2016 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 3 - Offenses Involving Families, Dependents, Etc.
Chapter 26 - Offenses Involving the Family
Subchapter 3 - -- Domestic Battering and Assault
§ 5-26-306. Aggravated assault on a family or household member
(a) A person commits aggravated assault on a family or household member if, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, the person purposely:
(1) Engages in conduct that creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to a family or household member;
(2) Displays a firearm in a manner that creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to a family or household member; or
(3) Impedes or prevents the respiration of a family or household member or the circulation of a family or household member's blood by applying pressure on the throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth of a family or household member.
(b) Aggravated assault on a family or household member is a Class D felony.
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