# Ark. Code Ann. § 5-36-107: Theft of a trade secret

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T5_C36_S1_S5-36-107

## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 5-36-107
- **Heading:** Theft of a trade secret
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 5 / Chapter 36 / Subchapter 1 / Section 5-36-107

## Text

(a) A person commits theft of a trade secret if, with a purpose to deprive the owner of the control of a trade secret, the person: (1) Obtains or discloses to an unauthorized person a trade secret; or (2) Without authority, makes or causes to be made a copy or an article representing a trade secret. (b) Theft of a trade secret is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2207; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2207.

(a) A person commits theft of a trade secret if, with a purpose to deprive the owner of the control of a trade secret, the person: (1) Obtains or discloses to an unauthorized person a trade secret; or (2) Without authority, makes or causes to be made a copy or an article representing a trade secret.

(1) Obtains or discloses to an unauthorized person a trade secret; or

(2) Without authority, makes or causes to be made a copy or an article representing a trade secret.

(b) Theft of a trade secret is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2207; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2207.

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