{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-19-5-1261","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1261","heading":"Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund - Definition","body":"(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the \"Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund\". (b) The fund shall consist of fees collected under § 5-5-501(d) , fines collected under § 5-18-103(d) , § 5-18-104(c) , § 5-18-106(c) , § 5-18-107(f) , § 5-70-102(e) , § 5-70-103(d) , § 5-70-104(c) , § 5-70-105(c) , § 5-70-106(c) , and § 5-70-107(e) , and any other revenues authorized by law. (c) (1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General. (2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide: (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (d) As used in this section, \"victim of human trafficking\" means a person who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person: (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ; (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; or (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 14, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 765,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\n(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the \"Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund\".\n\n(b) The fund shall consist of fees collected under § 5-5-501(d) , fines collected under § 5-18-103(d) , § 5-18-104(c) , § 5-18-106(c) , § 5-18-107(f) , § 5-70-102(e) , § 5-70-103(d) , § 5-70-104(c) , § 5-70-105(c) , § 5-70-106(c) , and § 5-70-107(e) , and any other revenues authorized by law.\n\n(c) (1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General. (2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide: (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund.\n\n(1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General.\n\n(2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide: (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund.\n\n(A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking;\n\n(B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and\n\n(C) For the management and operation of the fund.\n(C) For the management and operation of the fund.\n\n(A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking;\n\n(B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and\n\n(C) For the management and operation of the fund.\n\n(d) As used in this section, \"victim of human trafficking\" means a person who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person: (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ; (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; or (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 .\n\n(1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ;\n\n(2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; or\n\n(3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 .","path":["AR Code","Title 19","Chapter 5","Subchapter 12"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"52efae73b175a96aba595b9b95c0f0b64f88def264aca02a614a62f1c32a9309","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-19-5-1260","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-19-5-1262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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