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AR Code § 5-2-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 5 - Organizations and Their Agents|§ 5-2-502. Liability of organizations

 (a) An organization commits an offense if:  (1) The organization omits to discharge a specific duty of affirmative performance imposed on an organization by law and the omission is prohibited by criminal law;  (2) The conduct or result specified in the definition of the offense is engaged in, authorized, solicited, requested, commanded, or recklessly tolerated by the board of directors of a corporation or by the executive board of another type of organization or by a high managerial agent acting within the scope of his or her office or employment and in behalf of the organization; or  (3) The conduct or result specified in the definition of the offense is engaged in or caused by an agent of the organization while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment and in behalf of the organization and the offense is:  (A) A violation;  (B) A misdemeanor of any class; or  (C) Defined by a statute that clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose criminal liability on an organization.      (b) Notwithstanding a provision of this subchapter, if the statute defining an offense designates an agent for whose conduct an organization is liable or the circumstances under which an organization is liable, the provisions of that statute apply.
AR Code § 5-2-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 5 - Organizations and Their Agents|§ 5-2-503. Liability of agents

 (a) A person is criminally liable for any conduct constituting an offense that he or she performs or causes to be performed in the name of or in behalf of an organization to the same extent as if that conduct were performed in his or her own name or behalf.  (b)  (1) When a duty to act or refrain from acting is imposed by law upon an organization, any agent of the organization having primary responsibility for the discharge of the duty is criminally liable for a reckless performance or omission to perform the required act to the same extent as if the duty were imposed by law directly upon the agent.  (2) A person convicted of an offense by reason of his or her criminal liability for the conduct of an organization is not subject to the sentence authorized by § 5-4-201(e).
AR Code § 5-2-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-601. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Common carrier” means any vehicle used to transport for hire any member of the public;  (2) “Deadly physical force” means physical force that under the circumstances in which it is used is readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury;  (3) “Dwelling” means an enclosed space that is used or intended to be used as a human habitation, home, or residence on a temporary or permanent basis;  (4) “Minor” means any person under eighteen (18) years of age;  (5)  (A) “Occupiable structure” means a vehicle, building, or other structure:  (i) Where any person lives or carries on a business or other calling;  (ii) Where people assemble for a purpose of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, or public transportation; or  (iii) That is customarily used for overnight accommodation of a person whether or not a person is actually present.    (B) “Occupiable structure” includes each unit of an occupiable structure divided into a separately occupied unit;    (6) “Physical force” means:  (A) Any bodily impact, restraint, or confinement; or  (B) The threat of any bodily impact, restraint, or confinement;    (7) “Premises” means:  (A) An occupiable structure; or  (B) Any real property;    (8) “Unlawful physical force” means physical force that is employed without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the employment of the physical force constitutes a criminal offense or tort or would constitute a criminal offense or tort except for a defense other than the defense of justification or privilege; and  (9) “Vehicle” means any craft or device designed for the transportation of a person or property across land or water or through the air.
AR Code § 5-2-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-602. Defense

 In a prosecution for an offense, justification as defined in this subchapter is a defense.
AR Code § 5-2-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-603. Execution of public duty

 (a) Conduct that would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable when it is:  (1) Required or authorized by law or by a judicial decree; or  (2) Performed by a public servant or a person acting at the public servant's direction in a reasonable exercise or performance of the public servant's official power, duty, or function.    (b) The justification afforded by this section applies if the actor reasonably believes his or her conduct is required or authorized:  (1) By the judgment or direction of a competent court or tribunal or in the lawful execution of legal process, notwithstanding lack of jurisdiction of the court or tribunal or defect in the legal process; or  (2) To assist a public servant in the performance of the public servant's duty, notwithstanding that the public servant has exceeded the public servant's legal authority.
AR Code § 5-2-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-604. Choice of evils

 (a) Conduct that would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable when:  (1) The conduct is necessary as an emergency measure to avoid an imminent public or private injury; and  (2) According to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the desirability and urgency of avoiding the imminent public or private injury outweigh the injury sought to be prevented by the law proscribing the conduct.    (b) Justification under this section shall not rest upon a consideration pertaining to the morality or advisability of the statute defining the offense charged.  (c) If the actor is reckless or negligent in bringing about the situation requiring a choice of evils or in appraising the necessity for his or her conduct, the justification afforded by this section is unavailable in a prosecution for any offense for which recklessness or negligence, as the case may be, suffices to establish a culpable mental state.
AR Code § 5-2-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-605. Use of physical force generally

 The use upon another person of physical force that would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable under any of the following circumstances:   (1) A parent, teacher, guardian, or other person entrusted with care and supervision of a minor or an incompetent person may use reasonable and appropriate physical force upon the minor or incompetent person when and to the extent reasonably necessary to maintain discipline or to promote the welfare of the minor or incompetent person;  (2) A warden or other authorized official of a correctional facility may use nondeadly physical force to the extent reasonably necessary to maintain order and discipline;  (3) A person responsible for the maintenance of order in a common carrier or a person acting under the responsible person's direction may use nondeadly physical force to the extent reasonably necessary to maintain order;  (4) A person who reasonably believes that another person is about to commit suicide or to inflict serious physical injury upon himself or herself may use nondeadly physical force upon the other person to the extent reasonably necessary to thwart the suicide or infliction of serious physical injury;  (5) A duly licensed physician or a person assisting a duly licensed physician at the duly licensed physician's direction may use physical force for the purpose of administering a recognized form of treatment reasonably adapted to promoting the physical or mental health of a patient if the treatment is administered:  (A) With the consent of the patient or, if the patient is a minor who is unable to appreciate or understand the nature or possible consequences of the proposed medical treatment or is an incompetent person, with the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person entrusted with the patient's care and supervision; or  (B) In an emergency when the duly licensed physician reasonably believes that no person competent to consent can be consulted and that a reasonable person, wishing to safeguard the welfare of the patient, would consent.
AR Code § 5-2-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-606. Use of physical force in defense of a person

 (a)  (1) A person is justified in using physical force upon another person to defend himself or herself or a third person from what the person reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and the person may use a degree of force that he or she reasonably believes to be necessary.  (2) However, the person may not use deadly physical force except as provided in § 5-2-607.    (b) A person is not justified in using physical force upon another person if:  (1) With purpose to cause physical injury or death to the other person, the person provokes the use of unlawful physical force by the other person;  (2)  (A) The person is the initial aggressor.  (B) However, the initial aggressor's use of physical force upon another person is justifiable if:  (i) The initial aggressor in good faith withdraws from the encounter and effectively communicates to the other person his or her purpose to withdraw from the encounter; and  (ii) The other person continues or threatens to continue the use of unlawful physical force; or      (3) The physical force involved is the product of a combat by agreement not authorized by law.
AR Code § 5-2-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-607. Use of deadly physical force in defense of a person

 (a) A person is justified in using deadly physical force upon another person if the person reasonably believes that the other person is:  (1) Committing or about to commit a felony involving force or violence;  (2) Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force; or  (3) Imminently endangering the person's life or imminently about to victimize the person as described in § 9-15-103 from the continuation of a pattern of domestic abuse.    (b) A person may not use deadly physical force in self-defense if the person knows that he or she can avoid the necessity of using deadly physical force:  (1)  (A) By retreating.  (B) However, a person is not required to retreat if the person is:  (i) Unable to retreat with complete safety;  (ii) In the person's dwelling or on the curtilage surrounding the person's dwelling and was not the original aggressor; or  (iii) A law enforcement officer or a person assisting at the direction of a law enforcement officer; or      (2) With complete safety by surrendering possession of property to a person claiming a lawful right to possession of the property.    (c) As used in this section:  (1) “Curtilage” means the land adjoining a dwelling that is convenient for residential purposes and habitually used for residential purposes, but not necessarily enclosed, and includes an outbuilding that is directly and intimately connected with the dwelling and in close proximity to the dwelling; and  (2) “Domestic abuse” means:  (A) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or  (B) Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state.
AR Code § 5-2-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-608. Use of physical force in defense of premises

 (a) A person in lawful possession or control of premises or a vehicle is justified in using nondeadly physical force upon another person when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes the use of nondeadly physical force is necessary to prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission of a criminal trespass by the other person in or upon the premises or vehicle.  (b) A person may use deadly physical force under the circumstances set forth in subsection (a) of this section if:  (1) Use of deadly physical force is authorized by § 5-2-607; or  (2) The person reasonably believes the use of deadly physical force is necessary to prevent the commission of arson or burglary by a trespasser.
AR Code § 5-2-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-609. Use of physical force in defense of property

 A person is justified in using nondeadly physical force upon another person when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes the use of nondeadly physical force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other person's:   (1) Commission or attempted commission of theft or criminal mischief; or  (2) Subsequent flight from the commission or attempted commission of theft or criminal mischief.
AR Code § 5-2-610 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-610. Use of physical force by law enforcement officers

 (a) A law enforcement officer is justified in using nondeadly physical force or threatening to use deadly physical force upon another person if the law enforcement officer reasonably believes the use of nondeadly physical force or the threat of use of deadly physical force is necessary to:  (1) Effect an arrest or to prevent the escape from custody of an arrested person unless the law enforcement officer knows that the arrest is unlawful; or  (2) Defend himself or herself or a third person from what the law enforcement officer reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of physical force while effecting or attempting to effect an arrest or while preventing or attempting to prevent an escape.    (b) A law enforcement officer is justified in using deadly physical force upon another person if the law enforcement officer reasonably believes that the use of deadly physical force is necessary to:  (1) Effect an arrest or to prevent the escape from custody of an arrested person whom the law enforcement officer reasonably believes has committed or attempted to commit a felony and is presently armed or dangerous; or  (2) Defend himself or herself or a third person from what the law enforcement officer reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force.
AR Code § 5-2-611 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-611. Use of physical force by private person aiding law enforcement officers

 (a) A person is justified in using nondeadly physical force when and to the extent the person reasonably believes the use of nondeadly physical force is necessary to:  (1) Effect the arrest of a person reasonably believed to be committing or to have committed a felony; or  (2) Prevent the escape of a person reasonably believed to have committed a felony.    (b) A person who has been directed by a law enforcement officer to assist in effecting an arrest or in preventing an escape is justified in using nondeadly physical force when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes the use of nondeadly physical force is necessary to carry out the law enforcement officer's direction.  (c) A person who has been directed by a law enforcement officer to assist in effecting an arrest or in preventing an escape is justified in using deadly physical force if the person reasonably believes the use of deadly physical force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from what the person reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force.
AR Code § 5-2-612 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-612. Use of physical force in resisting arrest

 Whether the arrest is lawful or unlawful, a person may not use physical force to resist an arrest by a person who is known or reasonably appears to be a:   (1) Law enforcement officer; or  (2) Private citizen directed by a law enforcement officer to assist in effecting an arrest.
AR Code § 5-2-613 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-613. Use of physical force to prevent escape from correctional facility or custody of correctional officer

 (a) Unless the correctional officer knows or reasonably should know that a prisoner is charged with or has been convicted of only a misdemeanor, a correctional officer employed by the Division of Correction or by a private contractor in a correctional facility housing inmates for the division or a city or county correctional officer employed in a correctional facility or jail is justified in using deadly physical force when and to the extent that the correctional officer reasonably believes the use of deadly physical force is necessary to prevent the escape of a prisoner from:  (1) A correctional facility; or  (2) Custody of a correctional officer outside a correctional facility for any purpose.    (b) If the correctional officer knows or reasonably should know that a prisoner is charged with or has been convicted of only a misdemeanor, only nondeadly physical force may be used.
AR Code § 5-2-614 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-614. Use of reckless or negligent force

 (a) When a person believes that the use of physical force is necessary for any purpose justifying that use of physical force under this subchapter but the person is reckless or negligent either in forming that belief or in employing an excessive degree of physical force, the justification afforded by this subchapter is unavailable in a prosecution for an offense for which recklessness or negligence suffices to establish a culpable mental state.  (b) When a person is justified under this subchapter in using physical force but he or she recklessly or negligently injures or creates a substantial risk of injury to a third party, the justification afforded by this subchapter is unavailable in a prosecution for the recklessness or negligence toward the third party.
AR Code § 5-2-615 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-615. Use of physical force by a pregnant woman in defense of her unborn child

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Pregnant” means the female reproductive condition of having an unborn child in the female's body; and  (2) “Unborn child” means the offspring of human beings from conception until birth.    (b) A pregnant woman is justified in using physical force or deadly physical force against another person to protect her unborn child if, under the circumstances as the pregnant woman reasonably believes them to be, she would be justified under § 5-2-606 or § 5-2-607 in using physical force or deadly physical force to protect herself against the unlawful physical force or unlawful deadly physical force she reasonably believes to be threatening her unborn child.  (c) The justification for using physical force or deadly physical force against another person to protect a pregnant woman's unborn child is not available if:  (1) The use of the physical force or deadly physical force for protection was used by a person other than the pregnant woman; or  (2)  (A) The use of the deadly physical force for protection would not be allowed under § 5-2-607(b).  (B) However, the pregnant woman is not obligated to retreat or surrender possession of property as described in § 5-2-607(b) unless the pregnant woman knows she can avoid the necessity of using deadly physical force and simultaneously ensure the complete safety of her unborn child.
AR Code § 5-2-620 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-620. Use of force to defend persons and property within home

 (a) The right of an individual to defend himself or herself and the life of a person or property in the individual's home against harm, injury, or loss by a person unlawfully entering or attempting to enter or intrude into the home is reaffirmed as a fundamental right to be preserved and promoted as a public policy in this state.  (b) There is a legal presumption that any force or means used to accomplish a purpose described in subsection (a) of this section was exercised in a lawful and necessary manner, unless the presumption is overcome by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.  (c) The public policy stated in subsection (a) of this section shall be strictly complied with by the court and an appropriate instruction of this public policy shall be given to a jury sitting in trial of criminal charges brought in connection with this public policy.
AR Code § 5-2-622 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability|Subchapter 6 - Justification|§ 5-2-622. Gambling debts and losses

 It is no defense to a prosecution for a crime of violence that a person was seeking recovery or replevin of a gambling debt or loss in circumstances in which civil recovery is permitted by § 16-118-103.
AR Code § 5-3-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Inchoate Offenses|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-3-101. Mitigation — Affirmative defense

 It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy that:   (1) The conduct charged to constitute the offense is inherently unlikely to result or to culminate in the commission of a crime; and  (2) Neither the conduct nor the defendant presents a public danger warranting imposition of criminal liability.
AR Code § 5-3-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Inchoate Offenses|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-3-102. Multiple convictions barred

 A person may not be convicted of more than one (1) offense defined by this chapter for conduct designed to commit or to culminate in the commission of the same offense.