{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-38-205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-38-205","heading":"Impairing the operation of a vital public facility","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of impairing the operation of a vital public facility if, having no reasonable ground to believe he or she has a right to do so, the person knowingly causes a substantial interruption or impairment of an operation of a vital public facility by: (1) Damaging the property of another person; (2) Incapacitating an operator of a vital public facility; or (3) Engaging in: (A) A fight or violent and tumultuous behavior; or (B) Any other conduct that causes a substantial disruption, obstruction, or impediment to the operation of a vital public facility. (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, impairing the operation of a vital public facility is a Class C felony. (2) Impairing the operation of a vital public facility under subdivision (a)(3) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) As used in this section, \"vital public facility\" includes a county jail, city jail, public detention facility, or temporary holding facility for detained persons. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1908; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1908; Acts 2009, No. 1210, § 1; 2011, No. 1120, § 9.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of impairing the operation of a vital public facility if, having no reasonable ground to believe he or she has a right to do so, the person knowingly causes a substantial interruption or impairment of an operation of a vital public facility by: (1) Damaging the property of another person; (2) Incapacitating an operator of a vital public facility; or (3) Engaging in: (A) A fight or violent and tumultuous behavior; or (B) Any other conduct that causes a substantial disruption, obstruction, or impediment to the operation of a vital public facility.\n\n(1) Damaging the property of another person;\n\n(2) Incapacitating an operator of a vital public facility; or\n\n(3) Engaging in: (A) A fight or violent and tumultuous behavior; or (B) Any other conduct that causes a substantial disruption, obstruction, or impediment to the operation of a vital public facility.\n\n(A) A fight or violent and tumultuous behavior; or\n\n(B) Any other conduct that causes a substantial disruption, obstruction, or impediment to the operation of a vital public facility.\n\n(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, impairing the operation of a vital public facility is a Class C felony. (2) Impairing the operation of a vital public facility under subdivision (a)(3) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, impairing the operation of a vital public facility is a Class C felony.\n\n(2) Impairing the operation of a vital public facility under subdivision (a)(3) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(c) As used in this section, \"vital public facility\" includes a county jail, city jail, public detention facility, or temporary holding facility for detained persons.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 38","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":"16e16a40d55528460d158188b9cfe2759365a07c5795386d4056bb0369e64558","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-38-204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-38-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}