{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-804","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-804","heading":"Defenses and affirmative defenses","body":"For any act or omission of child maltreatment that would be a criminal offense or an act of delinquency, any defense or affirmative defense, including the burden of proof regarding the affirmative defense, that would apply to the criminal offense or delinquent act is also cognizable in a child maltreatment proceeding with the exception of:\n\n(1) A statute of limitation;\n\n(2) Lack of capacity as a result of mental disease or defect under § 5-2-312 ; and\n\n(3) Affirmative defenses under §§ 5-1-112 - 5-1-114 .","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","Subchapter 8"],"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":"48c5f166f86e5a38026e2314f4d2a8f9695d17ce34c6c1b320953d9d96235669","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-803","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}