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5-68-204. Nudism.
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5-68-204. Nudism.
(a) As used in this section, “nudism” means the act or acts of a person or persons congregating or gathering with his, her, or their private parts exposed in the presence of one (1) or more persons of the opposite sex as a form of social practice.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to the enumerated acts if:
(1) The purpose of the person committing the act or acts is to render medical or surgical treatment or to determine the need for medical or surgical treatment or to cleanse such sexual part, and the person committing the act:
(A) Is a licensed physician, as defined by § 17-80-101, or any such physician of a sister state making a professional call into Arkansas;
(B) Committed the act under the professional direction of any physician described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section; or
(C) Is a nurse duly registered or licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing; or
(2) The persons are married legally one to another.
(c) It is unlawful for any:
(1) Person, club, camp, corporation, partnership, association, or organization to advocate, demonstrate, or promote nudism; or
(2) Person to rent, lease, or otherwise permit his or her land, premises, or buildings to be used for the purpose of advocating, demonstrating, or promoting nudism.
(d) Any person, club, camp, corporation, partnership, association, or organization violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for each offense.
(e) This section does not repeal any existing laws of the State of Arkansas except those in direct conflict with this section but this section is cumulative to the existing laws of the State of Arkansas.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-68-204
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5-68-204. Nudism.
(a) As used in this section, “nudism” means the act or acts of a person or persons congregating or gathering with his, her, or their private parts exposed in the presence of one (1) or more persons of the opposite sex as a form of social practice.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to the enumerated acts if:
(1) The purpose of the person committing the act or acts is to render medical or surgical treatment or to determine the need for medical or surgical treatment or to cleanse such sexual part, and the person committing the act:
(A) Is a licensed physician, as defined by § 17-80-101, or any such physician of a sister state making a professional call into Arkansas;
(B) Committed the act under the professional direction of any physician described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section; or
(C) Is a nurse duly registered or licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing; or
(2) The persons are married legally one to another.
(c) It is unlawful for any:
(1) Person, club, camp, corporation, partnership, association, or organization to advocate, demonstrate, or promote nudism; or
(2) Person to rent, lease, or otherwise permit his or her land, premises, or buildings to be used for the purpose of advocating, demonstrating, or promoting nudism.
(d) Any person, club, camp, corporation, partnership, association, or organization violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for each offense.
(e) This section does not repeal any existing laws of the State of Arkansas except those in direct conflict with this section but this section is cumulative to the existing laws of the State of Arkansas.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-80-101. Filing and compilation of licensing information.
(a)(1) The Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board and the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall file with the Secretary of State within one (1) week of the issuance of a license:
(A) The name of the person licensed;
(B) The date of license;
(C) The last known post office address of the person licensed; and
(D) Whether the license was granted:
(i) On examination before the Arkansas State Medical Board or the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
(ii) By reciprocity and, if so, the name of the state which issued the license; or
(iii) On a diploma and, if so, the name of the school or medical college which issued the diploma.
(2) This information shall be verified by the affidavits of the Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board or the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(b) The Secretary of State shall compile the information filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in a well-bound book to be kept by him or her for that purpose. He or she shall from time to time, as additional names are filed with him or her by the respective boards, record the names in the book, together with the other information furnished by the boards.
(c) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall report the deaths of all persons licensed by the boards named in subsection (a) of this section to the Secretary of State within a reasonable time after the information has been received in his or her office. The Secretary of State shall thereupon note after the name of the decedent the fact of his or her death and the date thereof.
(d) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punished by a
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-80-101
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 17-80-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.