What is a Controlled Substance in Arkansas? A controlled substance is a drug falling in the unlicensed spectrum, which can affect or harm a person health and future wellbeing. The classification of controlled substances in Arkansas is divided up into six schedules that are arranged by their dependency …
In the wake of increased government regulation including the Affordable Care Act, many employers have misclassified their employees as “contractor workers.” In response, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued an Administrator’s Interpretation to clarify the difference between employees and contract workers. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) …
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Terminology to Know The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. However, there is often a lot of confusion about what makes a search or seizure “reasonable” or not. Search A “search” means that an officer has physically patted down a person and literally searched the …
Aggravated Assault: (a) A person commits aggravated assault if, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, he or she purposely: (1) Engages in conduct that creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person; (2) Displays a firearm in such …
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Expungement and/or Sealing: “sealing” means the procedure and effect as defined in the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013, § 16-90-1401 et seq. Effect of Expungement and/or sealing: A person whose record has been sealed under this subchapter shall have all privileges and rights restored, and the …
Public intoxication: A person commits the offense of public intoxication if he or she appears in a public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to the degree and under circumstances such that: (1) The person is likely to endanger himself or herself or …
Battery: The nonconsensual touching of, or use of force against, the body of another with the intent to cause harmful or offensive contact. Domestic battering in the first degree: A person commits domestic battering in the first degree if: (1) With the purpose of causing serious physical injury …
Criminal possession: The unlawful possession of certain prohibited articles, such as illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia, firearms, or stolen property. Constructive possession: or dominion over a property without actual possession or custody of it. — Also termed effective possession. Joint Possession: Possession shared by two or more persons. …
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Defining Theft Under Arkansas Law Theft occurs when a person knowingly (Ark. Code Ann. § 5-36-103.): takes another person’s property with the intent of depriving the owner of the property, exercises unauthorized control over another person’s property makes an unauthorized transfer of a property interest, or takes another …
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Theft and Shoplifting Definitions you might need to know Antishoplifting or inventory control device means a mechanism or other device designed and operated for the purpose of detecting the removal from a store or business establishment or from a protected area within a store or business establishment; Article means …
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