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17-80-121. Unlawful female genital mutilation by a medical professional.
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17-80-121. Unlawful female genital mutilation by a medical professional.
(a) A state agency, board, or commission authorized to issue a license to a medical professional under the laws of this state shall institute disciplinary action against a licensed medical professional over whom the state agency, board, or commission has jurisdiction and who is convicted of unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor, § 5-14-136.
(b) The state agency, board, or commission instituting a disciplinary action as described in this section may take any measure authorized to discipline the licensed medical professional, including the revocation of any license.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-80-121
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17-80-121. Unlawful female genital mutilation by a medical professional.
(a) A state agency, board, or commission authorized to issue a license to a medical professional under the laws of this state shall institute disciplinary action against a licensed medical professional over whom the state agency, board, or commission has jurisdiction and who is convicted of unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor, § 5-14-136.
(b) The state agency, board, or commission instituting a disciplinary action as described in this section may take any measure authorized to discipline the licensed medical professional, including the revocation of any license.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-14-136. Unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor.
(a) As used in this section, “female genital mutilation” means a procedure that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any procedure harmful to the female genitalia, including without limitation:
(1) A clitoridectomy;
(2) The partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce;
(3) The excision or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora;
(4) The infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris;
(5) Pricking, piercing, incising, scraping, or cauterizing the genital area; or
(6) Any other action to purposely alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for a nonmedical reason.
(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor if he or she:
(1) Knowingly performs female genital mutilation on a minor;
(2) Is a parent or guardian or has immediate custody or control of a minor and knowingly consents to, permits, or facilitates female genital mutilation of the minor; or
(3) Knowingly removes or causes, permits, or facilitates the removal of a minor from this state for the purpose of facilitating the female genital mutilation of the minor.
(c) Unlawful female genital mutilation of a minor is a Class C felony.
(d) It is not a defense under this section that:
(1) The unlawful conduct is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice; or
(2) The minor's parent or guardian consented to the female genital mutilation.
(e) It is not a violation of this section if the acts or c
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-14-136
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-14-136. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.