Title 5 — Criminal Offenses
54 chapters · 1,112 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “False material statement” means any false statement, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, which affects or could affect the course or outcome of an official proceeding or the action or decision of a public servant in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-102 Perjury generally
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(a) A person commits perjury if in an official proceeding he or she knowingly:(1) Makes a false material statement under an oath required or authorized by law;(2) Applies for or submits an absentee ballot for a city, school district, county, state, or federal election knowing tha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-103 False swearing generally
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-104 Perjury — Retraction
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(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; an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-105 Perjury or false swearing — Oath
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(1) 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. (1) The oath was…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-106 Perjury or false swearing — Inconsistent statements
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(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. (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-107 Perjury or false swearing — Proof
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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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-108 Witness bribery
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-109 Intimidating a witness
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(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 pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-110 Tampering
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(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, informat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-111 Tampering with physical evidence
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(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. (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-112 Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror
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(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,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-113 Juror bribery
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(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 th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-114 Intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-115 Jury tampering
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-116 Simulating legal process
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(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)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-130 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-53-130Current 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. § 5-53-131 Frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecutions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-132 Misconduct in selecting or summoning jurors
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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 h…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-133 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-53-133Current 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. § 5-53-134 Violation of an order of protection
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(a) (1) A person commits the offense of violation of an order of protection if:(A) A circuit court or other court with competent jurisdiction has issued a temporary order of protection or an order of protection against the person pursuant to the Domestic Abuse Act of 1991, § 9-15…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-201 Definitions
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(1) 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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-202 Threatening a judicial official or juror — Penalty
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(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 …