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 5-27-405 - Determination of age of person

When it becomes necessary for purposes of this subchapter to determine whether a person who participated in sexual conduct was a child under eighteen (18) years of age, the court or jury may make this determination by any of the following methods:

• (1) Personal inspection of the person;

• (2) Inspection of the photograph, motion picture, or other material that shows the person engaging in the sexual performance;

• (3) Oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the person based on the person's appearance at the time;

• (4) Expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the person engaged in the sexual performance; or

• (5) Any other method authorized by law.

Acts 1983, No. 451, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4210; Acts 2011, No. 1190, § 6.