§ 5-71-101 — Definitions

Arkansas § 5-71-101

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 5

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As used in this chapter: (1) "Alcoholic beverage" means: (A) Beer, ale, porter, stout, sake, or other similar fermented beverage of any name or description containing five-tenths percent (0.5%) or more of alcohol by volume, brewed or produced from malt, wholly or in part, or from any malt substitute; (B) Wine of not less than five-tenths percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume; or (C) A distilled spirit known as "ethyl alcohol", "ethanol", or "spirits of wine" in any form, including all dilutions and mixtures of a distilled spirit, from whatever source or by whatever process produced; (2) "Deviate sexual activity" means any act of sexual gratification involving: (A) The penetration, however slight, of the anus or mouth of one (1) person by the penis of another person; or (B) The penetration, however slight, of the vagina or anus of one (1) person by any body member or foreign instrument manipulated by another person; (3) "Governmental function" means any activity that a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of any governmental unit he or she serves; (4) (A) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on a public highway. (B) "Motor vehicle" does not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail or rails; (5) "Occupiable structure" means a vehicle, building, or other structure: (A) Where any person lives or carries on a business or other calling; (B) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, or public transportation; or (C) (i) That is customarily used for overnight accommodation of persons, whether or not a person is actually present. (ii) Each unit of an occupiable structure divided into separately occupied units is itself an occupiable structure; (6) "Open alcoholic beverage container" means a bottle, can, or other receptacle that: (A) Contains any amount of alcoholic beverage; and (B) Is either: (i) Open or has a broken seal; or (ii) Not open or having a broken seal but with its contents already partially removed; (7) "Property" means real property or tangible or intangible personal property, including money or any paper or document that represents or embodies anything of value; (8) "Prostitution" has the meaning specified in § 5-70-102 ; (9) "Public building" means a structure owned, operated, or occupied by any agency of the State of Arkansas or its political subdivisions or by any agency of the United States Government; (10) "Public place" means a publicly or privately owned place to which the public or a substantial number of people have access; (11) "Vehicle" means any craft or device designed for the transportation of people or property across land or water or through the air; and (12) "Vital public facility" means a facility maintained for use for: (A) Public communications; (B) Transportation; (C) Supply of water, gas, or power; (D) Law enforcement; (E) Fire protection; (F) Civil or national defense; or (G) Other public service.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 7,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 4,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2901; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2901.