Arkansas § 5-79-101 - Criminal possession of body armor.

§ 5-79-101. Criminal possession of body armor.

A person commits criminal possession of body armor if the person knowingly possesses body armor and he or she: Has been found guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the following offenses: Capital murder, § 5-10-101; Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102; Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103; Manslaughter, § 5-10-104; Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103; Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201; Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204; A felony violation of § 5-64-401 et seq.; or Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211, if a Class Y felony; or Is committing or attempts to commit: A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2); Capital murder, § 5-10-101, manslaughter, § 5-10-104, or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105; 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; Robbery, § 5-12-102; Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202; or Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103. As used in this section, “body armor” means any material designed to be worn on the body and to provide bullet penetration resistance. Criminal possession of body armor is a Class D felony.