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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101)
Chapter 65 - DRIVING OR BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED (§§ 5-65-101 — 5-65-403)
Subchapter 3 - UNDERAGE DRIVING OR BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE LAW (§§ 5-65-301 — 5-65-311)
Section 5-65-303 - Driving or boating under the influence while underage
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AR Code § 5-65-303 (2023)
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- (a) A person commits the offense of driving or boating under the influence while underage if he or she is underage and operates or is in actual physical control of a motorboat on the waters of this state or a motor vehicle while:
- (1) Under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or similar intoxicant; or
- (2) At that time there was an alcohol concentration of two hundredths (0.02) but less than eight hundredths (0.08) in his or her breath, blood, urine, or saliva as determined by a chemical test.
- (b) A violation of this section is an unclassified misdemeanor with penalties as prescribed by this subchapter.
- (c) An alcohol-related offense under this section is a strict liability offense.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 6,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 6,§ 5, eff. 5/29/2015.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 299,§ 13, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1993, No. 863, § 3; 2001, No. 561, § 14.
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