{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-49-205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-49-205","heading":"Method of sterilization","body":"If the petition is granted, the court may order that the incompetent be sterilized by X-ray or by vasectomy, in the case of a male incompetent person, or salpingectomy, in the case of a female incompetent person, or other procedure as at the time may constitute a procedure generally accepted by the medical profession, by a licensed medical practitioner at a licensed hospital.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 49","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":"5361a3ef5ae11a151b5341a018ff441067b7bb080c84b42755e9336580d08078","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-49-204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-49-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}