Arkansas Code
Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Violations of Banking Laws
§ 23-50-105. Embezzlement, misuse of funds, etc., by officer, director, etc

(a) The following persons shall be guilty of a felony:
(1) Any officer, director, agent, or employee of any bank or subsidiary trust company who:
(A) Embezzles or willfully misapplies any of the moneys, funds, or credits of the bank or subsidiary trust company;
(B) Without authority from the directors of the bank or subsidiary trust company issues or puts forth any certificate of deposit, draws any order or bill of exchange, makes any acceptance, or assigns any note, bond, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment, or decree; or
(C) Makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of the bank or trust company with the purpose in any case to injure or defraud the bank or subsidiary trust company, the Bank Commissioner, any agent or examiner appointed to examine the affairs of the bank or subsidiary trust company, or the State Banking Board;

(2) Every receiver or liquidating agent of a bank or subsidiary trust company who, with like purpose to defraud or injure, shall embezzle or willfully misapply any of the moneys, funds, or assets of his or her trust; and
(3) Every agent, attorney, employee, or assistant of any receiver or liquidating agent of any bank or subsidiary trust company who with like purpose to defraud or injure shall embezzle or willfully misapply any of the moneys, funds, or assets of the trust of the receiver or liquidating agent.

(b) Upon conviction, the person shall be fined in any sum not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) or shall be imprisoned in the Arkansas penitentiary for not more than thirty (30) years, or both.

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