Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 2 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 5-10-101 — 5-18-107)
Chapter 14 - SEXUAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-14-101 — 5-14-202)
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-14-101 — 5-14-138)
Section 5-14-112 - Indecent exposure

• (a) A person commits indecent exposure if, with the purpose to arouse or gratify a sexual desire of himself or herself or of any other person, the person exposes his or her sex organs:
  • (1) In a public place or in public view; or
  • (2) Under circumstances in which the person knows the conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm.

• (b)
  • (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section, indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor.
  • (2) Indecent exposure is a Class D felony:
    • (A) For a fourth or fifth conviction within ten (10) years of a previous conviction; or
    • (B) If a person is in the custody of a correctional facility or a detention facility at the time the person exposes his or her sex organs.
  • (3) For a sixth conviction and each successive conviction within ten (10) years of a previous conviction, indecent exposure is a Class C felony.

• (c) A woman is not in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in a public place or any place where other individuals are present.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 31, eff. 1/1/2024.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1812; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1812; Acts 1997, No. 817, § 1; 2001, No. 1553, § 7; 2001, No. 1665, § 1; 2001, No. 1821, § 2; 2003, No. 862, § 1; 2005, No. 1815, § 1; 2005, No. 1962, § 5; 2007, No. 38, § 1; No. 680, § 1.