Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1602: Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Emergency" means a situation in which a person is in need of assistance from any of the following: (A) Law enforcement personnel; (B) Fire department personnel; (C) Public safety personnel; (D) Emergency medical personnel; or (E) A 911 public safety communications center; (2) "Serious physical injury" means physical injury that: (A) Creates a substantial risk of death; or (B) Causes protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ; (3) "Texting" means reading from or manually entering data into a wireless telecommunications device, including doing so for the purpose of short message service texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in another form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication; (4) "Wireless interactive communication" means talking, typing, texting, emailing, or accessing information on the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or similar means; and (5) (A) "Wireless telecommunications device" means a handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand-alone computer, or a substantially similar wireless device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to talk or type, send, or read text or data through manual input. (B) "Wireless telecommunications device" does not include a: (i) Citizens band radio; (ii) Citizens band radio hybrid; (iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device; (iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service; (v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or (vi) Global positioning or navigation device system. Amended by Act 2023, No. 445,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 738,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 353, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2009, No. 197, § 1; 2009, No. 247, § 1; 2011, No. 37, § 1.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Emergency" means a situation in which a person is in need of assistance from any of the following: (A) Law enforcement personnel; (B) Fire department personnel; (C) Public safety personnel; (D) Emergency medical personnel; or (E) A 911 public safety communications center;

(A) Law enforcement personnel;

(B) Fire department personnel;

(C) Public safety personnel;

(D) Emergency medical personnel; or

(E) A 911 public safety communications center;

(2) "Serious physical injury" means physical injury that: (A) Creates a substantial risk of death; or (B) Causes protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ;

(A) Creates a substantial risk of death; or

(B) Causes protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ;

(3) "Texting" means reading from or manually entering data into a wireless telecommunications device, including doing so for the purpose of short message service texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in another form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication;

(4) "Wireless interactive communication" means talking, typing, texting, emailing, or accessing information on the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or similar means; and

a wireless telecommunications device, including doing so for the purpose of short message service texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in another form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication;

(4) "Wireless interactive communication" means talking, typing, texting, emailing, or accessing information on the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or similar means; and

(5) (A) "Wireless telecommunications device" means a handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand-alone computer, or a substantially similar wireless device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to talk or type, send, or read text or data through manual input. (B) "Wireless telecommunications device" does not include a: (i) Citizens band radio; (ii) Citizens band radio hybrid; (iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device; (iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service; (v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or (vi) Global positioning or navigation device system.

(A) "Wireless telecommunications device" means a handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand-alone computer, or a substantially similar wireless device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to talk or type, send, or read text or data through manual input.

(B) "Wireless telecommunications device" does not include a: (i) Citizens band radio; (ii) Citizens band radio hybrid; (iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device; (iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service; (v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or (vi) Global positioning or navigation device system.

(i) Citizens band radio;

(ii) Citizens band radio hybrid;

(iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device;

(iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service;

(v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or

(vi) Global positioning or navigation device system.