Ark. Code Ann. § 27-50-305 (2026)
Penalty for violation of 1959 amendatory act
- Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony.
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Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished:
- For a first conviction, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days;
- For a second conviction within one (1) year thereafter, by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and
- For a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History. Acts 1959, No. 307, § 54; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1037.
Meaning of “this act”. Acts 1959, No. 307, codified as §§ 16-58-121, 27-14-207, 27-14-212, 27-14-801 — 27-14-804, 27-14-909, 27-14-913, 27-14-2002, 27-14-2003, 27-16-204, 27-16-303, 27-16-602, 27-16-604, 27-16-802, 27-16-803 [repealed], 27-16-906, 27-16-909, 27-19-203, 27-19-605, 27-19-701, 27-19-709, 27-19-713, 27-19-717, 27-35-101 — 27-35-103, 27-35-111, 27-36-204, 27-36-208, 27-36-209, 27-36-214 — 27-36-219, 27-37-202, 27-37-205, 27-37-206, 27-37-501, 27-37-502, 27-49-212, 27-49-218, 27-50-305, 27-51-201, 27-51-208, 27-51-209, 27-51-307, 27-51-308, 27-51-503, 27-51-601, 27-51-702, 27-51-703, 27-51-705, 27-51-1002, 27-51-1301, 27-51-1303, 27-51-1306, 27-51-1307, 27-52-107.
Case Notes
Cited: United States v. Hollman, 541 F.2d 196 (8th Cir. 1976); Gran v. Hale, 294 Ark. 563, 745 S.W.2d 129 (1988).