Ark. Code Ann. § 16-93-1910: Prohibition on sex offenders residing with minors
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 16
- Chapter 93
- Subchapter 19
(a) (1) Except as specified in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall prohibit, as a condition of granting transfer to post-release supervision, an offender from residing in a residence with a minor, if the offender was convicted of one (1) or more of the following offenses perpetrated against a minor: (A) A sexual offense as defined in § 5-14-101 et seq.; (B) Incest, § 5-26-202 ; or (C) An offense under the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq. (2) The board may permit an offender to reside in a residence with a minor if the board finds that the offender no longer poses a danger to any minor residing in the residence. (b) If the board, upon a hearing under § 16-93-1908 , finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the offender has failed to comply with a condition of post-release supervision, the post-release supervision may be revoked and the offender returned to the custody of the Division of Correction. Added by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2024.
(a) (1) Except as specified in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall prohibit, as a condition of granting transfer to post-release supervision, an offender from residing in a residence with a minor, if the offender was convicted of one (1) or more of the following offenses perpetrated against a minor: (A) A sexual offense as defined in § 5-14-101 et seq.; (B) Incest, § 5-26-202 ; or (C) An offense under the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq. (2) The board may permit an offender to reside in a residence with a minor if the board finds that the offender no longer poses a danger to any minor residing in the residence.
(1) Except as specified in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall prohibit, as a condition of granting transfer to post-release supervision, an offender from residing in a residence with a minor, if the offender was convicted of one (1) or more of the following offenses perpetrated against a minor: (A) A sexual offense as defined in § 5-14-101 et seq.; (B) Incest, § 5-26-202 ; or (C) An offense under the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq.
(A) A sexual offense as defined in § 5-14-101 et seq.;
(B) Incest, § 5-26-202 ; or
(C) An offense under the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq.
(2) The board may permit an offender to reside in a residence with a minor if the board finds that the offender no longer poses a danger to any minor residing in the residence.
(b) If the board, upon a hearing under § 16-93-1908 , finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the offender has failed to comply with a condition of post-release supervision, the post-release supervision may be revoked and the offender returned to the custody of the Division of Correction.
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