Arkansas § 5-54-122 - Filing false report with law enforcement agency.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-54-122 — Filing false report with law enforcement agency., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-54-122. Filing false report with law enforcement agency.
As used in this section, “report” means any communication, either written or oral, sworn or unsworn. A person commits the offense of filing a false report if he or she files a report with any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office of any alleged criminal wrongdoing on the part of another person knowing that the report is false. Filing a false report is a Class D felony if: The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony; The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor; Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report; The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity; or The false report results in another person being arrested. Otherwise, filing a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-54-122 cover?
Section 5-54-122 ("Filing false report with law enforcement agency.") 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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