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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-25-102

Destruction of property

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 89 Md. App. 762 - In Re William George T. (1992)

Most recently applied in 89 Md. App. 762 - In Re William George T. (January 1992)

Acts 1959, No. 45, § 1; 1975, No. 283, § 1; 1977, No. 201, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 50-109; Acts 1987, No. 36, § 1; 2011, No. 888, § 1.

(1) The state or any county, city, town, or school district, or any person, corporation, or organization shall be entitled to recover damages in an amount not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) in a court of competent jurisdiction from the parents of any minor under eighteen (18) years of age, living with a parent or legal guardian, who shall maliciously or willfully destroy, damage, or deface real, personal, or mixed property belonging to the state or county, city, town, or school district, or any person, corporation, or organization.

(2) This section does not apply to: Any destruction of property caused by a minor under eighteen (18) years of age who is in the custody of the Department of Human Services; or

(3) A minor younger than thirteen (13) years of age who defaces property with graffiti.

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.