Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-105
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Offenses - Court authority not limited
Official statutory text
(a) An offense is conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine or both is authorized by statute. (b) An offense is classified as follows: (1) Felony; (2) Misdemeanor; or (3) Violation. (c) Nothing in the Arkansas Criminal Code shall be construed to limit the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, judgment, or decree. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 111; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-111.
(a) An offense is conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine or both is authorized by statute.
(b) An offense is classified as follows: (1) Felony; (2) Misdemeanor; or (3) Violation.
(1) Felony;
(2) Misdemeanor; or
(3) Violation.
(c) Nothing in the Arkansas Criminal Code shall be construed to limit the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, judgment, or decree.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 111; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-111.
(a) An offense is conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine or both is authorized by statute.
(b) An offense is classified as follows: (1) Felony; (2) Misdemeanor; or (3) Violation.
(1) Felony;
(2) Misdemeanor; or
(3) Violation.
(c) Nothing in the Arkansas Criminal Code shall be construed to limit the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, judgment, or decree.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 111; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-111.
Status: in_force
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