{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-222","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-222","heading":"Neglect of minor resulting in delinquency","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a parent or person standing in loco parentis to a minor to grossly neglect a parental duty to the minor if the gross neglect: (1) Proximately results in the delinquency of the minor; or (2) Fails to correct the delinquency of the minor. (b) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Acts 1963, No. 109, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2471; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 44; 2007, No. 827, § 34.\n\n(a) It is unlawful for a parent or person standing in loco parentis to a minor to grossly neglect a parental duty to the minor if the gross neglect: (1) Proximately results in the delinquency of the minor; or (2) Fails to correct the delinquency of the minor.\n\n(1) Proximately results in the delinquency of the minor; or\n\n(2) Fails to correct the delinquency of the minor.\n\n(b) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).","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":"02a42b7a035a3dc731d3f702e569bd97e942f18431b9eec9586099af602d20a5","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-221","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}