(a) Any board member, administrator, employee, or nonemployee who shall knowingly violate the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony.
(b)
(1) Upon pleading guilty or nolo contendere to or being found guilty of violating this chapter, the court shall order restitution to the public educational entity.
(2) In addition, the court may fine the violator in any sum not to exceed the greater of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or double the dollar amounts involved in the transactions, sentence the violator to prison for not more than five (5) years, or impose both a fine and imprisonment.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 24 - Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions
§ 6-24-103. Compliance with other laws
§ 6-24-104. General prohibition
§ 6-24-105. School district boards of directors
§ 6-24-108. Reimbursement of expenses
§ 6-24-109. Emergency purchases
§ 6-24-110. General ethical standards for nonemployees
§ 6-24-111. Restrictions on employment of present and former administrators
§ 6-24-112. Gratuities and kickbacks
§ 6-24-114. Administrative remedies applicable to administrators and employees
§ 6-24-115. Criminal penalties
§ 6-24-116. Request for review of transactions