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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-133

Improper use of or altering the state seal

Acts 2017, No. 590, § 1.

(1) As used in this section, “state seal” means the Seal of the State of Arkansas described in § 1-4-108(a).

(2) A person commits improper use of or altering the state seal if the person knowingly uses the state seal or an altered version of the state seal in a private, nongovernmental written communication to another person with the purpose to injure, defraud, harass, intimidate, or coerce the other person, and the actor: Assumes a false identity;

(3) Pretends to be a representative of a state or local agency;

(4) Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government; or

(5) Attempts to collect a debt the actor contends is owed to the actor or another person or organization.

(6) Improper use of or altering the state seal is a Class A misdemeanor.

(7) A prosecution under this section does not preclude a prosecution or civil action under § 4-88-101 et seq.

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.