Arkansas § 5-4-703 - Additional fine — Offense committed against a child or in the presence of a child.
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§ 5-4-703. Additional fine — Offense committed against a child or in the presence of a child.
In addition to any other sentence, the court shall assess an additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the following offenses if the finder of fact determines that the offense was committed against a child or in the presence of a child: A felony involving violence as defined in § 5-4-501(d)(2); Manslaughter, § 5-10-104, or negligent homicide, § 5-10-105; False imprisonment in the first degree, § 5-11-103, or false imprisonment in the second degree, § 5-11-104; Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202, or battery in the third degree, § 5-13-203; Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204, assault in the first degree, § 5-13-205, assault in the second degree, § 5-13-206, assault in the third degree, § 5-13-207, or coercion, § 5-13-208; Introduction of controlled substance into body of another person, § 5-13-210; Terroristic threatening, § 5-13-301, or terroristic act, § 5-13-310; Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110, indecent exposure, § 5-14-112, sexual assault in the third degree, § 5-14-126, or sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127; Trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103, or patronizing a victim of human trafficking, § 5-18-104; Domestic battering in the second degree, § 5-26-304, domestic battering in the third degree, § 5-26-305, aggravated assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-306, first degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-307, second degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-308, or third degree assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-309; Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, § 5-27-205, endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, § 5-27-206, or endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree, § 5-27-207; Engaging in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303, pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-304, transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305, internet stalking of a child, § 5-27-306, or sexually grooming a child, § 5-27-307; Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance, § 5-27-402, or producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403; Distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5-27-602, computer child pornography, § 5-27-603, failure to report child pornography, § 5-27-604, or computer exploitation of a child, § 5-27-605; Fleeing, if under § 5-54-125(d); Aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104; A controlled substance offense in which an enhanced penalty under § 5-64-406 or § 5-64-407 is applied; Driving or boating while intoxicated, § 5-65-103; or Reckless driving, § 27-50-308. A fine assessed and collected under this section shall be remitted on or before the fifteenth day of the following month to the Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center Fund under § 19-5-1260. A form identifying the amount of fines assessed under this section shall be transmitted with the collected fines.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-4-703 ("Additional fine — Offense committed against a child or in the presence of a child.") 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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