Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 6 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE (§§ 5-60-101 — 5-79-101)
Chapter 68 - OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-201 — 5-68-503)
Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS LAW ON OBSCENITY (§§ 5-68-401 — 5-68-416)
Section 5-68-403 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

• (1) "Mailable matter" means:
  • (A) Printed or written matter or material having second-class mailing privileges under the laws of the United States; or
  • (B) Any other printed or written matter or material that has not been determined to be nonmailable under the laws of the United States;

• (2) "Obscene" means that to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest;

• (3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity; and

• (4)
  • (A) "Printed or written matter or material" means any book, pamphlet, magazine, periodical, newspaper, picture magazine, comic book, story paper, or other printed or written matter.
  • (B) "Printed or written matter or material" does not include written or printed matter or material used by or in any recognized religious, scientific, or educational institution.

Acts 1961, No. 261, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3564.