{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-116","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-116","heading":"Aiding an unauthorized departure","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of aiding an unauthorized departure if, not being an inmate in a youth services program, a youth services facility, or the Arkansas State Hospital, he or she knowingly aids another person in making or attempting to make an unauthorized departure from a juvenile detention facility, a youth services program, or the Arkansas State Hospital. (b) (1) Aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class C felony if the person aiding an unauthorized departure uses physical force or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon. (2) Otherwise, aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2816; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2816; Acts 1997, No. 1229, § 6; 1997, No. 1299, § 6; 2005, No. 1994, § 256.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of aiding an unauthorized departure if, not being an inmate in a youth services program, a youth services facility, or the Arkansas State Hospital, he or she knowingly aids another person in making or attempting to make an unauthorized departure from a juvenile detention facility, a youth services program, or the Arkansas State Hospital.\n\n(b) (1) Aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class C felony if the person aiding an unauthorized departure uses physical force or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon. (2) Otherwise, aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class C felony if the person aiding an unauthorized departure uses physical force or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon.\n\n(2) Otherwise, aiding an unauthorized departure is a Class A 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":"33d41343255476a6bb8846ae1fd25d22d1a6e77f1fcf1886442a92486b0e079a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-115","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}