{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-55-203","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-203","heading":"Illegal presentation of food coupons or vouchers for payment","body":"(a) (1) Any person who presents or causes to be presented food coupons for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the food coupons to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is guilty of a Class D felony. (2) However, if the food coupons are of a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Any person who presents or causes to be presented vouchers for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the vouchers to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., as amended, or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 155, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1979, No. 714, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4303; Acts 1993, No. 489, § 3; 2005, No. 1994, § 427.\n\n(a) (1) Any person who presents or causes to be presented food coupons for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the food coupons to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is guilty of a Class D felony. (2) However, if the food coupons are of a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(1) Any person who presents or causes to be presented food coupons for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the food coupons to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is guilty of a Class D felony.\n\n(2) However, if the food coupons are of a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(b) Any person who presents or causes to be presented vouchers for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the vouchers to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., as amended, or the federal regulations or state rules issued pursuant to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 55","Subchapter 2"],"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":"9b3ed85db9b73c1e551c5d5cb4e34685b66103bd56f156815f1a88244f96257f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-55-202","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-55-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}