{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-133","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-133","heading":"Improper use of or altering the state seal","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"state seal\" means the Seal of the State of Arkansas described in § 1-4-108(a) . (b) A person commits improper use of or altering the state seal if the person knowingly uses the state seal or an altered version of the state seal in a private, nongovernmental written communication to another person with the purpose to injure, defraud, harass, intimidate, or coerce the other person, and the actor: (1) Assumes a false identity; (2) Pretends to be a representative of a state or local agency; (3) Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government; or (4) Attempts to collect a debt the actor contends is owed to the actor or another person or organization. (c) Improper use of or altering the state seal is a Class A misdemeanor. (d) A prosecution under this section does not preclude a prosecution or civil action under § 4-88-101 et seq. Added by Act 2017, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\n(a) As used in this section, \"state seal\" means the Seal of the State of Arkansas described in § 1-4-108(a) .\n\n(b) A person commits improper use of or altering the state seal if the person knowingly uses the state seal or an altered version of the state seal in a private, nongovernmental written communication to another person with the purpose to injure, defraud, harass, intimidate, or coerce the other person, and the actor: (1) Assumes a false identity; (2) Pretends to be a representative of a state or local agency; (3) Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government; or (4) Attempts to collect a debt the actor contends is owed to the actor or another person or organization.\n\n(1) Assumes a false identity;\n\n(2) Pretends to be a representative of a state or local agency;\n\n(3) Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government; or\n\n(4) Attempts to collect a debt the actor contends is owed to the actor or another person or organization.\n\n(c) Improper use of or altering the state seal is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(d) A prosecution under this section does not preclude a prosecution or civil action under § 4-88-101 et seq.","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":"4d23f40f3cf57918efc818da6ab701b995e1d42c999de995bfa2e9732866f6d8","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-132","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-54-134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}