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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-207

Endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Amy Lindsey and Logan Rucinski v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child (2025)

Most recently applied in Amy Lindsey and Logan Rucinski v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child (October 2025)

Acts 2005, No. 2207, § 3.

(1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree if the person recklessly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be a minor.

(2) As used in this section, “serious harm to the physical or mental welfare” means physical or mental injury that causes: Protracted disfigurement;

(3) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or

(4) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

(5) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree is a Class B 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.