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16-90-1101. Definitions.
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16-90-1101. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Crime” means an act or omission committed by a person, whether or not competent or an adult, which is punishable by incarceration if committed by a competent adult;
(2) “Member of the victim's family” means the spouse, a child by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent, a stepparent, a sibling, or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted, but does not include an individual who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan;
(3) “Offense against a victim who is a minor” means:
(A) Kidnapping pursuant to § 5-11-102(a)(4) when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;
(B) False imprisonment in the first degree pursuant to § 5-11-103 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;
(C) Permanent detention or restraint pursuant to § 5-11-106 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;
(D) Any sex offense when the victim is a minor;
(E) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);
(F) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3); or
(G) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);
(4) “Person” means an individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity;
(5) “Representative of th
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-90-1101
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16-90-1101. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Crime” means an act or omission committed by a person, whether or not competent or an adult, which is punishable by incarceration if committed by a competent adult;
(2) “Member of the victim's family” means the spouse, a child by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent, a stepparent, a sibling, or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted, but does not include an individual who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan;
(3) “Offense against a victim who is a minor” means:
(A) Kidnapping pursuant to § 5-11-102(a)(4) when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;
(B) False imprisonment in the first degree pursuant to § 5-11-103 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;
(C) Permanent detention or restraint pursuant to § 5-11-106 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;
(D) Any sex offense when the victim is a minor;
(E) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);
(F) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3); or
(G) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);
(4) “Person” means an individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity;
(5) “Representative of the victim” means a member of the victim's family or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted;
(6) “Sex offense” means:
(A) Rape, § 5-14-103;
(B) Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110;
(C) Sexual assault in the first degree, § 5-14-124;
(D) Sexual assault in the second degree, § 5-14-125;
(E) Sexual assault in the third degree, § 5-14-126;
(F) Sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127;
(G) Incest, § 5-26-202;
(H) Engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303;
(I) Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305;
(J) Employing or consenting to use of a child in sexual performance, § 5-27-402;
(K) Producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403;
(L) Computer child pornography, § 5-27-603;
(M) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree, § 5-27-605(a);
(N) Promoting prostitution in the first degree, § 5-70-104;
(O) Stalking, § 5-71-229;
(P) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);
(Q) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);
(R) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6); or
(S) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113;
(7) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(8) “Victim” means a victim of a sex offense or an offense against a victim who is a minor and a victim of any violent crime, but does not include a person who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan and does not include a governmental entity; and
(9) “Violent crime” means any felony which resulted in physical injury to the victim, any felony involving the use of a deadly weapon, terroristic threatening in the first degree, § 5-13-301(a), and stalking, as defined in § 5-71-229.
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5-11-102. Kidnapping.
(a) A person commits the offense of kidnapping if, without consent, the person restrains another person so as to interfere substantially with the other person's liberty with the purpose of:
(1) Holding the other person for:
(A) Ransom or reward; or
(B) Any other act to be performed or not performed for the other person's return or release;
(2) Using the other person as a shield or hostage;
(3) Facilitating the commission of any felony or flight after the felony;
(4) Inflicting physical injury upon the other person;
(5) Engaging in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual activity, or sexual contact with the other person;
(6) Terrorizing the other person or another person; or
(7) Interfering with the performance of any governmental or political function.
(b)(1) Kidnapping is a Class Y felony.
(2) However, kidnapping is a Class B felony if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she or an accomplice voluntarily released the person restrained alive and in a safe place prior to trial.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-11-102
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5-11-103. False imprisonment in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the offense of false imprisonment in the first degree if, without consent and without lawful authority, the person knowingly restrains another person so as to interfere substantially with the other person's liberty in a manner that exposes the other person to a substantial risk of serious physical injury.
(b) False imprisonment in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-11-103
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5-11-106. Permanent detention or restraint.
(a) A person commits the offense of permanent detention or restraint if, without consent and without lawful authority, the person restrains a person with the purpose of holding or concealing the other person:
(1) Without ever releasing the other person; or
(2) Without ever returning the other person to the person or institution from whose lawful custody the other person was taken.
(b)(1) Permanent detention or restraint is a Class B felony.
(2) However, permanent detention or restraint is a Class D felony if the person detained or restrained is the child of the defendant.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-11-106
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5-14-103. Rape.
(a) A person commits rape if he or she engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual activity with another person:
(1) By forcible compulsion;
(2) Who is incapable of consent because he or she is:
(A) Physically helpless;
(B) Mentally defective; or
(C) Mentally incapacitated;
(3)(A) Who is less than fourteen (14) years of age.
(B) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section that the actor was not more than three (3) years older than the victim; or
(4)(A) Who is a minor and the actor is the victim's:
(i) Guardian;
(ii) Uncle, aunt, grandparent, step-grandparent, or grandparent by adoption;
(iii) Brother or sister of the whole or half blood or by adoption; or
(iv) Nephew, niece, or first cousin.
(B) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section that the actor was not more than three (3) years older than the victim.
(b) It is no defense to a prosecution under subdivision (a)(3) or subdivision (a)(4) of this section that the victim consented to the conduct.
(c)(1) Rape is a Class Y felony.
(2) Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of rape involving a victim who is less than fourteen (14) years of age shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of twenty-five (25) years.
(d)(1) A court may issue a permanent no contact order when:
(A) A defendant pleads guilty or nolo contendere; or
(B) All of the defendant's appeals have been exhausted and the defendant remains convicted.
(2) If a judicial officer has reason to believe that mental disease or defect of the defendant will or has become an issue in the case, the judicial officer shall enter orders consistent with § 5-2-327 or § 5-2-328, or
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-14-103
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 5-14-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.