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AR SB238

Bill

Status

Failed

5/1/2023

Primary Sponsor

Alan Clark

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Origin

Senate

94th General Assembly (2023 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Creates a new offense of aggravated criminal trespass under Arkansas Code § 5-39-203(c), making it a Class D felony to purposely enter or remain unlawfully in a residential occupiable structure, connected outbuilding, or vehicle owned or leased by another person

  • Expands forfeiture provisions to include items and conveyances used in second or subsequent criminal trespass or aggravated criminal trespass offenses within 5 years, including all-terrain vehicles, aircraft, motor vehicles, vessels, harvesting devices, killing devices, and tools

  • Ensures persons with valid security interests in items subject to seizure and forfeiture receive notice of forfeiture proceedings and have the right to intervene to protect their interests

  • Makes technical corrections to Arkansas Code § 11-5-115(a)(3) to reference aggravated criminal trespass in workplace violence provisions and corrects citations to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure

  • Capitalizes "Premises" and renumbers subsections throughout § 5-39-203 for clarification purposes

Legislative Description

To Create The Offense Of Aggravated Trespass; And To Make Technical Corrections.

Last Action

Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment

5/1/2023

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/4/2023
Judiciary2/9/2023

Full Bill Text

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