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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-16-101

Crime of video voyeurism

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Ex Parte Nyabwa (2011)

Most recently applied in Project Veritas v. Michael Schmidt (July 2023)

Acts 1999, No. 757, § 1; 2001, No. 532, § 1; 2007, No. 187, § 1; 2009, No. 330, § 1; 2009, No. 758, § 5; 2015, No. 293, § 1; 2019, No. 461, § 1.

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(1) It is unlawful for a person to use a camera, videotape, photo-optical, photoelectric, or other image recording device for the purpose of secretly observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping another person who is present in a residence, place of business, school, or other structure, or a room or particular location within that structure, if the other person: Is in a private area out of public view;

(2) Has a reasonable expectation of privacy; and

(3) Has not consented to the observation.

(4) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly use an unmanned vehicle or aircraft, a camcorder, a motion picture camera, a photographic camera of any type, or other equipment that is concealed, operated in a manner to escape detection, or disguised to secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, record, or view by electronic means another person: For the purpose of viewing any portion of the other person's body and for which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;

(5) Without the knowledge or consent of the other person; and

(6) Under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

(7) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section for a first or second offense upon conviction is guilty of a Class D felony.

(8) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section for a third or subsequent offense upon conviction is guilty of a Class C felony.

(9) A person who violates subsection (b) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(10) However, a person who violates subsection (b) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person: Distributed or transmitted the video recording, film, or photo to another person;

(11) Posted the video recording, film, or photo in a format accessible by another person via the internet; or

(12) Has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or § 5-16-102.

(13) This section does not apply to: Video recording or monitoring conducted under a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction;

(14) Security monitoring operated by or at the direction of an occupant of a residence;

(15) Security monitoring operated by or at the direction of the owner or administrator of a place of business, school, or other structure;

(16) Security monitoring operated in a motor vehicle used for public transit;

(17) Security monitoring and observation associated with a correctional facility, regardless of the location of the monitoring equipment;

(18) Video recording or monitoring conducted by a law enforcement officer within the official scope of his or her duty; or

(19) Videotaping under § 12-18-615(b).

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.