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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-13-402

Definitions

Acts 2005, No. 170, § 1.

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: Matter currently pending before a court; or

(2) Order that has been issued by a court;

(3) “Court” means any circuit court of competent jurisdiction;

(4) “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;

(5) “Dual nationality” means the simultaneous possession of citizenship in two (2) countries;

(6) “Human rights” means the basic principles that recognize each child's freedom and right to be protected from abuse and neglect.

(7) “Human rights” includes the protection of children from: Abuse and neglect;

(8) Arranged marriages;

(9) Child labor;

(10) Genital mutilation;

(11) Sexual exploitation;

(12) Slavery;

(13) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and

(14) Armed conflicts.

(15) “Human rights” includes the right of children to: Survive and develop;

(16) A name from birth;

(17) Be granted a nationality;

(18) Freedom of expression;

(19) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and

(20) A free and compulsory education;

(21) “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;

(22) “Parent” means the biological or adoptive parent of a child;

(23) “Registration” means the official act of notification or documentation of the birth, name, or lineage of an individual; and

(24) “Security professional” means: A bodyguard;

(25) An off-duty certified law enforcement officer;

(26) A person who holds a license issued by the State of Arkansas or another state; or

(27) A person who has past experience or training as a professional in the area of securing the safety of persons.

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.