AR HB1844

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-90-703(5) to define "criminally injurious conduct" as acts occurring or attempted in Arkansas that result in personal injury or death and are punishable by fine, imprisonment, or death.

Expands the definition to include acts of international terrorism committed outside the United States against Arkansas residents, using the definition from 18 U.S.C. § 2331 as it existed on January 1, 2019.

Excludes acts arising from motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft operation from the definition unless the acts were committed with intent to inflict injury or death.

Specifies three exceptions to the motor vehicle exclusion: injury or death intentionally inflicted through vehicle/boat/aircraft use, violations of the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act (§ 5-65-101 et seq.), and violations of § 27-53-101.

Clarifies that a person may be deemed to have committed criminally injurious conduct even if they were legally incapable of committing a crime due to age, insanity, drunkenness, or other reasons.