Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1077 3
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By: Representative Hudson 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN OF 9
THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES; TO PROVIDE FOR 10
NOTIFICATION TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 11
AFFAIRS OF THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN; AND FOR 12
OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
CONCERNING THE INCARCERATION OF A 17
VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED 18
FORCES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION 19
TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 20
AFFAIRS OF THE INCARCERATION OF A 21
VETERAN. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 29, Subchapter 1, is 26
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 27
12-29-121. Notification required for incarceration of veteran of the 28
United States Armed Forces. 29
(a)(1) Within thirty (30) days of the initial incarceration of a 30
veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose sentence of incarceration is 31
sixty (60) days or more, the administrator of the correctional facility with 32
custody of the veteran shall mail written notice of the veteran's 33
incarceration to the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. 34
(2) At least sixty (60) days prior to the release from 35
incarceration of a veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose sentence 36 HB1077
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of incarceration is sixty (60) days or more, the administrator of the 1
correctional facility with custody of the veteran shall mail written notice 2
of the veteran's release from incarceration to the Arkansas Department of 3
Veterans Affairs. 4
(b)(1) The Department of Corrections and the sheriff of each county 5
shall inquire as a part of the intake procedure for each inmate whether the 6
inmate is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. 7
(2) The Department of Corrections and the sheriff of each county 8
shall develop procedures to ensure compliance with this section, including 9
the use of a form designated for the notification of incarceration of a 10
veteran by the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. 11
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 41, Subchapter 1, is 13
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 14
12-41-111. Notification required for incarceration of veteran of the 15
United States Armed Forces. 16
(a)(1) Within thirty (30) days of the initial incarceration of a 17
veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose sentence of incarceration is 18
sixty (60) days or more, the administrator of the correctional facility with 19
custody of the veteran shall mail written notice of the veteran's 20
incarceration to the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. 21
(2) At least sixty (60) days prior to the release from 22
incarceration of a veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose sentence 23
of incarceration is sixty (60) days or more, the administrator of the 24
correctional facility with custody of the veteran shall mail written notice 25
of the veteran's release from incarceration to the Arkansas Department of 26
Veterans Affairs. 27
(b)(1) The sheriff of each county and chief of police responsible for 28
each city jail shall inquire as a part of the intake procedure for each 29
inmate whether the inmate is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. 30
(2) The sheriff of each county and chief of police responsible 31
for each city jail shall develop procedures to ensure compliance with this 32
section, including the use of a form designated for the notification of 33
incarceration of a veteran by the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. 34
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