Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-2-202 — Culpable mental states - Definitions
Arkansas § 5-2-202
JurisdictionArkansas
Title5
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-202 (2026).
Text
As used in the Arkansas Criminal Code, there are four (4) kinds of culpable mental states that are defined as follows:
(1)"Purposely." A person acts purposely with respect to his or her conduct or a result of his or her conduct when it is the person's conscious object to engage in conduct of that nature or to cause the result;
(2)"Knowingly." A person acts knowingly with respect to:
(A)The person's conduct or the attendant circumstances when he or she is aware that his or her conduct is of that nature or that the attendant circumstances exist; or (B) A result of the person's conduct when he or she is aware that it is practically certain that his or her conduct will cause the result;
(3)"Recklessly." (A) A person acts recklessly with respect to attendant circumstances or a result of his
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Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 203; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-203.
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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Arkansas § 5-2-202, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/5-2-202.