{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-201","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-201","heading":"Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the first degree","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the first degree if, being a parent, guardian, person legally charged with care or custody of an incompetent person, or a person charged with supervision of an incompetent person, he or she purposely: (1) Engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to an incompetent person; or (2) Deserts the incompetent person under circumstances creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury. (b) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the first degree is a Class D felony. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2409; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2409; Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 1.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the first degree if, being a parent, guardian, person legally charged with care or custody of an incompetent person, or a person charged with supervision of an incompetent person, he or she purposely: (1) Engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to an incompetent person; or (2) Deserts the incompetent person under circumstances creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury.\n\n(1) Engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to an incompetent person; or\n\n(2) Deserts the incompetent person under circumstances creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury.\n\n(b) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the first degree is a Class D felony.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 27","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":"bf85b1df5e63ddf647c9c127ca9e3fcdd0c35f30d2cca34cde218dea2c6b41ef","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-503","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}