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AR Code › Title 9 › Chapter 13 › Subchapter 4 › Section 9-13-402

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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: (A) Matter currently pending before a court; or (B) Order that has been issued by a court; (2) "Court" means any circuit court of competent jurisdiction; (3) "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; (4) "Dual nationality" means the simultaneous possession of citizenship in two (2) countries; (5) (A) "Human rights" means the basic principles that recognize each child's freedom and right to be protected from abuse and neglect. (B) "Human rights" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts. (C) "Human rights" includes the right of children to: (i) Survive and develop; (ii) A name from birth; (iii) Be granted a nationality; (iv) Freedom of expression; (v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and (vi) A free and compulsory education; (6) "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; (7) "Parent" means the biological or adoptive parent of a child; (8) "Registration" means the official act of notification or documentation of the birth, name, or lineage of an individual; and (9) "Security professional" means: (A) A bodyguard; (B) An off-duty certified law enforcement officer; (C) A person who holds a license issued by the State of Arkansas or another state; or (D) A person who has past experience or training as a professional in the area of securing the safety of persons. 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: (A) Matter currently pending before a court; or (B) Order that has been issued by a court;

(A) Matter currently pending before a court; or

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

(2) "Court" means any circuit court of competent jurisdiction;

(3) "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;

(4) "Dual nationality" means the simultaneous possession of citizenship in two (2) countries;

(5) (A) "Human rights" means the basic principles that recognize each child's freedom and right to be protected from abuse and neglect. (B) "Human rights" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts. (C) "Human rights" includes the right of children to: (i) Survive and develop; (ii) A name from birth; (iii) Be granted a nationality; (iv) Freedom of expression; (v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and (vi) A free and compulsory education;

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

(B) "Human rights" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts.

(i) Abuse and neglect;

(ii) Arranged marriages;

(iii) Child labor;

(iv) Genital mutilation;

be protected from abuse and neglect.

(B) "Human rights" includes the protection of children from: (i) Abuse and neglect; (ii) Arranged marriages; (iii) Child labor; (iv) Genital mutilation; (v) Sexual exploitation; (vi) Slavery; (vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and (viii) Armed conflicts.

(i) Abuse and neglect;

(ii) Arranged marriages;

(iii) Child labor;

(iv) Genital mutilation;

(v) Sexual exploitation;

(vi) Slavery;

(vii) Torture and the deprivation of liberty; and

(viii) Armed conflicts.

(C) "Human rights" includes the right of children to: (i) Survive and develop; (ii) A name from birth; (iii) Be granted a nationality; (iv) Freedom of expression; (v) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and (vi) A free and compulsory education;

(i) Survive and develop;

(ii) A name from birth;

(iii) Be granted a nationality;

(iv) Freedom of expression;

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

(vi) A free and compulsory education;

(6) "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;

(7) "Parent" means the biological or adoptive parent of a child;

(8) "Registration" means the official act of notification or documentation of the birth, name, or lineage of an individual; and

(9) "Security professional" means: (A) A bodyguard; (B) An off-duty certified law enforcement officer; (C) A person who holds a license issued by the State of Arkansas or another state; or (D) A person who has past experience or training as a professional in the area of securing the safety of persons.

(A) A bodyguard;

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

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

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

Acts 2005, No. 170, § 1

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