AR SB37

Private employers cannot prohibit licensed concealed carry employees from transporting or storing legally owned handguns in locked vehicles in employer parking lots, provided the handgun is stored out of sight and in a locked personal storage container.

Employers retain the right to prohibit handgun storage in certain circumstances, including when the parking lot is a prohibited place under law, on single-family residential property, if the employee is operating an employer-owned vehicle, or if the employee has been adjudicated mentally incompetent.

Employers and employees who knowingly violate these provisions are liable for equitable relief, compensatory damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees in civil actions.

Employers are not civilly liable for damages, injuries, or death resulting from employee actions involving lawfully stored handguns unless the employer intentionally solicited or procured those actions.

Employees must report stolen handguns to their employer and local law enforcement within 24 hours; employers may terminate employees for flagrantly displaying handguns and may pursue civil action for knowing flagrant displays, with exceptions for incidental transfers between storage containers.