Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 600 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1641 3
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By: Representative Clowney 5
By: Senator B. Davis 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HARASSMENT; TO 9
INCLUDE THE USE OF A TRACKING DEVICE IN THE OFFENSE 10
OF HARASSMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HARASSMENT; 15
AND TO INCLUDE THE USE OF A TRACKING 16
DEVICE IN THE OFFENSE OF HARASSMENT. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5 -71-101, concerning the definitions that 21
concern offenses against public health, safety, or welfare, is amended to add 22
an additional subdivision to read as follows: 23
(13) "Tracking device" means a device that reveals the location 24
or movement of the device by the transmission of electronic signals. 25
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 5 -71-208(a), concerning the offense of 27
harassment, is amended to read as follows: 28
(a) A person commits the offense of harassment if ,: 29
(1) with With purpose to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, 30
without good cause, he or she: 31
(1)(A) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a 32
person, subjects that person to offensive physical contact or attempts or 33
threatens to do so; 34
(2)(B) In a public place, directs obscene language or 35
makes an obscene gesture to or at another person in a manner likely to 36 HB1641
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provoke a violent or disorderly response; 1
(3)(C) Follows a person in or about a public place; 2
(4)(D) In a public place repeatedly insults, taunts, or 3
challenges another person in a manner likely to provoke a violent or 4
disorderly response; 5
(5)(E) Engages in conduct or repeatedly commits an act 6
that alarms or seriously annoys another person and that serves no legitimate 7
purpose; or 8
(6)(F) Places a person under surveillance by remaining 9
present outside that person's school, place of employment, vehicle, other 10
place occupied by that person, or residence, other than the residence of the 11
defendant, for no purpose other than to harass, alarm, or annoy ; or 12
(2)(A) With the purpose of tracking a person, without good cause 13
or legal authority, he or she uses a tracking device to determine the 14
location or movement of a person without the consent of the person . 15
(B) It is not an offense under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of 16
this section if a parent or legal guardian of a minor uses a tracking device 17
to track the location or movement of the minor. 18
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APPROVED: 4/14/25 21
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