{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-11-102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-11-102","heading":"Kidnapping","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of kidnapping if, without consent, the person restrains another person so as to interfere substantially with the other person's liberty with the purpose of: (1) Holding the other person for: (A) Ransom or reward; or (B) Any other act to be performed or not performed for the other person's return or release; (2) Using the other person as a shield or hostage; (3) Facilitating the commission of any felony or flight after the felony; (4) Inflicting physical injury upon the other person; (5) Engaging in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual activity, or sexual contact with the other person; (6) Terrorizing the other person or another person; or (7) Interfering with the performance of any governmental or political function. (b) (1) Kidnapping is a Class Y felony. (2) However, kidnapping is a Class B felony if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she or an accomplice voluntarily released the person restrained alive and in a safe place prior to trial. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1702; 1977, No. 474, § 15; 1981, No. 620, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1702.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of kidnapping if, without consent, the person restrains another person so as to interfere substantially with the other person's liberty with the purpose of: (1) Holding the other person for: (A) Ransom or reward; or (B) Any other act to be performed or not performed for the other person's return or release; (2) Using the other person as a shield or hostage; (3) Facilitating the commission of any felony or flight after the felony; (4) Inflicting physical injury upon the other person; (5) Engaging in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual activity, or sexual contact with the other person; (6) Terrorizing the other person or another person; or (7) Interfering with the performance of any governmental or political function.\n\n(1) Holding the other person for: (A) Ransom or reward; or (B) Any other act to be performed or not performed for the other person's return or release;\n\n(A) Ransom or reward; or\n\n(B) Any other act to be performed or not performed for the other person's return or release;\n\n(2) Using the other person as a shield or hostage;\n\n(3) Facilitating the commission of any felony or flight after the felony;\n\n(4) Inflicting physical injury upon the other person;\n\n(5) Engaging in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual activity, or sexual contact with the other person;\n\n(6) Terrorizing the other person or another person; or\n\n(7) Interfering with the performance of any governmental or political function.\n\n(b) (1) Kidnapping is a Class Y felony. (2) However, kidnapping is a Class B felony if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she or an accomplice voluntarily released the person restrained alive and in a safe place prior to trial.\n\n(1) Kidnapping is a Class Y felony.\n\n(2) However, kidnapping is a Class B felony if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she or an accomplice voluntarily released the person restrained alive and in a safe place prior to trial.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 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":"aaa24c1130c1bd0766a817b7fb34c95bdce74871ac09b8f47d7b15c7f653ed4b","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-11-101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-11-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}