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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-405

Determination of age of person

Acts 1983, No. 451, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4210; Acts 2011, No. 1190, § 6.

When it becomes necessary for purposes of this subchapter to determine whether a person who participated in sexual conduct was a child under eighteen (18) years of age, the court or jury may make this determination by any of the following methods:

(1) Personal inspection of the person;

(2) Inspection of the photograph, motion picture, or other material that shows the person engaging in the sexual performance;

(3) Oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the person based on the person's appearance at the time;

(4) Expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the person engaged in the sexual performance; or

(5) Any other method authorized by law.

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.