§ 6-82-501 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

6-82-501. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Child" or "children" means any natural child, adopted child, or stepchild who is eligible under 6-82-504;

(2) "Department of Community Correction employee" means any employee of the Department of Community Correction who suffers fatal injuries or wounds or becomes permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds that occurred through contact with parolees, probationers, or center residents;

(3) "Emergency medical technician" means emergency medical technician as defined in 20-13-202;

(4) "Fire fighter" means any fire fighter employed on a full-time or volunteer duty status while actually engaged in the performance of his or her duties;

(5) "Law enforcement officer" means a:

(A) Constable, which includes all duly elected constables of any beat of any county within the state while actually engaged in the performance of their duties concerning the criminal laws of the county and state;

(B) Game warden, which includes all appointed game wardens employed by the State of Arkansas on a full-time duty status while actually engaged in their duties concerning the game laws of this state;

(C) Municipal and college or university police officer, which includes all law enforcement officers of any municipality, college, or university who are regular duty personnel on full-time status and does not include auxiliary officers or those serving on a temporary or part-time status;

(D) Sheriff or deputy sheriff, which includes all law enforcement officers of full-time status on a regular basis serving the sheriff's department of any county but does not include deputy sheriffs who are engaged in administrative or civil duty or deputy sheriffs serving in a temporary capacity or part-time basis; and

(E) State highway patrolman, which includes any law enforcement officer, regardless of department or bureau, of the Department of Arkansas State Police;

(6) "State correction employee" means any employee of the Department of Correction or the Corrections School System who becomes subject to injury through contact with inmates or parolees of the department;

(7) "State forestry employee" means an employee of the Arkansas Forestry Commission who is actively engaged in his or her duties of fighting forest fires;

(8) "State highway employee" means any employee of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department who actively engages in highway maintenance, construction, or traffic operations on the roadways and bridges of the state highway system while the roadways and bridges are open for use by the traveling public;

(9) "State parks employee" means any employee of the State Parks Division of the Department of Parks and Tourism who is a commissioned law enforcement officer or emergency response employee while actively engaged in the performance of his or her duties; and

(10) "Teacher" means any person employed by a public school for the purpose of giving instruction and whose employment requires state certification.