Arkansas Code Title 5, Subtitle 4, Chapter 37, Subchapter 2 - Offenses Generally

• § 5-37-201 - Forgery.
  (a) A person forges a written instrument if, with purpose to defraud, the person makes, completes, alters, counterfeits, possesses, or utters any written instrument...
• § 5-37-202 - Falsifying a Business Record.
  (a) A person commits the offense of falsifying a business record if, with purpose to defraud or injure, the person: (1) Makes or causes...
• § 5-37-203 - Defrauding a Secured Creditor.
  (a) (1) A person commits the offense of defrauding a secured creditor in the first degree if he or she destroys, removes, cancels, encumbers,...
• § 5-37-204 - Fraud in Insolvency.
  (a) A person commits fraud in insolvency if, with purpose to defraud, and with knowledge that a proceeding has been or is about to...
• § 5-37-205 - Issuing a False Financial Statement.
  (a) A person commits the offense of issuing a false financial statement if, with purpose to defraud or injure, the person: (1) Makes or...
• § 5-37-206 - Receiving a Deposit in a Failing Financial Institution.
  (a) A person commits the offense of receiving a deposit in a failing financial institution if, as an officer, manager, or other person participating...
• § 5-37-207 - Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card or Debit Card.
  (a) A person commits the offense of fraudulent use of a credit card or debit card, if with purpose to defraud, he or she...
• § 5-37-208 - Criminal Impersonation.
  (a) (1) A person commits criminal impersonation in the first degree if, with the purpose to induce a person to submit to pretended official...
• § 5-37-209 - Criminal Possession of a Forgery Device.
  (a) A person commits criminal possession of a forgery device if he or she makes or possesses any device, apparatus, equipment, or article capable...
• § 5-37-210 - Obtaining a Signature by Deception.
  (a) A person commits the offense of obtaining a signature by deception if, with purpose to defraud, he or she obtains by deception the...
• § 5-37-211 - Defrauding a Judgment Creditor.
  (a) A person commits the offense of defrauding a judgment creditor if, with purpose to defraud and with knowledge that a civil proceeding has...
• § 5-37-212 - Unlawfully Using a Slug.
  (a) A person commits the offense of unlawfully using a slug if: (1) With purpose to defraud, the person obtains property or a service...
• § 5-37-213 - Criminal Simulation.
  (a) A person commits criminal simulation if, with purpose to defraud or injure, the person: (1) Makes, alters, or represents any object in such...
• § 5-37-214 - Fraud -- Aggregation of Amounts.
  In a prosecution under § 5-37-212 or § 5-37-213, an amount involved in a fraud committed pursuant to one (1) scheme or course of...
• § 5-37-215 - Fraudulently Filing a Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement.
  (a) As used in this section: (1) "Financing statement" means the same as defined in § 4-9-102(a)(39); and (2) "Security agreement" means the same...
• § 5-37-216 - Defrauding a Prospective Adoptive Parent.
  (a) As used in this section: (1) "Aggregate financial benefit" means the total financial benefit received by a person preceding, during, and after the...
• § 5-37-217 - Healthcare Fraud.
  (a) A person commits healthcare fraud if with a purpose to defraud a health plan: (1) The person knowingly provides materially false information or...
• § 5-37-218 -- 5-37-224 - [Reserved.]
• § 5-37-225 - Use of False Transcript, Diploma, or Grade Report From Postsecondary Educational Institution.
  (a) No person may falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or knowingly aid or...
• § 5-37-226 - Filing Instruments Affecting Title or Interest in Real Property.
  (a) It is unlawful for a person with the knowledge of the instrument's lack of authenticity or genuineness to have placed of record in...
• § 5-37-227 - Financial Identity Fraud -- Nonfinancial Identity Fraud -- Restitution -- Venue.
  (a) A person commits financial identity fraud if, with the purpose to: (1) Create, obtain, or open a credit account, debit account, or other...
• § 5-37-228 - Identity Theft Passport.
  (a) The Attorney General in cooperation with any law enforcement agency may issue an identity theft passport to a person who: (1) Is a...

Last modified: November 15, 2016