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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-93-305

Probation — First time offenders — Sex offender may not reside with minor victim

Acts 1997, No. 1188, § 1; 2011, No. 570, § 90.

(1) Whenever an accused who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere prior to an adjudication of guilt for any sexual offense defined in § 5-14-101 et seq. or incest as defined in § 5-26-202 for a sexual offense or incest perpetrated against a minor is eligible for probation under procedures defined in § 16-93-303 or any other provision of law, as a condition of granting probation the court shall prohibit the accused, upon release, from residing in a residence with any minor unless the court makes a specific finding that the accused poses no danger to the minors residing in the residence.

(2) Upon violation of this condition of probation, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided by law.

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.