§ 5-54-120 - Failure to appear. - Arkansas Statutes

5-54-120. Failure to appear.

(a) A person commits the offense of failure to appear if he or she fails to appear without reasonable excuse subsequent to having been:

(1) Cited or summonsed as an accused; or

(2) Lawfully set at liberty upon condition that he or she appear at a specified time, place, and court.

(b) Failure to appear is a Class C felony if the required appearance was to answer a charge of felony or for disposition of any felony charge either before or after a determination of guilt of the felony charge.

(c) (1) Failure to appear is a Class A misdemeanor if the required appearance was to answer a charge of misdemeanor or for disposition of any misdemeanor charge either before or after a determination of guilt of the misdemeanor charge.

(2) Failure to appear is a Class C misdemeanor if the required appearance was to answer a violation.

(d) This section does not apply to an order to appear imposed as a condition of suspension or probation pursuant to 5-4-303 or an order to appear issued prior to a revocation hearing pursuant to 5-4-310.