{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-16-1304","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1304","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter, \"emergency\": (1) Means a circumstance in which: (A) A person: (i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or (ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation; (B) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and (C) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and (2) Includes without limitation: (A) A motor vehicle accident; (B) An accident involving another mode of transportation; (C) A natural disaster; or (D) Being a victim of a criminal act. Amended by Act 2017, No. 626,§ 3, eff. 1/29/2018. Added by Act 2013, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.\n\nAs used in this subchapter, \"emergency\":\n\n(1) Means a circumstance in which: (A) A person: (i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or (ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation; (B) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and (C) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and\n\n(A) A person: (i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or (ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation;\n\n(i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or\n\n(ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation;\n\n(a) Memory loss;\n\n(b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech;\n\n(c) Disorientation; or\n\n(d) Confusion and agitation;\n\n(B) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and\n\n(C) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and\n\n(2) Includes without limitation: (A) A motor vehicle accident; (B) An accident involving another mode of transportation; (C) A natural disaster; or (D) Being a victim of a criminal act.\n\n(A) A motor vehicle accident;\n\n(B) An accident involving another mode of transportation;\n\n(C) A natural disaster; or\n\n(D) Being a victim of a criminal act.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 16","Subchapter 13"],"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":"dbe2755acee12bffab6ec2621bce767df361e5498d7e9a092a759a076aa1950a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-16-1303","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-16-1305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}