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NOTICE!!!

ACCORDING TO ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED 5-73-119, IT IS ILLEGAL TO POSSESS HANDGUNS ON THE CAMPUS OF ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT STIFF PENALTIES APPLY AND VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED.

The following information is made available in compliance with Public Law 101-542, the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act.

A.C.A. § 5-73-119. Handguns - Possession by minor or possession
on school property

Section (a)(3)(A): No person in this state shall possess a handgun upon the property of the publicly supported institutions of higher education in this state on or about his person, in a vehicle occupied by him, or otherwise readily available for use with a purpose to employ it as a weapon against a person. Section (a)(3)(B): Violation of subdivision (a)(3)(A) shall be a Class D felony.

A.C.A. § 5-73-120. Carrying a Weapon

Section (a): A person commits the offense of carrying a weapon if he possesses a handgun, knife, or club on or about his person, in a vehicle occupied by him, or otherwise readily available for use with a purpose to employ it as a weapon against a person. Section (d)(2): Carrying a weapon is a Class A misdemeanor. The statutory definitions are as follows:

1. "Purposely." A person acts purposely with respect to his conduct or a result thereof when it is his conscious object to engage in conduct of that nature or to cause such a result:
2. "Knowingly." A person acts knowingly with respect to his conduct or the attendant circumstances when he is aware that his conduct is of that nature or that such circumstances exist. A person acts knowingly with respect to a result of his conduct when he is aware that it is practically certain that his conduct will cause such a result.
3. "Recklessly." A person acts recklessly with respect to attendant circumstances or a result of his conduct when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of a nature and degree that disregard thereof constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the actor's situation.
4. "Negligently." A person acts negligently with respect to attendant circumstances or a result of his conduct when he should be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that the actor's failure to perceive it, considering the nature and purpose of his conduct and the circumstances known to him, involves a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the actor's situation.

Enforcement

The Campus Police Department is responsible for enforcing all firearms statutes of the State of Arkansas and policies of Arkansas State University-Newport on properties owned or controlled by the University. Persons violating the provisions of the Arkansas state law or the regulations of the ASUN are subject to arrest and prosecution in municipal or circuit court, and to campus disciplinary action.