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 27 - OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN OR INCOMPETENTS (§§ 5-27-201 — 5-27-610)
Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-27-201 — 5-27-233)
Section 5-27-209 - Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

• (a) A person commits the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being an adult, the person knowingly aids, causes, or encourages a minor to:
  • (1) Do any act prohibited by law;
  • (2) Do any act that if done by an adult would render the adult subject to a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment;
  • (3) Habitually absent himself or herself, without good or sufficient cause, from the minor's home without the consent of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian;
  • (4) Habitually absent himself or herself from school when required by law to attend school; or
  • (5) Habitually disobey a reasonable and lawful command of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian.

• (b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2406; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2406.