# Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-910: Fine > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S9_S12-12-910 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-910 - **Heading:** Fine - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 12 / Chapter 12 / Subchapter 9 / Section 12-12-910 ## Text (a) The sentencing court shall assess at the time of sentencing a mandatory fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) on any person who is required to register under this subchapter. (b) (1) A person who relocates to this state and was convicted of an offense in another state that requires registration in this state shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within ninety (90) days from the date of registration. (2) (A) A person who fails to pay the fee required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (B) The person required to register has an affirmative defense to failure to pay a fee if he or she shows that his or her failure to pay the fee was not attributable to a: (i) Purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or (ii) Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment. (c) (1) The fine provided in subsection (a) of this section and collected in circuit court, district court, or city court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by § 12-12-911 . (2) The fee provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be collected by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the person's sex offender verification and shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by § 12-12-911 . Amended by Act 2013, No. 42,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1997, No. 989, § 9; 2003, No. 1765, § 4; 2011, No. 812, § 1. (a) The sentencing court shall assess at the time of sentencing a mandatory fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) on any person who is required to register under this subchapter. (b) (1) A person who relocates to this state and was convicted of an offense in another state that requires registration in this state shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within ninety (90) days from the date of registration. (2) (A) A person who fails to pay the fee required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (B) The person required to register has an affirmative defense to failure to pay a fee if he or she shows that his or her failure to pay the fee was not attributable to a: (i) Purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or (ii) Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment. (1) A person who relocates to this state and was convicted of an offense in another state that requires registration in this state shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within ninety (90) days from the date of registration. rposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or (ii) Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment. (1) A person who relocates to this state and was convicted of an offense in another state that requires registration in this state shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within ninety (90) days from the date of registration. (2) (A) A person who fails to pay the fee required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (B) The person required to register has an affirmative defense to failure to pay a fee if he or she shows that his or her failure to pay the fee was not attributable to a: (i) Purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or (ii) Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment. (A) A person who fails to pay the fee required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (B) The person required to register has an affirmative defense to failure to pay a fee if he or she shows that his or her failure to pay the fee was not attributable to a: (i) Purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or (ii) Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment. (i) Purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or (ii) Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment. (c) (1) The fine provided in subsection (a) of this section and collected in circuit court, district court, or city court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by § 12-12-911 . (2) The fee provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be collected by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the person's sex offender verification and shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by § 12-12-911 . (1) The fine provided in subsection (a) of this section and collected in circuit court, district court, or city court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by § 12-12-911 . (2) The fee provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be collected by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the person's sex offender verification and shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by § 12-12-911 . Amended by Act 2013, No. 42,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1997, No. 989, § 9; 2003, No. 1765, § 4; 2011, No. 812, § 1. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-901 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S9_S12-12-901.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-902 Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S9_S12-12-902.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-903 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S9_S12-12-903.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-904 Failure to comply with registration and reporting requirements - Refusal to cooperate with assessment process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S9_S12-12-904.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-905 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S9_S12-12-905.md) - [Ark. 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