2019 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 7 - Enhanced Penalties for Certain Offenses
§ 5-4-703. Additional Fine - Offense Committed Against a Child or in the Presence of a Child

Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-4-703 (2019)
  • (a) In addition to any other sentence, the court shall assess an additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the following offenses if the finder of fact determines that the offense was committed against a child or in the presence of a child:

    • (1) A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2);

    • (2) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104, or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105;

    • (3) False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103, or false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104;

    • (4) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202, or battery in the third degree, § 5-13-203;

    • (5) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204, assault in the first degree, § 5-13-205, assault in the second degree, § 5-13-206, assault in the third degree, § 5-13-207, or coercion, § 5-13-208;

    • (6) Introduction of controlled substance into body of another person, § 5-13-210;

    • (7) Terroristic threatening, § 5-13-301, or terroristic act, § 5-13-310;

    • (8) Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110, indecent exposure, § 5-14-112, sexual assault in the third degree, § 5-14-126, or sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127;

    • (9) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103, or patronizing a victim of human trafficking, § 5-18-104;

    • (10) Domestic battering in the second degree, § 5-26-304, domestic battering in the third degree, § 5-26-305, aggravated assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-306, first degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-307, second degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-308, or third degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-309;

    • (11) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, § 5-27-205, endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, § 5-27-206, or endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree, § 5-27-207;

    • (12) Engaging in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303, pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-304, transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305, internet stalking of a child, § 5-27-306, or sexually grooming a child, § 5-27-307;

    • (13) Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance, § 5-27-402, or producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403;

    • (14) Distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-602, computer child pornography, § 5-27-603, failure to report child pornography, § 5-27-604, or computer exploitation of a child, § 5-27-605;

    • (15) Fleeing, if under § 5-54-125(d);

    • (16) Aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104;

    • (17) A controlled substance offense in which an enhanced penalty under § 5-64-406 or § 5-64-407 is applied;

    • (18) Driving or boating while intoxicated, § 5-65-103; or

    • (19) Reckless driving, § 27-50-308.

  • (b)

    • (1) A fine assessed and collected under this section shall be remitted on or before the fifteenth day of the following month to the Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center Fund under § 19-5-1260.

    • (2) A form identifying the amount of fines assessed under this section shall be transmitted with the collected fines.

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