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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-904

Failure to comply with registration and reporting requirements — Refusal to cooperate with assessment process

Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Kellar v. Fayetteville Police Department (1999)

Most recently applied in Russell Alexander Geaslin v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction; John Felts, Chairman, Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board; Brandy Graham, Parole Supervisor; And Kathy Smith, Sex Offender Supervision Coordinator (March 2026)

Acts 1997, No. 989, § 11; 1999, No. 1353, § 2; 2001, No. 1743, § 3; 2006 (1st Ex

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(1) A person is guilty of a Class C felony who: Fails to register or verify registration as required under this subchapter;

(2) Fails to report in person a change of address, employment, education, or training as required under this subchapter;

(3) Refuses to cooperate with the assessment process as required under this subchapter; or

(4) Files false paperwork or documentation regarding verification, change of information, or petitions to be removed from the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry.

(5) Upon conviction, a sex offender who fails or refuses to provide any information necessary to update his or her registration file as required by § 12-12-906(b)(2) is guilty of a Class C felony.

(6) If a sex offender fails or refuses to provide any information necessary to update his or her registration file as required by § 12-12-906(b)(2), as soon as administratively feasible the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, the Arkansas State Hospital, or the Department of Human Services shall contact the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to report the violation of subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section.

(7) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution if the person: Delayed reporting a change in address because of: An eviction;

(8) A natural disaster; or

(9) Any other unforeseen circumstance; and

(10) Provided the new address to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in person no later than five (5) business days after the person establishes residency.

(11) Any agency or official subject to reporting requirements under this subchapter that knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements under this subchapter is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.