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5-77-201. Unlawful possession, purchase, sale, or transfer of a blue light or blue lens cap.
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5-77-201. Unlawful possession, purchase, sale, or transfer of a blue light or blue lens cap.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to:
(1) Knowingly possess or purchase a blue light or blue lens cap with a purpose to unlawfully use the blue light or blue lens cap; or
(2) Transfer a blue light or blue lens cap to another person whom the actor knows or should know has a purpose to unlawfully use the blue light or blue lens cap.
(b) Before selling a blue light or blue lens cap, the seller shall require the buyer to provide identification that legally demonstrates that the buyer is a law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, or a county coroner.
(c) Any sale of a blue light or blue lens cap shall be reported to the Division of Arkansas State Police on a form prescribed by the division.
(d) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section is guilty of a Class C felony.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means the same as defined in § 12-9-301;
(2) “Blue lens cap” means a lens cap designed to produce a blue color of light when light from a device designed for an emergency vehicle passes through the lens cap; and
(3) “Blue light” means any operable device that:
(A) Emits a blue color of light;
(B) Is designed for use by an emergency vehicle or is similar in appearance to a device designed for use by an emergency vehicle; and
(C) Can be operated by use of the vehicle's battery, the vehicle's electrical system, or a dry cell battery.
(4) [Repealed.]
(f) This section does not apply to the following persons if acting with a lawful purpose:
(1) An in-state or out-of-state law enforcement officer or auxiliary law enforcement officer;
(2) A county coroner;
(3) A person employed by an in-state or out-
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-77-201
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5-77-201. Unlawful possession, purchase, sale, or transfer of a blue light or blue lens cap.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to:
(1) Knowingly possess or purchase a blue light or blue lens cap with a purpose to unlawfully use the blue light or blue lens cap; or
(2) Transfer a blue light or blue lens cap to another person whom the actor knows or should know has a purpose to unlawfully use the blue light or blue lens cap.
(b) Before selling a blue light or blue lens cap, the seller shall require the buyer to provide identification that legally demonstrates that the buyer is a law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, or a county coroner.
(c) Any sale of a blue light or blue lens cap shall be reported to the Division of Arkansas State Police on a form prescribed by the division.
(d) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section is guilty of a Class C felony.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means the same as defined in § 12-9-301;
(2) “Blue lens cap” means a lens cap designed to produce a blue color of light when light from a device designed for an emergency vehicle passes through the lens cap; and
(3) “Blue light” means any operable device that:
(A) Emits a blue color of light;
(B) Is designed for use by an emergency vehicle or is similar in appearance to a device designed for use by an emergency vehicle; and
(C) Can be operated by use of the vehicle's battery, the vehicle's electrical system, or a dry cell battery.
(4) [Repealed.]
(f) This section does not apply to the following persons if acting with a lawful purpose:
(1) An in-state or out-of-state law enforcement officer or auxiliary law enforcement officer;
(2) A county coroner;
(3) A person employed by an in-state or out-of-state or federal agency who is operating a vehicle equipped with a blue light or blue lens cap during the course and scope of his or her employment; or
(4) A legitimate seller or vendor of blue lights or blue lens caps.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-9-301. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means a person who meets the minimum standards and training requirements prescribed for auxiliary law enforcement officers by law and rules, and who is appointed by a political subdivision or a law enforcement agency as a reserve officer, but does not include any law enforcement officer or deputy county sheriff employed by a planned community property owners' association;
(2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training as established by § 12-9-103;
(3) “Direct supervision” means having a designated on-duty, full-time certified law enforcement officer responsible for the direction, conduct, and performance of the auxiliary law enforcement officer when that auxiliary law enforcement officer is working an assigned duty, but does not mean that the full-time certified law enforcement officer must be in the physical presence of the auxiliary law enforcement officer when the auxiliary law enforcement officer is working an assigned duty;
(4) “Honorary police officer” means any person having no law enforcement authority except as a private citizen;
(5) “Law enforcement agency” means any police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by statute or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(6) “Law enforcement officer” means any appointed law enforcement officer or county sheriff who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(7) “Part-time law enforcement officer” means, as applied to employment and training requirements, a law enforcement officer who works twenty-four (24) hou
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-9-301
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 12-9-301. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.