Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 3 - OFFENSES INVOLVING FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS, ETC. (§§ 5-25-101 — 5-29-205)
Chapter 26 - OFFENSES INVOLVING THE FAMILY (§§ 5-26-201 — 5-26-503)
Subchapter 3 - DOMESTIC BATTERING AND ASSAULT (§§ 5-26-301 — 5-26-314)
Section 5-26-307 - First degree assault on family or household member

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 5-26-307 (2024)
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  • (a) A person commits first degree assault on a family or household member if the person recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to a family or household member.
  • (b) First degree assault on a family or household member is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1979, No. 396, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1657; Acts 1995, No. 1291, § 5.


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