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An act TO ADD SECOND DEGREE MURDER TO THE LIST OF 10 OFFENSES THAT ARE INELIGIBLE FOR MERITORIOUS 11 FURLOUGH, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas                 A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           SENATE BILL 214

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5 By: Senator J. Bryant

6 By: Representative Underwood

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8                               For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO ADD SECOND DEGREE MURDER TO THE LIST OF

10  OFFENSES THAT ARE INELIGIBLE FOR MERITORIOUS

11  FURLOUGH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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14                                  Subtitle

15                       TO ADD SECOND DEGREE MURDER TO THE LIST

16                       OF OFFENSES THAT ARE INELIGIBLE FOR

17                       MERITORIOUS FURLOUGH.

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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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21  12-29-102. Inmates denied participation in furlough programs.

22  A person who is convicted of any of the following offenses shall be

23 ineligible to participate in any meritorious furlough program conducted by or

24 for the Division of Correction:

25  (1) Capital murder, � 5-10-101;

26  (2) Murder in the first degree, � 5-10-102;

27  (3) Murder in the second degree, � 5-10-103;

28  (4) Kidnapping, � 5-11-102;

29  (4)(5) Rape, � 5-14-103;

30  (5)(6) Any other offense concerning sexual offenses under � 5-

31 14-101 et seq.;

32  (6)(7) An offense concerning sexual exploitation of children

33 under the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, �

34 5-27-301 et seq.;

35  (7)(8) An offense concerning use of children in sexual

36 performances under � 5-27-401 et seq.; or

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