{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-207","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-207","heading":"Endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree","body":"(a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree if the person recklessly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be a minor. (2) As used in this section, \"serious harm to the physical or mental welfare\" means physical or mental injury that causes: (A) Protracted disfigurement; (B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or (C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. (b) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 2005, No. 2207, § 3.\n\n(a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree if the person recklessly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be a minor. (2) As used in this section, \"serious harm to the physical or mental welfare\" means physical or mental injury that causes: (A) Protracted disfigurement; (B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or (C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.\n\n(1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree if the person recklessly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be a minor.\n\n(2) As used in this section, \"serious harm to the physical or mental welfare\" means physical or mental injury that causes: (A) Protracted disfigurement; (B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or (C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.\n\n(A) Protracted disfigurement;\n\n(B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or\n\n(C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.\n\n(b) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.","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":"7936855e6366dad8dbc4578aacf3b362af7a1c01f9b10543348162a4550aefca","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-206","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}