Arkansas § 12-12-105 - Controlled substance laboratory seizure reports.

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§ 12-12-105. Controlled substance laboratory seizure reports.

Each state and local law enforcement agency shall electronically file a report on the form provided and required by the El Paso Intelligence Center of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration with the Arkansas Crime Information Center within ten (10) days of the agency's seizure of: Drug paraphernalia or drug precursors that could be utilized in the manufacture of a controlled substance; or Any laboratory reasonably believed to: Have been utilized in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance; Be currently utilized in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance; or Be intended for utilization in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. The report described in subsection (a) of this section shall be on the form provided and required by the El Paso Intelligence Center of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and shall contain any additional information required by the Arkansas Drug Director. The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall forward the report described in subsection (a) of this section to the El Paso Intelligence Center of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement or criminal justice agencies designated by the Arkansas Drug Director. The Arkansas Drug Director shall promulgate rules regarding the distribution of the reports and statistics generated in accordance with the requirements of this section. The Director of the State Crime Laboratory shall catalogue the number of controlled substance laboratories reported to the State Crime Laboratory through evidence submission. For each reported controlled substance laboratory, the Director of the State Crime Laboratory shall record the: Judicial district where the controlled substance laboratory was located; Date of seizure of the controlled substance laboratory; and Name of the seizing law enforcement agency. On March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year after August 12, 2005, the Arkansas Drug Director shall compare the number of reports made to him or her under subsection (a) of this section with the number of reports made to the State Crime Laboratory under subsection (d) of this section. Any discrepancy in the number of reports described in subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be recorded by the Arkansas Drug Director. The Arkansas Drug Director shall request completion of a reporting form by any law enforcement agency in the state that has failed to comply with a requirement of subsection (a) of this section. The failure of any law enforcement agency to comply with a requirement of this section may be considered by a state board or agency as a factor for the withholding of awards or grant moneys or other funds that relate to controlled substance enforcement.

Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 12-12-105 cover?

Section 12-12-105 ("Controlled substance laboratory seizure reports.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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