Arkansas § 5-1-107 Misdemeanors

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-1-107 — Misdemeanors

Arkansas § 5-1-107

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-107 (2026).

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(a)An offense is a misdemeanor if the offense is:

(1)Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code;

(2)Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108 ; or (3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction.

(b)A misdemeanor is classified as follows:

(1)Class A misdemeanor;

(2)Class B misdemeanor; or (3) Class C misdemeanor.

(c)(1) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the misdemeanor or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is a Class A misdemeanor.

(2)Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe

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(a) An offense is a misdemeanor if the offense is: (1) Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code; (2) Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108 ; or (3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction. (b) A misdemeanor is classified as follows: (1) Class A misdemeanor; (2) Class B misdemeanor; or (3) Class C misdemeanor. (c) (1) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the misdemeanor or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is an unclassified misdemeanor.