{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-18-104","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-18-104","heading":"Patronizing a victim of human trafficking","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a victim of human trafficking if he or she knowingly engages in commercial sexual activity with another person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a victim of human trafficking. (b) (1) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class B felony. (2) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class A felony if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense. (c) (1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). (2) Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and (B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund. Amended by Act 2023, No. 736,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2013, No. 133,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013. Added by Act 2013, No. 132,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a victim of human trafficking if he or she knowingly engages in commercial sexual activity with another person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a victim of human trafficking.\n\n(b) (1) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class B felony. (2) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class A felony if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense.\n\n(1) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class B felony.\n\n(2) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class A felony if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense.\n\n(c) (1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). (2) Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and (B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.\n\n(1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).\n\n(2) Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and (B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.\n\n(A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and\n\n(B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 18"],"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":"ec474be9fb9f9e362bc6fc4c32f00fe83da48556ab390d00165ca97054248923","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-18-103","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-18-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}