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2018 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-1-105. Offenses -- Court authority not limited
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AR Code § 5-1-105 (2018)
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(a) An offense is conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine or both is authorized by statute.
(b) An offense is classified as follows:
(1) Felony;
(2) Misdemeanor; or
(3) Violation.
(c) Nothing in the Arkansas Criminal Code shall be construed to limit the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, judgment, or decree.
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