Ark. Code § 5-27-202

Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 5-27-202 - Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree
(a)
(1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree if he or she knowingly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be an incompetent person.
(2) As used in this section, "serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person" means physical or mental injury that causes:
(A) Protracted disfigurement;
(B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or
(C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
(b) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

Ark. Code § 5-27-202

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2410; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2410; Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 2.