Any person who shall sell, give away, or dispose of intoxicating liquor to an habitual drunkard or an intoxicated person shall be guilty of a violation and for the first offense be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). For the second and subsequent offenses, he or she shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. The penalties prescribed in this section shall be in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law.
Ark. Code Ann. § 3-3-209
Furnishing to alcoholics or intoxicated persons
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Shannon v. Wilson (1997)
Most recently applied in Cynthia Bourgeois v. Harrah's Bossier City, etc (May 2011)
Acts 1943, No. 218, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 48-901; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 333.
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