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Act 499 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1507
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5 By: Representative Wooten
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT CONCERNING A SEX OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO RESIDE
9 WITH A MINOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 Subtitle
13 CONCERNING A SEX OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO
14 RESIDE WITH A MINOR.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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19 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 16-93-305 is amended to read as follows:
20 16-93-305. Probation First time offenders Sex offender may not
21 reside with minor victim.
22 (a) Whenever an accused who If a person enters a plea of guilty or
23 nolo contendere prior to an adjudication of guilt for any to or is found
24 guilty of a sexual offense defined in under 5-14-101 et seq. or incest, as
25 defined in 5-26-202 for a sexual offense or incest, 5-26-202, perpetrated
26 against a minor and is otherwise eligible for probation under procedures
27 defined in 16-93-303 or any other provision of law, as a condition of
28 granting probation the court shall prohibit the accused, upon release, the
29 person is prohibited as a condition of his or her probation from residing in
30 a residence with any minor unless the court makes a specific finding that the
31 accused person poses no danger to the minors a minor residing in the
32 residence.
33 (b) Upon violation of this condition of probation, the court may enter
34 an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided by law.
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36 APPROVED: 4/1/21
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