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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-129 - Search of persons and vehicles entering institutions

It is lawful for a superintendent, warden, or jailor, or his or her duly authorized agent, to require, as a condition of admission, a reasonable search as permitted by the Arkansas Constitution and the United States Constitution of the person or vehicle of anyone seeking admission to, or to visit in, the Department of Corrections, jails, state institutions, or other places where persons are confined.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 41, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1953, No. 88, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2852; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 494.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-130 - Radio voice privacy adapters

(a)
It is unlawful for any person other than a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, a fire department, the Department of Health, or an employee of a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or the Department of Health to own or operate or possess any radio equipment described as a voice privacy adapter or any other device capable of receiving and decoding police department, fire department, or Department of Health communications that have been transmitted through a voice privacy adapter.
(b)
This section does not apply to any police department or agency, any other agency having law enforcement responsibility, a fire department of any political subdivision of this state, or to the Department of Health.
(c)
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(d)
As used in this section, "person" means any person, firm, corporation, association, club, copartnership, society, or any other organization.
Acts 1975, No. 973, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2854 -- 41-2857; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 51; 2011, No. 178, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-131 - Absconding

(a)
A person commits the offense of absconding if the person knowingly:
(1)
Leaves a designated residence while under house arrest ordered as a condition of the person's release on a criminal offense by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(2)
Leaves a designated area while wearing an electronic monitoring device ordered as a condition of the person's release on a criminal offense by a:
(A)
Court of competent jurisdiction; or
(B)
(i)
Sheriff or his or her designee.
(ii)
A determination by a sheriff or his or her designee placing a person on electronic monitoring remains valid until changed by the sheriff or his or her designee; or
(3)
Fails to abide by the terms of his or her sentence or conditions imposed under §
16-90-122
concerning his or her release pending bed space at the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction by not reporting to a designated place or at a designated time in order to submit himself or herself to the custody of the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction to serve a period of incarceration he or she was previously ordered by a court to serve.
(b)
The offense of absconding is a Class D felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 505,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 473, § 1; 1999, No. 755, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-132 - Projecting a laser light on a law enforcement officer

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly cause a laser light beam, colored light beam, or other targeting, pointing, or spotting light beam, to be projected, displayed, or shined on a law enforcement officer while in the performance of the law enforcement officer's duties.
(b)
Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1999, No. 1271, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-133 - Improper use of or altering the state seal

(a)
As used in this section, "state seal" means the Seal of the State of Arkansas described in §
1-4-108(a)
.
(b)
A person commits improper use of or altering the state seal if the person knowingly uses the state seal or an altered version of the state seal in a private, nongovernmental written communication to another person with the purpose to injure, defraud, harass, intimidate, or coerce the other person, and the actor:
(1)
Assumes a false identity;
(2)
Pretends to be a representative of a state or local agency;
(3)
Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government; or
(4)
Attempts to collect a debt the actor contends is owed to the actor or another person or organization.
(c)
Improper use of or altering the state seal is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)
A prosecution under this section does not preclude a prosecution or civil action under §
4-88-101
et seq.
Added by Act 2017, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-134 - Disarming an officer

(a)
As used in this section, "taser stun gun" means the same as defined in §
5-73-133
.
(b)
A person commits disarming an officer if, with the purpose of causing physical injury to the law enforcement officer or another person, the person purposely uses physical force to take from a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement officer's:
(1)
Firearm;
(2)
Nightstick;
(3)
Taser stun gun;
(4)
Personal protection chemical dispensing device; or
(5)
Any other protective gear or weapon carried by the law enforcement officer that could be used to cause physical injury to another person.
(c)
Disarming an officer is a Class C felony.
Added by Act 2023, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-202 - Soliciting material support for terrorism - Providing material support for a terrorist act

(a)
(1)
(A)
A person commits the offense of soliciting material support for terrorism if the person knowingly raises, solicits, or collects material support or resources knowing:
(i)
That the material support or resources will be used, in whole or in part, to plan, prepare, carry out, or avoid apprehension for committing terrorism or causing a catastrophe as defined under §
5-38-202
; or
(ii)
That the material support or resources so raised, solicited, or collected will be used by an organization designated under
8 U.S.C. § 1189
, as the list of organizations existed March 1, 2003, and that designates foreign terrorist organizations.
(B)
It is not an element of the offense that the defendant knows that an organization has been designated under
8 U.S.C. § 1189
, as it existed March 1, 2003.
(2)
Soliciting material support for terrorism is a Class Y felony.
(b)
(1)
A person commits the offense of providing material support for a terrorist act if the person knowingly provides material support or resources to a person knowing that the person will use the material support or resources, in whole or in part, to plan, prepare, carry out, facilitate, or avoid apprehension for committing an act of terrorism or to cause a catastrophe as defined under §
5-38-202
.
(2)
Providing material support for a terrorist act is a Class Y felony.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-203 - Making a terrorist threat

(a)
A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat if, with the purpose to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or to influence the policy of a government or a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, the person in any manner knowingly threatens to commit or causes to be committed a terrorist act and thereby causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of a terrorist act or of another terrorist act.
(b)
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that at the time the person made the terrorist threat, unknown to him or her it was impossible to carry out the threat, nor is it a defense that the threat was not made to a person who was a subject or intended victim of the threatened act.
(c)
Making a terrorist threat is a Class A felony.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-204 - Falsely communicating a terrorist threat

(a)
A person commits the offense of falsely communicating a terrorist threat if, in any manner, the person knowingly makes a threat to commit or cause to be committed a terrorist act or otherwise creates the impression or belief that a terrorist act is about to be or has been committed or in any manner knowingly makes a threat to commit or cause to be committed a catastrophe, as defined under §
5-38-202
, that the person knows is false.
(b)
Falsely communicating a terrorist threat is a Class B felony.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-205 - Terrorism

(a)
A person commits the offense of terrorism if, with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by using intimidation or coercion, affect the conduct of a unit or level of government by intimidation or coercion, or retaliate against a civilian population or unit of government for a policy or conduct, the person:
(1)
Knowingly commits an act of terrorism within this state; or
(2)
While outside this state, knowingly commits an act of terrorism that takes effect within this state or produces substantial detrimental effects within this state.
(b)
Terrorism is a Class Y felony.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-206 - Terrorism - Enhanced penalties

(a)
Any person who is found guilty of or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to terrorism, §
5-54-205
, may be subject to an enhanced sentence of an additional term of imprisonment of ten (10) years if the person's acts caused serious physical injury to a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency service technician providing emergency assistance at the scene of the act of terrorism.
(b)
The enhanced portion of the sentence is consecutive to any other sentence imposed.
(c)
Any person sentenced under this section is not eligible for early release on parole, transfer to post-release supervision, or community correction transfer for the enhanced portion of the sentence.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 42, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3; 2007, No. 1047, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-207 - Hindering prosecution of terrorism

(a)
A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution of terrorism if the person renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed terrorism, §
5-54-205
, or causing a catastrophe, §
5-38-202
, when he or she knows that the person to whom he or she rendered criminal assistance engaged in an act of terrorism or caused a catastrophe.
(b)
(1)
Hindering prosecution of terrorism is a Class B felony.
(2)
However, hindering prosecution of terrorism is a Class D felony if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she stands to the person assisted in the relation of:
(A)
Parent, child, brother, or sister or a corresponding step-relationship of the preceding relationships; or
(B)
Husband and wife.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-208 - Exposing the public to toxic biological, chemical, or radioactive substances

(a)
A person commits the offense of exposing the public to toxic biological, chemical, or radioactive substances if the person knowingly delivers or causes the delivery of a biological, chemical, or radioactive substance to a governmental facility, school, business, hospital, office building, or similar facility open to the public with the purpose of causing bodily injury or evacuation of the facility.
(b)
Exposing the public to toxic biological, chemical, or radioactive substances is a Class Y felony.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-209 - Use of a hoax substance or hoax bomb

(a)
A person commits the offense of use of a hoax substance or hoax bomb if the person knowingly delivers or causes the delivery of a hoax substance or hoax bomb to a governmental facility, school, business, hospital, office building, or similar facility open to the public, or to a person's home, business, or place of work, with the purpose of causing anxiety, unrest, fear, personal discomfort, or the evacuation of the governmental facility, school, business, hospital, office building, or similar facility open to the public or the person's home, business, or place of work.
(b)
Use of a hoax substance or hoax bomb is a Class C felony.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 174,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 351,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 54 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-210) › Subchapter 2 - TERRORISM (§§ 5-54-201 — 5-54-210) › Section 5-54-210 - Restitution

In addition to any other restitution ordered under §
5-4-205
, the court may order that a person who violates this subchapter make restitution to the state or any of its political subdivisions for any cleanup costs associated with the commission of any offense in this subchapter.
Acts 2003, No. 1342, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-101 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Medicaid Fraud Act".
Acts 1979, No. 823, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4401.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-103 - Unlawful acts - Classification

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to commit Medicaid fraud as prohibited by §
5-55-111
.
(b)
Medicaid fraud is a:
(1)
Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000);
(2)
Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and
(3)
Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more.
(c)
Otherwise, Medicaid fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 916,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 978,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1979, No. 823, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4403; Acts 1993, No. 1291, § 2; 2003, No. 1122, § 1; 2007, No. 827, § 49.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-105 - Liability of organizations

In naming a person as a defendant under this subchapter, it is expressly intended that all of the provisions of §§
5-2-501
-
5-2-503
apply.
Acts 1979, No. 823, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4405.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-106 - Investigation by Attorney General

The office of the Attorney General is the entity to which a case of suspected Medicaid fraud shall be referred by the Arkansas Medicaid Program or its fiscal agents for the purposes of investigation, civil action, or referral to the prosecuting attorney having criminal jurisdiction in the matter.
Acts 1979, No. 823, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4409; Acts 1995, No. 894, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-108 - Fines

(a)
Any person who is found guilty of or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to Medicaid fraud as described in this subchapter shall pay one (1) of the following fines:
(1)
If no monetary loss is incurred by the Arkansas Medicaid Program, a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each omission or fraudulent act or claim; or
(2)
If a monetary loss is incurred by the Arkansas Medicaid Program, a fine of an amount not less than the amount of the monetary loss to the Arkansas Medicaid Program and not more than three (3) times the amount of the monetary loss to the Arkansas Medicaid Program.
(b)
(1)
The fines described in subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be waived by the prosecuting attorney.
(2)
If the fines are waived, the trier of fact may impose fines under §
5-4-201
.
(c)
All fines assessed under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to the general revenues of the State of Arkansas.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 978,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1979, No. 823, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4406.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-109 - Criminal penalties and civil penalties mutually exclusive

Section 5 -55-107, which provides for additional criminal fines, and the Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act, §
20-77-901
et seq., which provides for civil penalties, shall not both be applied to the same payment received or claim made by any person under the Arkansas Medicaid Program or its fiscal agents.
Acts 1993, No. 1291, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-110 - Suspension of violators

The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may suspend or revoke the provider agreement between the Department of Human Services and a person in the event the person is found guilty of violating a provision of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5128, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 823, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4408; Acts 1993, No. 1291, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-112 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 978,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1993, No. 1291, § 6; 2005, No. 164, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-113 - Reward for information

(a)
The court may pay a person such sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate penalty recovered under this section, as the court may deem just, for information the person may have provided that led to detecting and bringing to trial and punishment a person guilty of violating the Medicaid fraud laws.
(b)
(1)
Upon the disposition of any criminal action relating to a violation of this subchapter in which a penalty is recovered, the Attorney General may petition the court on behalf of a person who may have provided information that led to detecting and bringing to trial and punishment a person guilty of Medicaid fraud to award the person in an amount commensurate with the quality and usefulness of the information determined by the court to have been provided, in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.
(2)
If the Attorney General elects not to petition the court on behalf of the person, the person may petition the court on his or her own behalf.
(c)
Neither the state nor any defendant within the action is liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under this section.
(d)
An employee or fiscal agents charged with the duty of referring or investigating a case of Medicaid fraud who are employed by or contract with any governmental entity are not eligible to receive a reward under this section.
(e)
(1)
The Attorney General may agree to a payment of up to ten percent (10%) of the civil penalty as a reward in any settlement agreement under this section.
(2)
A portion of restitution shall not be used as a reward.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 916,§ 9, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1300, § 1; 2011, No. 1154, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-114 - Special deputy prosecutor

(a)
A prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction over an offense may designate an attorney employed by the office of the Attorney General as a special deputy prosecutor to prosecute any charges related to healthcare fraud or any other charges that may arise from the same factual allegations or may be properly joined under state law.
(b)
(1)
As a special deputy prosecutor, the attorney may issue a subpoena and may administer an oath as provided in §
25-16-705
.
(2)
The subpoena shall be substantially in the form set forth in §
25-16-705(b)
.
(c)
A special deputy prosecutor appointed and functioning as authorized under this section is entitled to the same immunity granted by law to the prosecuting attorney.
(d)
(1)
Appointment as a special deputy prosecutor does not enable the attorney to receive any additional fees or salary from the state for services provided pursuant to the appointment.
(2)
Expenses of the special deputy prosecutor and any fees and costs incurred by the special deputy prosecutor in the prosecution of cases as provided in this section are the responsibility of the Attorney General.
(e)
The prosecuting attorney may revoke the appointment of a special deputy prosecutor at any time.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 978,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 894, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 1 - MEDICAID FRAUD ACT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-115) › Section 5-55-115 - Suspension, exclusion, and illegal Medicaid participation

(a)
It is unlawful for a suspended or excluded individual or organization to participate in the Arkansas Medicaid Program under federal and state laws.
(b)
(1)
A person commits illegal Medicaid participation if:
(A)
Having been suspended from the Arkansas Medicaid Program or placed on a state or federal excluded Medicaid provider list, the person knowingly participates, directly or indirectly, in the Arkansas Medicaid Program; or
(B)
As a certified health provider enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. § 1396
et seq., or as the fiscal agent of the certified health provider, the person employs, or engages as an independent contractor, or engages as a consultant, or otherwise permits the participation in the business activities of the certified health provider, any person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a charge of Medicaid fraud, theft of public benefits, §
5-36-202
, or abuse of adults, §
5-28-101
et seq.
(2)
Illegal Medicaid participation is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 916,§ 10, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 2 - ILLEGAL FOOD COUPONS (§§ 5-55-201 — 5-55-205) › Section 5-55-201 - Traffic in illegal food coupons or vouchers

(a)
(1)
Any individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that issues food coupons in a manner not authorized by federal law and regulations or state law and rules or that uses, transfers, acquires, possesses, or presents any food coupons for payment not authorized by federal and state law or federal regulations and state rules is guilty of a Class D felony.
(2)
However, if the food coupons are of a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), the individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Any individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that issues a voucher used in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in a manner not authorized by federal law and regulations or state law and rules or that uses, transfers, acquires, possesses, or presents any voucher used in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) for payment not authorized by federal and state law or federal regulations and state rules is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
As used in this subchapter, "food coupons" means any printed material, magnetically encoded instrument, or other device or process issued by the Department of Human Services or its successors, the purpose of which is to permit the purchase of food as provided for by the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
7 U.S.C. § 2011
et seq., or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
7 U.S.C. § 2011
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 153, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 714, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4301; Acts 1993, No. 489, § 1; 1995, No. 126, § 1; 1995, No. 345, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 426.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 2 - ILLEGAL FOOD COUPONS (§§ 5-55-201 — 5-55-205) › Section 5-55-202 - Illegal use, transfer, acquisition, or possession of vouchers

Any person who knowingly uses, transfers, acquires, or possesses vouchers in any manner not authorized by the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
42 U.S.C. § 1771
et seq., as amended, or federal regulations and state rules issued pursuant to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
42 U.S.C. § 1771
et seq., if the vouchers are of a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 154, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 714, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4302; Acts 1993, No. 489, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 222.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 2 - ILLEGAL FOOD COUPONS (§§ 5-55-201 — 5-55-205) › Section 5-55-203 - Illegal presentation of food coupons or vouchers for payment

(a)
(1)
Any person who presents or causes to be presented food coupons for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the food coupons to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
7 U.S.C. § 2011
et seq., or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
7 U.S.C. § 2011
et seq., is guilty of a Class D felony.
(2)
However, if the food coupons are of a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person who presents or causes to be presented vouchers for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the vouchers to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
42 U.S.C. § 1771
et seq., as amended, or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
42 U.S.C. § 1771
et seq., is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 155, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 714, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4303; Acts 1993, No. 489, § 3; 2005, No. 1994, § 427.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 2 - ILLEGAL FOOD COUPONS (§§ 5-55-201 — 5-55-205) › Section 5-55-204 - Penalties for food stamp trafficking

In addition to the penalties set forth in this subchapter, any recipient of a food stamp found guilty of a violation set forth in this subchapter is ineligible for further participation in the food stamp program, as follows:
(1)
For a period of one (1) year, upon the first occasion of any offense;
(2)
For a period of two (2) years, upon the second occasion of any offense; and
(3)
Permanently, upon the third occasion of any offense.
Acts 1993, No. 272, § 1; 1997, No. 1058, § 27.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 2 - ILLEGAL FOOD COUPONS (§§ 5-55-201 — 5-55-205) › Section 5-55-205 - Abuse of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

(a)
(1)
A federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participant who intentionally makes a false or misleading statement or intentionally conceals or withholds a fact to obtain a benefit, sells supplemental food or a voucher to, or exchanges supplemental food or a voucher with another individual or entity, receives from a food vendor cash or credit toward the purchase of an unauthorized item or other item of value in lieu of an authorized food, or physically abuses clinic or vendor staff may be disqualified from participation in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) for a specified period of time.
(2)
The Department of Health shall establish sanctions for participant abuse.
(b)
(1)
A vendor who provides cash, an unauthorized food, or other item in lieu of an authorized supplemental food or who charges the state or local agency more for a supplemental food than another customer is charged for the same food item is disqualified from participation in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) for a specified period of time.
(2)
The department shall establish sanctions for vendor abuse.
Acts 1993, No. 489, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 3 - CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS (§ 5-55-301) › Section 5-55-301 - Penalty - Notice - Prosecution

(a)
(1)
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make any material false statement or representation to the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for the purpose of:
(A)
Obtaining any benefit or payment;
(B)
Defeating or wrongfully increasing or wrongfully decreasing any claim for benefit or payment; or
(C)
Aiding and abetting another person in violation of subdivision (a)(1)(A) or subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section.
(2)
Upon conviction, a person who violates subdivision (a)(1) of this section is guilty of a Class D felony.
(b)
A copy of subsection (a) of this section shall be placed on all forms prescribed by the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for the use of a person claiming a benefit, a provider participating in the claims process, and any other party involved in the claims process.
(c)
When the department finds a violation of subsection (a) of this section, the Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination shall refer the matter for appropriate action to the prosecuting attorney of the district where the original claim was filed.
Acts 1995, No. 862, § 6; 2007, No. 827, § 50.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 4 - PENALTIES FOR PLACING NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON PROPERTY ASSESSMENT TO AVOID FEES (§ 5-55-401) › Section 5-55-401 - Penalties

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly place the assessment of property under the name of another person in order to avoid the payment of a fee associated with the property.
(b)
A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 2001, No. 1369, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 5 - LOTTERY FRAUD (§ 5-55-501) › Section 5-55-501 - Lottery fraud

(a)
As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Lottery" means the same as defined in §
23-115-103
of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, §
23-115-101
et seq.; and
(2)
"Ticket or share" means the same as defined in §
23-115-103
of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, §
23-115-101
et seq.
(b)
A person commits the offense of lottery fraud if he or she:
(1)
Falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a ticket or share in a lottery with a purpose to defraud the Office of the Arkansas Lottery; or
(2)
Purposely influences the winning of a lottery prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery equipment or materials.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class D felony.
(d)
In addition to the fine for a conviction under §
5-4-201
, a person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to an additional fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 2, eff. 2/26/2015.
Acts 2011, No. 207, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 6 - ELECTION, PETITION, AND BALLOT FRAUD (§§ 5-55-601 — 5-55-602) › Section 5-55-601 - Petition fraud

(a)
As used in this section, "petition" means a petition under §
3-8-201
et seq., §
3-8-801
et seq., or §
7-9-101
et seq.
(b)
A person commits the offense of petition fraud:
(1)
If the person knowingly:
(A)
Signs a name other than his or her name to a petition;
(B)
Signs his or her name more than one (1) time to a petition; or
(C)
Signs a petition when he or she is not legally entitled to sign the petition;
(2)
If the person acting as a canvasser, notary, sponsor as defined under §
7-9-101
, or agent of a sponsor:
(A)
Signs a name other than his or her own to a petition;
(B)
Prints a name, address, or birth date other than his or her own to a petition unless the signor requires assistance due to disability and the person complies with §
7-9-103
;
(C)
Solicits or obtains a signature to a petition knowing that the person signing is not qualified to sign the petition;
(D)
Knowingly pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for signing a petition as a petitioner;
(E)
Accepts or pays money or anything of value for obtaining signatures on a petition when the person acting as a canvasser, sponsor, or agent of a sponsor knows that the person acting as a canvasser's name or address is not included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under §
7-9-601
; or
(F)
Knowingly misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to sign a petition;
(3)
If the person acting as a canvasser knowingly makes a false statement on a petition verification form;
(4)
If the person acting as a notary knowingly fails to witness a canvasser's affidavit by witnessing the signing of the instrument in person and either personally knowing the signor or by being presented with proof of the identity of the signer; or
(5)
If the person acting as a sponsor files a petition or a part of a petition with the official charged with verifying the signatures knowing that the petition or part of the petition contains one (1) or more false or fraudulent signatures unless each false or fraudulent signature is clearly stricken by the sponsor before filing.
(c)
Petition fraud is a Class D felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 376,§ 1, eff. 3/8/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1432,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-51-201 — 5-56-101) › Chapter 55 - FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 5-55-101 — 5-55-602) › Subchapter 6 - ELECTION, PETITION, AND BALLOT FRAUD (§§ 5-55-601 — 5-55-602) › Section 5-55-602 - Criminal impersonation in an election

(a)
A person commits the offense of criminal impersonation in an election if he or she knowingly impersonates another person in an attempt to vote in a city, school district, county, state, or federal election.
(b)
Criminal impersonation in an election is a Class D felony.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1166,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-60-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-60-125) › Section 5-60-101 - Abuse of a corpse

(a)
A person commits abuse of a corpse if, except as authorized by law, he or she knowingly:
(1)
Disinters, removes, dissects, or mutilates a corpse; or
(2)
(A)
Physically mistreats or conceals a corpse in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities.
(B)
A person who conceals a corpse in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities that results in the corpse remaining concealed is continuing in a course of conduct under §
5-1-109(e)(1)(B)
.
(C)
(i)
As used in this section, "in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities" means in a manner that is outside the normal practices of handling or disposing of a corpse.
(ii)
"In a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities" includes without limitation the dismembering, submerging, or burning of a corpse.
(b)
Abuse of a corpse is a Class C felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2920; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2920; Acts 2011, No. 1003, § 1; 2011, No. 1158, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-60-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-60-125) › Section 5-60-102 - Prohibition on sales and distribution of novelty lighters

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "novelty lighter" means a product commonly used by consumers to ignite cigarettes, cigars, pipes, gas grills, or other combustible material that has entertaining audio or visual features that depict or resemble in physical form or function articles commonly recognized as appealing to or intended for use by children ten (10) years of age or younger, including without limitation lighters that depict or resemble cartoon characters, toys, guns, watches, musical instruments, vehicles, toy animals, food, or beverages or that play musical notes or have flashing lights or other entertaining features.
(2)
"Novelty lighter" does not include:
(A)
A lighter manufactured before 1980; or
(B)
A lighter that lacks a device necessary to produce combustion or a flame.
(b)
(1)
The retail sale, offer of retail sale, gift, or distribution of any novelty lighter in Arkansas is prohibited.
(2)
Subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to a novelty lighter that is:
(A)
Being actively transported through the state; or
(B)
Located in a warehouse closed to the public for purposes of retail sales.
(c)
A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating this section is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense and shall pay court costs.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 232,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 329, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101) › Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-60-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-60-125) › Section 5-60-112 - Misconduct on bus

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Bus" means any passenger bus or coach or other motor vehicle having a seating capacity of not fewer than fifteen (15) passengers operated by a bus transportation company for the purpose of carrying passengers or cargo for hire, but not to include a bus or coach utilized exclusively to transport children to and from schools;
(2)
(A)
"Bus transportation company" means any person, group of persons, or corporation providing for-hire transport to passengers or cargo by a bus upon a highway of this state.
(B)
"Bus transportation company" includes a bus transportation facility owned or operated by a local public body, municipality, public corporation, board, and commission, except a school district established under the laws of this state.
(C)
"Bus transportation company" does not include a company utilizing a bus for transporting children to and from school;
(3)
"Charter" means a group of persons who, pursuant to a common purpose and under a single contract and at a fixed charge for the vehicle in accordance with a bus transportation company's tariff, have acquired the exclusive use of a bus to travel together as a group to a specified destination; and
(4)
(A)
"Passenger" means any person served by a bus transportation company.
(B)
"Passenger" includes a person accompanying or meeting another person who is transported by a bus transportation company and any person shipping or receiving cargo.
(b)
It is unlawful while on a bus for any person to:
(1)
Threaten a breach of the peace;
(2)
Be under the influence of alcohol;
(3)
Be unlawfully under the influence of a controlled substance;
(4)
Ingest or have in his or her possession any controlled substance unless properly prescribed by a physician or medical facility;
(5)
Drink intoxicating liquor of any kind in or upon any passenger bus, except a chartered bus; or
(6)
Fail to obey a reasonable request or order of a bus driver or any authorized bus transportation company representative.
(c)
(1)
If any person violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section, the driver of the bus or person in charge may:
(A)
Stop the bus at the place where the offense is committed or at the next regular or convenient stopping place of the bus; and
(B)
Require the person to leave the bus.
(2)
Any person violating any provision of subsection (b) of this section is deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1983, No. 688, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2924, 41-2925; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 495.