Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-11-111. Discretionary transport to sobering center

(a) As used in this section, “sobering center” means a facility or setting for providing recovery, detoxification, and recuperation from the effects of an intoxicating substance, the focus of which is treating persons who are intoxicated or have substance abuse issues.

(b) A law enforcement officer may, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, transport an intoxicated person to a sobering center for treatment as an alternative to conveying that person to a county, city, or regional detention facility for incarceration.

(d) A sobering center may be associated with an acute care unit, community mental health center, or crisis stabilization unit.

(e) A law enforcement officer acting in good faith in connection with the transportation of an intoxicated person to a sobering center is immune from civil or criminal liability for any allegation resulting from the transportation of the intoxicated person to the sobering center.

(f) A person detained for boating or driving while intoxicated, § 5-65-103, or for a felony offense is not eligible under this section to be transported to a sobering center.