked for identification (driver’s license or personal information, such as name and date of birth) by any law enforcement officer, the licensee shall present the original license, or an electronic copy in an acceptable electronic format, for inspection, along with an official form of photo identification.
- (B) The licensee shall also notify the officer that he or she holds a concealed handgun carry license and that he or she has a handgun in his or her possession.
- (2) If the licensee is not in possession of a handgun, when a law enforcement officer asks the licensee for identification (driver’s license or personal information, such as name and date of birth), the licensee is not required to present the concealed handgun carry license or notify the officer that he or she holds a concealed handgun carry license.
(3) Official forms of photo identification include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
- (A) Current and valid Arkansas driver's license;
- (B) Current and valid military identification card; or
- (C) Current and valid United States passport.
- (4) Reproduced copies of the official form of photo identification shall not be accepted.
- (5) Acceptable electronic format for an electronic copy of the concealed handgun carry license constitutes an electronic image produced on the person’s own cellular phone or other such portable electronic device that displays all the information on a concealed handgun license as clearly as an original concealed handgun license.
- (d) Current license validity. Any law enforcement officer with access to the Arkansas Crime Information Center database may query the Arkansas driver’s license of the licensee for the current validity status of the concealed handgun carry license.