{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-209","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-209","heading":"Contributing to the delinquency of a minor","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being an adult, the person knowingly aids, causes, or encourages a minor to: (1) Do any act prohibited by law; (2) Do any act that if done by an adult would render the adult subject to a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment; (3) Habitually absent himself or herself, without good or sufficient cause, from the minor's home without the consent of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian; (4) Habitually absent himself or herself from school when required by law to attend school; or (5) Habitually disobey a reasonable and lawful command of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian. (b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2406; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2406.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being an adult, the person knowingly aids, causes, or encourages a minor to: (1) Do any act prohibited by law; (2) Do any act that if done by an adult would render the adult subject to a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment; (3) Habitually absent himself or herself, without good or sufficient cause, from the minor's home without the consent of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian; (4) Habitually absent himself or herself from school when required by law to attend school; or (5) Habitually disobey a reasonable and lawful command of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian.\n\n(1) Do any act prohibited by law;\n\n(2) Do any act that if done by an adult would render the adult subject to a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment;\n\n(3) Habitually absent himself or herself, without good or sufficient cause, from the minor's home without the consent of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian;\n\n(4) Habitually absent himself or herself from school when required by law to attend school; or\n\n(5) Habitually disobey a reasonable and lawful command of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian.\n\n(b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a Class A 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":"a0bb9eefed3708b2e8ab501a3c4c9fb9c3c498a0ada0327fe0363511b7463c84","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-208","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}