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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 3 - Offenses Involving Families, Dependents, Etc.
Chapter 26 - Offenses Involving the Family
Subchapter 3 - Domestic Battering and Assault
§ 5-26-302. Definitions
Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-26-302 (2017)
- As used in this subchapter:
- (1) (A) "Dating relationship" means a romantic or intimate social relationship between two (2) individuals that is determined by examining the following factors:
- (i) The length of the relationship;
- (ii) The type of the relationship; and
- (iii) The frequency of interaction between the two (2) individuals involved in the relationship.
- (B) "Dating relationship" does not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between two (2) individuals in a business or social context;
- (2) "Family or household member" means:
- (A) A spouse;
- (B) A former spouse;
- (C) A parent;
- (D) A child, including any minor residing in the household;
- (E)
- (i) Persons related by blood within the fourth degree of consanguinity.
- (ii) The degree of consanguinity is computed pursuant to § 28-9-212;
- (F) Persons who presently or in the past have resided or cohabited together;
- (G) Persons who have or have had a child in common; or
- (H) Persons who are presently or in the past have been in a dating relationship together;
- (3) "Harass" means an act of harassment as prohibited by § 5-71-208;
- (4) "Intimidate" means to force into or deter from an action by inducing fear;
- (5) "Sexual nature" means that an image, picture, video, or voice or audio recording depicts actual or simulated:
- (A) Sexual intercourse;
- (B) Deviate sexual activity;
- (C) Bestiality;
- (D) Masturbation;
- (E) Sadomasochistic abuse for the purpose of sexual stimulation; or
- (F) Lewd exhibition of the:
- (i) Genitals or pubic area of any person; or
- (ii) Breast of a female; and
- (6) "State of nudity" means:
- (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.
- (1) (A) "Dating relationship" means a romantic or intimate social relationship between two (2) individuals that is determined by examining the following factors:
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