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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 8 - Sentencing Alternative -- Community Service Work
§ 5-4-801. Definitions
Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-4-801 (2017)
- As used in this subchapter:
- (1) "Community work project" means any program in which an eligible offender in a county jail is allowed to work under the supervision of a government entity on projects on public lands, public buildings, public roads, public parks, and public rights-of-way designed to benefit the government entity supervising the eligible offender;
- (2) "Eligible offender" means any person convicted of a misdemeanor offense or felony offense other than:
- (A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101;
- (B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102;
- (C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103;
- (D) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104;
- (E) Rape, § 5-14-103;
- (F) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102;
- (G) Aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103;
- (H) Driving or boating while intoxicated, second or subsequent offense, § 5-65-103;
- (I) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105;
- (J) Trafficking a controlled substance, § 5-64-440;
- (K) Any felony involving violence as listed under § 5-4-501(d)(2); or
- (L) Any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.; and
- (3) "Work incentive credit" means a sentence credit of up to three (3) days as designated by the court toward completion of an eligible offender's sentence for each day the eligible offender works on a community work project.
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