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12-12-1603. Definitions.
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12-12-1603. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Children” means individuals under sixteen (16) years of age;
(2) “Conviction” means that an individual has been found guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any offense by any court in the State of Arkansas or of any similar offense by a court in another state or a federal court regardless of whether the conviction has been sealed or expunged;
(3) “Criminal history information” means a record compiled by the Arkansas Crime Information Center or the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police on an individual;
(4) “Domestic abuse” means the same as defined in § 9-4-102;
(5) “Elderly” means individuals sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
(6) “Employee” means an individual currently in the service of an employer for full-time or part-time compensation and employed by contract or at will, in which the employer has the authority to control the individual in the material details of how work shall be performed and when compensation shall be provided;
(7) “Individuals with disabilities” means individuals with mental illness or intellectual or other developmental disabilities or with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual;
(8) “Volunteer” means an individual who provides services involving contact with children, the elderly, victims of domestic abuse, or individuals with disabilities without an express or implied promise of compensation; and
(9) “Volunteer organization” means an individual, group of individuals, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, business, public school, school district, person or organization designated by a public school or
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-1603
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12-12-1603. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Children” means individuals under sixteen (16) years of age;
(2) “Conviction” means that an individual has been found guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any offense by any court in the State of Arkansas or of any similar offense by a court in another state or a federal court regardless of whether the conviction has been sealed or expunged;
(3) “Criminal history information” means a record compiled by the Arkansas Crime Information Center or the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police on an individual;
(4) “Domestic abuse” means the same as defined in § 9-4-102;
(5) “Elderly” means individuals sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
(6) “Employee” means an individual currently in the service of an employer for full-time or part-time compensation and employed by contract or at will, in which the employer has the authority to control the individual in the material details of how work shall be performed and when compensation shall be provided;
(7) “Individuals with disabilities” means individuals with mental illness or intellectual or other developmental disabilities or with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual;
(8) “Volunteer” means an individual who provides services involving contact with children, the elderly, victims of domestic abuse, or individuals with disabilities without an express or implied promise of compensation; and
(9) “Volunteer organization” means an individual, group of individuals, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, business, public school, school district, person or organization designated by a public school or school district to organize volunteers for the public school or school district, or other entity that has volunteers who provide services to children, the elderly, victims of domestic abuse, or individuals with disabilities.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
9-4-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Advocate” means an employee, supervisor, or administrator of a shelter;
(2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission;
(3) “Domestic abuse” means:
(A) Physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members;
(B) The infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or
(C) Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state;
(4) “Family or household members” means:
(A) Spouses;
(B) Former spouses;
(C) Parents;
(D) Children;
(E) Persons related by blood within the fourth degree of consanguinity;
(F) Persons who presently cohabit or in the past cohabited together; and
(G) Persons who presently have a child in common;
(5) “Shelter” means any entity that:
(A) Provides services including food, housing, advice, counseling, and assistance to victims of domestic abuse and their minor dependent children in this state; and
(B) Meets the program, fiscal, and training requirements of this chapter;
(6) “Victim” means any individual who:
(A) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is a minor who has his or her disabilities removed, or is a married individual under eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) Is the victim of domestic abuse; and
(C) Seeks services at a shelter; and
(7) “Volunteer” means any person who donates his or her time to provide services to victims at a shelter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-4-102
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