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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-305 (2026)

Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct

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  1. A person commits the offense of transportation of a minor for prohibited sexual conduct if the person transports, finances in whole or part the transportation of, or otherwise causes or facilitates the movement of any minor, and the actor:
    1. Knows or has reason to know that prostitution or sexually explicit conduct involving the minor will be commercially exploited by any person; and
    2. Acts with the purpose that the minor will engage in:
      1. Prostitution; or
      2. Sexually explicit conduct.
  2. Transportation of a minor for prohibited sexual conduct is a Class A felony.

History. Acts 1979, No. 499, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4205; Acts 2007, No. 248, § 1; 2009, No. 748, § 18.

Amendments. The 2009 amendment redesignated the introductory language as (a) and substituted “A person commits the offense of transportation of a minor for prohibited sexual conduct if the person” for “Any person is guilty of a Class A felony who”; added (b); and made minor stylistic changes.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Fountain v. State, 285 S.W.3d 706 (Ark. Ct. App. 2008).
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Fountain v. State, 285 S.W.3d 706 (Ark. Ct. App. 2008). “…conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303; (i) Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305; (j) Employing or consenting to use of a child in a sexual performance, § 5-27-402; (k) Pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting…”
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