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5-54-109. Refusing to assist law enforcement officer.
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5-54-109. Refusing to assist law enforcement officer.
(a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense.
(b) Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-54-109
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.05.odt
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5-54-109. Refusing to assist law enforcement officer.
(a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense.
(b) Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor.
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