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AR HB1808

Bill

Status

Passed

3/28/2017

Primary Sponsor

Kim Hammer

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Creates a new Class B felony offense of sexual extortion under Arkansas Code § 5-14-113, which includes threatening to damage property, harm reputation, or produce/distribute sexually explicit recordings to coerce someone into sexual contact or conduct.

  • Adds sexual extortion to disqualifying offense lists for employment and licensure in multiple fields including teachers, nurses, counselors, psychologists, social workers, auctioneers, and state agency employees.

  • Requires persons convicted of sexual extortion to register as sex offenders under Arkansas Code § 12-12-903(13)(A)(i).

  • Includes sexual extortion in lists of offenses requiring criminal records checks for direct unsupervised contact with children in child welfare agencies and in crime reporting/investigation statutes.

  • Approved on March 27, 2017.

Legislative Description

To Create The Offense Of Sexual Extortion; Including Sexual Extortion As A Disqualifying Offense For Certain Employment Or Licensure; And To Include Sexual Extortion As An Offense Requiring Registration As A Sex Offender.

Last Action

Notification that HB1808 is now Act 664

3/28/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/13/2017
Judiciary3/2/2017

Full Bill Text

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