§ 5-68-405 - Possession, sale, or distribution. - Arkansas Statutes

5-68-405. Possession, sale, or distribution.

(a) Any person that, with knowledge of its contents, sends or causes to be sent or brings or causes to be brought into this state for sale or commercial distribution, or in this state prepares, publishes, sells, exhibits, or commercially distributes, or gives away or offers to give away or has in the person's possession with intent to sell or commercially distribute or to exhibit or to give away, any obscene printed or written matter or material other than mailable matter, or any mailable matter known by the person to have been judicially found to be obscene under this subchapter, or that knowingly informs another of when, where, how, or from whom or by what means any of these things can be purchased or obtained, is guilty of a Class D felony.

(b) Any person that, with knowledge of its contents, has in the person's possession any obscene printed or written matter or material other than mailable matter, or any mailable matter known by that person to have been judicially found to be obscene under this subchapter, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.