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2010 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 4 - Imprisonment
§ 5-4-401 - Sentence.
5-4-401. Sentence.(a) A defendant convicted of a felony shall receive a determinate sentence according to the following limitations:
(1) For a Class Y felony, the sentence shall be not less than ten (10) years and not more than forty (40) years, or life;
(2) For a Class A felony, the sentence shall be not less than six (6) years nor more than thirty (30) years;
(3) For a Class B felony, the sentence shall be not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years;
(4) For a Class C felony, the sentence shall be not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years;
(5) For a Class D felony, the sentence shall not exceed six (6) years; and
(6) For an unclassified felony, the sentence shall be in accordance with a limitation of the statute defining the felony.
(b) A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor may be sentenced according to the following limitations:
(1) For a Class A misdemeanor, the sentence shall not exceed one (1) year;
(2) For a Class B misdemeanor, the sentence shall not exceed ninety (90) days;
(3) For a Class C misdemeanor, the sentence shall not exceed thirty (30) days; and
(4) For an unclassified misdemeanor, the sentence shall be in accordance with a limitation of the statute defining the misdemeanor.
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