§ 5-27-203 - Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree. - Arkansas Statutes

5-27-203. Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree.

(a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree if the person recklessly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be an incompetent person.

(2) As used in this section, "serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person" means physical or mental injury that causes

(A) Protracted disfigurement;

(B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or

(C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

(b) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.