{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-71-101","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-71-101","heading":"Definitions","body":"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. 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.\n\nAs used in this chapter:\na 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. 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.\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\n(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;\n\n(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;\n\n(B) Wine of not less than five-tenths percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume; or\n\n(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;\n\n(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;\n\n(A) The penetration, however slight, of the anus or mouth of one (1) person by the penis of another person; or\n\n(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;\n\n(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;\n\n(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;\n\n(A) \"Motor vehicle\" means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on a public highway.\n\n(B) \"Motor vehicle\" does not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail or rails;\n\n(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;\n\n(A) Where any person lives or carries on a business or other calling;\n\n(B) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, or public transportation; or\n\n(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;\nies on a business or other calling;\n\n(B) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, or public transportation; or\n\n(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;\n\n(i) That is customarily used for overnight accommodation of persons, whether or not a person is actually present.\n\n(ii) Each unit of an occupiable structure divided into separately occupied units is itself an occupiable structure;\n\n(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;\n\n(A) Contains any amount of alcoholic beverage; and\n\n(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;\n\n(i) Open or has a broken seal; or\n\n(ii) Not open or having a broken seal but with its contents already partially removed;\n\n(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;\n\n(8) \"Prostitution\" has the meaning specified in § 5-70-102 ;\n\n(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;\n\n(10) \"Public place\" means a publicly or privately owned place to which the public or a substantial number of people have access;\n\n(11) \"Vehicle\" means any craft or device designed for the transportation of people or property across land or water or through the air; and\n\n(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.\n\n(A) Public communications;\n\n(B) Transportation;\n\n(C) Supply of water, gas, or power;\n\n(D) Law enforcement;\n\n(E) Fire protection;\n\n(F) Civil or national defense; or\n\n(G) Other public service.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 71","Subchapter 1"],"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":"aa57c2c0767dbf9be96c56d5630d54b3897966ff5326e6817514058409d121f1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-70-107","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-71-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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