Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-106

Felonies

Known as the Arkansas Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 5–5 (18 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case People v. Padilla (1994)

Most recently applied in People v. Padilla (August 1994)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 112; 1981, No. 620, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-112.

(1) An offense is a felony if the offense is designated a felony by: The Arkansas Criminal Code; or

(2) A statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code.

(3) A felony is classified as follows: Class Y felony;

(4) Class A felony;

(5) Class B felony;

(6) Class C felony; or

(7) Class D felony.

(8) Any felony defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the felony or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the felony is a Class D felony.

(9) Any felony defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the felony is an unclassified felony.

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.