{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-801","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-801","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Community work project\" means any program in which an eligible offender in a county jail is allowed to work under the supervision of a government entity on projects on public lands, public buildings, public roads, public parks, and public rights-of-way designed to benefit the government entity supervising the eligible offender; (2) \"Eligible offender\" means any person convicted of a misdemeanor offense or felony offense other than: (A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ; (B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ; (C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (E) Rape, § 5-14-103 ; (F) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ; (G) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ; (H) Driving or boating while intoxicated, second or subsequent offense, § 5-65-103 ; (I) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; (J) Trafficking a controlled substance, § 5-64-440 ; (K) Any felony involving violence as listed under § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; or (L) Any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; and (3) \"Work incentive credit\" means a sentence credit of up to three (3) days as designated by the court toward completion of an eligible offender's sentence for each day the eligible offender works on a community work project. Amended by Act 2015, No. 299,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 2011, No. 570, § 21.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Community work project\" means any program in which an eligible offender in a county jail is allowed to work under the supervision of a government entity on projects on public lands, public buildings, public roads, public parks, and public rights-of-way designed to benefit the government entity supervising the eligible offender;\n\n(2) \"Eligible offender\" means any person convicted of a misdemeanor offense or felony offense other than: (A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ; (B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ; (C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ; (D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ; (E) Rape, § 5-14-103 ; (F) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ; (G) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ; (H) Driving or boating while intoxicated, second or subsequent offense, § 5-65-103 ; (I) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; (J) Trafficking a controlled substance, § 5-64-440 ; (K) Any felony involving violence as listed under § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; or (L) Any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; and\n\n(A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101 ;\n\n(B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102 ;\n\n(C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103 ;\n\n(D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 ;\n\n(E) Rape, § 5-14-103 ;\n\n(F) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102 ;\n\n(G) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103 ;\n\n(H) Driving or boating while intoxicated, second or subsequent offense, § 5-65-103 ;\n\n(I) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ;\n\n(J) Trafficking a controlled substance, § 5-64-440 ;\n\n(K) Any felony involving violence as listed under § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; or\n\n(L) Any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; and\n\n(3) \"Work incentive credit\" means a sentence credit of up to three (3) days as designated by the court toward completion of an eligible offender's sentence for each day the eligible offender works on a community work project.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 4","Subchapter 8"],"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":"7d1f6379da82c94df979f905b8f759b8eea99b82113b9f8f87a954fea2feceee","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-707","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}