{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-13-302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-302","heading":"Threatening to commit act of mass violence on school property","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Mass violence\" means physical injury that a reasonable person would conclude could lead to permanent injury, including without limitation permanent physical injury, permanent mental injury, or permanent emotional injury, or death to two (2) or more people; and (2) \"School\" means a: (A) Public or private daycare or preschool facility; (B) Public or private school for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12); (C) Technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school; or (D) Two-year or four-year college or university. (b) A person commits the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property if: (1) The person knowingly threatens to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school by any means of communication; and (2) Places a person or group of persons in a position to reasonably fear for their safety. (c) Threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property is a Class C felony. Added by Act 2019, No. 969,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Mass violence\" means physical injury that a reasonable person would conclude could lead to permanent injury, including without limitation permanent physical injury, permanent mental injury, or permanent emotional injury, or death to two (2) or more people; and (2) \"School\" means a: (A) Public or private daycare or preschool facility; (B) Public or private school for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12); (C) Technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school; or (D) Two-year or four-year college or university.\n\n(1) \"Mass violence\" means physical injury that a reasonable person would conclude could lead to permanent injury, including without limitation permanent physical injury, permanent mental injury, or permanent emotional injury, or death to two (2) or more people; and\n\n(2) \"School\" means a: (A) Public or private daycare or preschool facility; (B) Public or private school for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12); (C) Technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school; or (D) Two-year or four-year college or university.\n\n(A) Public or private daycare or preschool facility;\n\n(B) Public or private school for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12);\n\n(C) Technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school; or\n\n(D) Two-year or four-year college or university.\n\n(b) A person commits the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property if: (1) The person knowingly threatens to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school by any means of communication; and (2) Places a person or group of persons in a position to reasonably fear for their safety.\n\n(1) The person knowingly threatens to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school by any means of communication; and\n\n(2) Places a person or group of persons in a position to reasonably fear for their safety.\n\n(c) Threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property is a Class C felony.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 13","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":"93656f6c9a373311a665f97ecf791afaaafa6411c1fd8798a9c726f873ba01fd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-13-301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-13-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}