Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-15-506. Military leave

(a) A paid, full-time deputy sheriff who is a member of the armed forces of this state or any other state, including without limitation the National Guard or a reserve component or auxiliary of the United States Armed Forces, shall be granted leave at the rate of one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours per calendar year plus necessary travel time for annual training requirements or other duties performed in an official duty status.

(b) Unused leave granted under subsection (a) of this section shall accumulate for use in the succeeding calendar year until the leave granted under this section totals one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours at the beginning of a calendar year, for a maximum number of three hundred thirty-six (336) hours available in any one (1) calendar year.

(c) Leave shall be granted under this section without loss of pay and shall be in addition to regular vacation time.

(d) A paid, full-time deputy sheriff who requests military leave under this section shall furnish a copy of his or her orders for his or her personnel file before leave is granted.