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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-420

Possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with the purpose to deliver

Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 2014 Ark. App. 81 - King v. State (2014)

Most recently applied in Jeremy Edward Lee v. State of Arkansas (October 2025)

Acts 2011, No. 570, § 45.

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(1) Except as provided by this chapter, it is unlawful if a person possesses methamphetamine or cocaine with the purpose to deliver the methamphetamine or cocaine. Purpose to deliver may be shown by any of the following factors: The person possesses the means to weigh, separate, or package methamphetamine or cocaine;

(2) The person possesses a record indicating a drug-related transaction;

(3) The methamphetamine or cocaine is separated and packaged in a manner to facilitate delivery;

(4) The person possesses a firearm that is in the immediate physical control of the person at the time of the possession of methamphetamine or cocaine;

(5) The person possesses at least two (2) other controlled substances in any amount; or

(6) Other relevant and admissible evidence that contributes to the proof that a person's purpose was to deliver methamphetamine or cocaine.

(7) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a: Class C felony if the person possessed less than two grams (2g) of methamphetamine or cocaine by aggregate weight, including an adulterant or diluent;

(8) Class B felony if the person possessed two grams (2g) or more but less than ten grams (10g) of methamphetamine or cocaine by aggregate weight, including an adulterant or diluent; or

(9) Class A felony if the person possessed ten grams (10g) or more but less than two hundred grams (200g) of methamphetamine or cocaine by aggregate weight, including an adulterant or diluent.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.