§ 16-120-804 — Possession of concealed handgun by emergency medical technician

Arkansas § 16-120-804

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 16

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(a) A business entity, owner or legal possessor of property, or private employer is not liable in a civil action for damages, injuries, or death resulting from or arising out of an employee's actions involving a handgun lawfully possessed by an emergency medical technician under § 12-15-202 , when the employee is the emergency medical technician, including without limitation the theft of a handgun from an employee's private motor vehicle, unless the business entity, owner or legal possessor of property, or private employer intentionally solicited or procured the other person's actions. (b) A concealed handgun lawfully possessed by an emergency medical technician does not solely constitute a failure on the part of a private employer to provide a safe workplace. (c) A private employer may terminate an emergency medical technician for flagrantly or unreasonably displaying a handgun in plain sight of others at the private employer's place of business or in plain sight in an employee's motor vehicle.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 948,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.