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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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-103 - False swearing generally

(a)
A person commits false swearing if other than in an official proceeding he or she makes a false material statement, knowing it to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law or in an unsworn declaration under the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, §
16-2-201
et seq.
(b)
Lack of knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not a defense to a charge of false swearing.
(c)
False swearing is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 889,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2603; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2603.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-104 - Perjury - Retraction

(a)
It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the defendant retracted his or her false material statement:
(1)
In a manner showing a complete and voluntary retraction of the statement;
(2)
During the course of the same official proceeding in which the statement was made; and
(3)
Before the subject matter of the official proceeding was submitted to the ultimate trier of fact.
(b)
A statement made in a separate hearing at a separate stage of the same case or administrative proceeding is deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding.
(c)
Any person who in making a retraction causes termination of any official proceeding by reason of prejudice to a legal right of a party to the official proceeding is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2606; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2606.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-105 - Perjury or false swearing - Oath

It is no defense to a prosecution under §§
5-53-102
and
5-53-103
that:
(1)
The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or
(2)
The person administering the oath lacked authority to administer the oath if the taking of the oath was required by law.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2607; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2607.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-106 - Perjury or false swearing - Inconsistent statements

(a)
When a person charged with perjury or false swearing has made inconsistent material statements under oath and affecting the same matter or transaction, all the several inconsistent material statements may be charged in different counts of the same indictment or information.
(b)
Proof of the inconsistency of statements is of itself evidence that one (1) of the statements is false, and it is not necessary to sustain a conviction to establish which statement is false.
(c)
If one (1) inconsistent statement, if false, would constitute perjury and the other inconsistent statement, if false, would constitute only false swearing, the defendant may be convicted only of false swearing.
(d)
Nothing in this section prevents a conviction of perjury when proof of perjury is established by evidence other than proof of inconsistent statements.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2604; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2604.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-107 - Perjury or false swearing - Proof

Except for a prosecution based upon inconsistent statements, in any prosecution for perjury or false swearing falsity of a statement may not be established solely through contradiction by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2605; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2605.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-108 - Witness bribery

(a)
A person commits witness bribery if he or she:
(1)
Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:
(A)
Influencing the testimony of that person;
(B)
Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or
(C)
Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned; or
(2)
Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the conferring of the benefit is prohibited by this section.
(b)
Witness bribery is a Class B felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1017,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2608; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2608.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-109 - Intimidating a witness

(a)
A person commits the offense of intimidating a witness if he or she threatens a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:
(1)
Influencing the testimony of that person;
(2)
Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or
(3)
Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned.
(b)
Intimidating a witness is a Class B felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1017,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2609; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2609.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-110 - Tampering

(a)
A person commits the offense of tampering if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he or she induces or attempts to induce another person to:
(1)
Testify or inform falsely;
(2)
Withhold any unprivileged testimony, information, document, or thing regardless of the admissibility under the rules of evidence of the testimony, information, document, or thing and notwithstanding the relevance or probative value of the testimony, information, document, or thing to an investigation;
(3)
Elude legal process summoning that person to testify or supply evidence, regardless of whether the legal process was lawfully issued; or
(4)
Absent himself or herself from any proceeding or investigation to which that person has been summoned.
(b)
(1)
Tampering under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a Class D felony.
(2)
Otherwise, tampering is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1017,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2610; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2610; Acts 2007, No. 827, § 45.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-111 - Tampering with physical evidence

(a)
A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if he or she alters, destroys, suppresses, removes, or conceals any record, document, or thing with the purpose of impairing its verity, legibility, or availability in any official proceeding or investigation.
(b)
(1)
Tampering with physical evidence is a Class D felony if the person impairs or obstructs the prosecution or defense of a felony.
(2)
Otherwise, tampering with physical evidence is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2611; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2611.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-112 - Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror

(a)
A person commits the offense of retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror if he or she harms or threatens to harm another by any unlawful act in retaliation for anything lawfully done in the capacity of witness, informant, or juror.
(b)
Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror is a Class C felony.
(c)
"Informant" means a person who provides information to any law enforcement agency in an effort to assist the law enforcement agency in solving a crime or apprehending a person suspected of a criminal offense.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1017,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2612; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2612; Acts 1997, No. 1238, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 465.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-113 - Juror bribery

(a)
A person commits juror bribery if he or she:
(1)
Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a juror with the purpose of influencing the juror's vote, decision, or other action as a juror; or
(2)
Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the receipt of the benefit is prohibited by this section.
(b)
Juror bribery is a Class C felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2613; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2613.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-114 - Intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant

(a)
A person commits the offense of intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant if he or she threatens a juror, a witness, or an informant with the purpose of influencing the juror's vote or decision or the witness's or informant's statement or testimony.
(b)
Intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant is a Class B felony.
(c)
"Informant" means a person who provides information to any law enforcement agency in an effort to assist the law enforcement agency in solving crimes and apprehending persons suspected of criminal offenses.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1017,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2614; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2614; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 466.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-115 - Jury tampering

(a)
A person commits the offense of jury tampering if he or she attempts directly or indirectly to communicate with a juror, other than as a part of the official proceedings in which the juror is participating, with the purpose of influencing the juror's vote, decision, or other action as a juror.
(b)
Juror tampering is a Class C felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1017,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2615; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2615.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-116 - Simulating legal process

(a)
A person commits the offense of simulating legal process if, with the purpose of obtaining anything of value, he or she knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another a request, demand, or notice that simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state.
(b)
Simulating legal process is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2616; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2616.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-131 - Frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecutions

(a)
Any officer or any person who knowingly brings or aids and encourages another person to bring a frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecution upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Any officer or any person who knowingly brings or aids or encourages another person to bring a frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecution seeking to subject a person to delayed release under §
5-4-405
upon conviction is guilty of a Class C felony.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 681,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1871, No. 31, § 5, p. 96; C. & M. Dig., § 2765; Pope's Dig., § 3470; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2651; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 452.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-132 - Misconduct in selecting or summoning jurors

Any person whose duty it is to select or summon any jurors in any court or before any officer who is guilty of any unlawful, partial, or improper conduct in selecting or summoning any juror is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
Rev. Stat., ch. 44, div. 5, art. 2, § 5; C. & M. Dig., § 2565; Pope's Dig., § 3245; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2652; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-134) › Section 5-53-133 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 600,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1941, No. 365, §§ 1-4; 1951, No. 358, §§ 4-6; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2653 -- 41-2656; Acts 1995, No. 1296, § 6; 2005, No. 1994, § 425.
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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 2 - THREATENING A JUDICIAL OFFICIAL OR JUROR (§§ 5-53-201 — 5-53-202) › Section 5-53-201 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Immediate family" means the spouse or child of a judicial official or juror;
(2)
"Judicial official" means any:
(A)
District judge, circuit judge, or Court of Appeals judge;
(B)
Supreme Court Justice; or
(C)
Person authorized to hear evidence under oath; and
(3)
"Juror" means any citizen of the state impaneled as a grand juror or petit juror.
Acts 2003, No. 1313, § 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 53 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 5-53-101 — 5-53-202) › Subchapter 2 - THREATENING A JUDICIAL OFFICIAL OR JUROR (§§ 5-53-201 — 5-53-202) › Section 5-53-202 - Threatening a judicial official or juror - Penalty

(a)
A person commits the offense of threatening a judicial official or juror if the person directly or indirectly utters or otherwise makes a threat toward another person whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be a:
(1)
Judicial official;
(2)
Juror; or
(3)
Member of the immediate family of a judicial official or juror.
(b)
(1)
Threatening a judicial official or juror is a Class B felony if the person threatens:
(A)
To cause death or serious physical injury to a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family; or
(B)
Substantial damage to property owned or possessed by a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family.
(2)
Threatening a judicial official or juror is a Class C felony if the person threatens:
(A)
To cause physical injury to a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family; or
(B)
Damage to property owned or possessed by a judicial official, juror, or any member of a judicial official's or juror's immediate family.
(c)
It is an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this subchapter that at the time the defendant engaged in the conduct, the threat did not relate to the person's status or actions as a:
(1)
Judicial official;
(2)
Juror; or
(3)
Member of the immediate family of a judicial official or juror.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 736,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 2003, No. 1313, § 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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-102 - Obstructing governmental operations

(a)
A person commits the offense of obstructing governmental operations if the person:
(1)
Knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the performance of any governmental function;
(2)
Knowingly refuses to provide information requested by an employee of a governmental agency relating to the investigation of a case brought under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act,
42 U.S.C. § 651
et seq., and is the physical custodian of the child in the case;
(3)
Fails to submit to court-ordered scientific testing by a noninvasive procedure to determine the paternity of a child in a case brought under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act,
42 U.S.C. § 651
et seq.; or
(4)
Falsely identifies himself or herself to a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer.
(b)
(1)
Obstructing governmental operations by using or threatening to use physical force is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
A second or subsequent offense of obstructing governmental operations under subdivision (a)(4) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3)
Otherwise, obstructing governmental operations is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c)
This section does not apply to:
(1)
Unlawful flight by a person charged with an offense;
(2)
Refusal to submit to arrest;
(3)
Any means of avoiding compliance with the law not involving affirmative interference with a governmental function unless specifically set forth in this section; or
(4)
Obstruction, impairment, or hindrance of what a person reasonably believes is a public servant's unlawful action.
(d)
(1)
As used in this section, "code enforcement officer" means an individual charged with the duty of enforcing a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation as defined by a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation.
(2)
"Code enforcement officer" includes a municipal animal control officer.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2802; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2802; Acts 1995, No. 1182, § 1; 1999, No. 577, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 453; 2007, No. 163, § 1; 2009, No. 342, § 1; 2009, No. 748, § 25.
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 5-54-103 - Resisting arrest - Refusal to submit to arrest

(a)
(1)
A person commits the offense of resisting arrest if he or she knowingly resists a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer effecting an arrest.
(2)
As used in this subsection, "resists" means using or threatening to use physical force or any other means that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to any person.
(3)
It is no defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the law enforcement officer lacked legal authority to make the arrest if the law enforcement officer was acting under color of his or her official authority.
(4)
Resisting arrest is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
(1)
A person commits the offense of refusal to submit to arrest if he or she knowingly refuses to submit to arrest by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer effecting an arrest.
(2)
As used in this subsection, "refuses" means active or passive refusal.
(3)
It is no defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the law enforcement officer lacked legal authority to make the the arrest if the law enforcement officer was acting under color of his or her official authority.
(4)
Refusal to submit to arrest is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2803; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2803; Acts 1987, No. 261, § 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 5-54-104 - Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer

(a)
(1)
A person commits the offense of interference with a law enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a law enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties.
(2)
A person commits the offense of interference with a code enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a code enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties.
(b)
(1)
Interference with a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer is a Class C felony if:
(A)
The person uses or threatens to use deadly physical force; or
(B)
The person is assisted by one (1) or more other persons and physical injury to the law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer results.
(2)
Otherwise, interference with a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
(1)
As used in this section, "code enforcement officer" means an individual charged with the duty of enforcing a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation as defined by a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation.
(2)
"Code enforcement officer" includes an animal control officer.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2804; 1977, No. 360, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2804; Acts 2009, No. 343, § 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 5-54-106 - Aiding consummation of offense

(a)
A person commits an offense under this section if he or she knowingly aids another person by:
(1)
Safeguarding or securing the proceeds of an offense; or
(2)
Converting the proceeds of an offense into negotiable funds.
(b)
(1)
A person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class D felony if the conduct of the person aided in violation of this section constitutes a felony of any class.
(2)
Otherwise, a violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2806; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2806.
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 5-54-107 - Compounding

(a)
A person commits the offense of compounding if he or she:
(1)
Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for refraining from reporting to a law enforcement authority the commission or suspected commission of any offense or information relating to an offense; or
(2)
Offers, confers, or agrees to confer a benefit and the receipt of the benefit is prohibited by this section.
(b)
Compounding is a:
(1)
Class B felony if the offense concealed is a Class Y felony;
(2)
Class C felony if the offense concealed is a Class A felony;
(3)
Class D felony if the offense concealed is:
(A)
A Class B felony;
(B)
A Class C felony;
(C)
A Class D felony; or
(D)
An unclassified felony; or
(4)
Class B misdemeanor if the offense concealed is a misdemeanor of any class.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2807; 1977, No. 360, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2807; Acts 1991, No. 1049, § 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 5-54-108 - Hindering prosecution and compounding - No defense

It is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution or compounding that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted, or punished.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2808; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2808.
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 5-54-109 - Refusing to assist law enforcement officer

(a)
A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense.
(b)
Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2809; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2809.
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 5-54-110 - First degree escape

(a)
A person commits the offense of first degree escape if:
(1)
At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, aided by another person actually present, he or she uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from:
(A)
Custody;
(B)
A correctional facility;
(C)
A juvenile detention facility; or
(D)
A youth services program; or
(2)
At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, he or she uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon in escaping from:
(A)
Custody;
(B)
A correctional facility;
(C)
A juvenile detention facility; or
(D)
A youth services program.
(b)
(1)
First degree escape is a Class A felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of:
(A)
The Division of Correction;
(B)
The Division of Community Correction; or
(C)
A law enforcement agency.
(2)
Otherwise first degree escape is a Class C felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 676, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2810; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2810; Acts 1997, No. 1229, § 3; 1997, No. 1299, § 3; 2003, No. 1348, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 254; 2009, No. 478, § 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 5-54-111 - Second degree escape

(a)
A person commits the offense of second degree escape if he or she:
(1)
At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from custody;
(2)
Having been found guilty of a felony, escapes from custody;
(3)
Escapes from a correctional facility;
(4)
Escapes from a juvenile detention facility; or
(5)
Escapes from a youth services program.
(b)
(1)
Second degree escape is a Class B felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of:
(A)
The Division of Correction;
(B)
The Division of Community Correction; or
(C)
A law enforcement agency.
(2)
Otherwise second degree escape is a Class D felony.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 677, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2811; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2811; Acts 1997, No. 1229, § 4; 1997, No. 1299, § 4; 2003, No. 1348, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 255; 2009, No. 478, § 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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-112 - Third degree escape

(a)
A person commits the offense of third degree escape if he or she escapes from custody.
(b)
It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person escaping was in custody pursuant to an unlawful arrest.
(c)
(1)
Third degree escape is a Class C felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of:
(A)
The Division of Correction;
(B)
The Division of Community Correction; or
(C)
A law enforcement agency.
(2)
Otherwise third degree escape is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 678, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2812; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2812; Acts 2009, No. 478, § 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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-54-101 — 5-54-134) › Section 5-54-113 - Permitting escape in the first degree

(a)
A public servant responsible for supervision of persons detained in correctional facilities or in custody commits the offense of permitting escape in the first degree if he or she knowingly permits the escape of a person known to be detained in a correctional facility or in custody pursuant to an arrest for, or a charge or conviction of, a felony of any class.
(b)
Permitting escape in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2813; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2813.
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 5-54-115 - Permitting escape or unauthorized departure in the second degree

(a)
A public servant is responsible for the supervision of persons from:
(1)
A correctional facility;
(2)
Custody; or
(3)
Pursuant to a court order or petition in:
(A)
The Arkansas State Hospital; or
(B)
A juvenile detention facility or youth services program.
(b)
A public servant, as listed in subdivision (a)(3) of this section, commits the offense of permitting escape or unauthorized departure in the second degree if he or she recklessly permits a person to escape or make an unauthorized departure.
(c)
Permitting escape or unauthorized departure in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2815; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2815; Acts 1997, No. 1229, § 5; 1997, No. 1299, § 5; 2005, No. 1994, § 329.
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 5-54-116 - Aiding an unauthorized departure

(a)
A person commits the offense of aiding an unauthorized departure if, not being an inmate in a youth services program, a youth services facility, or the Arkansas State Hospital, he or she knowingly aids another person in making or attempting to make an unauthorized departure from a juvenile detention facility, a youth services program, or the Arkansas State Hospital.
(b)
(1)
Aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class C felony if the person aiding an unauthorized departure uses physical force or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon.
(2)
Otherwise, aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2816; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2816; Acts 1997, No. 1229, § 6; 1997, No. 1299, § 6; 2005, No. 1994, § 256.
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 5-54-117 - Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape

(a)
A person commits the offense of assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape if, with the purpose of facilitating escape, he or she:
(1)
Introduces an implement for escape into a correctional facility;
(2)
Provides an inmate in a correctional facility with an implement for escape;
(3)
Provides a person in custody with an implement for escape;
(4)
Provides transportation of any kind that is used in the commission or furtherance of an escape from a correctional facility;
(5)
Furnishes food, clothing, finances, or other aid to a person who escaped from a correctional facility; or
(6)
Provides shelter or housing to a person who escaped from a correctional facility.
(b)
(1)
Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class B felony if the implement for escape provided is a deadly weapon.
(2)
Otherwise assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape is a Class C felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2817; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2817; Acts 2009, No. 478, § 4; 2011, No. 1120, § 11.
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 5-54-118 - Furnishing implement for unauthorized departure

(a)
A person commits the offense of furnishing an implement for unauthorized departure if, with the purpose of facilitating an unauthorized departure, he or she:
(1)
Introduces an implement for unauthorized departure into the Arkansas State Hospital or a youth services program; or
(2)
Provides a person detained in the Arkansas State Hospital or a youth services program with an implement for unauthorized departure.
(b)
(1)
Furnishing an implement for unauthorized departure is a Class C felony if the implement furnished is a deadly weapon.
(2)
Otherwise, furnishing an implement for unauthorized departure is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2818; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2818; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 257.
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 5-54-120 - Failure to appear

(a)
As used in this section, "pending charge" means a charge that results from an arrest or issuance of a citation or criminal summons, or after the filing of a criminal information or indictment and that has not been resolved by acquittal, conviction, dismissal, or nolle prosequi.
(b)
A person commits the offense of failure to appear if he or she fails to appear without reasonable excuse subsequent to having been:
(1)
Cited or summonsed as an accused; or
(2)
Lawfully set at liberty upon condition that he or she appear at a specified time, place, and court.
(c)
Failure to appear is a:
(1)
Class C felony if the required appearance was in regard to a pending charge or disposition of a felony charge either before or after a determination of guilt of the felony charge;
(2)
Class D felony if the required appearance was in regard to an order to appear issued before a revocation hearing under §
16-93-307
and the defendant was placed on probation or received a suspended sentence for a felony offense;
(3)
Class A misdemeanor if the required appearance was in regard to a pending charge or disposition of a Class A misdemeanor charge either before or after a determination of guilt of the Class A misdemeanor charge;
(4)
Class B misdemeanor if the required appearance was in regard to a pending charge or disposition of a Class B misdemeanor charge either before or after a determination of guilt of the Class B misdemeanor charge;
(5)
Class B misdemeanor if the required appearance was in regard to a pending charge or disposition of a Class C misdemeanor charge either before or after a determination of guilt of the Class C misdemeanor charge;
(6)
Unclassified misdemeanor with the same penalty as the unclassified misdemeanor in the pending charge or disposition if the required appearance was in regard to a pending charge or disposition of an unclassified misdemeanor either before or after a determination of guilt on the unclassified misdemeanor charge; and
(7)
Class C misdemeanor if the required appearance was in regard to a pending charge or disposition of a violation either before or after a determination of guilt of the violation charge.
(d)
This section does not apply to an order to appear imposed as a condition of suspension or probation under §
5-4-303
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 322,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1155,§ 9, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 538,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1193,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2820; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2820; Acts 1991, No. 916, § 1; 2011, No. 514, § 1; 2011, No. 570, § 32.
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 5-54-121 - Tampering with a public record

(a)
A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record if, with the purpose of impairing the verity, legibility, or availability of a public record, he or she knowingly:
(1)
Makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or
(2)
Erases, obliterates, removes, destroys, or conceals a public record.
(b)
(1)
(A)
Tampering with a public record is a Class C felony if the public record is a court record.
(B)
Tampering with a public record is a Class B felony if the public record is a court record and the person broke into any building or structure with the intent of tampering with a court record located in the building or structure.
(2)
Otherwise, tampering with a public record is a Class D felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2821; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2821; Acts 1987, No. 37, § 1; 1999, No. 1104, § 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 5-54-122 - Filing false report with law enforcement agency

(a)
As used in this section, "report" means any communication, either written or oral, sworn or unsworn.
(b)
A person commits the offense of filing a false report if he or she files a report with any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office of any alleged criminal wrongdoing on the part of another person knowing that the report is false.
(c)
(1)
Filing a false report is a Class D felony if:
(A)
The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony;
(B)
The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor;
(C)
Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report;
(D)
The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity;
(E)
The false report results in another person being arrested; or
(F)
The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under §
5-4-405
.
(2)
Otherwise, filing a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 681,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1989, No. 690, §§ 1-3; 2007, No. 827, § 46.
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 5-54-125 - Fleeing

(a)
If a person knows that his or her immediate arrest or detention is being attempted by a duly authorized law enforcement officer, it is the lawful duty of the person to refrain from fleeing, either on foot or by means of any vehicle or conveyance.
(b)
Fleeing is a separate offense and is not considered a lesser included offense or component offense with relation to other offenses which may occur simultaneously with the fleeing.
(c)
Fleeing on foot is considered a Class C misdemeanor, except under the following conditions:
(1)
If the defendant has been previously convicted of fleeing on foot anytime within the past one-year period, a subsequent fleeing on foot offense is a Class B misdemeanor;
(2)
If property damage occurs as a direct result of the fleeing on foot, the fleeing on foot offense is a Class A misdemeanor; or
(3)
If serious physical injury occurs to any person as a direct result of the fleeing on foot, the fleeing on foot offense is a Class D felony.
(d)
(1)
(A)
Fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance is considered a Class A misdemeanor.
(B)
A person convicted under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this section shall serve a minimum of two (2) days in jail.
(2)
Fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance is considered a Class D felony if the person operated the vehicle or conveyance in excess of the posted speed limit.
(3)
Fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance is considered a Class C felony if, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, a person purposely operates the vehicle or conveyance in such a manner that creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person.
(4)
If serious physical injury to any person occurs as a direct result of fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance, the fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance offense is a Class B felony.
(e)
In addition to any other penalty, if the defendant is convicted of violating subsection (d) of this section, the court shall instruct the Office of Driver Services of the Department of Finance and Administration to suspend or revoke the defendant's driver's license for at least six (6) months but not more than one (1) year.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 734,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 722,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 887,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1977, No. 196, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2822, 41-2823; Acts 1993, No. 1217, § 1; 1995, No. 410, § 1; 2009, No. 1304, § 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 5-54-126 - Killing or injuring animals used by law enforcement or search and rescue dogs

(a)
Any person who:
(1)
Purposely kills or physically injures;
(2)
Purposely causes physical contact that is of a nature likely to cause physical injury to; or
(3)
Attempts to cause physical contact that is of a nature likely to cause physical injury to, any animal owned by or used by a law enforcement agency or any search and rescue dog upon conviction is guilty of a Class D felony.
(b)
A person who purposely interferes with or obstructs an animal owned by or used by a law enforcement agency or a search and rescue dog used by a law enforcement officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
As used in this section, "search and rescue dog" means a dog:
(1)
In training for or trained for the purpose of search and rescue;
(2)
Owned by an independent handler or member of a search and rescue team;
(3)
Used in conjunction with a local law enforcement organization or an emergency services organization for the purpose of locating a missing person or evidence of arson;
(4)
Trained for the purpose of locating controlled substances; or
(5)
Trained to assist in the apprehension of persons alleged to have violated any law.
(d)
A person guilty of violating this section is also required to make restitution to the law enforcement agency or owner of the animal that suffered a loss due to the violation, including without limitation reimbursement for veterinary bills, and the replacement cost of the animal if the animal is permanently disabled or killed as a result of the violation.
Acts 1985, No. 446, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2858, 41-2859; Acts 1987, No. 884, § 1; 1999, No. 571, § 1; 2009, No. 530, § 1.