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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-52-107

Abuse of office

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Oldner (2005)

Most recently applied in State v. Oldner (April 2005)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2707; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2707; Acts 2017, No. 431, § 2.

(1) A person commits the offense of abuse of office if, being a public servant, or being a person elected, appointed, or otherwise designated to become a public servant although not yet occupying that position, and with the purpose of benefiting in a pecuniary fashion or obtaining a sexual favor for himself or herself or another person or of harming another person, the person knowingly: Commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his or her office; or

(2) Omits to perform a duty imposed on him or her by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his or her office.

(3) Abuse of office is a: Class B felony if the value of the benefit is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more;

(4) Class C felony if the value of the benefit is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);

(5) Class D felony if the value of the benefit is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); or

(6) Class A misdemeanor if the value of the benefit is less than five hundred dollars ($500) or the value of the benefit cannot be determined.

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.