Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 2 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 5-10-101 — 5-18-107)
Chapter 13 - ASSAULT AND BATTERY (§§ 5-13-101 — 5-13-310)
Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-13-201 — 5-13-214)
Section 5-13-207 - Assault in the third degree

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 5-13-207 (2023)
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  • (a) A person commits assault in the third degree if he or she purposely creates apprehension of imminent physical injury in another person.
  • (b) Assault in the third degree is a Class C misdemeanor.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1607; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1607.


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