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 71 - RIOTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ETC (§§ 5-71-101 — 5-71-303)
Subchapter 2 - OFFENSES GENERALLY (§§ 5-71-201 — 5-71-230)
Section 5-71-201 - Riot

• (a) A person commits the offense of riot if, with two (2) or more other persons, he or she knowingly engages in tumultuous or violent conduct that creates a substantial risk of:
  • (1) Causing public alarm;
  • (2) Disrupting the performance of a governmental function; or
  • (3) Damaging or injuring property or a person.

• (b)
  • (1) Riot is a Class A misdemeanor.
  • (2) A person convicted of riot shall be sentenced to a minimum of thirty (30) days of imprisonment for which the defendant is required to serve at least thirty (30) days before being released from imprisonment and shall be ordered to pay restitution for any physical injury, damage, or loss incurred as a result of the offense.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 1014,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2902; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2902.