2010 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Or Welfare
Chapter 74 - Gangs
Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Criminal Gang, Organization, or Enterprise Act
§ 5-74-107 - Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle.

5-74-107. Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle.

(a) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm from a vehicle and by the discharge of the firearm causes death or serious physical injury to another person.

(2) Any person who is guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree commits a Class Y felony.

(b) (1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm from a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person or property damage to a home, residence, or other occupiable structure.

(2) Any person who is guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree commits a Class B felony.

(c) (1) (A) Any vehicle or property used by the owner, or anyone acting with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to facilitate a violation of this section is subject to forfeiture.

(B) This is a new and independent ground for forfeiture.

(2) (A) Property that is forfeitable based on this section is forfeited pursuant to and in accordance with the procedures for forfeiture in 5-64-505 and 5-64-509.

(B) The reference to 5-64-505 and 5-64-509 is procedural only, and it is not a defense to forfeiture under this section that the shooting did not involve a controlled substance.