{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-53-131","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-131","heading":"Frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecutions","body":"(a) Any officer or any person who knowingly brings or aids and encourages another person to bring a frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecution upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(b) Any officer or any person who knowingly brings or aids or encourages another person to bring a frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecution seeking to subject a person to delayed release under § 5-4-405 upon conviction is guilty of a Class C felony.","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":"25ba9c953b35840490c23cc2de3ead095495030d50da9ca6e860946cf3f146a6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-53-116","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-53-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}