Attempt to influence a public servant
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jamar Conic v. State of Arkansas (2023)
Most recently applied in Jamar Conic v. State of Arkansas (March 2023)
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2705; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2705.
(1) A person commits the offense of attempting to influence a public servant if he or she threatens violence or economic reprisal against any person or uses deceit with the purpose to alter or affect a public servant's decision, vote, opinion, or action concerning any matter which is afterwards to be considered or performed by the public servant or the agency or body of which the public servant is a member.
(2) Attempt to influence a public servant is a Class A 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.