(a) An offense is a felony if the offense is designated a felony by:
(1) The Arkansas Criminal Code; or
(2) A statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code.
(b) A felony is classified as follows:
(1) Class Y felony;
(2) Class A felony;
(3) Class B felony;
(4) Class C felony; or
(5) Class D felony.
(c)
(1) Any felony defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code that does not specify the class of the felony or prescribe a limitation on a sentence to imprisonment upon conviction of the felony is a Class D felony.
(2) Any felony 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 felony is an unclassified felony.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-1-103. Applicability to offenses generally
§ 5-1-104. Territorial applicability
§ 5-1-105. Offenses — Court authority not limited
§ 5-1-109. Statute of limitations
§ 5-1-110. Conduct constituting more than one offense — Prosecution
§ 5-1-111. Burden of proof — Defenses and affirmative defenses — Presumption
§ 5-1-112. Affirmative defense — Former prosecution for same offense
§ 5-1-113. Affirmative defense — Former prosecution for different offense
§ 5-1-114. Affirmative defense — Former prosecution in another jurisdiction
§ 5-1-115. Former prosecutions that are not affirmative defenses