Title 5 — Criminal Offenses
54 chapters · 1,112 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Advances prostitution” means a person if, acting other than as a prostitute or a patron of a prostitute, that person knowingly:(A) Causes or aids a person to commit or engage in prostitution;(B) Procures or solicits a patron for prostitution;(C) P…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-102 Prostitution
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(a) A person commits prostitution if in return for or in expectation of a fee he or she engages in or agrees or offers to engage in sexual activity with any other person. (b) Prostitution is a:(1) Class B misdemeanor for the first offense; and(2) Class A misdemeanor for a second …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-103 Sexual solicitation
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(a) A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation if he or she:(1) Offers or agrees to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person; or(2) Solicits or requests a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her in return for a fee.…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-104 Promoting prostitution in the first degree
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(a) A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree if he or she knowingly:(1) Advances prostitution by compelling a person by use of physical force, intimidation, or coercion to engage in prostitution;(2) Profits from conduct prohibited under subdivisi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-105 Promoting prostitution in the second degree
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(a) A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the second degree if he or she knowingly:(1) Manages, supervises, controls, or owns, either alone or in association with another person, a house of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise involving two (2) or more pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-106 Promoting prostitution in the third degree
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(a) A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the third degree if:(1) Having a possessory or proprietary interest in premises that he or she knows is being used for prostitution, the person fails to make reasonable effort to halt or abate the use for prostitution;…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-70-107 Sexual solicitation of a minor
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(a) A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation of a minor if he or she:(1) Offers or agrees to pay a fee or provide a thing of value to a person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a minor to engage in sexual activity with the person who he or she knows or r…