{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-13-402","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-13-402","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Child\" means a minor under eighteen (18) years of age who is the subject of a custody or visitation: (A) Matter currently pending before a court; or (B) Order that has been issued by a court; (2) \"Court\" means any circuit court of competent jurisdiction; (3) \"Custodian\" means the custodial parent, legal guardian, or lawful custodian of the child as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Arkansas; (4) \"Dual nationality\" means the simultaneous possession of citizenship in two (2) countries; (5) (A) \"Human rights\" means the basic principles that recognize each child's freedom and right to be protected from abuse and neglect. (B) \"Human rights\" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts. (C) \"Human rights\" includes the right of children to: (i) Survive and develop; (ii) A name from birth; (iii) Be granted a nationality; (iv) Freedom of expression; (v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and (vi) A free and compulsory education; (6) \"International child abduction\" means the act of taking away, enticing away, withholding, keeping, or concealing a child from his or her parent or custodian by removing the child from the United States; (7) \"Parent\" means the biological or adoptive parent of a child; (8) \"Registration\" means the official act of notification or documentation of the birth, name, or lineage of an individual; and (9) \"Security professional\" means: (A) A bodyguard; (B) An off-duty certified law enforcement officer; (C) A person who holds a license issued by the State of Arkansas or another state; or (D) A person who has past experience or training as a professional in the area of securing the safety of persons. Acts 2005, No. 170, § 1\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Child\" means a minor under eighteen (18) years of age who is the subject of a custody or visitation: (A) Matter currently pending before a court; or (B) Order that has been issued by a court;\n\n(A) Matter currently pending before a court; or\n\n(B) Order that has been issued by a court;\n\n(2) \"Court\" means any circuit court of competent jurisdiction;\n\n(3) \"Custodian\" means the custodial parent, legal guardian, or lawful custodian of the child as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Arkansas;\n\n(4) \"Dual nationality\" means the simultaneous possession of citizenship in two (2) countries;\n\n(5) (A) \"Human rights\" means the basic principles that recognize each child's freedom and right to be protected from abuse and neglect. (B) \"Human rights\" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts. (C) \"Human rights\" includes the right of children to: (i) Survive and develop; (ii) A name from birth; (iii) Be granted a nationality; (iv) Freedom of expression; (v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and (vi) A free and compulsory education;\n\n(A) \"Human rights\" means the basic principles that recognize each child's freedom and right to be protected from abuse and neglect.\n\n(B) \"Human rights\" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts.\n\n(i) Abuse and neglect;\n\n(ii) Arranged marriages;\n\n(iii) Child labor;\n\n(iv) Genital mutilation;\nbe protected from abuse and neglect.\n\n(B) \"Human rights\" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts.\n\n(i) Abuse and neglect;\n\n(ii) Arranged marriages;\n\n(iii) Child labor;\n\n(iv) Genital mutilation;\n\n(v) Sexual exploitation;\n\n(vi) Slavery;\n\n(vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and\n\n(viii) Armed conflicts.\n\n(C) \"Human rights\" includes the right of children to: (i) Survive and develop; (ii) A name from birth; (iii) Be granted a nationality; (iv) Freedom of expression; (v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and (vi) A free and compulsory education;\n\n(i) Survive and develop;\n\n(ii) A name from birth;\n\n(iii) Be granted a nationality;\n\n(iv) Freedom of expression;\n\n(v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and\n\n(vi) A free and compulsory education;\n\n(6) \"International child abduction\" means the act of taking away, enticing away, withholding, keeping, or concealing a child from his or her parent or custodian by removing the child from the United States;\n\n(7) \"Parent\" means the biological or adoptive parent of a child;\n\n(8) \"Registration\" means the official act of notification or documentation of the birth, name, or lineage of an individual; and\n\n(9) \"Security professional\" means: (A) A bodyguard; (B) An off-duty certified law enforcement officer; (C) A person who holds a license issued by the State of Arkansas or another state; or (D) A person who has past experience or training as a professional in the area of securing the safety of persons.\n\n(A) A bodyguard;\n\n(B) An off-duty certified law enforcement officer;\n\n(C) A person who holds a license issued by the State of Arkansas or another state; or\n\n(D) A person who has past experience or training as a professional in the area of securing the safety of persons.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 13","Subchapter 4"],"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":"f00387c2f85ece082cff0463f0446647ad8c3f744960ed72b4560121dc7375fd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-13-401","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-13-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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