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AR Code § 5-37-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-208. Criminal impersonation

 (a)  (1) A person commits criminal impersonation in the first degree if, with the purpose to induce a person to submit to pretended official authority for the purpose to injure or defraud the person, the person:  (A) Pretends to be a law enforcement officer by wearing or displaying, without authority, any uniform or badge by which a law enforcement officer is lawfully distinguished; or  (B) Uses a motor vehicle or motorcycle designed, equipped, or marked with an emblem, logo, marking, decal, insignia, or design so as to resemble a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer.    (2) Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a Class D felony.    (b)  (1) A person commits criminal impersonation in the second degree if the person does an act in his or her pretended or assumed capacity or character with the purpose to injure, defraud, harass, or intimidate another person and the actor:  (A) Assumes a false identity;  (B) Pretends to be a representative of a person or organization;  (C) Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government other than a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) of this section;  (D) Pretends that he or she is a law enforcement officer when the person is not a law enforcement officer;  (E) Pretends to have a handicap or disability; or  (F) Pretends that he or she is a member of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard.    (2) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a:  (A) Class D felony if:  (i) The victim of the offense is an animal owner; and  (ii) An animal of the owner is seized as a result of the offense; or    (B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.      (c) As used in this section:  (1) “Animal” means the same as defined in § 5-62-102; and  (2) “Owner” means the same as defined in § 5-62-102.(d) A circuit court or district court in which a charge is filed under subsection (a) of this section may immediately order the removal of any emblems, logos, markings, decals, insignia, or designs that are the subject of a criminal charge under this section.
AR Code § 5-37-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-209. Criminal possession of a forgery device

 (a) A person commits criminal possession of a forgery device if he or she makes or possesses any device, apparatus, equipment, or article capable of or adaptable to a use in forging a written instrument with the purpose to use it himself or herself, or to aid or permit another person to use it, to commit forgery.  (b) Criminal possession of a forgery device is a Class C felony.
AR Code § 5-37-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-210. Obtaining a signature by deception

 (a) A person commits the offense of obtaining a signature by deception if, with purpose to defraud, he or she obtains by deception the signing or execution of a written instrument affecting the pecuniary interest of any person.  (b) Obtaining a signature by deception is a Class D felony.
AR Code § 5-37-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-211. Defrauding a judgment creditor

 (a) A person commits the offense of defrauding a judgment creditor if, with purpose to defraud and with knowledge that a civil proceeding has been or is about to be instituted, the person:  (1) Moves property to prevent its being levied upon by an execution; or  (2) Conceals, assigns, conveys, or otherwise disposes of property to prevent that property from being made liable for the payment of a judgment.    (b) Defrauding a judgment creditor is a Class D felony.
AR Code § 5-37-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-212. Unlawfully using a slug

 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawfully using a slug if:  (1) With purpose to defraud, the person obtains property or a service sold or offered by means of a coin machine by inserting, depositing, or using a slug in that machine; or  (2) The person makes, possesses, or disposes of a slug with purpose to enable a person to use the slug fraudulently in a coin machine.    (b) Unlawfully using a slug is a:  (1) Class C felony if the value of the property or slug exceeds five hundred dollars ($500); or  (2) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.
AR Code § 5-37-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-213. Criminal simulation

 (a) A person commits criminal simulation if, with purpose to defraud or injure, the person:  (1) Makes, alters, or represents any object in such fashion that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or authorship, ingredient, or composition that it does not in fact have; or  (2) Possesses or transfers an object simulated as described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section with knowledge of its true character.    (b) Criminal simulation is a:  (1) Class D felony if the value of the object simulated exceeds one hundred dollars ($100); or  (2) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.
AR Code § 5-37-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-214. Fraud — Aggregation of amounts

 In a prosecution under § 5-37-212 or § 5-37-213, an amount involved in a fraud committed pursuant to one (1) scheme or course of conduct, whether committed against one (1) or more persons, may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.
AR Code § 5-37-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-215. Fraudulently filing a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Financing statement” means the same as defined in § 4-9-102(a)(39); and  (2) “Security agreement” means the same as defined in § 4-9-102(a)(75).    (b) A person commits the offense of fraudulently filing a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement if, with the purpose to defraud or harass an alleged debtor or any other person, the person knowingly presents or conspires with another person to present a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code, § 4-1-101 et seq., for filing that the person knows:  (1) Is not based on a bona fide security agreement; or  (2) Was not authorized or authenticated by the alleged debtor identified in the financing statement or an authorized representative of the alleged debtor.    (c)  (1) Fraudulently filing a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement is a Class A misdemeanor.  (2)  (A) A subsequent offense of fraudulently filing a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement is a Class D felony.  (B)  (i) Subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section includes a subsequent offense by a defendant who has previously pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of an equivalent penal law of another state or foreign jurisdiction or an equivalent penal federal law.  (ii) The trial judge shall determine whether the defendant has previously pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of an equivalent penal law in another state or foreign jurisdiction or an equivalent penal federal law based on certified records of the previous offense.        (d) In addition to the criminal penalties provided under subsection (c) of this section and in addition to any other laws under which a person may obtain relief, a person aggrieved or damaged by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement in violation of subsection (b) of this section has a civil cause of action against the defendant for injunctive and other curative relief and may also recover:  (1) The greater of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or the actual damages caused by the violation;  (2) Court costs;  (3) Reasonable attorney's fees;  (4) Costs and expenses reasonably related to the expenses of investigating and bringing the civil action; and  (5) Exemplary or punitive damages in an amount determined by the fact finder.
AR Code § 5-37-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-216. Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Aggregate financial benefit” means the total financial benefit received by a person preceding, during, and after the pregnancy of the person;  (2) “Financial benefit” means any cost for prenatal, delivery, or postnatal care, including without limitation reasonable costs for:  (A) Housing;  (B) Food;  (C) Clothing;  (D) Medical expenses; or  (E) General maintenance; and    (3) “Prospective adoptive parent” means a person who through his or her actions has a stated or unstated intention to begin the process of adopting a minor, whether or not the minor is known to him or her.    (b) A person commits the offense of defrauding a prospective adoptive parent if he or she:  (1) Knowingly obtains a financial benefit from a prospective adoptive parent or from an agent of a prospective adoptive parent with a purpose to defraud the prospective adoptive parent or the agent of the prospective adoptive parent of the financial benefit; and  (2) Does not:  (A) Consent to the adoption; or  (B) Complete the adoption process.      (c) Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent is a:  (1) Class B felony if:  (A) The aggregate financial benefit is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more; or  (B) The person has previously been convicted under this section;    (2) Class C felony if the aggregate financial benefit is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); or  (3) Class A misdemeanor if the aggregate financial benefit is less than five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 5-37-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-217. Healthcare fraud

 (a) As used in this section, “healthcare plan” means a publicly or privately funded program or organization that is formed to provide or pay for healthcare goods or services, including without limitation:  (1) Health insurance plans;  (2) Managed care organization plans;  (3) Risk-based provider plans;  (4) The Arkansas Medicaid Program;  (5) The Social Security Disability Insurance program; and  (6) The Medicare program.    (b) A person commits healthcare fraud if, with a purpose to defraud a healthcare plan, the person provides materially false information or omits material information in support of:  (1) An application for membership or eligibility for a healthcare plan;  (2) A claim for payment or reimbursement as a member or provider in a healthcare plan; or  (3) A prior claim for payment or to justify payments previously received from a healthcare plan for healthcare goods or services during the course of an audit or investigation conducted by the Office of Medicaid Inspector General or a healthcare oversight agency with jurisdiction to audit, investigate, or prosecute any form of healthcare fraud.    (c) Healthcare fraud is a:  (1) Class A misdemeanor if the aggregate amount of the healthcare fraud in any period of twelve (12) months is less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500);  (2) Class C felony if the aggregate amount of the healthcare fraud in any period of twelve (12) months is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000);  (3) Class B felony if the aggregate amount of the healthcare fraud in any period of twelve (12) months is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and  (4) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of the healthcare fraud in any period of twelve (12) months is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more.
AR Code § 5-37-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-218. Stolen valor

 (a) As used in this section, “United States Armed Forces” means:  (1) Any branch or reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and  (2) The National Guard of any state.    (b) A person commits the offense of stolen valor if, with the purpose to obtain property, a service, or a benefit, he or she knowingly misrepresents himself or herself:  (1) By the use of false military identification, including without limitation a:  (A) United States Department of Defense identification card;  (B) Military veteran's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a “DD Form 214”; or  (C) United States Department of Veterans Affairs identification card;    (2) To be an active member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces;  (3) To be a recipient of a military decoration, medal, or badge;  (4) To be a holder of an awarded qualification or military occupational specialty, including without limitation the following designations:  (A) Aircraft pilot, navigator, or crew member;  (B) United States Navy SEAL or diver;  (C) United States Army Ranger;  (D) United States Special Forces member;  (E) Parachutist Badge; or  (F) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician;    (5) To be a recipient of the:  (A) Medal of Honor;  (B) Distinguished Service Cross;  (C) Navy Cross;  (D) Air Force Cross;  (E) Silver Star Medal;  (F) Purple Heart;  (G) Combat Infantryman Badge;  (H) Combat Action Badge;  (I) Combat Medical Badge;  (J) Combat Action Ribbon; or  (K) Air Force Combat Action Medal; or    (6) To have been a prisoner of war.    (c) Stolen valor is a:  (1) Class B misdemeanor for a second or subsequent violation or for a violation under subdivision (b)(5) of this section; or  (2) Class C misdemeanor if otherwise committed.    (d) The fines collected under this section by the municipality or county where the offense occurred shall be distributed to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used to maintain and operate the veterans' homes established under § 20-81-105.
AR Code § 5-37-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-219. Unlawful possession of a skimmer

 (a) As used in this section, “skimmer” means an electronic, photographic, visual imaging, recording, or other device capable of accessing, reading, recording, capturing, copying, imaging, scanning, reproducing, or storing in any manner financial sight order or payment card information.  (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a skimmer if he or she knowingly possesses a skimmer with the purpose to commit an offense under this subchapter.  (c) Unlawful possession of a skimmer is a Class C felony.
AR Code § 5-37-225 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-225. Use of false transcript, diploma, or grade report from postsecondary educational institution

 (a) No person may falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or knowingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution.  (b) No person may use, offer, or present as genuine a false, forged, counterfeited, or altered transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution.  (c) No person may use, offer, or present a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution in a fraudulent manner.  (d) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-37-226 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally|§ 5-37-226. Filing instruments affecting title or interest in real property

 (a) It is unlawful for a person with the knowledge of the instrument's lack of authenticity or genuineness to have placed of record in the office of the county recorder or the office of the Secretary of State any instrument:  (1) Clouding or adversely affecting:  (A) The title or interest of the true owner, lessee, or assignee in real property; or  (B) Any bona fide interest in real property; and    (2) With the purpose of:  (A) Clouding, adversely affecting, impairing, or discrediting the title or other interest in the real property which may prevent the true owner, lessee, or assignee from disposing of the real property or transferring or granting any interest in the real property; or  (B) Procuring money or value from the true owner, lessee, or assignee to clear the instrument from the records of the office of the county recorder or the office of the Secretary of State.      (b)  (1)  (A) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (B) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, a person who has a previous conviction under this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class D felony for a subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this section.    (2) However, a person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class C felony if the person violates subsection (a) of this section because of the performance of official duties by the victim and the victim is:  (A) A judge or other court personnel;  (B) A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney;  (C) A state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer or jailer;  (D) An employee of the Division of Correction;  (E) An employee of the Division of Community Correction;  (F) A judge, prosecuting attorney, deputy prosecuting attorney, law enforcement officer, or jailer from another state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States;  (G) A person elected to a federal, state, or local position; or  (H) A person employed by the Attorney General.      (c) An owner, lessee, or assignee of real property located in the State of Arkansas who suffers loss or damages as a result of conduct that is prohibited under subsection (a) of this section and who must bring civil action to remove any cloud from his or her title or interest in the real property or to clear his or her title or interest in the real property is entitled to three (3) times actual damages, punitive damages, and costs, including any reasonable attorney's fees or other costs of litigation reasonably incurred.  (d) This section does not apply to a bona fide filing of lis pendens, materialmen's lien, laborer's lien, or other legitimate notice or protective filing as provided by law.
AR Code § 5-37-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Hot Check Law|§ 5-37-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Hot Check Law”.
AR Code § 5-37-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Hot Check Law|§ 5-37-303. Notice

 (a) For purposes of this section and § 5-37-304, notice that payment was refused by the drawee for lack of funds shall be sent by certified mail, registered mail evidenced by return receipt, or by regular mail supported by an affidavit of mailing, to the address printed on the instrument or given at the time of issuance or to the current residence.  (b)  (1) The form of the notice under subsection (a) of this section shall be substantially as follows:  (2) If notice is sent by an affidavit of mailing, the affidavit of mailing shall contain a copy of the notice and shall substantially state:    (c) Any party holding a dishonored check or instrument and giving notice in substantially similar form to that provided in subsection (b) of this section and in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section is immune from civil liability and criminal liability if sent in good faith for the giving of the notice and for proceeding under the forms of the notice.    “You are hereby notified that the check(s) or instrument(s) listed below (has) (have) been dishonored. Pursuant to Arkansas law, you have ten (10) days from receipt of this notice to tender payment of the total amount of the check(s) or instrument(s), plus the applicable service charge(s) of $ (not to exceed $30.00 per check), plus the amount of any fees charged by any financial institution as a result of the check's not being honored, the total amount due being $ . Unless this amount is paid in full within the time specified above, the dishonored check(s) or instrument(s) and all other available information relating to this incident may be turned over to the prosecuting attorney for criminal prosecution.   CHECK NO. CHECK DATE CHECK AMOUNT NAME OF BANK ”.   Click to view form.   “Affidavit of Mailing I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and on (date), I mailed notice of insufficient funds under Arkansas Code § 5-37-303 to the addressee set forth below in an official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service in (city, county, state), addressed as follows: (name and address of addressee). (Signature) (Date) (Notary)   Click to view form.
AR Code § 5-37-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property|Chapter 37 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Hot Check Law|§ 5-37-305. Restitution and court costs

 (a) Any court passing sentence upon a person convicted of any offense under this subchapter may also order the person to make full restitution to the plaintiff or complaining party.  (b) All court costs may be taxed to the convicted defendant.