{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-109","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-109","heading":"Refusing to assist law enforcement officer","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense.\n\n(b) Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 54","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":"aea67e4d19b94818e74b834acf2f4d0e586fb041f3212ff97f0be2befc528b86","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-108","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}