{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-13-208","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-208","heading":"Coercion","body":"(a) A person commits coercion if he or she compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which the other person has a legal right to abstain, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which the other person has a legal right to engage, by purposeful conduct designed to instill in the other person a fear that, if a demand is not complied with, the actor or another person will: (1) Cause physical injury to any person; (2) Cause damage to property; (3) Subject any person to physical confinement; (4) Accuse any person of an offense or cause criminal proceedings to be instituted against any person; or (5) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule. (b) Coercion is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1609; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1609.\n\n(a) A person commits coercion if he or she compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which the other person has a legal right to abstain, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which the other person has a legal right to engage, by purposeful conduct designed to instill in the other person a fear that, if a demand is not complied with, the actor or another person will: (1) Cause physical injury to any person; (2) Cause damage to property; (3) Subject any person to physical confinement; (4) Accuse any person of an offense or cause criminal proceedings to be instituted against any person; or (5) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.\n\n(1) Cause physical injury to any person;\n\n(2) Cause damage to property;\n\n(3) Subject any person to physical confinement;\n\n(4) Accuse any person of an offense or cause criminal proceedings to be instituted against any person; or\n\n(5) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.\n\n(b) Coercion is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 13","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":"18649ff568d8799c4d732d7b3fd1cf03a84cadb06287d8bc72d346df5ef31c10","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-13-207","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-13-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}