Arkansas § 5-10-107 - Encouraging the suicide of another person.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-10-107 — Encouraging the suicide of another person., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-10-107. Encouraging the suicide of another person.
As used in this section, “encourage” means to persuade, incite, or urge. A person commits the offense of encouraging the suicide of another person if: The person uses persistent language, either spoken or written, to purposely encourage another person to commit suicide; and As a proximate result of the person's encouraging the suicide of the other person, the other person commits suicide or attempts to commit suicide and the attempt results in serious physical injury. Encouraging the suicide of another person is a Class D felony. A person may not be convicted of encouraging the suicide of another person if the person has been charged with, tried for, or convicted of a homicide offense under the theory of accomplice liability that arises out of the same set of facts.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-10-107 ("Encouraging the suicide of another person.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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