Text of AR HB 1905 (2021)
Concerning The Offense Of Indecent Exposure.
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State of Arkansas
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93rd General Assembly
A Bill
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Regular Session, 2021
HOUSE BILL 1905
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By: Representative Gonzales
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By: Senator B. Ballinger
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For An Act To Be Entitled
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF INDECENT EXPOSURE;
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AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF INDECENT
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EXPOSURE.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5-14-112 is amended to read as follows:
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5-14-112. Indecent exposure.
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(a) A person commits indecent exposure if,:
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(1) with With the purpose to arouse or gratify a sexual desire
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of himself or herself or of any other person, the person exposes his or her
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sex organs:
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(1)(A) In a public place or in public view; or
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(2)(B) Under circumstances in which the person knows could
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reasonably believe the conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm.; or
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(2) The person knowingly exposes his or her sex organs to a
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person of the opposite biological sex:
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(A) In a public place or in public view; or
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(B) Under circumstances in which the person could
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reasonably believe the conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm.
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(b)(1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this
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section, indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor.
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(2) For a fourth or fifth conviction within ten (10) years of a
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previous conviction, indecent exposure is a Class D felony.
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(3) For a sixth conviction and each successive conviction within
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ten (10) years of a previous conviction, indecent exposure is a Class C
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felony.
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(c) A woman is not in violation of this section for breastfeeding a
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child in a public place or any place where other individuals are present.
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