Ark. Code Ann. § 5-26-306

Aggravated assault on a family or household member

Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case 96 Ark. App. 277 - Williams v. State (2006)

Most recently applied in Matthew Waits v. State of Arkansas (November 2024)

Acts 1979, No. 396, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1656; Acts 1995, No. 1291, § 4; 2013, No. 418, § 1; 2019, No. 243, § 2.

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(1) A person commits aggravated assault on a family or household member if, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, the person purposely: Engages in conduct that creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to a family or household member;

(2) Displays a firearm in a manner that creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to a family or household member; or

(3) Impedes or prevents the respiration of a family or household member or the circulation of a family or household member's blood by applying pressure on the chest, throat, or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth of the family or household member.

(4) Aggravated assault on a family or household member is a Class D 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.