Ark. Code Ann. » Title 5 Chapter 02
Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-501 (2026)

Definitions

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section JustiaArk. Code CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

As used in this subchapter:

  1. “Agent” means any officer, director, or employee of an organization or any other person who is authorized to act in behalf of an organization;
  2. “High managerial agent” means an agent or officer of an organization who has duties of such responsibility that his or her conduct reasonably may be assumed to represent the policy of the organization; and
  3. “Organization” means a legal entity and includes:
    1. A corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, or joint-stock company;
    2. A foundation, institution, society, union, club, or church; or
    3. Any other group of persons organized for any purpose.

History. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 401; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-401.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Arms. v. State, 2015 Ark. 364 (Ark. 2015).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Arms. v. State, 2015 Ark. 364 (Ark. 2015). · cites it 2× “What is clear from these enactments is that when the legislature intends to include “unborn child” within the definition of “person,” or it intends to afford protection to unborn children, it expressly does so in the statute.”
Brad Hunter Smith v. State of Arkansas, 2020 Ark. 410 (Ark. 2020). “” In relevant part, that section provides that: (13)(A) “Person”, “actor”, “defendant”, “he”, “she”, “her”, or “him” includes: (i) Any natural person; and (ii) When appropriate, an organization as defined in § 5-2-501. (B)(i)(a) As used in §§ 5-10-101 -- 5-10-105, “person” also…”
Smith v. State, 555 S.W.3d 881 (Ark. 2018). “Subsection (13) of the Definitions Statute provides the following definitions for "Person": (13)(A) " Person ," "actor," "defendant," "he," "she," "her," or "him" includes: (i) Any natural person ; and (ii) When appropriate, an organization as defined in § 5-2-501. Ark. Code…”
Crouch v. Master Woodcraft Cabinetry LLC (E.D. Ark. 2021). “Arkansas Code Annotated § 5-1-102 as referenced provides, in relevant part, as follows: (13)(A) “Person”, “actor”, “defendant”, “he”, “she”, “her”, or “him” includes: (i) Any natural person; and (ii) When appropriate, an organization as defined in § 5-2-501. (B)(i) (a) As used…”
Smith v. Doe (E.D. Ark. 2024). “The criminal code provides a definition of person: (13)(A) “Person,” “actor,” “defendant,” “he,” “she,” “her,” or “him” includes: (i) Any natural person; and (ii) When appropriate, an organization as defined in § 5-2-501. (B)(i)(a) As used in §§ 5-10-101–5-10-105, “person” also…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.