Title 5 — Criminal Offenses
54 chapters · 1,112 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Arkansas State Hospital” includes any subdivision or facility of the Arkansas State Hospital and any other hospital established by law or legally designated for similar purposes;(2) (A) “Correctional facility” means any place used for the confi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-102 Obstructing governmental operations
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(a) A person commits the offense of obstructing governmental operations if the person:(1) Knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the performance of any governmental function;(2) Knowingly refuses to provide information requested by an employee of a governmental agency relating …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-103 Resisting arrest — Refusal to submit to arrest
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(a) (1) A person commits the offense of resisting arrest if he or she knowingly resists a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer effecting an arrest.(2) As used in this subsection, “resists” means using or threatening to use physical force or any other means t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-104 Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer
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(a) (1) A person commits the offense of interference with a law enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a law enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties.(2) A person commits the offense of interfer…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-105 Hindering apprehension or prosecution
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(a) A person commits an offense under this section if, with purpose to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another person for an offense, he or she:(1) Harbors or conceals the other person;(2) Provides or aids in providing the other person with a we…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-106 Aiding consummation of offense
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(a) A person commits an offense under this section if he or she knowingly aids another person by:(1) Safeguarding or securing the proceeds of an offense; or(2) Converting the proceeds of an offense into negotiable funds. (1) Safeguarding or securing the proceeds of an offense; or…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-107 Compounding
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(a) A person commits the offense of compounding if he or she:(1) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for refraining from reporting to a law enforcement authority the commission or suspected commission of any offense or information relatin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-108 Hindering prosecution and compounding — No defense
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It is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution or compounding that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted, or punished.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-109 Refusing to assist law enforcement officer
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(a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from com…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-110 First degree escape
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(a) A person commits the offense of first degree escape if:(1) At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, aided by another person actually present, he or she uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from:(A) Custod…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-111 Second degree escape
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(a) A person commits the offense of second degree escape if he or she:(1) At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from custody;(2) Having been found guilty of a felony, e…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-112 Third degree escape
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(a) A person commits the offense of third degree escape if he or she escapes from custody. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person escaping was in custody pursuant to an unlawful arrest. (c) (1) Third degree escape is a Class C felony if, at the ti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-113 Permitting escape in the first degree
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(a) A public servant responsible for supervision of persons detained in correctional facilities or in custody commits the offense of permitting escape in the first degree if he or she knowingly permits the escape of a person known to be detained in a correctional facility or in c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-114 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-54-114Current 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. § 5-54-115 Permitting escape or unauthorized departure in the second degree
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(a) A public servant is responsible for the supervision of persons from:(1) A correctional facility;(2) Custody; or(3) Pursuant to a court order or petition in:(A) The Arkansas State Hospital; or(B) A juvenile detention facility or youth services program. (1) A correctional facil…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-116 Aiding an unauthorized departure
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(a) A person commits the offense of aiding an unauthorized departure if, not being an inmate in a youth services program, a youth services facility, or the Arkansas State Hospital, he or she knowingly aids another person in making or attempting to make an unauthorized departure f…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-117 Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape
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(a) A person commits the offense of assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape if, with the purpose of facilitating escape, he or she:(1) Introduces an implement for escape into a correctional facility;(2) Provides an inmate in a correctional facility with an implement fo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-118 Furnishing implement for unauthorized departure
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(a) A person commits the offense of furnishing an implement for unauthorized departure if, with the purpose of facilitating an unauthorized departure, he or she:(1) Introduces an implement for unauthorized departure into the Arkansas State Hospital or a youth services program; or…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-119 Furnishing, possessing, or using prohibited articles — Delivering a prohibited article
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(a) A person commits the offense of furnishing a prohibited article if he or she knowingly:(1) Introduces a prohibited article into a correctional facility, the Arkansas State Hospital, or a youth services program; or(2) Provides a person confined in a correctional facility, the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-120 Failure to appear
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(a) As used in this section, “pending charge” means a charge that results from an arrest or issuance of a citation or criminal summons, or after the filing of a criminal information or indictment and that has not been resolved by acquittal, conviction, dismissal, or nolle prosequ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-121 Tampering with a public record
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(a) A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record if, with the purpose of impairing the verity, legibility, or availability of a public record, he or she knowingly:(1) Makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or(2) Erases, obliterates, removes,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-122 Filing false report with law enforcement agency
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(a) As used in this section, “report” means any communication, either written or oral, sworn or unsworn. (b) A person commits the offense of filing a false report if he or she files a report with any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office of any alleged criminal …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-123 Unlawful removal or failure to charge an electronic monitoring device
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Electronic monitoring device” means an electronic device approved by the Board of Corrections that meets the minimum Federal Communications Commission regulations and requirements and that utilizes available technology that is able to track a pers…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-125 Fleeing
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(a) If a person knows that his or her immediate arrest or detention is being attempted by a duly authorized law enforcement officer, it is the lawful duty of the person to refrain from fleeing, either on foot or by means of any vehicle or conveyance. (b) Fleeing is a separate off…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-126 Killing or injuring animals used by law enforcement or search and rescue dogs
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(a) Any person who:(1) Purposely kills or physically injures;(2) Purposely causes physical contact that is of a nature likely to cause physical injury to; or(3) Attempts to cause physical contact that is of a nature likely to cause physical injury to, (1) Purposely kills or physi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-127 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-54-127Current 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. § 5-54-128 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-54-128Current 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. § 5-54-129 Search of persons and vehicles entering institutions
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It is lawful for a superintendent, warden, or jailor, or his or her duly authorized agent, to require, as a condition of admission, a reasonable search as permitted by the Arkansas Constitution and the United States Constitution of the person or vehicle of anyone seeking admissio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-130 Radio voice privacy adapters
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(a) It is unlawful for any person other than a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, a fire department, the Department of Health, or an employee of a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or the Department of Health to own or operate or possess any radio equipme…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-131 Absconding
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(a) A person commits the offense of absconding if the person knowingly:(1) Leaves a designated residence while under house arrest ordered as a condition of the person's release on a criminal offense by a court of competent jurisdiction;(2) Leaves a designated area while wearing a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-132 Projecting a laser light on a law enforcement officer
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly cause a laser light beam, colored light beam, or other targeting, pointing, or spotting light beam, to be projected, displayed, or shined on a law enforcement officer while in the performance of the law enforcement officer's duties. …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-133 Improper use of or altering the state seal
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(a) As used in this section, “state seal” means the Seal of the State of Arkansas described in § 1-4-108(a). (b) A person commits improper use of or altering the state seal if the person knowingly uses the state seal or an altered version of the state seal in a private, nongovern…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-134 Disarming an officer
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(a) As used in this section, “taser stun gun” means the same as defined in § 5-73-133. (b) A person commits disarming an officer if, with the purpose of causing physical injury to the law enforcement officer or another person, the person purposely uses physical force to take from…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-201 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Act of terrorism” means:(A) Any act that causes or creates a risk of death or serious physical injury to five (5) or more persons;(B) Any act that disables or destroys the usefulness or operation of any communications system;(C) Any act or any …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-202 Soliciting material support for terrorism — Providing material support for a terrorist act
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(a) (1) (A) A person commits the offense of soliciting material support for terrorism if the person knowingly raises, solicits, or collects material support or resources knowing:(i) That the material support or resources will be used, in whole or in part, to plan, prepare, carry …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-203 Making a terrorist threat
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(a) A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat if, with the purpose to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or to influence the policy of a government or a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, the person in any manner knowingly threatens to commit …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-204 Falsely communicating a terrorist threat
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(a) A person commits the offense of falsely communicating a terrorist threat if, in any manner, the person knowingly makes a threat to commit or cause to be committed a terrorist act or otherwise creates the impression or belief that a terrorist act is about to be or has been com…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-205 Terrorism
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(a) A person commits the offense of terrorism if, with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by using intimidation or coercion, affect the conduct of a unit or level of government by intimidation or coercion, or ret…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-206 Terrorism — Enhanced penalties
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(a) Any person who is found guilty of or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to terrorism, § 5-54-205, may be subject to an enhanced sentence of an additional term of imprisonment of ten (10) years if the person's acts caused serious physical injury to a law enforcement officer,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-207 Hindering prosecution of terrorism
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(a) A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution of terrorism if the person renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed terrorism, § 5-54-205, or causing a catastrophe, § 5-38-202, when he or she knows that the person to whom he or she rendered criminal ass…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-208 Exposing the public to toxic biological, chemical, or radioactive substances
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(a) A person commits the offense of exposing the public to toxic biological, chemical, or radioactive substances if the person knowingly delivers or causes the delivery of a biological, chemical, or radioactive substance to a governmental facility, school, business, hospital, off…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-209 Use of a hoax substance or hoax bomb
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(a) A person commits the offense of use of a hoax substance or hoax bomb if the person knowingly delivers or causes the delivery of a hoax substance or hoax bomb to a governmental facility, school, business, hospital, office building, or similar facility open to the public, or to…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-210 Restitution
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In addition to any other restitution ordered under § 5-4-205, the court may order that a person who violates this subchapter make restitution to the state or any of its political subdivisions for any cleanup costs associated with the commission of any offense in this subchapter.