{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-1-107","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-107","heading":"Misdemeanors","body":"(a) An offense is a misdemeanor if the offense is: (1) Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code; (2) Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108 ; or (3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction. (b) A misdemeanor is classified as follows: (1) Class A misdemeanor; (2) Class B misdemeanor; or (3) Class C misdemeanor. (c) (1) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the misdemeanor or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is an unclassified misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 113; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-113.\n\n(a) An offense is a misdemeanor if the offense is: (1) Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code; (2) Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108 ; or (3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction.\n\n(1) Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code;\n\n(2) Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108 ; or\n\n(3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction.\n\n(b) A misdemeanor is classified as follows: (1) Class A misdemeanor; (2) Class B misdemeanor; or (3) Class C misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Class A misdemeanor;\n\n(2) Class B misdemeanor; or\n\n(3) Class C misdemeanor.\n\n(c) (1) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the misdemeanor or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is an unclassified misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the misdemeanor or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(2) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is an unclassified misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 1"],"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":"4a9c2398232766997d7e9523047ff4920809b575bda6c862ac3836cfc9df3082","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-1-106","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-1-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}