Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 006 - Department of Finance and Administration
Division 02 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Rule 006.02.19-004 - Information furnished by applicant - ABC Rule 1.20(20)

(20) Any person applying for an ABC permit, other than as excepted below, shall prove that they have not been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any felony in the State of Arkansas or any similar offense by a court in another state or of any similar offense by a military or federal court.

In order to prove this qualification, there shall be attached to the application at the time it is tendered to the agency, an in-state criminal background check through the Arkansas State Police. The applicant shall also furnish fingerprints to the Arkansas State Police, either in person or at an approved Arkansas State Police fingerprint harvester for electronic submission, for transmission to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the FBI investigation subsequently shows that the applicant is not qualified, proceedings shall be instituted to cancel the permit if it has already been issued. No fingerprint submission or criminal background check shall be required for any person or company applying for a nonresident beer seller's permit or for a wholesale support center permit as authorized by ACA § 3-5-1301, et. Seq. Further, no fingerprint submission shall be required for any person applying for any permit which has a stated duration of five days or less. (Adopted 8-17-05)