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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-16-102

Voyeurism

Acts 2005, No. 1642, § 1; 2007, No. 187, § 2; 2015, No. 293, § 2; 2019, No. 461, § 2.

(1) As used in this section: “Nude or partially nude” means a person who has less than a fully opaque covering over the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or breast of a female;

(2) “Private place” means a place where a person may reasonably expect to be safe from being observed without his or her knowledge and consent; and

(3) “Public accommodation” means a business, accommodation, refreshment, entertainment, recreation, or transportation facility where a good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation is offered, sold, or otherwise made available to the public.

(4) A person commits the offense of voyeurism if for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, he or she knowingly: Without the consent of each person who is present in the private place, personally or through the use of an unmanned vehicle or aircraft, looks into a private place that is, or is part of, a public accommodation and in which a person may reasonably be expected to be nude or partially nude; or

(5) Enters personally or through the use of an unmanned vehicle or aircraft another person's private property without the other person's consent and looks into any person's dwelling unit if: The person looks into the dwelling with the purpose to intrude upon or interfere with a person's privacy;

(6) The person looks into a part of the dwelling in which a person is present;

(7) The person present has a reasonable expectation of privacy in that part of the dwelling; and

(8) The person present does not consent to the person's looking into that part of the dwelling.

(9) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a: Class D felony if: A victim is under seventeen (17) years of age and the person who commits the offense holds a position of trust or authority over the victim; or

(10) The person has previously been convicted of an offense under this section or § 5-16-101; or

(11) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.

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.