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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1433 3
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By: Representatives McCullough, K. Moore, Hudson 5
By: Senator Irvin 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS 9
EXECUTING OR SERVING AN ORDER OF PROTECTION TO SERVE 10
ANY OUTSTANDING CRIMINAL WARRANTS RELATED TO DOMESTIC 11
VIOLENCE OR OFFENSES IN WHICH THE PETITIONER FOR THE 12
ORDER OF PROTECTION IS THE VICTIM OF THE OFFENSE 13
SPECIFIED IN THE WARRANT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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TO REQUIRE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO 18
IS EXECUTING OR SERVING AN ORDER OF 19
PROTECTION TO SERVE ANY OUTSTANDING 20
CRIMINAL WARRANTS RELATED TO DOMESTIC 21
VIOLENCE OR OFFENSES INVOLVING THE 22
PETITIONER AS THE VICTIM. 23
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 9 -15-208 is amended to add additional 27
subsections to read as follows: 28
(c) If a law enforcement officer is assisting in execution or service 29
of an order of protection under § 9 -15-202 or § 9-15-204, upon service of the 30
petition, ex parte temporary order of protection, or notice of hearing, the 31
law enforcement official shall also serve any outstanding criminal 32
misdemeanor or felony warrants. 33
(d) If a respondent appears at a hearing under § 9 -15-204 and the 34
court is aware that there is a pending and active criminal warrant for the 35
respondent that has not been served under subsection (c) of this section: 36 HB1433
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(1) The court shall notify law enforcement to respond to the 1
courtroom; and 2
(2) The responding law enforcement officer shall serve, detain, 3
and transport the respondent to the detention facility in the county with the 4
outstanding criminal warrant. 5
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