{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1109","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-1109","heading":"Penalties","body":"(a) A person who knowingly or recklessly performs or attempts to perform a termination of a pregnancy in violation of this subchapter or who fails to report under § 20-16-1108 shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Arkansas State Medical Board and is guilty upon conviction of a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(b) A penalty shall not be assessed against the woman upon whom the abortion is performed or attempted to be performed.\n\n(c) A penalty or civil liability shall not be assessed for failure to comply with any provision of this subchapter unless the Department of Health has made the printed materials available at the time that the physician or the physician's agent is required to inform the woman of her right to review them.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 16","Subchapter 11"],"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":"803f0c3848c04285e2cb40452ee55f98d17af0e2861fb1c798a54d7d295605bf","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1108","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}