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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-402: Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 5
  3. Chapter 27
  4. Subchapter 4

(a) It is unlawful for a person, knowing the character and content of the performance, to employ, authorize, or induce a child under eighteen (18) years of age to engage in a sexual performance. (b) It is also unlawful for a parent or legal guardian or custodian of a child under eighteen (18) years of age to consent to the participation by the child in a sexual performance. (c) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a: (1) Class C felony for the first offense; and (2) Class B felony for a subsequent offense. Acts 1983, No. 451, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4207; Acts 2011, No. 1190, § 3.

(a) It is unlawful for a person, knowing the character and content of the performance, to employ, authorize, or induce a child under eighteen (18) years of age to engage in a sexual performance.

(b) It is also unlawful for a parent or legal guardian or custodian of a child under eighteen (18) years of age to consent to the participation by the child in a sexual performance.

(c) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a: (1) Class C felony for the first offense; and (2) Class B felony for a subsequent offense.

(1) Class C felony for the first offense; and

(2) Class B felony for a subsequent offense.

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