Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 2 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 5-10-101 — 5-18-107)
Chapter 11 - KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 5-11-101 — 5-11-108)
Section 5-11-101 - 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)
  • (A) "Incompetent" means that a person is unable to care for himself or herself because of physical or mental disease or defect.
  • (B) The status embraced by "incompetent" may or may not exist regardless of any adjudication concerning incompetency;

• (3) "Restraint without consent" includes:
  • (A) Restraint by physical force, threat, or deception; or
  • (B) In the case of a person who is under fourteen (14) years of age or incompetent, restraint without the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person responsible for general supervision of his or her welfare;

• (4) "Sexual contact" means any act of sexual gratification involving the touching, directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, buttocks, or anus of a person or the breast of a female;

• (5) "Sexual intercourse" means penetration, however slight, of the labia majora by a penis; and

• (6) "Vehicle" means any craft or device designed for the transportation of a person or property across land or water or through the air.

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1701; 1977, No. 360, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1701; Acts 2007, No. 827, §§ 24, 25.