Title 46 — Criminal Justice
42 chapters · 423 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 46.3801 Bigamy
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(a) A married person commits the crime of bigamy if he: (1) purports to contract another marriage in this territory; or (2) cohabits in this territory after a bigamous marriage in another jurisdiction. (b) A married person does not commit bigamy if, at the time of the subsequent …
A.S.C.A. § 46.3802 Incest
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(a) A person commits the crime of incest if he marries or purports to marry or engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a person he knows to be: (1) his ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; (2) his stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creati…
A.S.C.A. § 46.3805 Abandonment of child
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(a) A person commits the crime of abandonment of a child if, as a parent, guardian, or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than 8 years old, he leaves the child in any place with purpose wholly to abandon it, under circumstances which may result …
A.S.C.A. § 46.3806 Criminal nonsupport
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(a) A spouse commits the crime of nonsupport if he knowingly fails to provide, without good cause, adequate support for his spouse; a parent commits the crime of nonsupport if such parent knowingly fails to provide, without good cause, adequate support which the parent is legally…
A.S.C.A. § 46.3810 Endangering the welfare of a child
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(a) A person commits the crime of endangering the welfare of a child if: (1) he knowingly acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to the life, body, or health of a child less than 18 years old; (2) he knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than 18 years old to…
A.S.C.A. § 46.3811 Abuse of a child
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46.3811 Abuse of a child. (a) A person commits the crime of “child abuse” or “abuse of a child” if he purposely or knowingly: (1) causes injury to a child by unreasonable force by: (A) burning, biting, or cutting a child; (B) striking a child with a closed fist; (C) shaking, kick…
A.S.C.A. § 46.3812 Child neglect
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(a) A parent, guardian, or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child is guilty of “Neglect or Child Neglect” if he purposely or knowingly: (1) fails or refuses to provide a child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, mental health, guidance, or well being…