{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-122","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-122","heading":"Filing false report with law enforcement agency","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"report\" means any communication, either written or oral, sworn or unsworn. (b) A person commits the offense of filing a false report if he or she files a report with any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office of any alleged criminal wrongdoing on the part of another person knowing that the report is false. (c) (1) Filing a false report is a Class D felony if: (A) The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony; (B) The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor; (C) Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report; (D) The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity; (E) The false report results in another person being arrested; or (F) The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under § 5-4-405 . (2) Otherwise, filing a false report is a Class A misdemeanor. Amended by Act 2021, No. 681,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1989, No. 690, §§ 1-3; 2007, No. 827, § 46.\n\n(a) As used in this section, \"report\" means any communication, either written or oral, sworn or unsworn.\n\n(b) A person commits the offense of filing a false report if he or she files a report with any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office of any alleged criminal wrongdoing on the part of another person knowing that the report is false.\n\n(c) (1) Filing a false report is a Class D felony if: (A) The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony; (B) The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor; (C) Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report; (D) The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity; (E) The false report results in another person being arrested; or (F) The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under § 5-4-405 . (2) Otherwise, filing a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.\nfalse report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under § 5-4-405 . (2) Otherwise, filing a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Filing a false report is a Class D felony if: (A) The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony; (B) The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor; (C) Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report; (D) The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity; (E) The false report results in another person being arrested; or (F) The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under § 5-4-405 .\n\n(A) The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony;\n\n(B) The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor;\n\n(C) Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report;\n\n(D) The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity;\n\n(E) The false report results in another person being arrested; or\n\n(F) The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under § 5-4-405 .\n\n(2) Otherwise, filing a false report 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":"5ce4749e0bdcdc26a0a4e53f3eea45c11df8fcba8b19c4add2b99d75ac21937a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-121","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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