Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-5-501) › Chapter 4 - DISPOSITION OF OFFENDERS (§§ 5-4-101 — 5-4-913) › Subchapter 7 - ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES (§§ 5-4-701 — 5-4-707) › Section 5-4-703 - Additional fine - Offense committed against a child or in the presence of a child

(a)
In addition to any other sentence, the court shall assess an additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the following offenses if the finder of fact determines that the offense was committed against a child or in the presence of a child:
(1)
A felony involving violence as defined in §
5-4-501(d)(2)
;
(2)
Manslaughter, §
5-10-104
, or negligent homicide, §
5-10-105
;
(3)
False imprisonment in the first degree, §
5-11-103
, or false imprisonment in the second degree, §
5-11-104
;
(4)
Battery in the second degree, §
5-13-202
, or battery in the third degree, §
5-13-203
;
(5)
Aggravated assault, §
5-13-204
, assault in the first degree, §
5-13-205
, assault in the second degree, §
5-13-206
, assault in the third degree, §
5-13-207
, or coercion, §
5-13-208
;
(6)
Introduction of controlled substance into body of another person, §
5-13-210
;
(7)
Terroristic threatening, §
5-13-301
, or terroristic act, §
5-13-310
;
(8)
Sexual indecency with a child, §
5-14-110
, if the offense is a felony or Class A misdemeanor, indecent exposure, §
5-14-112
, sexual assault in the third degree, §
5-14-126
, or sexual assault in the fourth degree, §
5-14-127
;
(9)
Trafficking of persons, §
5-18-103
, or patronizing a victim of human trafficking, §
5-18-104
;
(10)
Domestic battering in the second degree, §
5-26-304
, domestic battering in the third degree, §
5-26-305
, aggravated assault on a family or household member, §
5-26-306
, first degree assault on a family or household member, §
5-26-307
, second degree assault on a family or household member, §
5-26-308
, or third degree assault on a family or household member, §
5-26-309
;
(11)
Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, §
5-27-205
, endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, §
5-27-206
, or endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree, §
5-27-207
;
(12)
Engaging in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, §
5-27-303
, pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, §
5-27-304
, transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, §
5-27-305
, internet stalking of a child, §
5-27-306
, or sexually grooming a child, §
5-27-307
;
(13)
Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance, §
5-27-402
, or producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, §
5-27-403
;
(14)
Distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, §
5-27-602
, possession or use of child sexual abuse material, §
5-27-603
, failure to report the existence of child sexual abuse material, §
5-27-604
, or computer exploitation of a child, §
5-27-605
;
(15)
Fleeing, if under §
5-54-125(d)
;
(16)
Aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, §
5-62-104
;
(17)
A controlled substance offense in which an enhanced penalty under §
5-64-406
or §
5-64-407
is applied;
(18)
Driving or boating while intoxicated, §
5-65-103
; or
(19)
Reckless driving, §
27-50-308
.
(b)
(1)
A fine assessed and collected under this section shall be remitted on or before the fifteenth day of the following month to the Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center Fund under §
19-5-1260
.
(2)
A form identifying the amount of fines assessed under this section shall be transmitted with the collected fines.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 21,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 714,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 389,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1220,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.