{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-50-304","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-50-304","heading":"Penalties for misdemeanors","body":"(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this act unless the violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony. (b) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this act for which another penalty is not provided shall: (1) For a first conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; (2) For a second conviction within one (1) year thereafter, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and (3) Upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 151; Pope's Dig., § 6810; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1004.\n\n(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this act unless the violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony.\n\n(b) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this act for which another penalty is not provided shall: (1) For a first conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; (2) For a second conviction within one (1) year thereafter, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and (3) Upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.\n\n(1) For a first conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days;\n\n(2) For a second conviction within one (1) year thereafter, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and\n\n(3) Upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 50","Subchapter 3"],"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":"43471d9362ca2f4eeea5340b75326657e2e4f17fcad3d1bb09937020a737faa1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-50-303","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-50-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}