Ark. Code § 5-27-610

Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 5-27-610 - Unlawful doxxing of minor on social media platform
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Communication" means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form of the content of the information as sent and received;
(2) "Doxxes" means to publish private or identifying information about a particular person on social media with malicious purpose; and
(3) "Social media platform" means a website or computer application designed to facilitate communication between one (1) or more persons.
(b) A person commits the offense of doxxing of a minor on a social media platform if:
(1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and
(2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury.
(c)
(1) Doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a:
(A) Class B felony if:
(i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or
(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more;
(B) Class C felony if:
(i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or
(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or
(C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(2) Otherwise, doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a Class A misdemeanor.

Ark. Code § 5-27-610

Added by Act 2021, No. 375,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.