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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
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 5-27-222 - Neglect of minor resulting in delinquency
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AR Code § 5-27-222 (2023)
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- (a) It is unlawful for a parent or person standing in loco parentis to a minor to grossly neglect a parental duty to the minor if the gross neglect:
- (1) Proximately results in the delinquency of the minor; or
- (2) Fails to correct the delinquency of the minor.
- (b) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
Acts 1963, No. 109, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2471; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 44; 2007, No. 827, § 34.
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