{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-203","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-203","heading":"Making a false report under this chapter","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of making a false report under this chapter if he or she purposely makes a report containing a false allegation to the Child Abuse Hotline knowing the allegation to be false. (b) (1) A first offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) A subsequent offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class D felony. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of making a false report under this chapter if he or she purposely makes a report containing a false allegation to the Child Abuse Hotline knowing the allegation to be false.\n\n(b) (1) A first offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) A subsequent offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class D felony.\n\n(1) A first offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(2) A subsequent offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class D felony.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a22134af6220ab943fbf710c40f9830f3f2a78d486b42fbfe310b954e4630270","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-202","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}