{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-53-104","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-104","heading":"Perjury - Retraction","body":"(a) It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the defendant retracted his or her false material statement: (1) In a manner showing a complete and voluntary retraction of the statement; (2) During the course of the same official proceeding in which the statement was made; and (3) Before the subject matter of the official proceeding was submitted to the ultimate trier of fact. (b) A statement made in a separate hearing at a separate stage of the same case or administrative proceeding is deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding. (c) Any person who in making a retraction causes termination of any official proceeding by reason of prejudice to a legal right of a party to the official proceeding is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2606; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2606.\n\n(a) It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the defendant retracted his or her false material statement: (1) In a manner showing a complete and voluntary retraction of the statement; (2) During the course of the same official proceeding in which the statement was made; and (3) Before the subject matter of the official proceeding was submitted to the ultimate trier of fact.\n\n(1) In a manner showing a complete and voluntary retraction of the statement;\n\n(2) During the course of the same official proceeding in which the statement was made; and\n\n(3) Before the subject matter of the official proceeding was submitted to the ultimate trier of fact.\n\n(b) A statement made in a separate hearing at a separate stage of the same case or administrative proceeding is deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding.\n\n(c) Any person who in making a retraction causes termination of any official proceeding by reason of prejudice to a legal right of a party to the official proceeding is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 53","Subchapter 1"],"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":"7cd8269d426a56428cbccb0b1b049d6706cef760e57f45f0caf26f57401fa920","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-53-103","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-53-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}