Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-203

Battery in the third degree

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 134 S. Ct. 1405 - United States v. Castleman (2014)

Most recently applied in 2026 Ark. App. 184 - Mulazim Muhammad v. State of Arkansas (March 2026)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1603; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1603.

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(1) A person commits battery in the third degree if: With the purpose of causing physical injury to another person, the person causes physical injury to any person;

(2) The person recklessly causes physical injury to another person;

(3) The person negligently causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or

(4) The person purposely causes stupor, unconsciousness, or physical or mental impairment or injury to another person by administering to the other person, without the other person's consent, any drug or other substance.

(5) Battery in the third degree is a Class A 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.