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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-112

Indecent exposure

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Virden v. State (1989)

Most recently applied in 2025 Ark. App. 269 - Casey Leigh Riley v. State of Arkansas (April 2025)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1812; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1812; Acts 1997, No. 817, § 1; 2001, No. 1553, § 7; 2001, No. 1665, § 1; 2001, No. 1821, § 2; 2003, No. 862, § 1; 2005, No. 1815, §…

(1) A person commits indecent exposure if, with the purpose to arouse or gratify a sexual desire of himself or herself or of any other person, the person exposes his or her sex organs: In a public place or in public view; or

(2) Under circumstances in which the person knows the conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm.

(3) Except as provided in subdivisions (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section, indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor.

(4) For a fourth or fifth conviction within ten (10) years of a previous conviction, indecent exposure is a Class D felony.

(5) For a sixth conviction and each successive conviction within ten (10) years of a previous conviction, indecent exposure is a Class C felony.

(6) A woman is not in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in a public place or any place where other individuals are present.

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.