# Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1261: Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund - Definition > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T19_C5_S12_S19-5-1261 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1261 - **Heading:** Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund - Definition - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 12 / Section 19-5-1261 ## Text (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund". (b) The fund shall consist of fees collected under § 5-5-501(d) , fines collected under § 5-18-103(d) , § 5-18-104(c) , § 5-18-106(c) , § 5-18-107(f) , § 5-70-102(e) , § 5-70-103(d) , § 5-70-104(c) , § 5-70-105(c) , § 5-70-106(c) , and § 5-70-107(e) , and any other revenues authorized by law. (c) (1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General. (2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide: (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (d) As used in this section, "victim of human trafficking" means a person who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person: (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ; (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; or (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 14, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 765,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund". (b) The fund shall consist of fees collected under § 5-5-501(d) , fines collected under § 5-18-103(d) , § 5-18-104(c) , § 5-18-106(c) , § 5-18-107(f) , § 5-70-102(e) , § 5-70-103(d) , § 5-70-104(c) , § 5-70-105(c) , § 5-70-106(c) , and § 5-70-107(e) , and any other revenues authorized by law. (c) (1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General. (2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide: (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General. (2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide: (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; (B) Training and education related to human trafficking to law enforcement; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (d) As used in this section, "victim of human trafficking" means a person who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person: (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ; (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; or (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 . (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ; (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; or (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 14, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 765,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1201 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T19_C5_S12_S19-5-1201.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1202 Reward Pool Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T19_C5_S12_S19-5-1202.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1204 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T19_C5_S12_S19-5-1204.md) - [Ark. 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