Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1405 (2026)

1. A person is eligible to file a uniform petition under this subchapter to seal his or her record of a misdemeanor or violation immediately after:
   1. The completion of his or her sentence for the misdemeanor or violation, including full payment of restitution;
   2. Full payment of court costs;
   3. Full payment of driver's license suspension reinstatement fees, if a driver's license suspension reinstatement fee was assessed as a result of the person's arrest or conviction for the misdemeanor or violation; and
   4. The completion of all other driver's license reinstatement requirements, if a driver's license suspension was imposed as a result of the person's arrest or conviction for the misdemeanor or violation.
2. There is not a limit to the number of times a person may file a uniform petition to seal his or her record of a misdemeanor or violation, except that the person may not file:
   1. A new uniform petition to seal one (1) of the following criminal offenses until after a period of five (5) years has elapsed since the completion of the person's sentence for the conviction:
      1. Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105, if it was a Class A misdemeanor;
      2. Battery in the third degree, § 5-13-203;
      3. Indecent exposure, § 5-14-112;
      4. Public sexual indecency, § 5-14-111;
      5. Sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127;
      6. Domestic battering in the third degree, § 5-26-305; or
      7. A misdemeanor violation of § 5-65-103;
   2. A new uniform petition to seal a criminal offense listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(G) of this section before one (1) year from the date of the order denying the previous uniform petition;
   3. A new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor or violation before ninety (90) days from the date of an order denying a uniform petition to seal the misdemeanor or violation;
   4. A new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor or violation under this section if an appeal of a previous denial of a uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor or violation for the same misdemeanor or violation is still pending; or
   5. A new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor or violation under this section if:
      1. The person was a holder of a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit at the time the misdemeanor or violation was committed; and
      2. The misdemeanor or violation was a traffic offense, other than a parking violation, vehicle weight violation, or vehicle defect violation, committed in any type of motor vehicle.
3. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is eligible to file a uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor or violation under this section even if his or her misdemeanor or violation occurred before January 1, 2014.

History. Acts 2013, No. 1460, § 9; 2019, No. 680, § 1[2].

Publisher's Notes. Acts 2019, No. 680 contained two sections designated as Section 1.

Amendments. The 2019 amendment substituted “immediately” for “sixty (60) days” in the introductory language of (a); and substituted “a misdemeanor” for “any other misdemeanor” in (b)(3).