{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-210","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-210","heading":"Human trafficking - Affirmative defense","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"victim of trafficking of persons\" means a person who has been subjected to trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 . (b) It is an affirmative defense to an offense listed under subsection (c) of this section if at the time a person engaged in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person was: (1) A victim of trafficking of persons; and (2) Engaged in the offense as a result of the trafficking of persons. (c) The affirmative defense under this section may be raised only in a prosecution for one (1) or more of the following offenses: (1) Forgery, § 5-37-201 ; (2) Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent, § 5-37-216 ; (3) A prostitution offense under § 5-70-101 et seq.; (4) Obscene performance at a live public show, § 5-68-305 ; or (5) A controlled substance offense under § 5-64-401 et seq. that is not a Class Y felony. Added by Act 2021, No. 1106,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) As used in this section, \"victim of trafficking of persons\" means a person who has been subjected to trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 .\n\n(b) It is an affirmative defense to an offense listed under subsection (c) of this section if at the time a person engaged in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person was: (1) A victim of trafficking of persons; and (2) Engaged in the offense as a result of the trafficking of persons.\n\n(1) A victim of trafficking of persons; and\n\n(2) Engaged in the offense as a result of the trafficking of persons.\n\n(c) The affirmative defense under this section may be raised only in a prosecution for one (1) or more of the following offenses: (1) Forgery, § 5-37-201 ; (2) Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent, § 5-37-216 ; (3) A prostitution offense under § 5-70-101 et seq.; (4) Obscene performance at a live public show, § 5-68-305 ; or (5) A controlled substance offense under § 5-64-401 et seq. that is not a Class Y felony.\n\n(1) Forgery, § 5-37-201 ;\n\n(2) Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent, § 5-37-216 ;\n\n(3) A prostitution offense under § 5-70-101 et seq.;\n\n(4) Obscene performance at a live public show, § 5-68-305 ; or\n\n(5) A controlled substance offense under § 5-64-401 et seq. that is not a Class Y felony.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 2","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":"98fa6c43fb9dd972e46d0cafb3077328cb079dea4ee974ef9a25be21c3af5f72","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-209","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}