# Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-106: Defacing a firearm

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-106

## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-106
- **Heading:** Defacing a firearm
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 5 / Chapter 73 / Subchapter 1 / Section 5-73-106

## Text

(a) A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he or she knowingly removes, defaces, mars, covers, alters, or destroys the manufacturer's serial number or identification mark of a firearm. (b) Defacing a firearm is a Class D felony. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3106; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3106.

(a) A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he or she knowingly removes, defaces, mars, covers, alters, or destroys the manufacturer's serial number or identification mark of a firearm.

(b) Defacing a firearm is a Class D felony.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3106; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3106.

## Nearby sections

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