{ "batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_anchor_ar_code", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874: the General Assembly's Arkansas Law page (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Arkansas General Assembly's own site (arkleg.state.ar.us, run by the Bureau of Legislative Research) lists the Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 under its Arkansas Law menu. The Code text itself is hosted by LexisNexis behind a JavaScript viewer, so the operative statute text in this batch is quoted from the signed Acts on arkleg.state.ar.us that enacted or reprint it. Prostitution offences are in Title 5, Chapter 70, Subchapter 1 (sections 5-70-101 to 5-70-108).", "body": "The Arkansas General Assembly's own site (arkleg.state.ar.us, run by the Bureau of Legislative Research) lists the Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 under its Arkansas Law menu. The Code text itself is hosted by LexisNexis behind a JavaScript viewer, so the operative statute text in this batch is quoted from the signed Acts on arkleg.state.ar.us that enacted or reprint it. Prostitution offences are in Title 5, Chapter 70, Subchapter 1 (sections 5-70-101 to 5-70-108).\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“Arkansas Law Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 | Uncodified Historic Legislation”\n\nNote: Anchor record: arkleg.state.ar.us/ArkansasLaw. The Code link on that page leaves the site for Lexis (advance.lexis.com), which returns only a JavaScript shell to automated readers, so section text could not be quoted from the Code itself. Signed Act PDFs on arkleg.state.ar.us print the whole section when an Act amends it, with stricken and inserted words side by side.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ArkansasLaw", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "Arkansas Law Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 | Uncodified Historic Legislation", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Arkansas Code (official publication)", "topic": "Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874: the General Assembly's Arkansas Law page (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s102a", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-102(a): Prostitution: the offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-102(a): a person commits prostitution if, in return for or in expectation of a fee, he or she engages in, or agrees or offers to engage in, sexual activity with any other person.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-102(a): a person commits prostitution if, in return for or in expectation of a fee, he or she engages in, or agrees or offers to engage in, sexual activity with any other person.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“5-70-102. Prostitution. (a) A person commits prostitution if in return for or in expectation of a fee he or she engages in or agrees or offers to engage in sexual activity with any other person.”\n\nNote: The definition turns on a fee (paid or expected) together with sexual activity; contact alone or a fee alone is not enough. The section contains no carve-out for filming or recording; whether paid, filmed sex between performers is prostitution is not answered by the text, and no case law was read. Text from Act 1020 of 2019 (the signed Act reprints the whole section); later Acts touched subsection (e) (fine and fund) only.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2019R%2FPublic%2F&file=1020.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2019R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "5-70-102. Prostitution. (a) A person commits prostitution if in return for or in expectation of a fee he or she engages in or agrees or offers to engage in sexual activity with any other person.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-102(a)", "topic": "Prostitution: the offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s102b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-102(b): Prostitution: penalty class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-102(b): prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor for a first offence and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offence.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-102(b): prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor for a first offence and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offence.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(b) Prostitution is a: (1) Class B misdemeanor for the first offense; and (2) Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense under this section.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2019R%2FPublic%2F&file=1020.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2019R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(b) Prostitution is a: (1) Class B misdemeanor for the first offense; and (2) Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense under this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-102(b)", "topic": "Prostitution: penalty class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s102e", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-102(e)(2) as amended by Act 667 of 2025: Prostitution: fine fund", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 667 of 2025, section 10, amends 5-70-102(e)(2): fines collected under subsection (e)(1) from a person who offers or pays a fee to engage in sexual activity go 50 percent to the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children and 50 percent to a human trafficking fund (the Act prints the old fund name and the new 'Arkansas Human Trafficking Council Support Fund' together).", "body": "Act 667 of 2025, section 10, amends 5-70-102(e)(2): fines collected under subsection (e)(1) from a person who offers or pays a fee to engage in sexual activity go 50 percent to the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children and 50 percent to a human trafficking fund (the Act prints the old fund name and the new 'Arkansas Human Trafficking Council Support Fund' together).\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“SECTION 10. Arkansas Code 5-70-102(e)(2), concerning the additional fine payment upon conviction for prostitution, is amended to read as follows: (2) Fine payments received under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and (B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund into the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council Support Fund.”\n\nNote: Shows that 5-70-102 still has a subsection (e)(1) additional fine for paying a fee; the amount of (e)(1) is not reprinted in the 2025 Act and is not stated here (the 2019 Act printed a $250 fine).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=667.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "SECTION 10. Arkansas Code 5-70-102(e)(2), concerning the additional fine payment upon conviction for prostitution, is amended to read as follows: (2) Fine payments received under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and (B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund into the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council Support Fund.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-102(e)(2) as amended by Act 667 of 2025", "topic": "Prostitution: fine fund", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s103a", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-103(a): Sexual solicitation: the offence (online and in-person)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-103(a): sexual solicitation is offering or agreeing to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person, or soliciting or requesting a person to engage in sexual activity in return for a fee; the text covers a person who offers or agrees to pay a fee.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-103(a): sexual solicitation is offering or agreeing to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person, or soliciting or requesting a person to engage in sexual activity in return for a fee; the text covers a person who offers or agrees to pay a fee.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“5-70-103. Sexual solicitation. (a) A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation if he or she: (1) Offers or agrees to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person; or (2) Solicits or requests a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her in return for a fee.”\n\nNote: Both limbs turn on a fee. The text names no medium and does not mention co-performers or filming; whether an offer to pay a co-performer for filmed sexual activity is sexual solicitation is not answered by the text, and no case law was read. Text from Act 667 of 2025 section 11.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=667.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "5-70-103. Sexual solicitation. (a) A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation if he or she: (1) Offers or agrees to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person; or (2) Solicits or requests a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her in return for a fee.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-103(a)", "topic": "Sexual solicitation: the offence (online and in-person)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s103b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-103(b) as amended by Act 667 of 2025: Sexual solicitation: penalty class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 667 of 2025 section 11: sexual solicitation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offence and a Class D felony for a second or subsequent offence (the Act prints the replaced 'unclassified misdemeanor' sentences, 90 days or $2,000 for a first offence, beside the new classes).", "body": "Act 667 of 2025 section 11: sexual solicitation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offence and a Class D felony for a second or subsequent offence (the Act prints the replaced 'unclassified misdemeanor' sentences, 90 days or $2,000 for a first offence, beside the new classes).\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(1) Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; and (2) Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense. (c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person engaged in an act of sexual solicitation as a result of being a victim of trafficking of persons, 5-18-103.”\n\nNote: The signed Act prints stricken and inserted text together: the sentence 'Sexual solicitation is an unclassified misdemeanor with the following sentences: a:' followed by 90-day/$2,000 and one-year/$3,500 terms is the replaced text. The quoted span is the inserted classification (consistent with the sister Act 663, which raises promoting-prostitution penalties the same way) and the trafficking-victim defence in (c).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=667.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; and (2) Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense. (c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person engaged in an act of sexual solicitation as a result of being a victim of trafficking of persons, 5-18-103.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-103(b) as amended by Act 667 of 2025", "topic": "Sexual solicitation: penalty class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s105a2", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-105(a)(2) as amended by Act 663 of 2025: Promoting prostitution in the second degree: online platforms", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 663 of 2025 adds to promoting prostitution in the second degree (5-70-105(a)) the knowing management or facilitation of an online platform, digital space or other medium used for the solicitation of prostitution or that advances prostitution.", "body": "Act 663 of 2025 adds to promoting prostitution in the second degree (5-70-105(a)) the knowing management or facilitation of an online platform, digital space or other medium used for the solicitation of prostitution or that advances prostitution.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(2) Manages or facilitates an online platforms, digital space, or any other medium used for the solicitation of prostitution or that advances prostitution.”\n\nNote: The subdivision names managing or facilitating an online platform, digital space or other medium; it is a separate subdivision from the conduct of the person who is paid. Whether it reaches any particular creator-run site or group is not answered by the text, and no case law was read. The Act's own wording is 'an online platforms' (typographical). The opening words of 5-70-105(a) ('knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution by managing...') sit before this subdivision.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(2) Manages or facilitates an online platforms, digital space, or any other medium used for the solicitation of prostitution or that advances prostitution.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-105(a)(2) as amended by Act 663 of 2025", "topic": "Promoting prostitution in the second degree: online platforms", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s105b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-105(b) as amended by Act 663 of 2025: Promoting prostitution in the second degree: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 663 of 2025: promoting prostitution in the second degree is a Class D felony for a first offence and a Class C felony for a second or subsequent offence (raised from a Class A misdemeanor, which the Act prints stricken).", "body": "Act 663 of 2025: promoting prostitution in the second degree is a Class D felony for a first offence and a Class C felony for a second or subsequent offence (raised from a Class A misdemeanor, which the Act prints stricken).\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(1) Class D felony for a first offense; or (2) Class C felony for a second or subsequent offense.”\n\nNote: Preceded in the printed Act by the replaced words 'Class A misdemeanor:'. The quote starts after them.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Class D felony for a first offense; or (2) Class C felony for a second or subsequent offense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-105(b) as amended by Act 663 of 2025", "topic": "Promoting prostitution in the second degree: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s106a", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-106(a): Promoting prostitution in the third degree", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-106(a): promoting prostitution in the third degree is (1) having a possessory or proprietary interest in premises one knows are being used for prostitution and failing to make reasonable effort to halt it, or (2) knowingly advancing prostitution or profiting from prostitution.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-106(a): promoting prostitution in the third degree is (1) having a possessory or proprietary interest in premises one knows are being used for prostitution and failing to make reasonable effort to halt it, or (2) knowingly advancing prostitution or profiting from prostitution.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“5-70-106. Promoting prostitution in the third degree. (a) A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the third degree if: (1) Having a possessory or proprietary interest in premises that he or she knows is being used for prostitution, the person fails to make reasonable effort to halt or abate the use for prostitution; or (2) He or she knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution.”\n\nNote: The subdivision turns on a possessory or proprietary interest in premises, knowledge that they are being used for prostitution, and failure to make reasonable effort to halt the use. Act 663 of 2025 reprints the section.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "5-70-106. Promoting prostitution in the third degree. (a) A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the third degree if: (1) Having a possessory or proprietary interest in premises that he or she knows is being used for prostitution, the person fails to make reasonable effort to halt or abate the use for prostitution; or (2) He or she knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-106(a)", "topic": "Promoting prostitution in the third degree", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s106b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-106(b) as amended by Act 663 of 2025: Promoting prostitution in the third degree: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 663 of 2025: promoting prostitution in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offence and a Class D felony for a second or subsequent offence (raised from a Class B misdemeanor).", "body": "Act 663 of 2025: promoting prostitution in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offence and a Class D felony for a second or subsequent offence (raised from a Class B misdemeanor).\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(1) Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; or (2) Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense.”\n\nNote: The replaced words 'Class B misdemeanor' precede the quoted span in the printed Act.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; or (2) Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-106(b) as amended by Act 663 of 2025", "topic": "Promoting prostitution in the third degree: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s104a3", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-104(a)(3): Promoting prostitution in the first degree: minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-104(a)(3): a person commits promoting prostitution in the first degree if he or she knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-104(a)(3): a person commits promoting prostitution in the first degree if he or she knowingly advances prostitution or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(3) Advances prostitution or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.”\n\nNote: Penalty classes for 5-70-104 are not quoted: the signed Act prints replaced and new classes (Class D/C/B felony) together. See could_not_verify.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(3) Advances prostitution or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-104(a)(3)", "topic": "Promoting prostitution in the first degree: minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s108", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108 (new in Act 663 of 2025): Promoting prostitution at a business: licence suspension and civil penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108, created by Act 663 of 2025: a business (including a sole proprietorship or LLC) involved in a prostitution violation, which includes providing a platform for the facilitation of prostitution, has its state business licence suspended 30 days with a $5,000 civil penalty for a first involvement, 60 days and $10,000 for a second, and licence revocation with a $100,000 penalty for a third or later.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-108, created by Act 663 of 2025: a business (including a sole proprietorship or LLC) involved in a prostitution violation, which includes providing a platform for the facilitation of prostitution, has its state business licence suspended 30 days with a $5,000 civil penalty for a first involvement, 60 days and $10,000 for a second, and licence revocation with a $100,000 penalty for a third or later.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(b) In addition to any other penalty or liability authorized by law, a business involved in a prostitution violation is subject to the following civil liability: (1) For a first involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for thirty (30) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) For a second involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for sixty (60) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (3) For a third or subsequent involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state shall be revoked, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).”\n\nNote: Subsection (a)(1) defines 'business' as a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation or other business entity organized under the laws of this state. The section is a new addition to Chapter 70, so the printed Act shows it without struck text.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(b) In addition to any other penalty or liability authorized by law, a business involved in a prostitution violation is subject to the following civil liability: (1) For a first involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for thirty (30) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) For a second involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for sixty (60) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (3) For a third or subsequent involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state shall be revoked, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-108 (new in Act 663 of 2025)", "topic": "Promoting prostitution at a business: licence suspension and civil penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s108def", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108(a): Promoting prostitution at a business: what 'involved' means", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108(a)(2), as created by Act 663 of 2025, defines a business as 'involved in a prostitution violation' when, to the knowledge of an owner, manager or person with an ownership interest, it permits prostitution on its premises or through its operations, employs or contracts individuals for prostitution, fails to prevent it after notice, or advertises, promotes or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-108(a)(2), as created by Act 663 of 2025, defines a business as 'involved in a prostitution violation' when, to the knowledge of an owner, manager or person with an ownership interest, it permits prostitution on its premises or through its operations, employs or contracts individuals for prostitution, fails to prevent it after notice, or advertises, promotes or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(2) \"Involved in a prostitution violation\" means to the knowledge of an owner, manager, or other person with an ownership interest in the business, the business: (A) Permits, facilitates, or allows prostitution to occur on the premises of the business or through the business's operations; (B) Employs, contracts, or otherwise engages individuals for the purpose of prostitution or benefits from the employment, contracting with, or otherwise engaging individuals for the purpose of prostitution; (C) Fails to take reasonable measures to prevent prostitution-related activities after receiving notice of prostitution- related activities; or (D) Advertises, promotes, or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.”\n\nNote: The Act prints 'prostitution- related' with a hyphen and line break; the quote keeps that spelling because that is how the PDF text reads.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(2) \"Involved in a prostitution violation\" means to the knowledge of an owner, manager, or other person with an ownership interest in the business, the business: (A) Permits, facilitates, or allows prostitution to occur on the premises of the business or through the business's operations; (B) Employs, contracts, or otherwise engages individuals for the purpose of prostitution or benefits from the employment, contracting with, or otherwise engaging individuals for the purpose of prostitution; (C) Fails to take reasonable measures to prevent prostitution-related activities after receiving notice of prostitution- related activities; or (D) Advertises, promotes, or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-108(a)", "topic": "Promoting prostitution at a business: what 'involved' means", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s107", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-107 (Act 722 of 2023): Sexual solicitation of a minor", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-107, created by Act 722 of 2023: sexual solicitation of a minor is offering or agreeing to pay, or paying, a fee for sexual activity with a person the actor knows or reasonably should know is a minor; it is a Class B felony and carries an added fine of $5,000 to $15,000.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-107, created by Act 722 of 2023: sexual solicitation of a minor is offering or agreeing to pay, or paying, a fee for sexual activity with a person the actor knows or reasonably should know is a minor; it is a Class B felony and carries an added fine of $5,000 to $15,000.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(d) Sexual solicitation of a minor is a Class B felony. (e)(1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).”\n\nNote: Good-faith reasonable belief that the minor was 18 or older is an affirmative defense (subsection (b)); the minor's consent is no defense (subsection (c)).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=722.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(d) Sexual solicitation of a minor is a Class B felony. (e)(1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-70-107 (Act 722 of 2023)", "topic": "Sexual solicitation of a minor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_s5501", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-5-501 (Act 765 of 2017): Motor vehicle impoundment for a prostitution offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-5-501, created by Act 765 of 2017: an officer may impound the motor vehicle of a person arrested if the vehicle was used in an offence under 5-70-101 et seq., the person owns or leases it, and either a prior conviction exists or the offence was in a locally designated area; the owner pays a $500 impoundment fee.", "body": "Ark. Code 5-5-501, created by Act 765 of 2017: an officer may impound the motor vehicle of a person arrested if the vehicle was used in an offence under 5-70-101 et seq., the person owns or leases it, and either a prior conviction exists or the offence was in a locally designated area; the owner pays a $500 impoundment fee.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(a) An arresting law enforcement officer may impound the motor vehicle of a person arrested if: (1) The motor vehicle was used in the commission of an offense under 5-70-101 et seq. by the person arrested; (2) The person arrested is the owner of the motor vehicle or the motor vehicle is being rented and the person arrested is the lessee; and (3) Either: (A) The person arrested has previously been convicted of an offense under 5-70-101 et seq.; or (B) An ordinance under subsection (b) of this section is in effect and the offense was committed within an area designated under subsection (b) of this section.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2017R%2FPublic%2F&file=765.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2017%2F2017R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(a) An arresting law enforcement officer may impound the motor vehicle of a person arrested if: (1) The motor vehicle was used in the commission of an offense under 5-70-101 et seq. by the person arrested; (2) The person arrested is the owner of the motor vehicle or the motor vehicle is being rented and the person arrested is the lessee; and (3) Either: (A) The person arrested has previously been convicted of an offense under 5-70-101 et seq.; or (B) An ordinance under subsection (b) of this section is in effect and the offense was committed within an area designated under subsection (b) of this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-5-501 (Act 765 of 2017)", "topic": "Motor vehicle impoundment for a prostitution offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_353_arkansas_prostitution_statute_every_section_ht_comm", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-18-108 (Act 682 of 2025): Unlawful use of a communication device in a human trafficking offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 682 of 2025 creates an offence of knowingly using any communication device to commit, cause or facilitate a felony under the human trafficking chapter; each use is a separate offence and the offence is a Class C felony.", "body": "Act 682 of 2025 creates an offence of knowingly using any communication device to commit, cause or facilitate a felony under the human trafficking chapter; each use is a separate offence and the offence is a Class C felony.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(c) Each use of a communication device is a separate offense under this section. (d) Unlawful use of a communication device during the commission of a human trafficking offense is a Class C felony.”\n\nNote: Chapter 18 (human trafficking) is separate from the prostitution chapter. The section number 5-18-108 is also given to a different enhancement section created by Act 366 of 2025, so the codifier's final numbering may differ. Subsection (b) defines the offence as knowingly using any communication device in committing, causing or facilitating a felony under the chapter.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=682.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)", "evidence_quote": "(c) Each use of a communication device is a separate offense under this section. (d) Unlawful use of a communication device during the commission of a human trafficking offense is a Class C felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "353-arkansas-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Ark. Code 5-18-108 (Act 682 of 2025)", "topic": "Unlawful use of a communication device in a human trafficking offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "AR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ar" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }