Ark. Code Ann. § 5-28-105

Spiritual treatment alone not abusive

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Munson v. State (1998)

Most recently applied in Munson v. State (January 1998)

Acts 1983, No. 452, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-1304; Acts 1995, No. 1338, § 2.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to imply that a reported adult endangered person or adult impaired person, who is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by an accredited practitioner of the recognized church or religious denomination, is for that reason alone a person who is:

(1) Endangered;

(2) Abused;

(3) Neglected;

(4) Maltreated; or

(5) Exploited.

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.