Offenses — Court authority not limited
Known as the Arkansas Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 5–5 (18 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McKinney v. City of El Dorado (1992)
Most recently applied in Garling v. State (September 1998)
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 111; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-111.
(1) An offense is conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine or both is authorized by statute.
(2) An offense is classified as follows: Felony;
(3) Misdemeanor; or
(4) Violation.
(5) Nothing in the Arkansas Criminal Code shall be construed to limit the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, judgment, or decree.
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.