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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1686 3
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By: Representatives Childress, Pearce 5
By: Senator K. Hammer 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY 9
CONCEALED HANDGUNS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10
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Subtitle 13
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO 14
CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5-73-312(a)(2), concerning revocation of a 19
license to carry a concealed handgun, is amended to read as follows: 20
(2)(A) Any law enforcement officer making an arrest of a 21
licensee for a violation of this subchapter or any other statutory violation 22
that requires revocation of a license to carry a concealed handgun shall 23
confiscate the license and forward it to notify the Director of the Division 24
of Arkansas State Police. 25
(B) The license shall be held until a determination of the 26
charge is finalized, with the appropriate disposition of the license after 27
the determination. 28
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 5 -73-314 is amended to read as follows: 30
5-73-314. Lost, destroyed, or duplicate license — Change of address. 31
(a) Within thirty (30) days after the changing of a permanent address, 32
or within thirty (30) days after having a license to carry a concealed 33
handgun lost, the licensee shall notify the Director of the Division of 34
Arkansas State Police in writing of the change or loss. 35
(b) If a license to carry a concealed handgun is lost or destroyed, or 36 HB1686
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a duplicate is requested, the person to whom the license to carry a concealed 1
handgun was issued shall comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this 2
section and may obtain a duplicate license or replacement license upon: 3
(1) Paying the Division of Arkansas State Police a fee 4
established by the director under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, 5
§ 25-15-201 et seq.; and 6
(2) Furnishing a notarized statement to the division that the 7
license to carry a concealed handgun has been lost or destroyed or that a 8
duplicate is requested. 9
(c) The fee described in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be 10
reduced by fifty percent (50%) if a person sixty -five (65) years of age or 11
older is requesting a replacement or duplicate license under this section. 12
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SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 5 -73-315(b), concerning identification of a 14
licensee for authority to carry a concealed handgun, is amended to read as 15
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(b) The licensee shall: 17
(1) Carry the license, or an electronic copy of the license in 18
an acceptable electronic format , together with valid identification, at any 19
time when the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun; and 20
(2) Display both the license, or an the electronic copy of the 21
license in an acceptable electronic format, and proper identification upon 22
demand by a law enforcement officer. 23
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