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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 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS LAW ON OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-401 — 5-68-416) › Section 5-68-413 - Contempt

Any respondent or any officer, agent, servant, employee, or attorney of the respondent or any person in active concert or participation by contract or arrangement with the respondent, that receives actual notice, by personal service or otherwise, of any injunction or restraining order entered pursuant to §
5-68-412
and that disobeys any provision of the injunction or restraining order is guilty of contempt of court.
Acts 1961, No. 261, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3574.
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 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS LAW ON OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-401 — 5-68-416) › Section 5-68-414 - Extradition

In any case in which a circuit court has entered its judgment, pursuant to §
5-68-411
, that the mailable matter in question is obscene, and a charge of continuing violation is brought against a person that, being a respondent to the judgment, cannot be found in this state, the Governor shall demand the person's extradition from the executive authority of the state where the person may be found pursuant to the laws of this state unless the person has appealed from the judgment and the appeal has not been finally determined.
Acts 1961, No. 261, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3575.
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 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS LAW ON OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-401 — 5-68-416) › Section 5-68-415 - Possession of things enumerated in section 5-68-405 creates a presumption

(a)
(1)
The possession of any three (3) of the things enumerated in §
5-68-405
, except the possession of them for the purpose of return to the person from whom received, creates a presumption that the things are intended for sale or commercial distribution, exhibition, or gift.
(2)
However, the presumption under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is rebuttable.
(b)
The burden of proof that the possession of the things is for the purpose of return to the person from whom received is on the possessor.
Acts 1961, No. 261, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3576.
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 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS LAW ON OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-401 — 5-68-416) › Section 5-68-416 - Nonresidents subject to jurisdiction

In order to protect the morals and general welfare of the citizens and residents of this state against obscene printed or written matter or material originating outside this state, it is the purpose of this section to subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state those persons that are responsible for the importation of obscene printed or written matter or material into this state and, by that act, submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any action authorized by §
5-68-406
.
Acts 1961, No. 261, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3577.
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 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503) › Subchapter 5 - SELLING OR LOANING PORNOGRAPHY TO MINORS (§§ 5-68-501 — 5-68-503) › Section 5-68-502 - Selling, loaning, or displaying pornography to minors

(a)
It is unlawful for any person, including without limitation any person having custody, control, or supervision of any commercial establishment, to knowingly:
(1)
(A)
Display material that is harmful to minors in such a way that the material is exposed to the view of a minor as part of the invited general public.
(B)
However, a person is deemed not to have displayed material harmful to minors if:
(i)
The material is kept behind devices commonly known as "blinder racks" so that the lower two-thirds (2/3) of the material is not exposed to view; or
(ii)
Material harmful to minors is not contained on the front cover, back cover, or binding of the displayed material;
(2)
(A)
Sell, furnish, present, distribute, allow to view, or otherwise disseminate to a minor with or without consideration any material that is harmful to minors.
(B)
However, the prohibition under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section does not apply to any dissemination:
(i)
By a parent, guardian, or relative within the third degree of consanguinity of the minor; or
(ii)
With the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor; or
(3)
(A)
Present to a minor or participate in presenting to a minor with or without consideration any performance that is harmful to minors.
(B)
However, the prohibition under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section does not apply to any dissemination:
(i)
By a parent, guardian, or relative within the third degree of consanguinity to the minor; or
(ii)
With the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor.
(b)
A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1263,§ 19, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1969, No. 133, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3582; Acts 1999, No. 1263, § 2; 2003, No. 858, § 1; 2007, No. 579, § 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 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503) › Subchapter 5 - SELLING OR LOANING PORNOGRAPHY TO MINORS (§§ 5-68-501 — 5-68-503) › Section 5-68-503 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2015, No. 1263,§ 20, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1969, No. 133, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3583; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 382.
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 69 - OIL AND GAS (§§ 5-69-101 — 5-69-103) › Section 5-69-101 - Extension of gas pipe without permission

(a)
It is declared to be unlawful for any person in any manner to change, extend, or alter, or to cause to be changed, extended, or altered, any service or other pipe or attachment of any kind, by or through which natural or artificial gas is furnished from the gas mains or pipes of any person, company, or corporation without first securing from that person, company, or corporation written permission to make the change, extension, or alteration.
(b)
Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1905, No. 242, §§ 4, 5, p. 635; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2481, 2482; Pope's Dig., §§ 3120, 3121; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-3651, 41-3652; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 467.
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 69 - OIL AND GAS (§§ 5-69-101 — 5-69-103) › Section 5-69-102 - Carbon black

(a)
The use of natural gas within the State of Arkansas for the purpose of obtaining the carbon black content by the process of burning is prohibited.
(b)
The erection, enlargement, maintenance, and operation of any plant in the State of Arkansas for the purpose of burning natural gas to obtain from the natural gas the carbon black content is prohibited within this state.
(c)
No person, firm, or corporation owning or operating any gas well within this state shall:
(1)
Use any part of the gas produced from the gas well for the purpose of obtaining the carbon black content of the gas by the process of burning; or
(2)
Sell or deliver any part of the gas produced from the gas well to any other person, firm, or corporation for use by that person, firm, or corporation in obtaining the carbon black content of the gas by the process of burning the gas.
(d)
(1)
The erection, maintenance, or operation of any carbon black plant in violation of this section or the use, sale, or delivery of any natural gas from any gas well in this state in violation of a provision of this section is declared a public nuisance.
(2)
The Attorney General and the several prosecuting attorneys of this state shall proceed in the name of the State of Arkansas in any court of competent jurisdiction by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy for the abatement of a public nuisance under subdivision (d)(1) of this section.
(e)
(1)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(2)
Each day that any plant is operated for the purpose of manufacturing carbon black or each day that any gas is used, sold, or delivered from any gas well in violation of a provision of this section is deemed a separate offense.
(f)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of casing-head gas, produced from any oil well, in the manufacture of carbon black.
Acts 1925, No. 350, §§ 1-6; Pope's Dig., §§ 3122-3127; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-3653 -- 41-3658; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 56; 2007, No. 827, § 91.
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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Advances prostitution" means a person if, acting other than as a prostitute or a patron of a prostitute, that person knowingly:
(A)
Causes or aids a person to commit or engage in prostitution;
(B)
Procures or solicits a patron for prostitution;
(C)
Provides a person or premises for prostitution purposes;
(D)
Operates or assists in the operation of a house of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise; or
(E)
Engages in any other conduct designed to institute, aid, or facilitate an act or enterprise of prostitution;
(2)
"Physical force" means any bodily impact, restraint, or confinement or the threat of bodily impact, restraint, or confinement;
(3)
"Profits from prostitution" means a person if, acting other than as a prostitute receiving compensation for personally rendered prostitution services, the person accepts or receives money or other property pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any person in which the person participates or is to participate in the proceeds of prostitution; and
(4)
"Sexual activity" means sexual intercourse, deviate sexual activity, or sexual contact as defined in §
5-14-101
.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3001; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3001.
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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-102 - Prostitution

(a)
A person commits prostitution if in return for or in expectation of a fee he or she engages in or agrees or offers to engage in sexual activity with any other person.
(b)
Prostitution is a:
(1)
Class B misdemeanor for the first offense; and
(2)
Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense under this section.
(c)
It is not an offense under this section if at the time of the person's commission of or arrest for an act that meets the elements of the offense of prostitution, the person was a victim of trafficking of persons, §
5-18-103
.
(d)
(1)
If a law enforcement agency is investigating an offense under this section that has allegedly been committed by a minor, the law enforcement agency shall make every effort to determine whether the minor, at the time of the offense, was a victim of trafficking of persons, §
5-18-103
.
(2)
If a determination under subdivision (d)(1) of this section is made that the minor was a victim of trafficking of persons, §
5-18-103
, the law enforcement agency investigating the offense shall immediately notify the prosecuting attorney.
(e)
(1)
In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of:
(A)
One thousand dollars ($1,000) if convicted of a Class B misdemeanor; or
(B)
Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) if convicted of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
Fine payments received under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and
(B)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1020,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1257,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 133,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 132,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3002; 1981, No. 816, § 1; 1983, No. 414, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3002.
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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-103 - Sexual solicitation

(a)
A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation if he or she:
(1)
Offers or agrees to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person; or
(2)
Solicits or requests a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her in return for a fee.
(b)
Sexual solicitation is an unclassified misdemeanor with the following sentences:
(1)
For a first offense:
(A)
No more than ninety (90) days' imprisonment;
(B)
A fine of no more than two thousand dollars ($2,000); or
(C)
Both imprisonment and a fine; and
(2)
For a second or subsequent offense:
(A)
No more than one (1) year of imprisonment;
(B)
A fine of no more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500); or
(C)
Both imprisonment and a fine.
(c)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person engaged in an act of sexual solicitation as a result of being a victim of trafficking of persons, §
5-18-103
.
(d)
(1)
In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(2)
Fine payments received under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and
(B)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 765,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1257,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1157,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 133,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 132,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3003; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3003; Acts 1999, No. 591, § 1; 2009, No. 428, § 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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-104 - Promoting prostitution in the first degree

(a)
A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree if he or she knowingly:
(1)
Advances prostitution by compelling a person by physical force or intimidation to engage in prostitution or profits from such coercive conduct by another; or
(2)
Advances prostitution or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(b)
Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a:
(1)
Class D felony under subdivision (a)(1) of this section;
(2)
Class B felony under subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(c)
(1)
In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(2)
Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and
(B)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 46, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3004; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3004.
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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-105 - Promoting prostitution in the second degree

(a)
A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the second degree if he or she knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution by managing, supervising, controlling, or owning, either alone or in association with another, a house of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise involving two (2) or more prostitutes.
(b)
Promoting prostitution in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
(1)
In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(2)
Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and
(B)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3005; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3005.
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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-106 - Promoting prostitution in the third degree

(a)
A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the third degree if:
(1)
Having a possessory or proprietary interest in premises that he or she knows is being used for prostitution, the person fails to make reasonable effort to halt or abate the use for prostitution; or
(2)
He or she knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution.
(b)
Promoting prostitution in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c)
(1)
In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2)
Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and
(B)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 11, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3006; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3006.
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 70 - PROSTITUTION (§§ 5-70-101 — 5-70-107) › Section 5-70-107 - Sexual solicitation of a minor

(a)
A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation of a minor if he or she:
(1)
Offers or agrees to pay a fee or provide a thing of value to a person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor to engage in sexual activity with the person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor;
(2)
Offers or agrees to pay a fee or provide a thing of value to another person for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor;
(3)
Solicits, offers, or agrees to accept a fee or a thing of value from another person for the purpose of allowing the other person to engage in sexual activity with a person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor; or
(4)
Pays a fee or provides a thing of value to a person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor or another person for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with the person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor.
(b)
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor in good faith reasonably believed that the minor was eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(c)
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the minor consented to the sexual activity.
(d)
Sexual solicitation of a minor is a Class B felony.
(e)
(1)
In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(2)
Fine payments received under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and
(B)
Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.
Added by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-201 - Riot

(a)
A person commits the offense of riot if, with two (2) or more other persons, he or she knowingly engages in tumultuous or violent conduct that creates a substantial risk of:
(1)
Causing public alarm;
(2)
Disrupting the performance of a governmental function; or
(3)
Damaging or injuring property or a person.
(b)
(1)
Riot is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
A person convicted of riot shall be sentenced to a minimum of thirty (30) days of imprisonment for which the defendant is required to serve at least thirty (30) days before being released from imprisonment and shall be ordered to pay restitution for any physical injury, damage, or loss incurred as a result of the offense.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1014,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2902; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2902.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-202 - Aggravated riot

(a)
A person commits the offense of aggravated riot if he or she commits the offense of riot when:
(1)
The person knowingly possesses a deadly weapon; or
(2)
The person knows that another person with whom he or she is acting possesses a deadly weapon.
(b)
(1)
Aggravated riot is a Class D felony.
(2)
A person convicted of aggravated riot shall be sentenced to a minimum of forty-five (45) days' imprisonment and shall be ordered to pay restitution for any physical injury, damage, or loss incurred as a result of the offense.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1014,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2903; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2903; Acts 2007, No. 827, § 92.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-203 - Inciting riot

(a)
A person commits the offense of inciting riot if he or she knowingly:
(1)
By speech or conduct urges others to participate in a riot under circumstances that produce a clear and present danger that they will participate in a riot; or
(2)
Gives commands, instructions, or signals to others in furtherance of a riot.
(b)
(1)
Inciting riot is a Class D felony if physical injury to a person or damage to property results from the offense.
(2)
(A)
Otherwise, inciting riot is a Class A misdemeanor.
(B)
In addition to any other sentence imposed under this section, a person convicted of inciting riot shall be ordered to pay restitution for any physical injury, damage, or loss incurred as a result of the offense.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1014,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2904; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2904.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-204 - Arming rioters

(a)
A person commits the offense of arming rioters if he or she:
(1)
Furnishes a deadly weapon or explosive device to another person knowing the deadly weapon or explosive device is to be used in a riot; or
(2)
Instructs another person in the preparation or use of a deadly weapon or explosive device knowing that the deadly weapon or explosive device is to be used in a riot.
(b)
Arming rioters is a Class B felony.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2905; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2905.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-205 - Unlawful assembly

(a)
A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if he or she:
(1)
Assembles with two (2) or more other persons; and
(2)
Has the purpose of engaging in conduct constituting a riot.
(b)
Unlawful assembly is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2906; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2906.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-206 - Failure to disperse

(a)
A person commits the offense of failure to disperse if, during a riot or an unlawful assembly, he or she refuses or knowingly fails to disperse when ordered to disperse by a law enforcement officer or other person engaged in enforcing or executing the law.
(b)
It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor was a news reporter or other person observing or recording the events on behalf of the news media not knowingly obstructing efforts by a law enforcement officer or other person engaged in enforcing or executing the law to control or abate the riot or unlawful assembly.
(c)
Failure to disperse is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2907; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2907.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-207 - Disorderly conduct

(a)
A person commits the offense of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm or recklessly creating a risk of public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, he or she:
(1)
Engages in fighting or in violent, threatening, or tumultuous behavior;
(2)
Makes unreasonable or excessive noise;
(3)
In a public place, uses abusive or obscene language, or makes an obscene gesture, in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response;
(4)
Disrupts or disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons;
(5)
Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
(6)
Congregates with two (2) or more other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order to disperse of a law enforcement officer or other person engaged in enforcing or executing the law;
(7)
Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition;
(8)
In a public place, mars, defiles, desecrates, or otherwise damages a patriotic or religious symbol that is an object of respect by the public or a substantial segment of the public; or
(9)
In a public place, exposes his or her private parts.
(b)
Disorderly conduct is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2908; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2908; Acts 2007, No. 827, § 93.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-208 - Harassment

(a)
A person commits the offense of harassment if, with purpose to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, without good cause, he or she:
(1)
Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person, subjects that person to offensive physical contact or attempts or threatens to do so;
(2)
In a public place, directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to or at another person in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response;
(3)
Follows a person in or about a public place;
(4)
In a public place repeatedly insults, taunts, or challenges another person in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response;
(5)
Engages in conduct or repeatedly commits an act that alarms or seriously annoys another person and that serves no legitimate purpose; or
(6)
Places a person under surveillance by remaining present outside that person's school, place of employment, vehicle, other place occupied by that person, or residence, other than the residence of the defendant, for no purpose other than to harass, alarm, or annoy.
(b)
Harassment is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if the actor is a law enforcement officer, licensed private investigator, attorney, process server, licensed bail bondsman, or a store detective acting within the reasonable scope of his or her duty while conducting surveillance on an official work assignment.
(d)
(1)
Upon pretrial release of the defendant, a judicial officer shall enter a no contact order in writing consistent with Rules 9.3 and 9.4 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure and shall give notice to the defendant of penalties contained in Rule 9.5 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(2)
This no contact order remains in effect during the pendency of any appeal of a conviction under this section.
(3)
The judicial officer or prosecuting attorney shall provide a copy of this no contact order to the victim and arresting agency without unnecessary delay.
(e)
If the judicial officer has reason to believe that mental disease or defect of the defendant will or has become an issue in the case, the judicial officer shall enter orders consistent with §
5-2-327
or §
5-2-328
, or both.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 472,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2909; 1985, No. 711, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2909; Acts 1993, No. 379, § 5; 1993, No. 388, § 5; 1995, No. 1302, § 3.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-210 - Communicating a false alarm

(a)
A person commits the offense of communicating a false alarm if he or she purposely initiates or circulates a report of a present, past, or impending bombing, fire, offense, catastrophe, or other emergency while knowing that the report is false or baseless and knowing that it is likely to:
(1)
Cause action of any sort by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;
(2)
Place any person in fear of physical injury to himself or herself or another person or of damage to his or her property or that of another person; or
(3)
Cause total or partial evacuation of any occupiable structure, vehicle, or vital public facility.
(b)
(1)
(A)
Communicating a false alarm is a Class C felony if physical injury to a person results.
(B)
Communicating a false alarm is a Class D felony if:
(i)
Damage to property results; or
(ii)
The false alarm communicates a present or impending bombing and is made to or about a public or private educational institution.
(2)
(A)
If there is no resulting physical injury or damage to property, communicating a false alarm is a Class A misdemeanor.
(B)
A second or subsequent offense that would otherwise be a Class A misdemeanor is a Class D felony.
(c)
In addition to any other restitution ordered under §
5-4-205
, the court may order that a person who violates this section make restitution to the State of Arkansas or any of its political subdivisions for any cleanup costs associated with the commission of the offense.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2911; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2911; Acts 2001, No. 567, § 1; 2003, No. 1342, § 4.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-211 - Threatening a fire or bombing

(a)
A person commits the offense of threatening a fire or bombing if he or she purposely threatens damage or injury to the person or property of another person by bombing, fire, or other means, in a manner likely to:
(1)
Place another person in reasonable apprehension of:
(A)
Physical injury to that person or another person; or
(B)
Damage to that person's property or to the property of another person; or
(2)
Create public alarm.
(b)
(1)
Threatening a fire or bombing is a Class D felony if physical injury to a person results.
(2)
Otherwise, threatening a fire or bombing is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2912; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2912.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-212 - Public intoxication - Drinking in public

(a)
A person commits the offense of public intoxication if he or she appears in a public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to the degree and under circumstances such that:
(1)
The person is likely to endanger himself or herself or another person or property; or
(2)
The person unreasonably annoys a person in his or her vicinity.
(b)
(1)
Public intoxication is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2)
(A)
However, public intoxication is an unclassified misdemeanor if the person has been convicted of public intoxication two (2) or more times within five (5) years of the date of the current offense.
(B)
In addition to a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500), a person convicted of public intoxication under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section may be sentenced to:
(i)
Probation not to exceed one (1) year, with a condition that the defendant enroll in a program of treatment or counseling for alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency. A term of imprisonment imposed for a revocation of probation under this subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) shall not exceed thirty (30) days; and
(ii)
A term of imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, with an additional probationary period that includes as a condition of probation that the defendant enroll in a program of treatment or counseling for alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency, with the total time of imprisonment and probation not to exceed one (1) year. A term of imprisonment imposed for a revocation of probation under this subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii) shall not exceed thirty (30) days.
(c)
A person commits the offense of drinking in public if the person, other than in a place of business licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, consumes any alcoholic beverage:
(1)
In any public place;
(2)
On any highway or street;
(3)
Upon any passenger coach, streetcar, or in or upon any vehicle commonly used for the transportation of passengers; or
(4)
In or about any depot, platform, waiting station or room, or other public place.
(d)
Drinking in public is a Class C misdemeanor.
(e)
This section does not prohibit or restrict the consumption of an alcoholic beverage when consumed:
(1)
As a part of a recognized religious ceremony or ritual; or
(2)
Within the physical boundaries of a designated entertainment district as defined in §
14-54-1412
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 466,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 812,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 781,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2913; 1975 (Extended Sess. 1976), No. 1155, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2913, 41-2913.1; reen. Acts 1987, No. 877, § 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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-214 - Obstructing a highway or other public passage

(a)
A person commits the offense of obstructing a highway or other public passage if, having no legal privilege to do so and acting alone or with another person, he or she renders any highway or other public passage impassable to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(b)
It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1)
The highway or other public passage was rendered impassable solely because of a gathering of persons to hear the defendant speak or otherwise communicate;
(2)
The defendant was a member of a gathering contemplated by subdivision (b)(1) of this section; or
(3)
The highway or public passage obstructed has not been established as a city street, county road, or state or federal highway under the laws of this state and no civil court has established a right of passage by prescription for the highway or public passage.
(c)
Obstructing a highway or other public passage is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1014,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2915; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2915; Acts 1999, No. 1105, § 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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-216 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1348,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2917; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2917.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-217 - Cyberbullying

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Communication" means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received;
(2)
"Electronic means" means any textual, visual, written, or oral communication of any kind made through the use of a computer online service, Internet service, telephone, or any other means of electronic communication, including without limitation to a local bulletin board service, an Internet chat room, electronic mail, a social networking site, or an online messaging service; and
(3)
"School employee" means a person who is employed full time or part time at a school that serves students in any of the grades kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), including without limitation a:
(A)
Public school operated by a school district;
(B)
Public school operated by a state agency or institution of higher education;
(C)
Public charter school; or
(D)
Private school.
(b)
A person commits the offense of cyberbullying if:
(1)
He or she transmits, sends, or posts a communication by electronic means with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass another person; and
(2)
The transmission was in furtherance of severe, repeated, or hostile behavior toward the other person.
(c)
The offense of cyberbullying may be prosecuted in the county where the defendant was located when he or she transmitted, sent, or posted a communication by electronic means, in the county where the communication by electronic means was received by the person, or in the county where the person targeted by the electronic communications resides.
(d)
(1)
Cyberbullying is a Class B misdemeanor.
(2)
Cyberbullying is a Class A misdemeanor if the victim is a school employee.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1155,§ 13, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1492,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1431,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2011, No. 905, § 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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-218 - Possession of open container containing alcohol in a motor vehicle

(a)
It is unlawful for a person to possess an open alcoholic beverage container within an area of a motor vehicle if the area of the motor vehicle is:
(1)
Designated to seat the driver or a passenger in the motor vehicle; or
(2)
Readily accessible to the driver or a passenger in the motor vehicle while in a seated position and the motor vehicle is located on a public highway or the right-of-way of a public highway.
(b)
It is not an offense under this section if the open alcoholic beverage container is possessed:
(1)
Outside of the passenger area of the motor vehicle or other area of the motor vehicle commonly used for the transportation of passengers, such as in the trunk or cargo area of the motor vehicle;
(2)
In a locked area of the motor vehicle, including without limitation a glove compartment or center console of the motor vehicle;
(3)
Behind the last upright seat or in an area not normally occupied by the driver or a passenger, in a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk; or
(4)
By a passenger in the motor vehicle, but not the driver, as long as the open alcoholic beverage container is possessed within the living quarters of the motor vehicle or the area of the motor vehicle that is designated for passengers only, the open alcoholic beverage container is not readily accessible to the driver of the motor vehicle, and the motor vehicle is:
(A)
Designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation; or
(B)
A recreational vehicle, motor home, or house trailer.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 7,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 4,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 849,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-219 - Unlawful use and transport of medical marijuana

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Cultivation facility" means the same as defined in the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;
(2)
"Dispensary" means the same as defined in the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;
(3)
"Medical marijuana" means marijuana lawfully possessed, transported, or used for a medical use under state law; and
(4)
"Medical use" means the same as defined in the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98.
(b)
It is unlawful for a person to knowingly:
(1)
Use medical marijuana through inhalation in a place prohibited under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;
(2)
Transport medical marijuana in an amount greater than five ounces (5 oz.) unless the person is a licensed transporter, is employed by a cultivation facility or dispensary licensed by the Medical Marijuana Commission, and is in possession of a valid registration identification card issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; or
(3)
Transport medical marijuana from another state into Arkansas.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Act 2021, No. 1062,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303) › Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230) › Section 5-71-226 - Disruption of campus activities

(a)
(1)
It is unlawful for any group composed of two (2) or more persons to act jointly with one another or attempt any action in conjunction with one another at a public, private, or parochial school or college of this state, to:
(A)
Obstruct or bar any hallway or door of any campus building or facility;
(B)
Seize control of a campus building or facility;
(C)
Prevent the meeting of or cause the disruption of any class; or
(D)
Erect any type of barricade aimed at obstructing the orderly passage of a person or vehicle onto or off of a campus ground.
(2)
However, nothing stated in this section applies to an activity of any labor organization or teachers' organization.
(b)
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1969, No. 345, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2969, 41-2970; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 352.