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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-1109

Penalties

Acts 2005, No. 1696, § 1; 2019, No. 801, § 6.

(1) A person who knowingly or recklessly performs or attempts to perform a termination of a pregnancy in violation of this subchapter or who fails to report under § 20-16-1108 shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Arkansas State Medical Board and is guilty upon conviction of a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) A penalty shall not be assessed against the woman upon whom the abortion is performed or attempted to be performed.

(3) A penalty or civil liability shall not be assessed for failure to comply with any provision of this subchapter unless the Department of Health has made the printed materials available at the time that the physician or the physician's agent is required to inform the woman of her right to review them.

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.