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5-71-230. Violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral.
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5-71-230. Violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral.
(a) As used in this section:
(1)(A) “Funeral” means a ceremony or memorial service held in connection with the burial or cremation of a person who has died in which the family of the deceased has a personal stake in memorializing and honoring the deceased and the desire to be able to mourn in peace during the ceremony or memorial service.
(B) “Funeral” does not include a procession related to the funeral; and
(2) “Picket” means to engage in the activity of protesting or demonstrating to target a funeral without authorization from the family of the deceased.
(b) A person commits the offense of violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral if the person:
(1) Knowingly pickets a funeral;
(2) Has a purpose to interfere with the funeral; and
(3) Pickets:
(A) Within three hundred feet (300') of any ingress or egress of the funeral; and
(B) Either:
(i) During the funeral;
(ii) Within thirty (30) minutes immediately before the scheduled commencement of the funeral; or
(iii) Within thirty (30) minutes immediately following the completion of the funeral.
(c)(1) Violation of the protection of the peace for mourning at a funeral is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2) A person commits a separate offense for each funeral that the person pickets in violation of this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-71-230
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5-71-230. Violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral.
(a) As used in this section:
(1)(A) “Funeral” means a ceremony or memorial service held in connection with the burial or cremation of a person who has died in which the family of the deceased has a personal stake in memorializing and honoring the deceased and the desire to be able to mourn in peace during the ceremony or memorial service.
(B) “Funeral” does not include a procession related to the funeral; and
(2) “Picket” means to engage in the activity of protesting or demonstrating to target a funeral without authorization from the family of the deceased.
(b) A person commits the offense of violation of the protection of peace for mourning at a funeral if the person:
(1) Knowingly pickets a funeral;
(2) Has a purpose to interfere with the funeral; and
(3) Pickets:
(A) Within three hundred feet (300') of any ingress or egress of the funeral; and
(B) Either:
(i) During the funeral;
(ii) Within thirty (30) minutes immediately before the scheduled commencement of the funeral; or
(iii) Within thirty (30) minutes immediately following the completion of the funeral.
(c)(1) Violation of the protection of the peace for mourning at a funeral is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2) A person commits a separate offense for each funeral that the person pickets in violation of this section.
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