Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-74-106 — Simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms
Arkansas § 5-74-106
JurisdictionArkansas
Title5
This text of Arkansas § 5-74-106 (Simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-74-106 (2026).
Text
(a)A person shall not unlawfully commit a felony violation of §§ 5-64-419 - 5-64-442 or unlawfully attempt, solicit, or conspire to commit a felony violation of §§ 5-64-419 - 5-64-442 while in possession of:
(1)A firearm; or (2) Any implement or weapon that may be used to inflict serious physical injury or death, and that under the circumstances serves no apparent lawful purpose.
(b)Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class Y felony.
(c)This section does not apply to a misdemeanor drug offense.
(d)It is a defense to this section that the defendant was in his or her home and the firearm or other implement or weapon was not readily accessible for use.
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954 S.W.2d 206 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997)
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42 S.W.3d 474 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2001)
Johnson v. State
972 S.W.2d 935 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1998)
Gilbert v. State
19 S.W.3d 595 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2000)
Manning v. State
956 S.W.2d 184 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997)
State v. Stephenson
9 S.W.3d 495 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2000)
Cherry v. State
95 S.W.3d 5 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2003)
State v. Zawodniak
946 S.W.2d 936 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997)
Rabb v. State
39 S.W.3d 11 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2001)
Ray v. State
941 S.W.2d 427 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997)
State v. Fountain
88 S.W.3d 411 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2002)
Jennings v. State
10 S.W.3d 105 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2000)
State v. Hardiman
114 S.W.3d 164 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2003)
Carter v. State
227 S.W.3d 895 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2006)
Kourakis v. State
2015 Ark. App. 612 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2015)
State v. Donahue
978 S.W.2d 748 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1998)
Mitchell v. State
906 S.W.2d 307 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1995)
Boyd v. State
2014 Ark. App. 336 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2014)
Harris v. State
44 S.W.3d 347 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2001)
Legislative History
Acts 1993, No. 1002, § 1; 2007, No. 827, § 105; 2011, No. 570, § 70.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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Arkansas § 5-74-106, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/5-74-106.