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 5 - FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR MINORS (§§ 5-27-501 — 5-27-504)
Section 5-27-502 - Manufacturing or altering personal identification document unlawful

• (a) It is unlawful for a person to:
  • (1) Manufacture or produce a fraudulent personal identification document for the purpose of providing a person under twenty-one (21) years of age identification that can be used for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage or other substance or material restricted for adult purchase or possession in accordance with existing law;
  • (2) Alter a personal identification document for the purpose of providing a person under twenty-one (21) years of age false identification that can be used for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage or other substance or material restricted for adult purchase or possession in accordance with existing law; or
  • (3) Sell or otherwise distribute a fraudulent personal identification document described in this subsection to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age.

• (b)
  • (1)
    • (A) A violation of this section is a Class C felony.
    • (B) However, if the person manufactures or produces his or her own personal identification document, or alters his or her own personal identification document, for his or her own use in obtaining alcohol or accessing a venue in which alcohol is sold, a violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
  • (2) A subsequent violation of this section is a Class B felony.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 1082,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

Acts 1991, No. 567, § 2.