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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Write, indict, dictate, speak, utter, publish, or declare or be interested in writing, indicting, dictating, speaking, uttering, publishing, or declaring any word, sentence, speech, or article of whatsoever nature or kind, with the intent to encourage, advise, aid, assist, or abet in the infliction of any personal injury upon any person or the taking of human life, or destruction or injury to either public or private property, without due process of law;
(2) Disseminate in any manner knowledge or propaganda that tends to destroy or overthrow the present form of government of either the State of Arkansas or the United States of America by any violence or unlawful means whatsoever; or
(3) Employ any means stated in this section calculated to cause a result stated in this section.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-51-205. Advocating personal injury, destruction of property, or overthrow of government--Writing or speaking - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-51-205/
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