Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-27-208 — Offensive relations with a child
Arkansas·Title 5
(a)A person commits offensive relations with a child if:
(1)Being twenty-one (21) years of age or older, he or she knowingly places his or her open mouth on the mouth of another person;
(2)The other person is a child thirteen (13) years of age or younger; and (3) The person has the purpose to entice or induce the other person to engage in the following with the person:
(A)Sexual intercourse;
(B)Deviate sexual activity; or (C) Sexual contact, as defined in § 5-14-101 .
(b)Offensive relations with a child is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor does not know the age of the child or believes the child is fourteen (14) years of age or older.
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Legislative History
Added by Act 2023, No. 738,§ 1, eff. 4/12/2023.
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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