{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-701","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-701","heading":"Definitions","body":"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. Amended by Act 2017, No. 955,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 714,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 332,§ 2, eff. 3/3/2017. Acts 2001, No. 1707, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 290; 2009, No. 33, § 1; 2011, No. 1120, § 5.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Child\" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;\n\n(2) \"Conductor\" means a conductor, switchman, brakeman, trainman, or fireman licensed and certified by the Federal Railroad Administration;\n\n(3) \"Engineer\" means an engineer licensed and certified by the Federal Railroad Administration;\n\n(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;\n\n(5) \"First responder\" means a firefighter or a person employed as an emergency medical provider;\n\n(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;\n\n(7) \"Law enforcement officer\" includes without limitation a: (A) Prosecuting attorney or a deputy prosecuting attorney; (B) Code enforcement officer; and (C) Corrections officer;\n\n(A) Prosecuting attorney or a deputy prosecuting attorney;\n\n(B) Code enforcement officer; and\n\n(C) Corrections officer;\n\n(8) \"Public transit employee\" means a bus, rail, or trolley operator tasked with the transport of persons;\n\n(9) \"Railroad or public transit employee\" means a conductor, engineer, public transit employee, or railroad management; and\n\n(10) \"Railroad management\" means a rail employee overseeing and assisting in the operation of rail transit.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 4","Subchapter 7"],"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":"b1db67717bfaad141780215c65fe99fc492fd3dd0470c423e1b01aa46b348b86","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-618","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}