Arkansas
Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 5,864
Latest Events
Recent Action: October 2005, considering better registration and monitoring policies, public forums being held in various state areas for discussion and feedback, reforms expected to be introduced in 2007 legislative session
Statutes
Sex Offender Registration
A.C.A. § 12-12-091 et seq.
A.C.A. § 9-27-356
Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
A.C.A. §§ 12-12-913, 917, 918
Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
A.C.A. § 5-14-103 et seq.
Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
A.C.A. § 5-70-101
A.C.A. § 5-70-104
Child Abuse Crimes: Homicide
A.C.A. § 5-10-102
Regulations
Registration: Adults and juveniles; 2 tiers; at conviction; within 30 days of moving or entering the state; foreign convictions not registrable; notification of changes: 10 days prior
Notification: passive, or active on case-by-case basis; mandatory "when necessary for public protection"; within 14 days before release; applicable to adults and juveniles; offender required to notify law enforcement for college where attending or working
Risk Designation: 4 specified tiers; no provision for hearing, "risk assessment screening" only, unless prosecutor finds hearing is warranted for those assessed as sexually violent predators
Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or 6 months; duration of registration rests on petition after 15 years or life for adults, 10 years or till age 21 (whichever longer) for juveniles; FBI notified
Residency Requirements: applies to Level 3 and 4 offenders; not to reside within 2,000 feet of public/private elementary or secondary school or day care; home schooling prohibited if offender lives at home; cannot live with minor under certain circumstances
Penalties: Class D felonyResources
Website of Registry: http://www.acic.org/Registration/index.htm
Relevant State Entity: Arkansas Crime Information Center