Title 5 — Criminal Offenses
54 chapters · 1,112 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Artifact” means an object produced or shaped by human craft, such as a tool, weapon, coin, or ornament of archaeological, cultural, or historical interest or significance;(2) “Commercial occupiable structure” means a vehicle, building, or other st…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-201 Residential burglary — Commercial burglary
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(a) (1) A person commits residential burglary if he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a residential occupiable structure of another person with the purpose of committing in the residential occupiable structure any offense punishable by imprisonment.(2) Residential burglary i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-202 Breaking or entering
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(a) A person commits the offense of breaking or entering if for the purpose of committing a theft or felony he or she breaks or enters into any:(1) Building, structure, or vehicle;(2) Vault, safe, cash register, safety deposit box, or money depository;(3) Money vending machine, c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-203 Criminal trespass
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(a) A person commits criminal trespass if he or she purposely enters or remains unlawfully in or upon:(1) A vehicle of another person;(2) The premises owned or leased by another person; or(3) Critical infrastructure. (1) A vehicle of another person; (2) The premises owned or leas…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-204 Aggravated residential burglary
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(a) A person commits aggravated residential burglary if he or she commits residential burglary as defined in § 5-39-201 of a residential occupiable structure, and either:(1) The residential occupiable structure is occupied by another person; or(2) He or she is armed with a deadly…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-210 Forcible possession of land
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Any person who takes or keeps possession of any real estate by actual force or violence without the authority of law, or who, being armed with a deadly or dangerous weapon, by violence to any person entitled to the possession, or by putting in fear of immediate danger to his or h…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-211 Cemeteries — Mining and other unlawful entries
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(a) It is unlawful for any corporation, company, or individual to:(1) Mine, extract, or remove coal from under, beneath, or within the buffer zone for a cemetery, graveyard, or burying place in this state as specified in rules promulgated by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Eco…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-212 Cemeteries — Access — Debris — Disturbance
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(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association to construct any fence on any property in such a manner as to enclose any cemetery, graveyard, or burying place unless reasonable access by automobile to the cemetery is provided by gate or othe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-213 Advertising on property without owner's written permission
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(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to place any advertising on any property in this state without first securing the written permission of the owner of the property. (b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a violation and upon convic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-214 Unauthorized entry of a school bus — Posting of warning on a school bus
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Driver” means the operator of a school bus; and(2) “School bus” means any publicly or privately owned motor vehicle designed for transporting ten (10) or more passengers and operated for the transportation of children to or from school or a school…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-215 Unlawful squatting
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Immediate family” means a person's spouse, children, parents or guardian, siblings, and grandparents, whether related by blood, adoption, or marriage;(2) “Premises” means a dwelling, commercial building, or vacant or unimproved real property; and(…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-301 Leaving open enclosure of another
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A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if he or she pulls down or breaks a fence or opens a gate and fails to close the gate of a farm, plantation, or other enclosed ground of another person.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-302 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-39-302Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-303 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-39-303Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-304 Notice to cease entering — Further entrance
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(a) The owner, agent, lessee, or assignee of any land, including farm, timber, or otherwise, may notify any person by certified mail, deliver to addressee only or by notice served by any official authorized to serve process to cease any trespass or to stay off the premises of any…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-305 Criminal trespass on premises located in unincorporated area
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(a) (1) A person shall not purposely enter without written permission of the owner or lessee upon another person's premises located outside the boundary of any city or town if those premises are:(A) Lawfully posted;(B) Crop land or timber land;(C) Enclosed with a fence sufficient…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-401 [Transferred.]
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A.C.A. § 5-39-401Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-402 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-39-402Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved