2016 Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 9 - Law Enforcement Officer Training and Standards
Subchapter 1 - -- Commission on Standards and Training
§ 12-9-117. Award of pistol upon retirement or death of a certified law enforcement officer employed by the commission

(a) When a certified law enforcement officer employed by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training retires from service or dies while still employed with the commission, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased certified law enforcement officer, the commission may award the pistol carried by the certified law enforcement officer at the time of his or her death or retirement from service to:

(1) The certified law enforcement officer; or

(2) The certified law enforcement officer's spouse if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.

(b) (1) A certified law enforcement officer employed by the commission may retain his or her pistol he or she carried at the time of his or her retirement from service.

(2) If the certified law enforcement officer dies while he or she is employed by the commission, his or her spouse may receive or retain the pistol carried by the certified law enforcement officer at the time of his or her death, if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.