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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-74-107

Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle

Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case 139 S. Ct. 2319 - United States v. Davis (2019)

Most recently applied in 2025 Ark. App. 337 - Zabion Deshon Bealer v. State of Arkansas (May 2025)

Acts 1993, No. 1002, § 1; 2017, No. 333, § 6.

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(1) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm from a vehicle and by the discharge of the firearm causes death or serious physical injury to another person.

(2) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the first degree is a Class Y felony.

(3) A person commits unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm from a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person or property damage to a home, residence, or other occupiable structure.

(4) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in the second degree is a Class B felony.

(5) Any vehicle or property used by the owner, or anyone acting with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to facilitate a violation of this section is subject to forfeiture.

(6) Subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section is a new and independent ground for forfeiture.

(7) Property that is forfeitable based on this section is forfeited pursuant to and in accordance with the procedures for forfeiture in § 5-64-505.

(8) The reference in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section to § 5-64-505 is procedural only, and it is not a defense to forfeiture under this section that the discharge of a firearm did not involve a controlled substance.

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.