Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-54-109 — Refusing to assist law enforcement officer
Arkansas § 5-54-109
JurisdictionArkansas
Title5
This text of Arkansas § 5-54-109 (Refusing to assist law enforcement officer) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-109 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense.
(b)Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2809; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2809.
Nearby Sections
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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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Bluebook (online)
Arkansas § 5-54-109, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/5-54-109.