Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-107

Misdemeanors

Known as the Arkansas Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 5–5 (18 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Duhon v. State (1989)

Most recently applied in 2025 Ark. App. 131 - Samantha Cameron v. State of Arkansas (February 2025)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 113; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-113.

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(1) An offense is a misdemeanor if the offense is: Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code;

(2) Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108; or

(3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction.

(4) A misdemeanor is classified as follows: Class A misdemeanor;

(5) Class B misdemeanor; or

(6) Class C misdemeanor.

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

(8) Any misdemeanor 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 misdemeanor is an unclassified misdemeanor.

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.