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AR Code § 5-53-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-103. False swearing generally

 (a) A person commits false swearing if other than in an official proceeding he or she makes a false material statement, knowing it to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law or in an unsworn declaration under the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, § 16-2-201 et seq.  (b) Lack of knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not a defense to a charge of false swearing.  (c) False swearing is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-53-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-104. Perjury — Retraction

 (a) It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the defendant retracted his or her false material statement:  (1) In a manner showing a complete and voluntary retraction of the statement;  (2) During the course of the same official proceeding in which the statement was made; and  (3) Before the subject matter of the official proceeding was submitted to the ultimate trier of fact.    (b) A statement made in a separate hearing at a separate stage of the same case or administrative proceeding is deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding.  (c) Any person who in making a retraction causes termination of any official proceeding by reason of prejudice to a legal right of a party to the official proceeding is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-53-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-105. Perjury or false swearing — Oath

 It is no defense to a prosecution under §§ 5-53-102 and 5-53-103 that:   (1) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or  (2) The person administering the oath lacked authority to administer the oath if the taking of the oath was required by law.
AR Code § 5-53-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-106. Perjury or false swearing — Inconsistent statements

 (a) When a person charged with perjury or false swearing has made inconsistent material statements under oath and affecting the same matter or transaction, all the several inconsistent material statements may be charged in different counts of the same indictment or information.  (b) Proof of the inconsistency of statements is of itself evidence that one (1) of the statements is false, and it is not necessary to sustain a conviction to establish which statement is false.  (c) If one (1) inconsistent statement, if false, would constitute perjury and the other inconsistent statement, if false, would constitute only false swearing, the defendant may be convicted only of false swearing.  (d) Nothing in this section prevents a conviction of perjury when proof of perjury is established by evidence other than proof of inconsistent statements.
AR Code § 5-53-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-107. Perjury or false swearing — Proof

 Except for a prosecution based upon inconsistent statements, in any prosecution for perjury or false swearing falsity of a statement may not be established solely through contradiction by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness.
AR Code § 5-53-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-108. Witness bribery

 (a) A person commits witness bribery if he or she:  (1) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:  (A) Influencing the testimony of that person;  (B) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or  (C) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned; or    (2) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the conferring of the benefit is prohibited by this section.    (b) Witness bribery is a Class B felony.
AR Code § 5-53-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-109. Intimidating a witness

 (a) A person commits the offense of intimidating a witness if he or she threatens a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:  (1) Influencing the testimony of that person;  (2) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or  (3) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned.    (b) Intimidating a witness is a Class B felony.
AR Code § 5-53-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-110. Tampering

 (a) A person commits the offense of tampering if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he or she induces or attempts to induce another person to:  (1) Testify or inform falsely;  (2) Withhold any unprivileged testimony, information, document, or thing regardless of the admissibility under the rules of evidence of the testimony, information, document, or thing and notwithstanding the relevance or probative value of the testimony, information, document, or thing to an investigation;  (3) Elude legal process summoning that person to testify or supply evidence, regardless of whether the legal process was lawfully issued; or  (4) Absent himself or herself from any proceeding or investigation to which that person has been summoned.    (b)  (1) Tampering under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a Class D felony.  (2) Otherwise, tampering is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-53-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-111. Tampering with physical evidence

 (a) A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if he or she alters, destroys, suppresses, removes, or conceals any record, document, or thing with the purpose of impairing its verity, legibility, or availability in any official proceeding or investigation.  (b)  (1) Tampering with physical evidence is a Class D felony if the person impairs or obstructs the prosecution or defense of a felony.  (2) Otherwise, tampering with physical evidence is a Class B misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-53-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-112. Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror

 (a) A person commits the offense of retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror if he or she harms or threatens to harm another by any unlawful act in retaliation for anything lawfully done in the capacity of witness, informant, or juror.  (b) Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror is a Class C felony.  (c) “Informant” means a person who provides information to any law enforcement agency in an effort to assist the law enforcement agency in solving a crime or apprehending a person suspected of a criminal offense.
AR Code § 5-53-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-113. Juror bribery

 (a) A person commits juror bribery if he or she:  (1) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a juror with the purpose of influencing the juror's vote, decision, or other action as a juror; or  (2) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the receipt of the benefit is prohibited by this section.    (b) Juror bribery is a Class C felony.
AR Code § 5-53-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-114. Intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant

 (a) A person commits the offense of intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant if he or she threatens a juror, a witness, or an informant with the purpose of influencing the juror's vote or decision or the witness's or informant's statement or testimony.  (b) Intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant is a Class B felony.  (c) “Informant” means a person who provides information to any law enforcement agency in an effort to assist the law enforcement agency in solving crimes and apprehending persons suspected of criminal offenses.
AR Code § 5-53-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-115. Jury tampering

 (a) A person commits the offense of jury tampering if he or she attempts directly or indirectly to communicate with a juror, other than as a part of the official proceedings in which the juror is participating, with the purpose of influencing the juror's vote, decision, or other action as a juror.  (b) Juror tampering is a Class C felony.
AR Code § 5-53-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-116. Simulating legal process

 (a) A person commits the offense of simulating legal process if, with the purpose of obtaining anything of value, he or she knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another a request, demand, or notice that simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state.  (b) Simulating legal process is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-53-131 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-131. Frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecutions

 Any officer or any person who knowingly brings or aids and encourages another to bring a frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecution is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-53-132 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-53-132. Misconduct in selecting or summoning jurors

 Any person whose duty it is to select or summon any jurors in any court or before any officer who is guilty of any unlawful, partial, or improper conduct in selecting or summoning any juror is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
AR Code § 5-53-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 2 - Threatening a Judicial Official or Juror|§ 5-53-201. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Immediate family” means the spouse or child of a judicial official or juror;  (2) “Judicial official” means any:  (A) District judge, circuit judge, or Court of Appeals judge;  (B) Supreme Court Justice; or  (C) Person authorized to hear evidence under oath; and    (3) “Juror” means any citizen of the state impaneled as a grand juror or petit juror.
AR Code § 5-53-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings|Subchapter 2 - Threatening a Judicial Official or Juror|§ 5-53-202. Threatening a judicial official or juror — Penalty

 (a) A person commits the offense of threatening a judicial official or juror if the person directly or indirectly utters or otherwise makes a threat toward another person whom the person knows or should know to be a:  (1) Judicial official;  (2) Juror; or  (3) Member of the immediate family of a judicial official or juror.    (b)  (1) Threatening a judicial official or juror is a Class B felony if the person threatens:  (A) To cause death or serious physical injury to a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family; or  (B) Substantial damage to property owned or possessed by a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family.    (2) Threatening a judicial official or juror is a Class C felony if the person threatens:  (A) To cause physical injury to a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family; or  (B) Damage to property owned or possessed by a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family.      (c) It is an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this subchapter that at the time the defendant engaged in the conduct, the threat did not relate to the person's status or actions as a:  (1) Judicial official;  (2) Juror; or  (3) Member of the immediate family of a judicial official or juror.
AR Code § 5-54-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-102. Obstructing governmental operations

 (a) A person commits the offense of obstructing governmental operations if the person:  (1) Knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the performance of any governmental function;  (2) Knowingly refuses to provide information requested by an employee of a governmental agency relating to the investigation of a case brought under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., and is the physical custodian of the child in the case;  (3) Fails to submit to court-ordered scientific testing by a noninvasive procedure to determine the paternity of a child in a case brought under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.; or  (4) Falsely identifies himself or herself to a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer.    (b)  (1) Obstructing governmental operations by using or threatening to use physical force is a Class A misdemeanor.  (2) A second or subsequent offense of obstructing governmental operations under subdivision (a)(4) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.  (3) Otherwise, obstructing governmental operations is a Class C misdemeanor.    (c) This section does not apply to:  (1) Unlawful flight by a person charged with an offense;  (2) Refusal to submit to arrest;  (3) Any means of avoiding compliance with the law not involving affirmative interference with a governmental function unless specifically set forth in this section; or  (4) Obstruction, impairment, or hindrance of what a person reasonably believes is a public servant's unlawful action.    (d)  (1) As used in this section, “code enforcement officer” means an individual charged with the duty of enforcing a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation as defined by a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation.  (2) “Code enforcement officer” includes a municipal animal control officer.
AR Code § 5-54-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-103. Resisting arrest — Refusal to submit to arrest

 (a)  (1) A person commits the offense of resisting arrest if he or she knowingly resists a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer effecting an arrest.  (2) As used in this subsection, “resists” means using or threatening to use physical force or any other means that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to any person.  (3) It is no defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the law enforcement officer lacked legal authority to make the arrest if the law enforcement officer was acting under color of his or her official authority.  (4) Resisting arrest is a Class A misdemeanor.    (b)  (1) A person commits the offense of refusal to submit to arrest if he or she knowingly refuses to submit to arrest by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer effecting an arrest.  (2) As used in this subsection, “refuses” means active or passive refusal.  (3) It is no defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the law enforcement officer lacked legal authority to make the the arrest if the law enforcement officer was acting under color of his or her official authority.  (4) Refusal to submit to arrest is a Class B misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-54-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-104. Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer

 (a)  (1) A person commits the offense of interference with a law enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a law enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties.  (2) A person commits the offense of interference with a code enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a code enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties.    (b)  (1) Interference with a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer is a Class C felony if:  (A) The person uses or threatens to use deadly physical force; or  (B) The person is assisted by one (1) or more other persons and physical injury to the law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer results.    (2) Otherwise, interference with a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer is a Class A misdemeanor.    (c)  (1) As used in this section, “code enforcement officer” means an individual charged with the duty of enforcing a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation as defined by a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation.  (2) “Code enforcement officer” includes an animal control officer.
AR Code § 5-54-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-106. Aiding consummation of offense

 (a) A person commits an offense under this section if he or she knowingly aids another person by:  (1) Safeguarding or securing the proceeds of an offense; or  (2) Converting the proceeds of an offense into negotiable funds.    (b)  (1) A person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class D felony if the conduct of the person aided in violation of this section constitutes a felony of any class.  (2) Otherwise, a violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-54-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-107. Compounding

 (a) A person commits the offense of compounding if he or she:  (1) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for refraining from reporting to a law enforcement authority the commission or suspected commission of any offense or information relating to an offense; or  (2) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer a benefit and the receipt of the benefit is prohibited by this section.    (b) Compounding is a:  (1) Class B felony if the offense concealed is a Class Y felony;  (2) Class C felony if the offense concealed is a Class A felony;  (3) Class D felony if the offense concealed is:  (A) A Class B felony;  (B) A Class C felony;  (C) A Class D felony; or  (D) An unclassified felony; or    (4) Class B misdemeanor if the offense concealed is a misdemeanor of any class.
AR Code § 5-54-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-108. Hindering prosecution and compounding — No defense

 It is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution or compounding that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted, or punished.
AR Code § 5-54-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-109. Refusing to assist law enforcement officer

 (a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense.  (b) Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-54-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-54-110. First degree escape

 (a) A person commits the offense of first degree escape if:  (1) At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, aided by another person actually present, he or she uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from:  (A) Custody;  (B) A correctional facility;  (C) A juvenile detention facility; or  (D) A youth services program; or    (2) At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, he or she uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon in escaping from:  (A) Custody;  (B) A correctional facility;  (C) A juvenile detention facility; or  (D) A youth services program.      (b)  (1) First degree escape is a Class A felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of:  (A) The Division of Correction;  (B) The Division of Community Correction; or  (C) A law enforcement agency.    (2) Otherwise first degree escape is a Class C felony.