Section 5-1-105 - Offenses - Court authority not limited

(a) An offense is conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine or both is authorized by statute.(b) An offense is classified as follows:(1) Felony;(2) Misdemeanor; or(3) Violation.(c) Nothing in the Arkansas Criminal Code shall be construed to limit the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, judgment, or decree.Acts 1975, No. 280, § 111; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-111.