Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-222

Neglect of minor resulting in delinquency

Acts 1963, No. 109, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2471; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 44; 2007, No. 827, § 34.

(1) It is unlawful for a parent or person standing in loco parentis to a minor to grossly neglect a parental duty to the minor if the gross neglect: Proximately results in the delinquency of the minor; or

(2) Fails to correct the delinquency of the minor.

(3) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

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.