{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-127-102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-127-102","heading":"Civil liability for stalking","body":"(a) A person may recover actual damages, and if applicable, punitive damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs against another person if he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence that another person knowingly engaged in a course of conduct towards the person that would place a reasonable person in the person's position under emotional distress or in fear for his or her safety or a third person's safety.\n\n(b) The definitions at § 5-71-229(f) apply to this chapter.\n\n(c) A cause of action under subsection (a) of this section may be maintained whether or not the person who is alleged to have engaged in a course of conduct prohibited under § 5-71-229 has been charged or convicted under § 5-71-229 .\n\n(d) The existence or the termination of a cause of action under subsection (a) of this section does not prevent the criminal prosecution of a person for violation of § 5-71-229 .\n\n(e) A person shall commence a cause of action under subsection (a) of this section against another person one (1) year or less after the most recent conduct prohibited under § 5-71-229 by the other person toward the aggrieved party.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 127"],"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":"6947585b431be29f54fbe43fe7964b519a838656b7d0619f3953eae763b99214","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-127-101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-128-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}