§ 5-27-209 — Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Arkansas § 5-27-209

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 5

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(a) A person commits the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being an adult, the person knowingly aids, causes, or encourages a minor to: (1) Do any act prohibited by law; (2) Do any act that if done by an adult would render the adult subject to a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment; (3) Habitually absent himself or herself, without good or sufficient cause, from the minor's home without the consent of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian; (4) Habitually absent himself or herself from school when required by law to attend school; or (5) Habitually disobey a reasonable and lawful command of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian. (b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2406; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2406.