Arkansas § 9-6-102 - Definitions.

§ 9-6-102. Definitions.

As used in this chapter: “Advocate” means an employee, supervisor, or administrator of a shelter; “Dating relationship” means a romantic or intimate social relationship between two (2) individuals that is not a casual relationship or an ordinary fraternization in a business or social context and that is determined by examining the following factors: The length of the relationship; The nature of the relationship; and The frequency of interaction between the two (2) individuals involved in the relationship; “Domestic abuse” means: Physical harm, bodily injury, or assault against an individual in a dating relationship by the other individual in the dating relationship or against a member of a family or household by another member of the family or household; Mental harm caused by the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault against an individual in a dating relationship by the other individual in the dating relationship or against a member of a family or household by another member of the family or household; or Sexual conduct between family or household members or between individuals in a dating relationship, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state; “Family or household member” means a: Spouse; Former spouse; Parent; Child; Person related to another family or household member by blood; Person who cohabits with another family or household member or who cohabited in the past with another family or household member; and Person who shares one (1) or more children in common with another person; “Shelter” means an entity that: Provides services, including food, housing, advice, counseling, and assistance to victims of domestic abuse and their minor dependent children in this state; and Meets the program, fiscal, and training requirements of this chapter; “Statewide domestic violence entity” means an entity that: Provides all the required core and continuing education for statewide domestic violence shelters and programs; Is governed by a board of directors that is made up of a majority of publicly funded statewide domestic violence shelter program directors; Functions as the clearinghouse of domestic violence statistical data for Arkansas; and Exclusively services domestic violence programs; and “Volunteer” means a person who donates his or her time to provide services to victims at a shelter.