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16-88-115. Katie's Law.
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16-88-115. Katie's Law.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “Katie's Law”.
(b) When any sexual offense, as defined by § 5-14-101 et seq., is committed against any person who at the time of the sexual offense was traveling within this state by private motor vehicle, common carrier, watercraft, or other mode of transportation and law enforcement is unable to determine the county in which the sexual offense was committed, the venue for prosecuting the person committing the sexual offense may be in any county of this state from, through, or to which the victim traveled.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-88-115
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-88-115. Katie's Law.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “Katie's Law”.
(b) When any sexual offense, as defined by § 5-14-101 et seq., is committed against any person who at the time of the sexual offense was traveling within this state by private motor vehicle, common carrier, watercraft, or other mode of transportation and law enforcement is unable to determine the county in which the sexual offense was committed, the venue for prosecuting the person committing the sexual offense may be in any county of this state from, through, or to which the victim traveled.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-14-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Deviate sexual activity” means any act of sexual gratification involving:
(A) The penetration, however slight, of the anus or mouth of a person by the penis of another person; or
(B) The penetration, however slight, of the labia majora or anus of a person by any body member or foreign instrument manipulated by another person;
(2) “Forcible compulsion” means physical force or a threat, express or implied, of death or physical injury to or kidnapping of any person;
(3) “Guardian” means a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, legal custodian, foster parent, or any person who by virtue of a living arrangement is placed in an apparent position of power or authority over a minor;
(4)(A) “Mentally defective” means that a person suffers from a mental disease or defect that renders the person:
(i) Incapable of understanding the nature and consequences of a sexual act; or
(ii) Unaware a sexual act is occurring.
(B) A determination that a person is mentally defective shall not be based solely on the person's intelligence quotient;
(5) “Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is temporarily incapable of appreciating or controlling the person's conduct as a result of the influence of a controlled or intoxicating substance:
(A) Administered to the person without the person's consent; or
(B) That renders the person unaware a sexual act is occurring;
(6) “Minor” means a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(7) “Physically helpless” means that a person is:
(A) Unconscious;
(B) Physically unable to communicate a lack of consent; or
(C) Rendered unaware a sexual act is occurring;
(8) “Public place” means a publicly or privately owned place to which the public or a substantial number
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-14-101
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 5-14-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.