Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Criminal Offenses
4. Offenses Involving Families, Dependents, Etc.
5. Offenses Against Children or Incompetents
6. Offenses Generally
7. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

1. (a) A person commits the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being an adult, the person knowingly aids, causes, or encourages a minor to:

   1. (1) Do any act prohibited by law;

   2. (2) Do any act that if done by an adult would render the adult subject to a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment;

   3. (3) Habitually absent himself or herself, without good or sufficient cause, from the minor's home without the consent of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian;

   4. (4) Habitually absent himself or herself from school when required by law to attend school; or

   5. (5) Habitually disobey a reasonable and lawful command of the minor's parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian.

2. (b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.

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