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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-4-101. Definitions
Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-4-101 (2017)
- As used in this chapter:
- (1) (A) "Imprisonment" means:
- (i) Incarceration in a detention facility operated by the state or any of its political subdivisions; or
- (ii) Home detention as described in § 16-93-708.
- (B) "Imprisonment" may mean incarceration in a privately operated detention facility under contract to the state or any of its political subdivisions;
- (2) "Probation" or "place on probation" means a procedure in which a defendant who pleads or is found guilty of an offense is released by the court without pronouncement of sentence but subject to the supervision of a probation officer;
- (3) "Probation officer" means a salaried officer attached to the court pursuant to § 16-93-402 [repealed] or a reputable person designated by the court to supervise a defendant who is placed on probation;
- (4) "Recidivism" means a criminal act that results in the rearrest, reconviction, or return to incarceration of a person with or without a new sentence during a three-year period following the person's release from custody;
- (5)
- (A) "Restitution" means the act of making good or giving equivalent value for any loss, damage, or injury.
- (B) "Restitution" may also include in the event of an injury or loss that the offender has special capacity to restore or repair a sentence to perform that reparation; and
- (6) "Suspension" or "suspend imposition of sentence" means a procedure in which a defendant who pleads or is found guilty of an offense is released by the court without pronouncement of sentence and without supervision.
- (1) (A) "Imprisonment" means:
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