Penalties for violations related to intellectual property

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1814 — under General Provisions.

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1814

(a) A person who violates § 6-60-1813 commits theft of a trade secret and is guilty of a Class D felony.

(b) A person who traffics in, or endeavors to traffic in, a trade secret that he or she knows or should know was obtained or used without authorization commits trafficking in a trade secret and is guilty of a Class D felony.

(c) Whenever a person is charged with a violation of this act which was committed with the intent to benefit a foreign government, a foreign agent, or a foreign instrumentality, the offense for which the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:(1) In the case of theft of a trade secret, from a Class D felony to a Class C felony; and(2) In the case of trafficking in trade secrets, from a Class D felony to a Class C felony.

(1) In the case of theft of a trade secret, from a Class D felony to a Class C felony; and

(2) In the case of trafficking in trade secrets, from a Class D felony to a Class C felony.