Ark. Code Ann. § 9-4-102 (2026)

As used in this chapter:

1. “Advocate” means an employee, supervisor, or administrator of a shelter;
2. “Commission” means the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission;
3. “Domestic abuse” means:
   1. Physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members;
   2. The infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or
   3. Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state;
4. “Family or household members” means:
   1. Spouses;
   2. Former spouses;
   3. Parents;
   4. Children;
   5. Persons related by blood within the fourth degree of consanguinity;
   6. Persons who presently cohabit or in the past cohabited together; and
   7. Persons who presently have a child in common;
5. “Shelter” means any entity that:
   1. Provides services including food, housing, advice, counseling, and assistance to victims of domestic abuse and their minor dependent children in this state; and
   2. Meets the program, fiscal, and training requirements of this chapter;
6. “Victim” means any individual who:
   1. Is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is a minor who has his or her disabilities removed, or is a married individual under eighteen (18) years of age;
   2. Is the victim of domestic abuse; and
   3. Seeks services at a shelter; and
7. “Volunteer” means any person who donates his or her time to provide services to victims at a shelter.

History. Acts 2003, No. 1276, § 1.