§ 16-93-1802 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Felony ineligible to receive earned release credits" means a felony offense for which a person is not eligible for release until one hundred percent (100%) of the sentence imposed by the sentencing court has been served. (B) "Felony ineligible to receive earned release credits" includes only the following felony offenses, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit one (1) of the following felony offenses: (i) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ; (ii) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ; (iii) Aggravated death by delivery, § 5-10-202 ; (iv) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 , if a Class Y felony; (v) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ; (vi) Rape, § 5-14-103 ; (vii) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 ; (viii) Engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303 ; (ix) Pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-304 ; (x) Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305 ; (xi) Internet stalking of a child, § 5-27-306 ; (xii) Sexually grooming a child, § 5-27-307 , if a felony offense; (xiii) Producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403 ; (xiv) Computer exploitation of a child, § 5-27-605 ; (xv) Causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202(a) ; (xvi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 , if a Class Y felony; (xvii) Treason, § 5-51-201 ; (xviii) Fleeing, § 5-54-125 , if a Class B felony; (xix) Predatory marketing of fentanyl to minors, § 5-64-421(i) ; and (xx) Possession of firearms by certain persons, § 5-73-103 , if a Class B felony; and (2) (A) "Restricted release felony" means a felony offense for which a person is not eligible for release until at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed by the sentencing court has been served. (B) "Restricted release felony" includes only the following felony offenses, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit one (1) of the following felony offenses: (i) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (ii) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (iii) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 , if a Class B felony; (iv) Encouraging the suicide of another person, § 5-10-107 ; (v) Death by delivery in the first degree, § 5-10-203 ; (vi) Death by delivery in the second degree, § 5-10-204 ; (vii) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 , if a Class B felony; (viii) Battery in the first degree, § 5-13-201 ; (ix) Terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ; (x) Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110 ; (xi) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113 ; (xii) Exposing another person to human immunodeficiency virus, § 5-14-123 ; (xiii) Sexual assault in the first degree, § 5-14-124 ; (xiv) Unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor, § 5-14-136 ; (xv) Crime of video voyeurism, § 5-16-101 , if a Class C felony offense; (xvi) Voyeurism, § 5-16-102 , if a Class C felony offense; (xvii) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking, § 5-18-104 ; (xviii) Grooming a minor for future sex trafficking, § 5-18-106 ; (xix) Traveling for the purpose of an unlawful sex act with a minor, § 5-18-107 ; (xx) Domestic battering in the first degree, § 5-26-303 ; (xxi) Aggravated assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-306 , if under § 5-26-306(a)(3) ; (xxii) Permitting abuse of a minor, § 5-27-221 , if a Class B felony; (xxiii) Exposing a child to a chemical substance or methamphetamine, § 5-27-230 ; (xxiv) Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance, § 5-27-402 ; (xxv) Arson, § 5-38-301 , if a Class Y felony; (xxvi) Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204 , if a Class A felony; (xxvii) Advocating assassination or overthrow of government, § 5-51-202 ; (xxviii) First degree escape, § 5-54-110 ; (xxix) Soliciting material support for terrorism, § 5-54-202(a) ; (xxx) Providing material support for a terrorist act, § 5-54-202(b) ; (xxxi) Making a terrorist threat, § 5-54-203 ; (xxxii) Falsely communicating a terrorist threat, 5-54-204 ; (xxxiii) Terrorism, § 5-54-205 ; (xxxiv) Hindering prosecution of terrorism, § 5-54-207 ; (xxxv) Exposing the public to toxic biological, chemical, or radioactive substances, § 5-54-208 ; (xxxvi) Use of a hoax substance or hoax bomb, § 5-54-209 ; (xxxvii) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, § 5-64-405 ; (xxxviii) Delivery of fentanyl, § 5-64-421(c) ; (xxxix) Manufacture of fentanyl, § 5-64-421(d) ; (xl) Trafficking a controlled substance, § 5-64-440 ; (xli) Driving or boating while intoxicated, sixth or subsequent offense, § 5-65-111(f) ; (xlii) Promoting prostitution in the first degree, § 5-70-104 , if a Class B felony; (xliii) Arming rioters, § 5-71-204 ; (xliv) Criminal use of prohibited weapons, § 5-73-104 , if a Class B felony; (xlv) Criminal possession of explosive material or a destructive device, § 5-73-108(a) ; (xlvi) Criminal distribution of explosive material, § 5-73-108(b) ; (xlvii) Possession of stolen explosive material, § 5-73-108(c) ; (xlviii) Unlawful receipt or possession of an explosive material, § 5-73-108(d) ; (xlix) Theft of any explosive material with the purpose to cause harm to a person or property, § 5-73-108(f) ; (l) Possession or use of weapons by incarcerated persons, § 5-73-131 ; (li) Possession or use of a machine gun in the course of a criminal offense, § 5-73-211 ; (lii) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree, § 5-74-107(a) ; (liii) Using a born-alive infant for scientific research or other kind of experimentation, § 20-16-604(i) ; (liv) Partial-birth abortion, § 20-16-1203 ; and (lv) Performing an abortion in violation of the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, § 20-16-1801 et seq.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 584,§ 7, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 584,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2024. Added by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2024.