(a) An offense is a misdemeanor if the offense is:(1) Designated a misdemeanor by the Arkansas Criminal Code;(2) Designated a misdemeanor by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code, except as provided in § 5-1-108; or(3) Not designated a felony and a sentence to imprisonment is authorized upon conviction.(b) A misdemeanor is classified as follows: (1) Class A misdemeanor;(2) Class B misdemeanor; or(3) Class C misdemeanor.(c)(1) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the misdemeanor or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is a Class A misdemeanor.(2) Any misdemeanor defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the misdemeanor is an unclassified misdemeanor.Acts 1975, No. 280, § 113; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-113.
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