Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Anonymous kit” means a sexual assault collection kit that is collected from a possible victim of a sexual assault who has not decided whether to report the sexual assault to a law enforcement agency;
(2)(A) “Appropriate emergency medical-legal examinations” means health care delivered with emphasis on the collection of evidence for the purpose of prosecution.
(B) It shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate components contained in an evidence collection kit for sexual assault examination distributed by the Forensic DNA Section of the State Crime Laboratory;
(3) “Law enforcement agency” means a police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by statute or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal laws, traffic laws, or highway laws of this state;
(4) “Licensed healthcare provider” means a person licensed in a healthcare field who conducts medical-legal examinations or a medical facility that is currently licensed by the Department of Health and providing emergency services;
(5) “Medical-legal examination” means health care delivered to a possible victim of a sexual assault, with an emphasis on the gathering and preserving of evidence for the purpose of serving criminal justice;
(6) “Sexual assault” means an offense described in § 5-14-101 et seq. or § 5-26-202;
(7) “Sexual assault collection kit” means a human biological specimen or specimens collected during a medical-legal examination from the alleged victim of a sexual assault; and
(8) “Victim” means any person who has been a victim of any alleged sexual assault or incest as defined by § 5-14-101 et seq., except for a misdemeanor violation of sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110, and § 5-26-202.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-12-401. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-401/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)