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Arkansas Code Title 18. Property § 18-11-108. Liability for criminal acts

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A criminal act committed on real property by a third party is not foreseeable in any circumstance by a person having an interest in the real property, including without limitation:

(1) An owner;

(2) A landlord;

(3) A tenant; or

(4) A lienholder.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person having an interest in real property shall not be liable to a licensee, invitee, trespasser, employee, agent, or any other person for the unforeseeable criminal acts of a third party committed on his or her real property.

(c) This section does not:

(1) Establish or repeal the doctrine of infra hospitium, which means in the care or custody of the innkeeper, or change the liability of an innkeeper or the operator of a public lodging; and

(2) Expand or reduce the obligation or liabilities of an employer or principal for criminal acts committed under the doctrine of respondeat superior, which makes the principal liable to a third party for any loss caused by the principal's agent.

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