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 73 - WEAPONS (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-402)
Subchapter 1 - POSSESSION AND USE GENERALLY (§§ 5-73-101 — 5-73-133)
Section 5-73-107 - Possession of a defaced firearm

• (a) A person commits the offense of possession of a defaced firearm if he or she knowingly possesses a firearm with a manufacturer's serial number or other identification mark required by law that has been removed, defaced, marred, altered, or destroyed.

• (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
  • (1) The person reported the possession to the police or other governmental agency prior to arrest or the issuance of an arrest warrant or summons; or
  • (2) The firearm was manufactured prior to January 1, 1968.

• (c)
  • (1) Possession of a defaced firearm is a Class D felony.
  • (2) However, possession of a defaced firearm is a Class A misdemeanor if the manufacturer's serial number or other identification mark required by law is merely covered or obstructed, but still retrievable.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 73,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3107; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3107; Acts 1995, No. 1202, § 1.