{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-610","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-610","heading":"Unlawful doxxing of minor on social media platform","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Communication\" means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form of the content of the information as sent and received; (2) \"Doxxes\" means to publish private or identifying information about a particular person on social media with malicious purpose; and (3) \"Social media platform\" means a website or computer application designed to facilitate communication between one (1) or more persons. (b) A person commits the offense of doxxing of a minor on a social media platform if: (1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and (2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury. (c) (1) Doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a: (A) Class B felony if: (i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more; (B) Class C felony if: (i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or (C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (2) Otherwise, doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a Class A misdemeanor. Added by Act 2021, No. 375,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Communication\" means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form of the content of the information as sent and received; (2) \"Doxxes\" means to publish private or identifying information about a particular person on social media with malicious purpose; and (3) \"Social media platform\" means a website or computer application designed to facilitate communication between one (1) or more persons.\n\n(1) \"Communication\" means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form of the content of the information as sent and received;\n\n(2) \"Doxxes\" means to publish private or identifying information about a particular person on social media with malicious purpose; and\n\n(3) \"Social media platform\" means a website or computer application designed to facilitate communication between one (1) or more persons.\n\n(b) A person commits the offense of doxxing of a minor on a social media platform if: (1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and (2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury.\n\n(1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and\n\n(2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury.\nthe minor; and (2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury.\n\n(1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and\n\n(2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury.\n\n(c) (1) Doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a: (A) Class B felony if: (i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more; (B) Class C felony if: (i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or (C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (2) Otherwise, doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a: (A) Class B felony if: (i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more; (B) Class C felony if: (i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or (C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).\n\n(A) Class B felony if: (i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more;\n\n(i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or\n\n(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more;\n\n(B) Class C felony if: (i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or\n\n(i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or\n\n(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or\n\n(C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).\n\n(2) Otherwise, doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 27","Subchapter 6"],"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":"9d1c93af161799398154e3853e50b307a255753a8e77ae6bef4e522ff3fec242","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-27-609","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-28-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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