§ 5-4-703 — Additional fine - Offense committed against a child or in the presence of a child

(a) In addition to any other sentence, the court shall assess an additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the following offenses if the finder of fact determines that the offense was committed against a child or in the presence of a child: (1) A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2) ; (2) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104 , or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105 ; (3) False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103 , or false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104 ; (4) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202 , or battery in the third degree, § 5-13-203 ; (5) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204 , assault in the first degree, § 5-13-205 , assault in the second degree, § 5-13-206 , assault in the third degree, § 5-13-207 , or coercion, § 5-13-208 ; (6) Introduction of controlled substance into body of another person, § 5-13-210 ; (7) Terroristic threatening, § 5-13-301 , or terroristic act, § 5-13-310 ; (8) Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110 , if the offense is a felony or Class A misdemeanor, indecent exposure, § 5-14-112 , sexual assault in the third degree, § 5-14-126 , or sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127 ; (9) Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 , or patronizing a victim of human trafficking, § 5-18-104 ; (10) Domestic battering in the second degree, § 5-26-304 , domestic battering in the third degree, § 5-26-305 , aggravated assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-306 , first degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-307 , second degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-308 , or third degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-309 ; (11) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, § 5-27-205 , endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, § 5-27-206 , or endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree, § 5-27-207 ; (12) Engaging in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303 , pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-304 , transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305 , internet stalking of a child, § 5-27-306 , or sexually grooming a child, § 5-27-307 ; (13) Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance, § 5-27-402 , or producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403 ; (14) Distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-602 , possession or use of child sexual abuse material, § 5-27-603 , failure to report the existence of child sexual abuse material, § 5-27-604 , or computer exploitation of a child, § 5-27-605 ; (15) Fleeing, if under § 5-54-125(d) ; (16) Aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104 ; (17) A controlled substance offense in which an enhanced penalty under § 5-64-406 or § 5-64-407 is applied; (18) Driving or boating while intoxicated, § 5-65-103 ; or (19) Reckless driving, § 27-50-308 . (b) (1) A fine assessed and collected under this section shall be remitted on or before the fifteenth day of the following month to the Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center Fund under § 19-5-1260 . (2) A form identifying the amount of fines assessed under this section shall be transmitted with the collected fines.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 21,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2017, No. 714,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 389,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2015, No. 1220,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.