Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-304

Pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Kirwan v. State (2003)

Most recently applied in 2025 Ark. App. 466 - Thomas Wilcoxon v. State of Arkansas (October 2025)

Acts 1979, No. 499, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4204; Acts 1991, No. 607, § 1.

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(1) With knowledge of the character of the visual or print medium involved, no person shall do any of the following: Knowingly advertise for sale or distribution, sell, distribute, transport, ship, exhibit, display, or receive for the purpose of sale or distribution any visual or print medium depicting a child participating or engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or

(2) Knowingly solicit, receive, purchase, exchange, possess, view, distribute, or control any visual or print medium depicting a child participating or engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

(3) Any person who violates subdivisions (a)(1) or (2) of this section is guilty of a: Class C felony for the first offense; and

(4) Class B felony for a subsequent offense.

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.