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14-1-302. Definitions.

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14-1-302. Definitions.

14-1-302. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adult arcade” means any place where the public is permitted or invited and where a still or motion picture machine, projector, or other image-producing device is: (A) Coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled; and (B) Maintained to show an image or images involving a specific sexual activity or a specific anatomical area to a person in a booth or viewing room; (2) “Adult bookstore or video store” means a commercial establishment that offers for sale or rent any of the following as one (1) of its principal business purposes: (A) A book, magazine, periodical or other printed matter, photograph, film, motion picture, videocassette, reproduction, slide, or other visual representation that depicts or describes a specific sexual activity; or (B) An instrument, a device, or paraphernalia that is designed for use in connection with a specific sexual activity; (3) “Adult cabaret” means any nightclub, bar, restaurant, or other similar commercial establishment that regularly features a: (A) Person who appears in a state of nudity or who is seminude; (B) Live performance that is characterized by the exposure of a specific anatomical area or a specific sexual activity; or (C) Film, motion picture, videocassette, slide, or other photographic reproduction that is characterized by the depiction or description of a specific sexual activity or a specific anatomical area; (4) “Adult live entertainment establishment” means an establishment that features either a: (A) Person who appears in a state of nudity; or (B) Live performance that is characterized by the exposure of a specific anatomical area or a specific sexual activity; (5) “Adult motion picture thea

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-1-302

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14-1-302. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adult arcade” means any place where the public is permitted or invited and where a still or motion picture machine, projector, or other image-producing device is: (A) Coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled; and (B) Maintained to show an image or images involving a specific sexual activity or a specific anatomical area to a person in a booth or viewing room; (2) “Adult bookstore or video store” means a commercial establishment that offers for sale or rent any of the following as one (1) of its principal business purposes: (A) A book, magazine, periodical or other printed matter, photograph, film, motion picture, videocassette, reproduction, slide, or other visual representation that depicts or describes a specific sexual activity; or (B) An instrument, a device, or paraphernalia that is designed for use in connection with a specific sexual activity; (3) “Adult cabaret” means any nightclub, bar, restaurant, or other similar commercial establishment that regularly features a: (A) Person who appears in a state of nudity or who is seminude; (B) Live performance that is characterized by the exposure of a specific anatomical area or a specific sexual activity; or (C) Film, motion picture, videocassette, slide, or other photographic reproduction that is characterized by the depiction or description of a specific sexual activity or a specific anatomical area; (4) “Adult live entertainment establishment” means an establishment that features either a: (A) Person who appears in a state of nudity; or (B) Live performance that is characterized by the exposure of a specific anatomical area or a specific sexual activity; (5) “Adult motion picture theater” means a commercial establishment in which for any form of consideration a film, motion picture, videocassette, slide, or other similar photographic reproduction characterized by the depiction or description of a specific sexual activity or a specific anatomical area is predominantly shown; (6) “Adult-oriented business” means an adult arcade, an adult bookstore or video store, an adult cabaret, an adult live entertainment establishment, an adult motion picture theater, an adult theater, a massage establishment that offers adult services, an escort agency, or a nude model studio; (7) “Adult theater” means a theater, a concert hall, an auditorium, or a similar commercial establishment that predominantly features a person who appears in a state of nudity or who engages in a live performance that is characterized by the exposure of a specific anatomical area or a specific sexual activity; (8) “Child care facility” means a facility that is licensed by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services to provide care or supervision for minor children; (9) “Escort” means a person who: (A) For consideration agrees or offers to act as a date for another person; or (B) Agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for another person; (10) “Escort agency” means a person or business association that furnishes, offers to furnish, or advertises the furnishing of an escort as one (1) of its primary business purposes for any fee, tip, or other consideration; (11) “Local unit of government” means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, an incorporated town, or a county; (12) “Massage establishment that offers adult services” means an establishment that offers massage services characterized by an emphasis on a specific sexual activity or a specific anatomical area; (13) “Nude”, “nudity”, or “state of nudity” means any of the following: (A) The appearance of a human anus, human genitals, or a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or (B) A state of dress that fails to opaquely cover a human anus, human genitals, or a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; (14)(A) “Nude model studio” means a place where a person who appears in a state of nudity or who displays a specific anatomical area is observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted by another person for money or other consideration. (B) “Nude model studio” does not include a proprietary school that is licensed by this state, a college, community college, or university that is supported entirely or in part by taxation, a private college or university that maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to a college, community college, or university that is supported entirely or in part by taxation, or a structure containing an establishment to which the following apply: (i) A sign is not visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising appears indicating that a nude person is available for viewing; (ii) A person must enroll at least three (3) days in advance of a class in order to participate; and (iii) No more than one (1) nude or seminude model is on the premises at a time; (15) “Park” means any area primarily intended for recreational use that is dedicated or designated by any federal, state, or local unit of government, local agency or entity, or any private individual, business, or group including any land leased, reserved, or held open to the public for use as a park; (16) “Place of worship” means a structure where persons regularly assemble for worship, ceremonies, rituals, and education relating to a particular form of religious belief and which a reasonable person would conclude is a place of worship by reason of design, signs, or architectural features; (17) “Playground” means any: (A) Public park or outdoor recreational area with play equipment installed and designed to be used by children; and (B) Outdoor recreational area with play equipment installed that is owned and operated by a charitable organization or a business; (18) “Public library” means: (A) A city library established under § 13-2-501 et seq.; (B) A county library established under § 13-2-401 et seq.; (C) A joint city-county library established under § 13-2-401 et seq. or § 13-2-501 et seq.; and (D) Any other library system established under § 13-2-401 et seq., § 13-2-501 et seq., or the Regional Library System Law, § 13-2-901 et seq.; (19) “Recreational area or facility” means an area or facility open to the public for recreational purposes; (20) “Residence” means a permanent dwelling place; (21) “School” means a public or private elementary, secondary, charter, or postsecondary school; (22) “Seminude” means a state of dress for which clothing covers no more than the genitals, the pubic region, and a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola, as well as portions of the body that are covered by supporting straps or devices; (23) “Specific anatomical area” means any of the following: (A) A human anus, genitals, pubic region, or a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola that is less than completely and opaquely covered; or (B) Male genitals in a discernibly turgid state if less than completely and opaquely covered; (24) “Specific sexual activity” means any of the following: (A) A sex act, actual or simulated, including an act of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; or (B) Fondling or other erotic touching of a human genital, a pubic region, a buttock, an anus, or a female breast; and (25) “Walking trail” means a pedestrian trail or path primarily used for walking but also for cycling or other activities.

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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities

13-2-401. Establishment.

13-2-401. Establishment. (a) The county quorum courts of the several counties shall have the power and authority to establish, maintain, and operate county public libraries or public library services or systems in the manner and with the functions prescribed in this subchapter, and counties may appropriate money for these purposes. (b) The county quorum court shall also have the power to establish in cooperation with another county or other counties a joint public library or a joint library service or system for the benefit of the cooperating counties. (c)(1) Establishment of county libraries or library systems shall be evidenced by an ordinance of the county quorum court or by an agreement between the governing bodies of the several counties participating in a regional library system or coordinating library services under an interlocal agreement. (2) Appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of a county library or library system shall be in the manner prescribed by law for expenditures by counties. (d) In addition to county library boards created under this section, § 13-2-402, and § 13-2-404, a county quorum court may by ordinance establish a county library board to conduct the affairs of the county public library or its library services or system in accordance with the law for establishing other county advisory or administrative boards found at § 14-14-705.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-401

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13-2-501. Establishment — Appropriations.

13-2-501. Establishment — Appropriations. (a)(1) The city council or governing body of any city of the first class may by ordinance establish and maintain a public library for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the city. (2) The governing body of any city which levies a city library tax in accordance with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, shall establish, operate, and maintain a city public library or library services for the citizens of the city. (b)(1) In a city of the first class, on petition of five percent (5%) of the voters requesting the establishment of a public library, the city council or governing body of the municipality within thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition shall call an election to be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. (2)(A) The election shall be advertised and conducted as special elections are required by law to be advertised and conducted. (B) The ballots shall be marked “FOR Public Library”, “AGAINST Public Library”. (3) If a majority of the electors voting at the election vote in favor of the establishment of a public library, it shall be the duty of the city council or the governing body of the municipality immediately to establish a public library and continue to maintain it in accordance with the provisions of this section. (c) When a public library has been established, the city council or the governing body of the municipality may allot for library purposes a prescribed proportion of its municipal revenues to be used exclusively for the maintenance of the public library. (d)(1) A city which supports a city public library or library system with a city library tax under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, shall by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality appropriate all tax revenues

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-501

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 13-2-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.

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13-2-901. Title.

13-2-901. Title. This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the “Regional Library System Law”.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-901

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 13-2-901. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.