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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Child” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) “Conductor” means a conductor, switchman, brakeman, trainman, or fireman licensed and certified by the Federal Railroad Administration;
(3) “Engineer” means an engineer licensed and certified by the Federal Railroad Administration;
(4) “Family member of a current or former law enforcement officer or first responder” means the husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, or parent of a current or former law enforcement officer or first responder;
(5) “First responder” means a firefighter or a person employed as an emergency medical provider;
(6) “In the presence of a child” means in the physical presence of a child or knowing or having reason to know that a child is present and may see or hear an act;
(7) “Law enforcement officer” includes without limitation a:
(A) Prosecuting attorney or a deputy prosecuting attorney;
(B) Code enforcement officer; and
(C) Corrections officer;
(8) “Public transit employee” means a bus, rail, or trolley operator tasked with the transport of persons;
(9) “Railroad or public transit employee” means a conductor, engineer, public transit employee, or railroad management; and
(10) “Railroad management” means a rail employee overseeing and assisting in the operation of rail transit.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-4-701. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-4-701/
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