# Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-110: Disarming minors and mentally defective or mentally irresponsible persons - Disposition of property seized

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-110
- **Heading:** Disarming minors and mentally defective or mentally irresponsible persons - Disposition of property seized
- **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 5-73-110

## Text

(a) Subject to constitutional limitation, nothing in this section and §§ 5-73-101 - 5-73-109 shall be construed to prohibit a law enforcement officer from disarming, without arresting, a minor or person who reasonably appears to be mentally defective or otherwise mentally irresponsible when that person is in possession of a deadly weapon. (b) Property seized under subsection (a) of this section shall be: (1) Held for seventy-two (72) hours by the law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer who seized the property; and (2) After the seventy-two-hour hold and upon request and presentation of valid proof of ownership, returned to the: (A) Owner, if he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older and may lawfully possess the property; or (B) Parent or legal guardian of the owner, if the owner is a minor and the parent or legal guardian may lawfully possess the property. Amended by Act 2015, No. 688,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3110; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3110.

(a) Subject to constitutional limitation, nothing in this section and §§ 5-73-101 - 5-73-109 shall be construed to prohibit a law enforcement officer from disarming, without arresting, a minor or person who reasonably appears to be mentally defective or otherwise mentally irresponsible when that person is in possession of a deadly weapon.

(b) Property seized under subsection (a) of this section shall be: (1) Held for seventy-two (72) hours by the law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer who seized the property; and (2) After the seventy-two-hour hold and upon request and presentation of valid proof of ownership, returned to the: (A) Owner, if he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older and may lawfully possess the property; or (B) Parent or legal guardian of the owner, if the owner is a minor and the parent or legal guardian may lawfully possess the property.

(1) Held for seventy-two (72) hours by the law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer who seized the property; and

(2) After the seventy-two-hour hold and upon request and presentation of valid proof of ownership, returned to the: (A) Owner, if he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older and may lawfully possess the property; or (B) Parent or legal guardian of the owner, if the owner is a minor and the parent or legal guardian may lawfully possess the property.

(A) Owner, if he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older and may lawfully possess the property; or

(B) Parent or legal guardian of the owner, if the owner is a minor and the parent or legal guardian may lawfully possess the property.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 688,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3110; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3110.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-101 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-101.md)
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- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-104 Criminal use of prohibited weapons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-104.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-105 Legitimate manufacture, repair, and transportation of prohibited weapons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-105.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-106 Defacing a firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-106.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-107 Possession of a defaced firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-107.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-108 Criminal acts involving explosives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-108.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-109 Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-109.md)
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- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-111 Unlawful procurement of a firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-111.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-112 Certification by a chief law enforcement officer regarding receipt or manufacture of a firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-112.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-119 Handguns - Possession by minor or possession on school property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C73_S1_S5-73-119.md)
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