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2018 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 3 - Offenses Involving Families, Dependents, Etc.
Chapter 26 - Offenses Involving the Family
Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally
§ 5-26-202. Incest
Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-26-202 (2018)
(a) A person commits incest if the person, being sixteen (16) years of age or older, purports to marry, has sexual intercourse with, or engages in deviate sexual activity with another person sixteen (16) years of age or older whom the actor knows to be:
(1) An ancestor or a descendant;
(2) A stepchild or adopted child;
(3) A brother or sister of the whole or half blood;
(4) An uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece; or
(5) A stepgrandchild or adopted grandchild.
(b) A relationship referred to in this section includes a blood relationship without regard to legitimacy.
(c) Incest is a Class C felony.
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