Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-13-203 — Battery in the third degree
Arkansas § 5-13-203
JurisdictionArkansas
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-203 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits battery in the third degree if:
(1)With the purpose of causing physical injury to another person, the person causes physical injury to any person;
(2)The person recklessly causes physical injury to another person;
(3)The person negligently causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon;
(4)The person purposely causes stupor, unconsciousness, or physical or mental impairment or injury to another person by administering to the other person, without the other person's consent, any drug or other substance; or (5) The person knowingly causes physical contact with a first responder by spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, pathogens, or human waste onto the person of the first responder.
(b)(1) Battery in the third degree unde
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Related
Baker v. Chisom
501 F.3d 920 (Eighth Circuit, 2007)
Proctor v. State
79 S.W.3d 370 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2002)
McCoy v. State
123 S.W.3d 901 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2003)
Tackett v. State
766 S.W.2d 410 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1989)
Hagen v. State
864 S.W.2d 856 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1993)
Bruner v. State
2013 Ark. 68 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2013)
Mosley v. State
2016 Ark. App. 353 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2016)
Baumer v. State
777 S.W.2d 847 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1989)
Johnson v. State
773 S.W.2d 450 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 1989)
B.J. v. State
937 S.W.2d 675 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 1997)
Maxwell v. Price (In Re Price)
264 B.R. 8 (E.D. Arkansas, 2001)
Armstrong v. State
816 S.W.2d 620 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 1991)
Talbert v. State
558 S.W.3d 396 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2018)
Opinion No.
(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 2002)
Sammie Jean Schancer v. State of Arkansas
2025 Ark. App. 329 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2025)
Washington v. State
2014 Ark. App. 122 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2014)
Joshua D. Baker v. Eric Chisom
(Eighth Circuit, 2007)
Legislative History
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1014,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1603; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1603.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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