Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-53-104. Perjury--Defenses--Retraction

(a) It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the defendant retracted his or her false material statement:

(b) A statement made in a separate hearing at a separate stage of the same case or administrative proceeding is deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding.

(c) Any person who in making a retraction causes termination of any official proceeding by reason of prejudice to a legal right of a party to the official proceeding is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.