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Ark. Code Ann. § 28-1-118

Deceased viable fetus

Known as the Probate Code

The act spans §§ 28–28 (19 sections).

Acts 2001, No. 1775, § 1.

(1) For purposes of the Probate Code, a “deceased viable fetus” is considered a person and decedent so that the probate division of circuit court may have jurisdiction for the administration, settlement, and distribution of the deceased fetus's estate.

(2) No person shall be liable under subsection (a) of this section when the death of the fetus results from a legal abortion or from the fault of the pregnant woman carrying the fetus.

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.