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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 4 - USE OF CHILDREN IN SEXUAL PERFORMANCES (§§ 5-27-401 — 5-27-405)
Section 5-27-402 - Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance
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AR Code § 5-27-402 (2023)
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- (a) It is unlawful for a person, knowing the character and content of the performance, to employ, authorize, or induce a child under eighteen (18) years of age to engage in a sexual performance.
- (b) It is also unlawful for a parent or legal guardian or custodian of a child under eighteen (18) years of age to consent to the participation by the child in a sexual performance.
- (c) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a:
- (1) Class C felony for the first offense; and
- (2) Class B felony for a subsequent offense.
Acts 1983, No. 451, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4207; Acts 2011, No. 1190, § 3.
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