Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101)
Chapter 64 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (§§ 5-64-101 — 5-64-1303)
Subchapter 4 - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES (§§ 5-64-401 — 5-64-446)
Section 5-64-402 - Controlled substances - Offenses relating to records, maintaining premises, etc

• (a) It is unlawful for any person:
  • (1) To refuse an entry into any premises for any inspection authorized by this chapter; or
  • (2) Knowingly to keep or maintain any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, or other structure or place or premise that is resorted to by a person for the purpose of using or obtaining a controlled substance in violation of this chapter or that is used for keeping a controlled substance in violation of this chapter.

• (b)
  • (1) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class C felony.
  • (2) However, a violation of this section is a Class B felony if the violation is committed on or within one thousand feet (1,000') of the real property of a certified drug-free zone.

• (c) As used in this section:
  • (1) "Certified drug-free zone" means:
    • (A) A city or state park;
    • (B) A public or private elementary or secondary school, public vocational school, or public or private college or university;
    • (C) A designated school bus stop as identified on the route list published by a public school district annually;
    • (D) A publically funded and administered multifamily housing development;
    • (E) A skating rink, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, community center, recreation center, or video arcade;
    • (F) A drug or alcohol treatment facility;
    • (G) A day care center;
    • (H) A church; or
    • (I) A shelter as defined in § 9-4-102; and
  • (2) "Recreation center" means a public place consisting of various types of entertainment including without limitation:
    • (A) Billiards or pool;
    • (B) Ping pong or table tennis;
    • (C) Bowling;
    • (D) Video games;
    • (E) Pinball machines; or
    • (F) Any other similar type of entertainment.

Acts 1971, No. 590, Art. 4, § 2; 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1225, § 1; 1977, No. 557, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2618; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1013, § 1; 1993, No. 1189, § 6; 2005, No. 1994, § 305[A]; 2007, No. 827, § 59; 2011, No. 570, § 34.