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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-116 (2026)

Simulating legal process

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  1. A person commits the offense of simulating legal process if, with the purpose of obtaining anything of value, he or she knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another a request, demand, or notice that simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state.
  2. Simulating legal process is a Class A misdemeanor.

History. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2616; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2616.

5-53-117 — 5-53-129. [Reserved.]

Publisher's Notes. This section, concerning indictments for perjury, was repealed by Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 542. The section was derived from Rev. Stat., ch. 44, div. 5, art. 1, § 7; C. & M. Dig., § 2590; Pope's Dig., § 3278; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2657.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: State v. Duffey, 981 P.2d 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999).
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State v. Duffey, 981 P.2d 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 13-2814 (West 1989); Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-116 (Michie 1997); Colo.”
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