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 5-27-404 - Good faith defense

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 5-27-404 (2023)
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It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subchapter that the defendant in good faith reasonably believed that the person who engaged in the sexual conduct was eighteen (18) years of age or older.

Acts 1983, No. 451, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4209; Acts 2011, No. 1190, § 5.


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